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Land Use and Marijuana: How We Got Here
[Victor Ponto & Marc Tran – Best Best & Krieger.]In the wake of Proposition 64’s passage, California local governments may find themselves questioning how to apply land use laws to marijuana...
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Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 4-5-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of April 5, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:CAROLYN BUTTERFIELD JN1701681 CAROLYN RAE BUTTERFIELD F...
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Political Commentary -- CALIFORNIAN'S OPPOSE SANCTUARY STATE JURISDICTION
[Opinion by Terry Gherardi]Even though polls show that 74% of Californian's oppose California becoming a Sanctuary State, Senator Kevin Leon's SB 54 continues to move through the State Legislature with...
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Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 4-6-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of April 6, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:LAUREL BEZDECHECK JN1701693 LAUREL FERN BEZDECHECK F Facility...
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Action Needed to Identify the Number of Native American...
What GAO FoundAll four federal agencies that investigate or prosecute human trafficking in Indian country—the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), U.S. Immigration...
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Assemblywoman Baker offers GOP Alternative to Democrats Transportation Plan
[Catharine Baker. Assemblywoman Catharine Baker, R-San Ramon, represents portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.] Bay Area drivers know all too well how desperately we need to improve our...
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Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 4-7-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of April 7, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:RANDY AVILA JN1701718 RANDY CRUZ AVILA M Facility Date...
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Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 4-9-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of April 9, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:ALEXANDER ARJIL JN1701744 ALEXANDER JOSEPH ARJIL M Facility...
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COMMENTARY -- Hard Truths about Health Care
[Michael D. Tanner. This article appeared in National Review (Online) on April 5, 2017]Republicans have vowed to go back to the drawing board to draft a new Obamacare repeal-and-replacement bill....
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The City of Placerville Announces the Appointment of New Chief of Police...
[PRpond]Jim Ortega started his career with the Sacramento County Sheriffs Department in January of 1988. After completion of the POST basic academy, he worked assignments at the Main Jail, North...
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Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 4-10-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of April 10, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:ROBERT ADKINS JN1701754 ROBERT LEE ADKINS M Facility Date...
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City of Placerville Blue Ribbon Committee Public Meeting April 19th
[PRpond]Come provide your input on reuse of the Old Courthouse and other government buildings.Review Survey Results.Give Us Your Opinion on Uses.Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 6:00 pm Town Hall, 549 Main...
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Pollock Pines Family gets Surprise Dinner Guest: a Mountain Lion
[Giacomo Luca, KXTV]A family in rural Pollock Pines is OK after they say a mountain lion invaded their home.Homeowner Mark Dolph says he was making dinner with his family when he heard his family cats...
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Placerville Residents Use Spray Paint, Phallic Symbols to Draw Attention to...
[ERIC RUCKER] PLACERVILLE -- Someone in Placerville is using spray paint, and some phallic symbols, to draw attention to some potholes on Wood Ridge Court.Neighbors in the area say the potholes along...
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New App Matches Rescue Dogs With Adopters
[BY PET BUSINESS STAFF]How I Met My Dog is an online service that matches adopters and individual dogs using an algorithm based on knowledge and experience from the company’s team of animal...
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Governor Lifts Drought Emergency, Restrictions Remain
[Jesse Saich, PIO EID]Placerville, Calif. — On Friday, April 7, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an executive order lifting the drought emergency that has been in effect since 2014. Only Fresno,...
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Sheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 4-11-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of April 10, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:CHRISTOPHER BEISEL JN1701771 CHRISTOPHER DAVID BEISEL M...
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Pilot Wife Talks Reason about United Flight 3411
[ANGELIA J GRIFFIN]If there’s one thing I have learned over the years, it’s that there are always two sides to every story.On April 9th, a very unfortunate incident played out on United Flight 3411,...
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Resident of El Dorado Hills is First in her Family to Become a Naturalized...
[Matt Kramer. PHOTO BY OSCAR GRANADOS] Niloufar Akhavan sat inside the crowded Folsom Public Library on Saturday morning waiting to raise her hand and say the words that would finally make her an...
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Commentary - Can California be saved? Should it?
[Frank Stephens]In less than 50 years, Democrats and Republicans ruined my state and turned it into Greece.Democrats over-taxed it, over-regulated it and bankrupted it. They strangled its vibrant...
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