[Margaret Williams]

(Placerville, CA) - The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program is currently looking for dedicated, caring volunteers for the Home Delivered Meal program. Each volunteer generally works one day per week on an assigned route, delivering meals from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to older adults in the community who have become more homebound due to health or other reasons. An orientation session for potential new volunteer drivers is scheduled on Thursday, May 23, 2019, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Placerville Senior Center, 937 Spring Street in Placerville. 

This volunteer orientation will include a brief tour of "The Club", Placerville's Older Adult Day Services Center, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Since May is National Older Americans Month, there's no better time to include a visit to this special and unique care setting. Individuals may choose to volunteer in that program as well.

For more information about the Senior Nutrition Program, please call (530) 621-6160 or visit www.edcgov.us/hhsa. The Senior Nutrition Program is a service of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency.

Placerville, CA – The 18th Amendment of 1919 or Prohibition, sought to “elevate morality” in the US by banning the consumption of alcohol in the US. In 1933 President Roosevelt repealed Prohibition with the 21st amendment. Over eight decades later, the El Dorado Winery Association still revels for repeal while it seeks to elevate your senses!

June 8th, 2019 join in the celebration of the repeal of Prohibition in period style as more than a dozen wineries bring you a one-night “Speakeasy!” The joint will be jumpin’ as you enjoy legal libations, local food, and dance the night away to a live swing band at Boeger Winery located at 1709 Carson Road in Placerville. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. snap your suspenders, tip your hats, swing your flapper dresses while letting the good times roll with wineries such as; Bumgarner, Chateau Davell, Oakstone, and Mediterranean.

TWO TICKET CHOICES

The Cool Cat (general admission) for $28 in advance online or $35 at the door, includes a commemorative glass and 10 tastings.

The Bee’s Knees (VIP Experience) for $40 in advance online or $48 at the door, includes the above plus a secret password giving you a lux experience in the VIP Lounge (Juice Joint.)

• Where you’ll taste three of the region’s top wines blindfolded to see if you can identify the variety to win prizes.
• Tasting of the “Blind Barrel” – a unique collaborative wine between three of the region’s top winemakers.
• and delicious food pairings prepared by El Dorado Hill’s dynamite new restaurant, Osteria Moto

For more information, to purchase tickets, and to view our hotsy-totsy video go to: www.eldoradowines.org/blind-barrel

[Sergeant Anthony Prencipe]

In April 2019, The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into child abuse allegations regarding Patricia Taylor, age 63, of Placerville, CA.  Taylor was an adoptive parent of four juvenile females who had lived in her residence from young ages and are now between the ages of 11-16.  Taylor fostered and adopted several other children in the past who have since become adults and moved out of Taylor’s home.

In mid-April, a 14-year old adoptive daughter ran away from Taylor's home to one of her older sister’s residences in fear of receiving punishment from Taylor.  At this time she proceeded to disclose years of prior abuse.  Law enforcement and El Dorado County Child Protective Services were contacted to begin an investigation on the case.  Further interviews with Taylor’s adopted daughters revealed allegations of years of child abuse, torture, false imprisonment, as well as lewd and lascivious behavior at the hands of Taylor. 

On May 10, 2019, after a continued investigation and evidence collection, child abuse detectives from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office arrested Taylor on charges of Torture; five counts of child abuse likely to cause seriously injury or death; three counts of false imprisonment; two counts of willful cruelty to a child; and one count of lewd and lascivious conduct of a child under the age of fourteen.  She is being held at the El Dorado County Jail on $1,445,000 bail. The children in this case are all safe and are in protective custody. 

May 10, 2019 at 8:16 PM

[Dina Gentry. Left to right: Stefany Gower, Kimberly Adams, Veronica Arechiga de Lopez, Robin Fryer, Eileen Hartley, Ellen Kroon, Kassandra Paul, Sara Robinson, Brittany Wood-Massey, Paula Sordello, Darci Gibson, Alice Alk, Jill Darr, Ed Manansala]

Based on their dedication and willingness to provide high-quality services, County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Ed Manansala, honored the El Dorado County Office of Education (EDCOE) Program Liaisons team with the Excellence in Education Award for the 2018-19 school year. The award recognizes hard work that contributes to providing quality support to students, schools, families, and the community. The Program Liaisons team is comprised of one or more representatives from every department and is in charge of disseminating regular communications and crucial information to EDCOE’s 650 team members. They also work collaboratively to ensure large projects and events are produced at the highest standards. For example, the county-wide Golden Star Student Program recognizes more than 5,000 students each year, and Program Liaisons work together to collate every single award packet that students receive.

County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Ed Manansala, presented the award and expressed, “The Program Liaison team has heart and are always there when we need them. Thank you for all of your hard work to support EDCOE. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!”

Stefany Gower, Administrative Assistant for Education Services, coordinates the team’s monthly meetings and noted, “Program Liaisons are very involved and dedicated to helping make all of our special events successful. They also work hard to ensure that all of our programs, trainings, and services that are provided to the school districts run smoothly. That is what Program Liaisons do, and they are amazing at it.”

“The Program Liaison team serves as a critical hub of information sharing and collaborative teamwork,” Deputy Superintendent for Educational Services, Kevin Monsma, said. “Many of our programs and events would not be possible without this stellar group of dedicated professionals. Thank you for all you do.”

Eileen Hartley, Administrative Assistant in Personnel Services, expressed, “It is nice to meet in a friendly atmosphere and be ourselves, joke around a little and be serious when we need to be serious. It’s nice to work in that environment. People step up to get the job done, and being there for one another is one of Program Liaisons’ key roles.”

The entire team:

Alice Alk  
Brittany Wood-Massey
Darci Gibson 
Eileen Hartley 
Ellen Kroon 
Jill Darr 
Kassandra Paul 
Kathleen Hall 
Kelly Carnahan 
Kimberly Adams 
Kimberly Stewart 
Lori Blackburn
Melissa Concha 
Nisa N. Lyons 
Paula Sordello 
Robin Fryer 
Sara Robinson 
Stefany L. Gower 
Veronica Arechiga de Lopez

For more information about EDCOE, visit www.edcoe.org 

Hosted by Windwalker Winery - Benefiting The Medicine Horse Project

Special Musical Guest -- Lacy J. Dalton

The Medicine Horse Project

Join us for an evening of wine tasting, dinner, and a very special concert with the legendary Lacy J. Dalton!.

Gate opens at 4:00pm

Dinner at 4:30pm

​Lacy J. Dalton 5:30pm

 All proceeds to benefit the rescued horses and healing programs of The Medicine Horse Project a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

medicinehorseproject@gmail.com

7655 Slug Gulch Rd., Somerset, CA 95684

916-896-9992

Copyright 2015 The Medicine Horse Project.  All rights reserved.

All proceeds to benefit the rescued horses and healing programs of The Medicine Horse Project a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Special Thanks to Mustang, Music & Merlot Sponsors.

[NWS - Cris Alarcon]

Detailed weather forecast for:

Placerville

Today​ - Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 47 to 61. Prevailing southwest winds up to 10 mph.

Tonight​ - Mostly cloudy. Rain showers in the evening, then a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows 38 to 46. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday​ - Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Warmer. Highs 56 to 68 higher elevations...62 to 72 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night​ - Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows 44 to 52. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Thursday​ - Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then a chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 59 to 73. Light winds becoming southwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night​ - Mostly cloudy. Lows 45 to 53.

Friday - Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs 64 to 76.

Friday Night Through Sunday Night - Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 43 to 55. Highs 59 to 74.

Memorial Day - Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs 61 to 73. 
 

Cameron Park

Today - Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 56. South wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight​ - Showers before 11pm. Low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday​ - Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night​ - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the evening.

Thursday​ - A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

Thursday Night​ - Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

Friday​ - Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Friday Night​ - A slight chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Saturday​ - A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night​ - A slight chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Sunday​ - A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night​ - Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Memorial Day​ - Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Pollock Pines

Today - Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 46. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight​ - Showers, mainly before 11pm. Low around 37. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday​ - A 30 percent chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night​ - A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday​ - A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind around 6 mph becoming west in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night​ - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Friday​ - A 30 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Friday Night​ - A chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Saturday​ - A chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night​ - A chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday​ - A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

Sunday Night​ - A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Memorial Day​ - A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

[National Weather Service]

The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued:

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Poor Drainage Areas for...
  Western El Dorado County in northern California...
  Central Placer County in central California...
  Northwestern Calaveras County in northern California...
  Southwestern Amador County in northern California...
  South central Nevada County in northern California...

* Until 600 PM PDT.

* At 301 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated scattered thunderstorms producing heavy rain over the Sierra and Foothills from Interstate  80 south. These will cause urban and small stream flooding.  Overflowing poor drainage areas will result in minor flooding in  the advisory area. You will also see rises on area creeks.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Auburn, 
Placerville, 
Jackson, 
Baxter, 
Cameron Park, 
Paloma, 
Big Bend Summit, 
Lake Of The Pines, 
Colfax, 
Rescue, 
Pollock Pines,
Camino, 
Smithflat, 
Sugar Pine, 
Drytown, 
Georgetown, 
Glencoe,
Grizzly Flat, 
Garden Valley
Applegate.
 

[Jon Hendrickson]

I call it the "Memorial Day piece," but it is really about more than Memorial Day.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Memorial Day is observed in spring, a time of both reflection and renewal when the spare landscape of winter is transformed by sunlight and warmth into verdant abundance before the arrival of the sere summer months.  The prospect of what’s to come is illuminated by the remembrance of what’s come before.  While the holiday is officially dedicated to the memory of those who have fallen in our nation’s armed conflicts, in most of our minds the significance of our recollections embraces a more personal scope of relations and acquaintances.  When we think about where we came from or how we got to where we are, we remember those who went before us, who blazed the trails we followed or gave us the emotional and physical tools to use in blazing our own trails.  Some of these people went away and never came back, but most affected us by not falling in combat, or falling and getting back up and coming back, or remaining in our presence and serving in other, more personal, ways.  These are the people who helped us define our lives.  And more and more, they are passing into our memory.
  
Growing up in North Dakota, I would occasionally hear some of my dad's friends drop little bits and pieces of information about their time in the services during World War II; the name of some island or the type of rifle they used.  My dad was 4-F and did his service as a civilian employee of the Navy at Barbers Point, Hawaii, so his “war stories” were of a somewhat different kind.  When I was 14 or 15 years old, I remember one of my dad’s friends mentioning Guadalcanal kind of in passing.  I didn't think much about it at the time.  A few years ago, I was researching the work of an artist I’m acquainted with.  I was particularly interested in a portrait he did of a recipient of North Dakota’s Rough Rider Awards which are given to recognize the significant achievements of certain native sons and daughters of that state.  The individual portrayed was the first Sioux to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.  He was a member of the North Dakota National Guard.  I then learned that the North Dakota National Guard, of which several of my dad’s friends were apparently members, was nationalized as the 164th Infantry Regiment and later became part of the Americal Division.  It was the first U.S. Army unit to offensively engage the enemy in any theater of WWII when it joined the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal in mid-October, 1942.  For three months before it was relieved, the regiment was embedded in and fought side-by-side with the Marines in some of the most brutal fighting of the war.  The Marines paid this unit the highest of compliments by calling it the "164th Marines" and awarding one of its battalion commanders the Navy Cross.  Later in the war, the regiment was known as seasoned jungle fighters and some of them were later attached to the famed “Merrill’s Marauders” in Burma.  Some of these guys were the fathers of friends of mine, but I never knew while I was growing up what they went through.  Noteworthy as they are, it's not their war exploits that I find as admirable as the men they became in spite of, or maybe because of, their experiences and the children they raised and the lives they lived in the middle of North Dakota.  I grew up in their shadow and they will always be a part of who I am.

Much more recently, I had occasion to witness the final military honors rendered to one of my uncles at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery near Dixon.  This is one of the newer additions to the United States National Cemetery system.  It’s only been open since 2006 and the landscaping there, so far, does nothing to obliterate the horizon.  Except for the presence of distant mountain ranges and the absence on that particular day of the Western Meadowlark’s distinctive song, the quietness and unimpeded breeze seemed to help complete the circle for someone who grew up on prairies not very much unlike the one becoming his final home.
  
I have seen the military honors rendered several times, for both grandfathers, brother, father-in-law and now the first of my dad’s four brothers, all of whom are veterans.  There is poignancy to the ceremony which, to me, is at once chilling and heartwarming: the crisp precision of the three volley rifle salute fired over the flag-draped coffin, the melancholy melody of “Taps” carried in the breeze, the solemn ceremony of folding and presentation of the flag.  There is, first, the overwhelming sense of duty, honor, country and of service above self.  But then, every time, my mind turns to reflect on the life that has wound up at this place before me and how I have been molded, shaped, changed or enriched by that person’s presence in my life.  And, always, I am brought to examine my own life through the lens of the one to whom I am saying good-bye.  Somewhere in that broth of emotion is the intensely personal thing that makes my eyes wet.

Of course, these kinds of feelings are not exclusive to military funerals.  Every time we say good-bye to someone we love, that person’s mission in life, whether we know it or not, becomes at least a part of who we are.  The nature of the honors we give our loved ones, the way we remember them, is a mirror of whom we have become because of having known them.  “Memorial” is all about remembrance, the people, events and places in our lives to which we give special meaning, that gives context to our own lives.  The search for and finding of that meaning is a fundamental element of the human experience.
When I visit a cemetery, I’m usually there to visit a family member or friend and am mostly focused on wordlessly hearing them through the permutations of my own memory.  But I have also sometimes become aware of the other inhabitants surrounding me with the intention of remembrance silently speaking to me with their messages engraved on ageless stones reaching up from the ground.  And I wonder about why the messages say what they say; what it is they, or more likely the surviving family and friends who placed them there, most wanted to say about themselves and for what they wanted to be remembered.

It is the living who have the luxury of deciding how to remember the departed and that’s largely a reflection of how they want to be remembered themselves.  The mere fact that anyone occupied some space on the landscape between two defined dates has no significance whatsoever, except to the extent that it mattered, in some way or another, to someone else.  Memorial Day is about service to country, and it’s certainly fitting that our country’s fallen and departed veterans be honored in the manner prescribed, so we seek out the monuments to that service on that day.  But I think it’s also important to remember and pay similar tribute to all the departed we hold dear.  It may not ever be perfectly expressed, but I believe this is one of the definitions of love.

[Staff]

Dave Souza reports from "‎What's Really Happening on the Divide"
 
"To the prick that dumped a dead momma goat and a Ram on Bear Creek Rd. Karma POS. Game camera got your vehicle."

If you know something message the EDSO at https://www.facebook.com/eldoradosheriff/ 

[PRpond]

The following people are on the arrest log of June 17, 2019, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:

Last Name - First Name - Gender - Date Booked - Status - First Charge - Description of First Charge

BURCH THERESA F 20190616 RELEASED647(F) M - DISORD CONDUCT:UI/DRUG 

DARWIN TRAVIS M 20190616 INCUSTODY487(A) F - GRDTHFT:MONEY/LABOR/PROP  

DAVIS RANDALL M 20190616 RELEASED647(F) M - DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOHOL 

EMERSON RONALD M 20190616 RELEASED273.6(A) M - VIO ORD:PREVNT DOMES VIOL 

FRANCE AMETHYST F 20190616 RELEASED647(F) M - DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOHOL 

GANN DENNIS M 20190616 INCUSTODY245(A)(2) F - ASLT W/FIREARM ON PERSON 

GARCIA RAYMOND M 20190616 RELEASED23152(A)/23152(B) M - DUI ALCOHOL 

HARRELL CHRISTINE F 20190616 INCUSTODY459 F - BURGLARY 

MITCHELL-SIMMONS CHRISTOPHER M 20190616RELEASED11377(A) M - POSSESS CNTL SUB 

PIERCE JR JACK M 20190616INCUSTODY487(A) F - GRDTHFT:MONEY/LABOR/PROP 

REED KRISTOPHER M 20190617INCUSTODY3056 F - VIOLATION OF PAROLE:FEL 

SHARAFIAN CAROL F 20190617INCUSTODY242 M - BATTERY 

THOMPSON KYLE M 20190617RELEASED23152(A) M - DUI ALCOHOL 

THOMPSON DION M 20190617INCUSTODY20001(B)(1) F - HIT AND RUN:INJURY 

WILSON SHAWN M 20190616 RELEASED23152(A) M - DUI ALCOHOL 

ZIVKOVICH MIKE M 20190616 RELEASED10801 F - OWN/ETC CHOP SHOP 

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Media Log Time 6/16/2019

0015
 11377(A) HS POSSESS CNTL SUB \ PEARL PL, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1905083
A MALE SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR OUTSTANDING WARRANTS AND POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
S01 ARRESTED MITCHELL-SIMMONS, CHRISTOPHER
SEX=M AGE= 27

0110
 13700 PC DOMESTIC DISPUTE \ SHINGLE SPRINGS EG1905084
CALL FOR SERVICE REGARDING A VERBAL DISPUTE.

0331
 CASE UNFOUNDED EG1905085
VHR VIOLATION - UNFOUNDED- NO LOUD MUSIC AND NO LOUD NOISE

0351
 27491 GC CORONER CASE \ PLACERVILLE EM1905087
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =72

0828
 594(A) PC VANDALISM \ AUDUBON DR, CAMINO EG1905089
UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S) FORCIBLY ENTERED INTO VICTIM'S VEHICLE GASOLINE TANK WITH AN UNKNOWN IMPLEMENT AND FLED IN AN UNKNOWN DIRECTION.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 44

0913
 13700 PC DOMESTIC ARGUMENT \, CEDAR GROVE EG1905090
A MALE AND FEMALE ADULT ENGAGED IN A VERBAL ARGUMENT.

0930
 488 PC PETTY THEFT \ SCENIC CT, EL DORADO HILLS EG1905091
AN UNKNOWN SUSPECT STOLE ITEMS FROM AN UNLOCKED VEHICLE
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =28

1230
 13700 IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE \, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1905095
A BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND ENGAGED IN A VERBAL ARGUMENT.

1603
 530 PC PERSONATE GET MONEY/ \, FOLSOM EG1905108
A MALE SUBJECTS CREDIT CARD WAS STOLEN AND USED.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =56

2034
 647(F) PC DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOH \ CHURCH ST, EL DORADO EG1905110
A MALE AND FEMALE SUBJECT WERE BOTH INTOXICATED AND INVOLVED IN A MUTUAL BATTERY. THE FEMALE WAS ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 62
V02 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =35
S01 ARRESTED BURCH, THERESA SEX=F AGE=62
S02 SEX=M SUSPECT AGE=35 

[National Weather Service] ...Brief period of hot weather northern and central Sacramento Valley today...

A strong ridge of high pressure will bring temperatures up to around 10 to 15 degrees above average. While conditions will remain warm through mid-week, today is expected to be the hottest day of the week. Widespread readings of 100 to 106 degrees are likely during the afternoon which may impact those who are more\ sensitive to exposure to the heat.

Sacramento Valley-Motherlode-

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING..

* TEMPERATURE...Highs 100 to 106 degrees.

* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to the hot weather may increase the  chances for heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The most vulnerable  population includes the elderly, children, those without  effective cooling systems or adequate hydration, and outdoor  workers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Heat Advisory means that a prolonged period of hot temperatures is expected and will create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.  To reduce risk during outdoor work, the occupational safety and health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.   Heat stroke is an emergency, call 9 1 1.

Interact with NWS via social media
www.facebook.com/nws.sacramento
www.twitter.com/nwssacramento

[California City News]

You already know that California is vulnerable to devastating earthquakes, wildfires, and even floods. But it may surprise you to learn we’re also home to at least seven active volcanoes that could erupt at any time, spewing toxic gas, threatening infrastructure, and causing earthquakes.

“At least ten eruptions have taken place in the past 1,000 years, and future volcanic eruptions are inevitable,” according to a recent report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). 

The researchers identified eight volcanic areas that pose a moderate, high, or very high threat, including the seven “active” spots: Medicine Lake volcano, Mount Shasta, Lassen Volcanic Center, Clear Lake volcanic field, the Long Valley volcanic region, Coso volcanic field, and Salton Buttes. The chance of one of these erupting over the next 30 years is 16%.

Given these facts, the USGS says it’s critical that local governments be prepared to respond to a volcanic emergency, just as they are with earthquakes. The new report is their chance for a wake-up call before it’s too late.

[Cris Alarcon]

Play 

Cris Alarcon was live.

June 7 at 1:45 PM

[EID]

The El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) proposes to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Section 15000 et seq., Title 14, California Code of Regulations) for the Deer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Solar Project (proposed project).The proposed project involves installation of additional Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels capable of producing electric energy at the existing Deer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (DCWWTP).

The proposed solar PV project consists of constructing 2,393 kilowatt (kW) direct current (dc) solar arrays and associated electrical equipment (i.e., inverters, transformers, switchgear, system disconnects, and service meters) at the DCWWTP site. The new solar PV arrays would occupy about 8.5 acres within the boundary of the DCWWTP site. Construction staging areas for equipment storage, material delivery, and employee vehicles would be contained entirely on the waste water treatment plant site. Project construction is anticipated to take approximately 7 to 9 months. The project site is not identified on the lists specified in Government Code section 65962.5. EID is the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Project and has directed the preparation of an Initial Study (IS) on the proposed project in accordance with the requirements of CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and EID’s guidelines. The IS describes the proposed project and assesses the proposed project’s potentially significant adverse impacts on the physical environment. It concludes that the proposed project’s potentially significant or significant adverse effects on the environment could be mitigated to less-than-significant levels; therefore, a proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) has been prepared.

Agencies and members of the public are invited to comment on the proposed IS/MND. The comment period is from May 13, 2019 to June 11, 2019. The proposed IS/MND can be reviewed at EID’s Customer Service Building, 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, CA 95667 or on the EID web site at www.eid.org/ceqa.

Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 11, 2019. Comments can be sent to Michael C. Baron, Environmental Review Analyst, El Dorado Irrigation District, at the address above or by email at mbaron@eid.org. EID will hold a public hearing to consider the IS/MND on June 24, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. during a regularly scheduled meeting of the EID Board of Directors. The hearing will be in the EID Customer Service Building Board Room at the above address. 

DOC: http://www.eid.org/home/showdocument?id=12698 
 

[Sergeant Anthony Prencipe]

Over the last few months, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office detectives have been part of an ongoing multi-agency investigation into a string of commercial burglaries and robberies spanning nine jurisdictions in four counties.

In each case of this series, two or three people (typically men) dressed in hoodies, long pants, and gloves, targeted gas stations between the hours of midnight and 5 AM with the intention of stealing large volumes of cigarette cartons. The crimes in El Dorado County included 4 burglaries, 1 robbery, and 1 attempted burglary.

A task force was formed, including representatives from EDSO, Placer County Sheriff's Office, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Sacramento Police Department, Rocklin Police Department, Galt Police Department, and Auburn Police Department (CA).

On May 26th, two men competed a burglary of the Wine Country station in Camino, making off with over $6,000 in stolen cigarettes. EDSO responded and was able to access the video surveillance, identifying the vehicle involved.

The following morning, an attempted burglary occurred at Snowline Station in Camino. A quick thinking owner was able to view the surveillance and relayed information regarding the vehicle to EDSO. The vehicle was the same as used previously and EDSO Patrol units set up surveillance along Highway 50. Shortly after, we saw the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.

In the vehicle were two men, Miguel Chamizo, Kevin Gilkey, and a 16 year old. The three were taken back for interviews with detectives and later arrested on numerous charges.

This information was relayed to the task force, which assisted in identifying other people suspected of being involved. Placer County Sheriff's Office was actively working a few leads and asked that we wait to release information, that way the suspects were not aware. As of today, PCSO has arrested more suspects related to these crimes.

We are fortunate to have a good working relationship with the agencies in our area. Crimes that span multiple jurisdictions and counties can be difficult to solve without such a relationship. Great work to all involved!

Miguel Chamizo

Kevin Gilkey

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[Carla B. Hass]

(PLACERVILLE, CA) -- El Dorado County's Department of Transportation will be performing road work requiring a full road closure on Lime Kiln Road between Lime Plant Road and State Route 49 in the Diamond Springs area continuously for approximately eight (8) weeks.  The road closure is anticipated to begin on Monday, June 17, 2019 and continue through Friday, August 9, 2019.

Access for local residents, emergency personnel and law enforcement will be available via detour on either China Garden Road or Odd Fellows Road during the work period.  Detour notifications will be posted approximately one (1) week in advance of the closure, and will continue through the duration of the closure.  The road closure is necessary to ensure motorist and worker safety while the County's contractor realigns and widens State Route 49.

The County sincerely appreciates the cooperation and patience of motorists that use this roadway and we apologize for any inconvenience as a result of this closure.

For questions regarding this construction, please contact the County's Transportation main line at (530) 621-5900 (select Option 3 for Engineering).

[CHP – Placerville]

CHP Image: "Not the viking funeral you would imagine. Godspeed Unit 8366."

This morning, one of our officers was on patrol on Bass Lake Rd south of Green Valley Rd when he pulled over to investigate a strange smell coming from the engine compartment. He exited the vehicle and immediately noticed flames coming from the engine compartment. The fire quickly overtook most of the vehicle before fire personnel could put it out.

Luckily, the officer did not suffer any injuries. This wasn’t his fault so we didn’t make him walk home.

https://www.facebook.com/CHPPlacerville/posts/2444053279161527

[Marya Osucha, Img: Devany Rain Royalty. Toltec Nation.]

Placerville, CA - Arts and Culture El Dorado will host an Artist Talk in conjunction with its newest exhibition at Confidence Gallery, Connected: Contemporary Works by Native American and Indigenous Artists. This exhibition is produced in partnership with concept: art + movement and the Exhibits and Collections Department of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians,and brings together recent works of Native American and Indigenous artists from throughout the Sacramento region.

Several featured artists will be present Thursday, June 27, 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Confidence Gallery, located at 487 Main Street.

They will join in a group discussion exploring their creative processes, as well as the symbolism and concepts that inform their work. Participating artists include: Stan Padilla, Gemma Benton, Jacky Calanchini, Devaney Rain Royalty, Noxium Berrios, and Monique Sonoquie. 
 
The public is invited to attend, and admission is free.
 
Connected runs through Sunday, July 7. Confidence Gallery is open Thursday through Sunday, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Admission is free.

Arts and Culture El Dorado's mission to promote, connect, and empower arts and culture throughout the county is achieved by targeted programs and services, a vibrant gallery exhibition series, and a focus on initiatives which support and sustain the cultural life of the region.

[Aaron F Park, Right On Daily Blog]

SD-01 Wrap Up: Wrecked Ambition, Kevin Kiley, a Case Study in How to Make Every Candidate Mistake Possible

I walked my first precinct in 1998. I registered Republican in late 1997. I met Josh Cook, Brian Dahle’s Chief of Staff in 2002 when the Late Sam Aanestad defeated Dick Dickerson for State Senate. Josh Cook was his on the ground campaign manager. Doug LaMalfa’s current Chief of Staff, Mark Spannagel was a young kid staffer for Dick Dickerson.

In many regards the 2019 SD01 Special Election completed the loop on a lot of things. In between 2002 and 2019, I’ve seen enough to write a book about. I wish I could say most of it was good, I can’t. 75% of it (or more) is in between infuriating and disappointing.

Kevin Kiley’s 2019 SD01 failure is a microcosm of what not to do as a candidate and of the problems that plague the California Republican Party / Legislative Caucuses.

I’ve written about Ted Gaines and Tom McClintock many times and the crap they have pulled over the years. I helped get both of them elected – mostly as a volunteer. I helped a candidate against then Assemblyman Doug LaMalfa in a State Senate race, LaMalfa hammered him and election night was the last time I ever talked to him. 8 years after our role in electing him to the State Senate, the Late Sam Aanestad attempted to repay mine and my brother’s loyalty to him by trying to walk out of two months of George’s pay as a staffer that traveled statewide with Aanestad for his LG race in 2010. George had to sue him (and George won). Before he died, Aanestad attempted to interfere with our attempts to establish the Impact Republicans.

Almost everyone with a heritage in politics can tell you a story about getting stiffed on invoices for services, being taken advantage of as a volunteer, being lied to, double-dealt on, completely forgotten by the candidate/elected, betrayed, turned on, discarded for a better offer and the like. Things like Tom McClintock promptly discarding the then Placer CRA leadership, the 2010 SD04 Race, the 2010 LG Race and other similar incidents are why I do paid politics and rarely volunteer anymore.

This memory bank of experience is why I am disappointed but absolutely not surprised in the slightest by the foibles of Kevin Kiley. Kiley was too smart for anyone else out there and played everything way too close to the chest so people never knew his intentions. I’ve seen all these screw ups before. Let me give you a top ten list of screw ups as a tutorial for you in case you run for office.

#10 Be careful which endorsements you tout. Attached here is a mailer featuring Vern Pierson. Pierson was nearly defeated by a candidate that had no organized campaign in 2016. Vern Pierson is the DA in El Dorado County. He has twice run for State Senate and is alleged to be lining up for a run to succeed Frank Bigelow in AD05. Pierson has a few problems in his own county to address before running for anything else. It is the opinion of this blogger that Kiley’s disappointing finish in El Dorado County was in part secured by featuring Pierson in his campaign mail.

#9 Don’t fake the funk. If you are an Ivy League Educated Attorney – admit it. If you ran for Assembly as a Deputy District Attorney, don’t be surprised when your opponent points out you were a deputy for Kamala Harris’ AG Department. (The only reason the local media jumped on this is because they love Kamala Harris, otherwise they could care less) A cornerstone of Kiley’s campaign was to avoid his real background.

#8 Don’t lie about your background. If you tell people you prosecuted criminals, prove it. (It is easy to do) If you really are a Cattle Rancher, a piece of paper filed with the Secretary of State’s office is not proof, but some photos and receipts of business activity would prove it. Kiley got hammered on both issues, and successfully so as the local media did not have a Kamala Harris to protect.

#7 Be true to yourself. Two of the biggest rumors your intrepid blogger heard about Kevin Kiley is about his residence and his orientation. Kiley has to know everyone in the building is talking about both issues – why not settle them? I am more concerned about the lack of honesty than I am about which team he plays for. The issue of residence is a problem for legality sake, it is rumored Kiley lives in a Condo in Sacramento as opposed to a rented house in Rocklin. Kiley can end speculation on both issues by straight up answering them. Kiley does not owe your intrepid blogger an explanation, rather he should explain it to those asking in and around the building.

Part of the reason the brokeback mountain meme resonated with so many people is that Kiley made a fake cattle company and won’t give straight answers to most questions (including about where he lives and his orientation). Were Kevin on record, the meme loses most of its’ humorous punch.

#6 Leveraging Debt. This is one of the most classic tricks in the book. Donors resent it, but it is done frequently. Incumbent members run for another office and spend themselves in to huge debt (Kiley has 128K he admitted to as of 5/20/2019) and then leverage their incumbency to pay it off. This practice usually has a career limiting effect as the donors will contribute to an incumbent but will never help said incumbent again. There are some rare exceptions such as when an incumbent member tells people well in advance about a chosen candidate running to succeed them, and a deal is made, etc. Kiley was too smart for anyone else out there and played everything way too close to the chest so people never knew his intentions.

#5 Take real stands on issues. When asked about the Abortion Issue, Brian Dahle would say, “I am Pro-Life”. Kiley would filibuster for 5 minutes. I’ve written ad-naseum about this in various and sundry blogs about Kiley. Waffling is fatal in a campaign. Kiley’s failures allowed Dahle to dig in to his constituencies in Placer County even though it appears Dahle and crew spent little or no money in Placer County. Think of how much larger Kiley’s margin would have been in Placer had he just been willing to take stands on issues. Kiley’s coalitions nearly collapsed in El Dorado County as he went from hammering Dahle in March to just a 13% win in June.

#4. Don’t get caught trying to have it both ways. Kiley launched a bomb against Dahle to democrat households attacking President Trump. Problem, Republicans heard about it too. Kiley also attacked Dahle over the immigration issue while having considerable weakness in that area as well. Kiley endorsed John Kasich and has been circumspect about support for President Trump, and his mailer attacking the President actually undermined his position with that regard.

#3 Do not complain about your opponent doing things you are doing. Kiley took money from PG&E and sent a misleading attack regarding PG&E funding Brian Dahle’s campaign. Kiley complained about left-wing unions funding independent efforts to boost Brian Dahle’s campaign after benefiting $300K from David Crane’s (a frequent Donor to democrats) rampage in 2016. While lambasting Unions and other institutional donors, Kiley was desperately soliciting leftist bay area (and out of state) donors in the last month before his defeat.

#2 Do not threaten people. This is one of the most common blunders. I’ve never seen or heard of Brian Dahle doing it himself. I’ve been told by dozens of people that Kiley is vindictive and has a temper. Apparently, he called several people and let them know just what he thought of them and what he was going to do to them after they endorsed Brian Dahle. He also did the same thing in person to others, some of whom called me directly to tell their story. Mr. Kiley is about to learn that people never forget stuff. People I set fire to back in 2002 are still walking around with burn scars 17 years later. When you do this as a candidate, it has a tendency to shorten your political career or limit you to being a back bencher congressman sitting in a safe seat. Ted Gaines had to live the last 10 years of his political life threatening people just to end up in the dead end Bd of Eq. The last thing you want as an officeholder is to be known for holding grudges and being vindictive. Because it feels good at first, then you are dependent upon it to live in office and then it kills off your political career.

I went from extreme disdain for Jim Nielsen to voting to re-elect him in 2018. Holding grudges is simply not worth it. Making a list of people to get even with is just not worth it. For as much as I dislike McClintock over his actions in office, I voted to re-elect him in 2018 as well because he is a vote for Trump 99% of the time.

#1 Don’t solicit advice and then ignore it. Almost as frequently as your intrepid blogger was queried about Kevin Kiley’s personal life, people would volunteer details of their conversations with Mr. Kiley. A common theme was Kiley asking questions and soliciting opinions that were almost immediately discarded. This is a terrible way to govern and live. Nothing tells someone how low you regard them than casting an aura of superiority, by discarding their opinions as useless -a pattern made even worse by Kevin’s youth and lack of life experience outside of law school. It was also clear that Kevin Kiley was sending out campaign emails and press releases without the consent of Dave Gilliard his consultant. The message was reactionary, defensive and inconsistent, as was Kiley’s campaign.

Kiley’s campaign exposed a fatal flaw in the California Republican Legislative Caucus.Kevin Kiley was basically rewarded for sitting on $450K in his Assembly Account and not sharing it with his colleagues. When I checked Brian Dahle’s website, I noticed that only a fraction of people that he helped financially as leader endorsed him. I also noticed that a fraction of sitting legislators endorsed him. It is a sad commentary as Dahle raised over $1MM to help his caucus. He also emptied his own Campaign Account, knowing Kiley was hoarding his money.

This sends three messages. #1 it is useless to help other Republican Members as they won’t reciprocate. #2 You can be selfish and get away with it. #3 There is no cohesion or unity in the shrinking California Republican Legislative Caucuses.

Your intrepid blogger is of the opinion that Kiley ran for State Senate to better position a run against Tom McClintock post 2022 redistricting. That plan did not work out too well. To fund a future run, Kevin Kiley will be almost 100% dependent upon the Bay Area liberals from the Charter School Movement – whose influence was shattered in 2018 as they lost some marquee races. ($15 MM on Antonio for one)

Kevin Kiley also has an additional problem, no one really knows who he is or where his values truly are.

If Kiley draws a credible opponent for Assembly in 2020, it could be an interesting situation, but the system is rigged against such an occurrence even after what Kiley did. This is yet another reality that rewards bad behavior by incumbents.

The bottom line, Kevin Kiley is in it for himself. What a waste of promise and talent.

[Cal County News]

A mysterious blob picked up on National Weather Service radar over Southern California last week turned out to be a swarm of ladybugs measuring 80 miles by 80 miles wide. The so-called ladybug bloom was seen Tuesday at around 8 p.m., 5,000 to 9,000 feet over San Bernardino County, as reported by NBC News. 

According to Science Daily, ladybugs use pheromones to follow one another, making it possible to travel in large groups. Tuesday’s swarm, which was headed for the mountains and desert for the summer months, was visible to climatologists because of significant advancements in Doppler radar.

The ladybug bloom is the second major migratory event by insects to captivate SoCal in the past several months. In March, SoCal neighborhoods were dazzled by millions of “painted lady” butterflies heading north toward Oregon.