The Placer County Board of Supervisors received an update on the layoff process for the County during its regularly scheduled meeting today. On April 5, 2011, the Supervisors gave layoff authority to the County Executive Officer and directed staff to return to the Board when ready to issue the notices. An economic downturn has been […]
The Rural Lincoln and Sheridan municipal advisory councils have vacancies for secretaries. Placer County currently is taking applications from residents interested in filling one or both of the secretary positions. The Placer County Board of Supervisors will fill the vacancies. MAC secretaries are contract employees who work for the board. They are paid $150 for […]
Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. This Father’s Day weekend, I’d like to spend a couple minutes talking about what’s sometimes my hardest, but always my most rewarding job – being a dad. I grew up without my father around. He left when I was two years old, and even though my sister and I were lucky enough […]
New York…AP..Embattled New York Rep. Anthony Weiner is resigning from Congress, saying he cannot continue in office amid the intense controversy surrounding sexually explicit messages he sent online to several women. (June 16)
SACRAMENTO – In a YouTube video and veto message released today, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. announced that he will not sign Senate Bill 69 and Assembly Bill 98, which together comprise the state budget passed by the Legislature on June 15, 2011. I am returning Senate Bill 69 and Assembly Bill 98 without my […]
CARSON CITY, NV – This morning, Governor Brian Sandoval signed groundbreaking education legislation into law. After signing AB225, AB229, SB197 and SB212, Sandoval issued the following statement: “I am proud to sign these groundbreaking education reform bills into law. Today, we have made great advancements on behalf of our schoolchildren. We have replaced traditional tenure […]
SACRAMENTO – Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, R—Roseville, today voted to protect private property rights by voting to eliminate California’s redevelopment agencies, which are the top source of eminent domain seizures in the state and according to nonpartisan fiscal analysts, don’t help create more jobs. “At a time when families are struggling to make ends meet and […]
SACRAMENTO – Senator Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) today issued the following statement regarding the Democrats’ majority-vote budget package. “This irresponsible budget is full of gimmicks and tricks that don’t actually address the structural reform California desperately needs. It pushes us deeper into debt by relying too heavily on future tax increases and does nothing to prevent […]
At its regular meeting, the Board of Washoe County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve amendments to the boundary and fee ordinances of the Central Truckee Meadows Remediation District (CTMRD), which was created in 1995 to address tetrachloroethene (PCE) contamination in groundwater that is used to meet municipal water demand. PCE is a manufactured chlorinated organic […]
At today’s regularly scheduled County Commission meeting, two agenda items were continued for discussion and possible action until the Board’s June 28th meeting. Fire Services. The existing interlocal agreement between the Reno Fire Department and the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District (TMFPD) is set to expire on June 30, 2011. The two fire agencies merged […]
