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ICU Available Space Reaches Critical Levels
[Cris Alarcon, Various State & County sources]There are now 25 patients admitted to county hospitals with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Of those, 14 are in an intensive-care unit.Over the past...
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WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET
[City of South Lake Tahoe]A winter storm will move into the region late tonight and Sunday. Snow levels will lower during the day to around 3500 feet over the mountains in Shasta County to 4500 feet...
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AG Spanos sells new Natomas apartments for $92 million
[Ben van der Meer – Staff Writer, Sacramento Business Journal - Dec 10, 2020, 1:43pm PST]For the third time in as many years, Oakmont Properties has acquired an apartment property from AG Spanos...
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Proud Boys toy drop-off riles community
[Thomas Frey, Mountain Democrat]Hangtown Proud Boys members say they aren’t racist ... said Patrick, president of the Hangtown Proud Boys ...“Placerville’s reputation is teetering,” he said ... “It’s...
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Scheme supposedly gave Scott Peterson and other California inmates COVID-19...
[SCAM Channel]Attorneys described it as “the most significant fraud on taxpayer funds in California history.” ...From The Los Angeles Times:The potential fraud came to light after district attorneys in...
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Picking Perfect Christmas Tree Back In The Day
[David Gibson, Img Lorna Bray]In early December Dad would fire up the old 51 GMC and Dad, Charlie and myself would head for the forest to look for that perfect Silver Tip Fir for our Christmas tree. We...
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First Vaccines Arrive for Vaccinate All 58
[Public CEO]Front-line health care workers and residents of long-term care settings first to be vaccinated as first COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive in CaliforniaBroad distribution will happen in...
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Assembly Education Vice Chair Responds to New Campaign to Close California...
[Joshua Hoover, December 18 2020]SACRAMENTO – Today Assembly Education Committee Vice Chair Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) put out the following statement in response to the California Teachers Association’s...
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El Dorado County Rejects Newsom Blueprint as Unscientific and Counterproductive
[Joshua Hoover, December 21, 2020]SACRAMENTO – A growing number of counties have passed the Healthy Communities Resolution – a product of a collaborative meeting of 15 Northern California counties...
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IN-EDC COVID Report for 12-21-2020
[Cris Alarcon, Mulitiple Sources]There are now 21 patients admitted to El Dorado County hospitals with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Of those, 8 are in an intensive-care unit.10 deaths, 2 reported...
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Health Caused Modifications of Some County Government Operations
[Carla B. Hass]SOME EL DORADO COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES MODIFY OFFICE HOURS and PUBLIC ACCESS DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS (PLACERVILLE, CA) – Due to the most recent change in the State’s approach to...
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Every Other Day a County Resident Died from COVID-19 in Last 7 days
[Carla Hass and others]4,958 confirmed cases +81 on Tuesday12 deaths +2 on Tuesday3,090 recoveries +121 on TuesdayOver the past seven days, the county has reported an average of 108.6 new cases per...
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Hangtown - An OLD Old-Timers Report - 1961
[September 20, 1961]We paid another visit to the Old Timer at the Frontier Village. Jim Randells of The Times-Dispatch set up the microphone and I hooked it to my tape recorder. None of us have ever...
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EDITORIAL - From Changing-the-World to Saving-the-World with Sixteen Principles
[Cris Alarcon, Publisher]In '16 Admiral McRaven gave an inspirational and renown Commencement Speech at UT@A. The topic was "Changing the World" based on his notable personal life experiencesin that he...
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COVID Monthly Deaths Turn into Daily Deaths - Nursing Homes Hit Hard
[Cris Alarcon, 1/1/2021]From July to October 2020 the County had 4 COVID deaths of residents. A fast jump in late November has usered in a deadly month of December 2020 with 17 deaths reported in the...
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Marshall Medical M.D. Gives an Insider View
[Samuel Ceridon, Physician at Marshall Medical Center, 1/2/21]It's 4 am. I'm tired.I've been up since 1 am. That's when a young lady called me. She has a job night-shifting it at a local nursing...
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Respecting an Imperfect System - Despite Our Wishes and Suspicions
[By Congressman Tom McClintock, 1-3-21]Many Americans still have serious concerns about the integrity of the vote in this election, and rightly so. In-person Election Day voting, with all the...
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El Dorado Transit Closed January 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
[Breana Berry, El Dorado Transit]Diamond Springs, CA, January 5, 2021 – El Dorado Transit will not operate bus or Dial-A-Ride service on Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr....
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Hemp Ad Hoc County Committee Meets on Jan 13
[Carla B. Hass](PLACERVILLE, CA) – A public meeting of the Hemp AD HOC Committee is scheduled for January 13, 2021 at 3:00pmThe meeting will cover items such as zoning, parcel size, setbacks, and crop...
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County Has Surge in Deaths from COVID
[Cris Alarcon - Various sources]Today 4 new COVID caused deaths were reported. This comes after 3 more were reported yesterday, for a total of 7 deaths reported in the last two days. Of the 40 people...
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