Politics

Placer Water seeks candidates to fill Ferreira’s post

The Placer County Water Agency Board of Directors is accepting letters of interest from prospective candidates to fill the unexpired term of former agency District 2 Director Alex ...

Gaines to hold town hall meeting

Senator Ted Gaines will hold a town hall Meeting Tuesday, June 18, to discuss legislative goals and priorities for 2013, listen to concerns about state issues and share how th ...

Placer Water considers rate increases

A spike in the wholesale cost of water from Pacific Gas & Electric and an ongoing demand for operational upgrades is spurring the Placer County Water Agency to consider its fir ...

Protestors rally outside Rocklin City Hall

A large crowd of students, parents and education advocates gathered at Rocklin City Hall last week to demonstrate their opposition to Representative Tom McClintock’s vote for ...

Sierra College presents lecture on capital punishment

On Thursday, the Sierra College New Legacy Committee will host the Cesar E. Chavez Higher Education Speaker Series. This year’s topic is: "American Executions: A convers ...

Another View: Stop sequestering our kids

Congress’s failure to avoid the sequester is a bitter disappointment. It is unconscionable that Congress has put the burden of balancing the budget on the backs of middle-cla ...

Activists unfurl 100-foot petition banner at McClintock’s office

Student activists, organized by California Fair Share, gathered at Representative Tom McClintock’s district office Thursday to call on him to stop the sequester by closing co ...

Placer County wish lists include money to open South Placer jail, smoother roads

  Everything from opening the South Placer Adult Correctional Facility on a scaled-down basis, bumping up the road-repair budget and building on North Auburn’s Placer C ...

Placer County turns out for McClintock town hall

Congressman Tom McClintock drew a large crowd to the Rocklin Event Center Tuesday evening, where his town hall meeting sparked conversations about taxes, health care, gun control a ...

Sen. Gaines calls for investigation into Cal Fire

  In response to recent reports saying the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) hid $3.6 million with the California District Attorneys Associatio ...