There Is A New Sheriff In Town….Sheriff Rick DiBasilio Officially Sworn In Today

There Is A New Sheriff In Town….Sheriff Rick DiBasilio Officially Sworn In Today

San Aandreas, CA….Sheriff Rick DiBasilio was officially sworn in today in front of the Sherriff’s headquarters building. Sheriff DiBasilio had a large group of family, friends, Sheriffs from neighboring counties, CHP Commander, Angels Camp Police Chief and a large law enforcement, dignitaries and elected officials were on hand as he was elevated to the top […]

Saddle Creek Plays Host To District 4 Candidates Night. Full Meeting Video

Saddle Creek Plays Host To District 4 Candidates Night.  Full Meeting Video

Copperopolis, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Calaveras County Taxpayers Association and the Angels Camp Business Association organized a Candidates Night for District 4. The venue was beautiful Saddle Creek. During this event candidates Sherri Smith, Dennis Mills and Ann Radford were given the opportunity to speak on their vision for […]

Supervisor Candidates Night For District 4 Is Tonight, May 11th

Supervisor Candidates Night For District 4 Is Tonight, May 11th

San Andreas & Copperopolis, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Calaveras County Taxpayers Association, the Angels Camp Business Association and the Valley Springs Area Business Association will host our Annual Candidates Night for District 4. During this event, each candidate will be given the opportunity to speak on their vision for […]

Community Debates Marijuana Industry Urgency Ordinance! Hundreds Attend Board Meeting

Community Debates Marijuana Industry Urgency Ordinance!  Hundreds Attend Board Meeting

San Andreas, CA….The Calaveas Board of Supervisors will no doubt be meeting until early this evening hearing debate and comment on the proposed Marijuana growing ordinance before the board today. It is rural America at a crossroads and a culture clash all rolled into one. The growers are looking for clarity and many in the […]

Governor Brown Orders That Water Conservation To Continue

Governor Brown Orders That Water Conservation To Continue

Sacramento, CA…Moving to bolster California’s climate and drought resilience, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order that builds on temporary statewide emergency water restrictions to establish longer-term water conservation measures, including permanent monthly water use reporting, new permanent water use standards in California communities and bans on clearly wasteful practices such as […]

Supervisors Agenda For May 10th. Including Marijuana Urgency Ordinance

Supervisors Agenda For May 10th.  Including Marijuana Urgency Ordinance

San Andreas, CA…The Board of Supervisors agenda for May 10, 2016 is enclosed. The Marijuana Cultivation & Commerce Urgency Ordinance and Staff Memo is now enclosed   Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 5/10/2016 8:00 AM Board of Supervisors Chambers 891 Mountain Ranch Road   San Andreas, CA 95249   Downloads: Agenda Agenda Packet Call to Order Roll […]

Calaveras Chamber of Commerce District One Candidates Night Full Video

Calaveras Chamber of Commerce District One Candidates Night Full Video

San Andreas, CA…Tonight the Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce held the first of two Candidates Nights for candidates in the races for contested seats. The District One contestants met this evening at the San Andreas Town Hall and answered questions across the spectrum from economic development, marijuana, general plan & more. Incumbent Cliff Edson, challengers […]

First San Andreas Gateway Corridor Study Community Meeting Scheduled

First San Andreas Gateway Corridor Study Community Meeting Scheduled

San Andreas, CA…The County of Calaveras and the Calaveras Council of Governments (CCOG) have scheduled a community meeting to launch the San Andreas Gateway Corridor Study. Community Meeting #1 will be held: Wednesday, May 11, 2016. San Andreas Town Hall, 24 Church Hill Road, San Andreas. 5:30 p.m. – Open House/Registration 6:00 p.m. – Presentation/Formal […]

New Regulations From FDA Expand It’s Reach Over E-Cigs, Cigars & More

New Regulations From FDA Expand It’s Reach Over E-Cigs, Cigars & More

Washington, DC…Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule extending its authority to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others. This historic rule helps implement the bipartisan Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 and allows the FDA to improve public health and protect future […]

Supervisors Agenda For May 10th. Resolution Appointing Sheriff DiBasilio & Marijuana Urgency Ordinance To Be Posted Friday Afternoon

Supervisors Agenda For May 10th.  Resolution Appointing Sheriff DiBasilio & Marijuana Urgency Ordinance To Be Posted Friday Afternoon

San Andreas, CA…The Board of Supervisors agenda for May 10, 2016 is enclosed. The Marijuana Cultivation & Commerce Urgency Ordinance and Staff Memo will be posted before 5:00 PM, Friday, May 6, 2016, meeting the Brown Act Posting Requirement. Please see the attached Agenda document for the following meeting     Board of Supervisors Regular […]

Caltrans Clears Mountain Passes Each Spring to Open High-Altitude State Highways for Spring and Summer Travel

Caltrans Clears Mountain Passes Each Spring to Open High-Altitude State Highways for Spring and Summer Travel

Stockton, CA…In this Caltrans News Flash, you get a front-row seat as Caltrans maintenance crews clear highways, cutting through steep and narrow mountain passes, including the Sonora pass in Tuolumne County, and the Ebbetts and Monitor passes in Alpine County.  Snow and ice must be shoved off the road, rocks and debris must be removed, […]

Calaveras Supervisors Agenda For Tuesday, May 3rd. Marijuana Urgency Ordinance Not On Agenda Due To Brown Act Requirements

Calaveras Supervisors Agenda For Tuesday, May 3rd.  Marijuana Urgency Ordinance Not On Agenda Due To Brown Act Requirements

San Andreas, CA…The agenda for the special Board of Supervisors meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, 2016 is enclosed. The draft urgency ordinance related to medical marijuana could not be finalized to meet the Brown Act posting requirement. Today, the Board will discuss a future meeting date for the urgency ordinance to be discussed.   […]

President Obama’s Weekly Address: It’s Time for the Senate To Do Its Job

President Obama’s Weekly Address: It’s Time for the Senate To Do Its Job

Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. It’s now been 45 days since I nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Judge Garland is a man of experience, integrity, and unimpeachable qualifications. Judge Garland is someone who Senate Republicans are on record saying is “a man of accomplishment and keen intellect;” a man who’s “honest and capable;” a […]

Calaveras Board To Appoint A New Sheriff May 2nd

Calaveras Board To Appoint A New Sheriff May 2nd

San Andreas, CA…For the appointment of Sheriff this special meeting is being held so the Board of Supervisors may conduct a public interview of the five (5) candidates. All of the candidates have submitted their application packets, meet the requirements to occupy the position of Sheriff and have participated in first round interviews by a […]

Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Prescribed Burn

Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Prescribed Burn

West Point, CA…The week of May 2, 2016 CALFIRE, in cooperation with Sierra Pacific Industries, will conduct a prescribed burn to reduce forest fuels along Winton Road just east of the community of West Point near Lily Valley Circle. This burn project is part of the Winton- Schaads Vegetation Management Plan. The purpose of the […]

CAL FIRE Investigators Determine Butte Fire Caused By Tree Into PG&E Powerline

CAL FIRE Investigators Determine Butte Fire Caused By Tree Into PG&E Powerline

Sacramento – After a thorough investigation, CAL FIRE has determined that the 2015 Butte Fire was sparked by a tree that came into contact with a Pacific Gas & Electric Company powerline. Investigators were dispatched as part of the initial response to the Butte Fire and immediately began working to determine the origin and cause […]

Calaveras County Supervisors Demand Hundreds of Millions in Compensation for PG&E Negligence in Butte Fire Catastrophe

Calaveras County Supervisors Demand Hundreds of Millions in Compensation for PG&E Negligence in Butte Fire Catastrophe

Calaveras County, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors today said it will pursue all legal avenues and seek hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. after a Cal Fire investigation determined the utility was guilty of causing the 2015 Butte Fire. The County said it will also seek an […]

Tax Freedom Day Comes Late for California Again

Tax Freedom Day Comes Late for California Again

Sacramento, CA…California residents who have filed their income tax returns by April 18 must wait a little longer to breathe a sigh of relief. Even after mailing their tax forms, Californians still have 12 more days until they’ve collectively earned enough money to pay off their total tax bill for the year. Calculated annually by […]

Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of Europe

Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of Europe

Hannover, DE…(Hannove Messe Fairgrounds)…Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Guten tag! It is wonderful to see all of you, and I want to begin by thanking Chancellor Merkel for being here. (Applause.) On behalf of the American people, I want to thank Angela for being a champion of our alliance. And on behalf of […]

Supervisor Candidates Nights On May 5th & May 11th

Supervisor Candidates Nights On May 5th & May 11th

San Andreas & Copperopolis, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Calaveras County Taxpayers Association, the Angels Camp Business Association and the Valley Springs Area Business Association will host our Annual Candidates Night for District 1 and District 4. During this event, each candidate will be given the opportunity to speak on […]