Calaveras Council Of Governments Meeting & Project Discussion Of SR4 & Hwy 49 Improvements

Calaveras Council Of Governments Meeting & Project Discussion Of SR4 & Hwy 49 Improvements

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras Council of Governments will be hosting a regular meeting on October 5th, 2016. One item on the agenda for discussion are two projects for the improvements of SR4 and Highway 49 as well as the Murphys Grade Road intersection. The meeting will be held at The Board of Supervisors Chambers at […]

Senator Gaines’ Bill To Keep Drones Out Of Emergency Zones Signed By Governor Brown

Senator Gaines’ Bill To Keep Drones Out Of  Emergency Zones Signed By Governor Brown

Sacramento, CA…Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado) today announced his Senate Bill 807, which would protect forests, property and the lives of citizens, firefighters and emergency personnel from drone interference, was signed by Governor Brown. “Wildfires continue to ravage our state and we can’t have drones or anything else getting in the way of the first-class […]

Planning Department Publishes List Of Commercial Cannabis Growers

Planning Department Publishes List Of Commercial Cannabis Growers

San Andreas, CA…Now that the first round of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation applications have been submitted the Calaveras County Planning Department has published the list.  This is part of the process of cannabis cultivation coming out of the shadows and joining the ranks of the business community.  Click County logo below to read the latest pdf […]

Stanislaus National Forest Visitor Surveys Begin October 1st

Stanislaus National Forest Visitor Surveys Begin October 1st

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest will begin year-long National Visitor Use Monitoring surveys on October 1st, 2016, at recreation sites and along roads throughout the forest. These brief surveys are conducted on every forest every five years and help us better understand who is coming to the forest and what the public wants from their […]

Calaveras Department Of Public Works Request For Bids: Traffic Striping Of County Roads

Calaveras Department Of Public Works Request For Bids: Traffic Striping Of County Roads

San Andreas, CA…The County of Calaveras Department of Public Works is requesting bids for traffic striping of county roads between 2017-2020. Notice is hereby given that the Calaveras County Department of Public Works will receive sealed bids for the work shown and described in the specifications and associated documents for the subject work. Work shall […]

Calaveras County Tax Collector; Notice Of Public Auction On November 11th, 2016

Calaveras County Tax Collector; Notice Of Public Auction On November 11th, 2016

San Andreas, CA…NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION ON NOVEMBER 11, 2016 OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Made pursuant to Section 3692, Revenue and Taxation Code On, August 23, 2016, I, Barbara Sullivan, Calaveras County Tax Collector, was directed to conduct a public auction sale by the Board of Supervisors of Calaveras County, California. The tax-defaulted […]

Calaveras County Tax; Notice Of Current Secured Property Taxes Due

Calaveras County Tax; Notice Of Current Secured Property Taxes Due

San Andreas, CA…arbara Sullivan, Calaveras County Tax Collector, hereby announces that regular secured property tax bills will be mailed on or before November 1, 2016 to all property owners, at the addresses shown on the tax roll. If you own property in Calaveras County and do not receive a tax bill by November 1, 2016, […]

Life-Saving Drunk Driving Bill Signed Into California Law; Judges Can Order First Offenders To Use Ignition Interlocks

Life-Saving Drunk Driving Bill Signed Into California Law;  Judges Can Order First Offenders To Use Ignition Interlocks

Sacramento, CA…Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1046 into law, expanding a four-county pilot program that requires ignition interlocks for all drunk drivers. SB 1046, authored by Senator Jerry Hill, allows first-time drunk driving offenders to drive with an ignition interlock following arrest or conviction, instead of forfeiting their driving privileges altogether or driving with […]

Stanislaus National Forest Welcomes An Acting District Ranger

Stanislaus National Forest Welcomes An Acting District Ranger

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest welcomes Ray Cablayan as the Acting District Ranger on the Calaveras Ranger District. Cablayan, who has served as a Civil Engineer since 2008 on the Stanislaus National Forest, will now be taking on the leadership role on the Calaveras Ranger District as the Acting District Ranger. “I am excited for […]

Joint Investigation Team Report on the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

Joint Investigation Team Report on the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

Washington, DC…The United States welcomes the interim report of the Joint Investigation Team on the shoot down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The Team’s interim findings corroborate Secretary Kerry’s statement in the days following the tragedy that MH17 was shot down by a BUK surface-to-air missile fired from Russian-backed, separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine. The […]

CALTRANS & BNSF Railway Save Time And Money Using New Innovative Techniques And Machinery

CALTRANS & BNSF Railway Save Time And Money Using New Innovative Techniques And Machinery

Merced, CA…In honor of the last week of Rail Safety Month, Caltrans is releasing behind-the-scenes footage of its track laying machine and the new innovative way crews are laying concrete ties to complete its rail projects saving the department time and money. Caltrans and BNSF Railway completed a $40 million double track project this summer, […]

Calaveras County Board Meeting & Reviews Of Marijuana Ordinance and Cultivation

Calaveras County Board Meeting & Reviews Of Marijuana Ordinance and Cultivation

San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will be hosting a regular meeting on September 27th, 2016. One item up for review and discussion is the planning departments report on the status of implementing the urgency ordinance regulating medical cannabis cultivation. This meeting will be held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at 891 […]

The Stanislaus National Forest Welcomes New Forest Fire Management Officer

The Stanislaus National Forest Welcomes New Forest Fire Management Officer

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest welcomes David Updike as the new Forest Fire Management Officer (Chief 1) for the Stanislaus NF. David begins full time duties on the forest October 1, 2016 after transitioning from the Sierra National Forest. Christian Schow was the Forest Fire Management Officer on the Stanislaus NF from 2011 to early […]

Watch The Presidential Debate Tonight Live Right Here!

Watch The Presidential Debate Tonight Live Right Here!

Hempstead, NY….Join us tonight right here for the first Presidential Debate of the 2016 Race. Will either candidate utter the gaff that will live in infamy? Will Hillary have the stamina for the debate? Can Trump avoid a fatal lower extremity in mouth incident? It is expected that the audience may top 100 million. Will […]

President’s Weekly Address: Celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture

President’s Weekly Address: Celebrating the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Washington, DC…Hi everybody. This weekend, we’ll dedicate the newest American icon on our National Mall – the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It’s a beautiful building, five stories high and some 70 feet below the ground, situated just across the street from the Washington Monument. And this museum tells a story of […]

Marijuana – Demystifying the November Ballot Measures

Marijuana – Demystifying the November Ballot Measures

San Andreas, CA…Concerned Citizens seeking information on Measure C and Measure D, the current County Ordinance, and State Regulations will hold an educational session on Monday, October 3rd starting at 5:30pm at the Town Hall in San Andreas. State Regulators, local County Officials, Industry Experts, and Proponents will be on hand to explain these issues […]

Calaveras Taxpayers Host Annual BBQ

Calaveras Taxpayers Host Annual BBQ

San Andreas, CA…The fund raising event will be held on Monday, October 3, 2016, 5 to 9 PM. The location is at The Pickle Patch, 577 W St. Charles Street, San Andreas, CA 95249. The restaurant is located near the intersection of HWY 49 and Pool Station Road. Candace Keesey of the Friends of the Calaveras […]

Public Hearing For Proposed Water Rate Increase

Public Hearing For Proposed Water Rate Increase

Murphys, CA…The purpse of this meeting is to discuss revisions of the current monthly water rates pertaining to the Utica Water and Power Authority. Currently the rate is 1.00 per month which was established on July 2nd, 1994 and is insufficient to cover the District’s increasing cost to purchase water from UWPA. The 2016 Water […]

State Water Board Releases Draft Flow Objectives For Souther Delta That Could Impact New Melones Water Levels

State Water Board Releases Draft Flow Objectives For Souther Delta That Could Impact New Melones Water Levels

Sacramento, CA…The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff today released a draft proposal to update water quality requirements for salinity in the southern Delta and water flows in major tributaries to the San Joaquin River (the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced Rivers), which drain into the southern Delta. The refined salinity requirements reflect […]

Prescribed Fire For Mariposa Grove In Yosemite National Park

Prescribed Fire For Mariposa Grove In Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park, CA…Yosemite National Park fire managers are planning a 137 acre Mariposa Grove prescribed fire in the coming weeks, weather and air quality permitting. Ignition will take approximately two to three days with an additional seven to 14 days of active burn down. Smoke will be present during the prescribed fire and in […]

Volunteers Needed For National Public Lands Day

Volunteers Needed For National Public Lands Day

Sonora, CA… To celebrate National Public Lands Day, the Groveland District is hosting a volunteer work day on Saturday, September 24th to repair and resurface a raft and kayak launch at the popular Merals Pool put-in on the Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River. Project work will include clearing out brush and downed trees, moving dirt […]

President Obama’s Final Address To The United Nations General Assembly

President Obama’s Final Address To The United Nations General Assembly

New York, NY…Mr. President; Mr. Secretary General; fellow delegates; ladies and gentlemen: As I address this hall as President for the final time, let me recount the progress that we’ve made these last eight years. From the depths of the greatest financial crisis of our time, we coordinated our response to avoid further catastrophe and […]

Farm Bureau Hosts Candidates Night For TUD Election

Farm Bureau Hosts Candidates Night For TUD Election

Sonora, CA…Tuolumne County Farm Bureau will host a Candidates Night especially for those running for the Tuolumne Utilities District Board of Directors positions. The event will be held on Thursday, October 13th in the Board of Supervisors Chamber on the 4th floor of the county building at 2 S. Green Street. The doors will open […]

Caltrans And Fish And Wildlife Urge Motorists To Be Alert During Watch Out For Wildlife Week

Caltrans And Fish And Wildlife Urge Motorists To Be Alert During  Watch Out For Wildlife Week

Sacramento, CA…Caltrans and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) remind motorists to remain alert for wildlife on roadways during Watch Out for Wildlife Week, which runs September 18-24. “We urge motorists to remain alert and be cautious when traveling through wildlife areas, so our roadways will remain as safe as possible,” said Caltrans […]

Domestic Violence Shelter Funding And Disaster Tax Relief Extensions Help Victims

Domestic Violence Shelter Funding And Disaster Tax Relief Extensions Help Victims

Sacramento, CA… The Governor signed two bills strongly supported by the Chairwoman of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Fiona Ma, CPA, to help victims of domestic violence and businesses devastated by natural disasters. AB 1399 (Baker) will create a checkoff box on California personal income tax return forms which will allow Californian’s to donate […]

Senate Passes Lake Tahoe Restoration Act

Senate Passes Lake Tahoe Restoration Act

Stateline, NV… The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed its $415 million version of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act as part of a vote to adopt the $10 billion Water Resources Development Act of 2016, a national water infrastructure bill for the next two years. The measures cleared the Senate with a 95-3 vote. This milestone marks […]

The New Home Of County Legal Notices Hits The Racks On October 5th

The New Home Of County Legal Notices Hits The Racks On October 5th

Valley Springs, CA…The inaugural edition of Calaveras County News will appear Oct. 5 on a newsstand near you. We’ll be the good guys with the white racks. Calaveras County News is the sister paper of The Valley Springs News, which has been serving the communities of Burson, Campo Seco, La Contenta, Jenny Lind, Rancho Calaveras, […]

Board of Supervisors Notice Of Public Hearing On Appeal Of Planning Commission’s Denial Of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

Board of Supervisors Notice Of Public Hearing On Appeal Of Planning Commission’s Denial Of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

Wilseyville, CA…Board of Supervisors NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-1053 APPEAL of the Planning Commission denial of an appeal of the Planning Director rejection of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application for APN 010-013-011 Mark Davis is appealing the Planning Commission denial of […]

Board of Supervisors Notice Of Public Hearing On Appeal Of Planning Commission’s Denial Of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

Board of Supervisors Notice Of Public Hearing On Appeal Of Planning Commission’s Denial Of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Board of Supervisors NOTICE OF PUBIC HEARING Lead Agency: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-1038 APPEAL of the Planning Commission denial of an appeal of the Planning Director rejection of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration Application for APN 016-009-011 Josh Faching is appealing the Planning Commission denial […]