Home Caregivers, Alleging Fraud, Push to Decertify Union That Deducts Dues
[Kevin Mooney, The Daily Signal]The current contract between the state and SEIU allows the union to deduct 3 percent, or up to $948 a year, from Medicaid payments to personal care assistants who are...
View ArticleBucks Bar Bridge, "Functionally Obsolete" since 1941
[By Bonnie Wurm. Image From County Public Meeting Presentation]The natural gravels that allow for a fording of the North Fork of the Consumnes River, just above the current Bucks Bar Bridge, have...
View ArticleCommentary - Standing on Common Ground by Wendy Thomas
[Wendy Thomas] -- Common ground is the sacred space between divergent perspectives -- The Urban Dictionary defines it as …”A common interest between two alienated parties who generally disagree with...
View ArticleLengthy Investigation results in Indecent Exposure Arrest
[Sergeant Tasha Thompson, EDSO. Booking photo of Dakota Spann]During the past six weeks the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office received reports of a male suspect exposing his genitalia to women in...
View ArticleWorld of Outlaws at the Speedway's 52nd Season
Entering its second year under the Russell Motorsports Inc. banner the El Dorado County Fairgrounds based Placerville Speedway has released its tentative schedule of events for the upcoming 52nd season...
View ArticleSheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 3-15-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of March 15, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department: SUSAN AKIN JN1701273 SUSAN CAROLE AKIN F Facility Date...
View ArticleHHSA Reminding Residents about Two Local Programs
March is National Nutrition Month and the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is reminding residents about two local programs that can benefit them. The Women, Infants and Children...
View ArticleThe El Dorado County Republican Party Responds to Attacks on Elected Republicans
The first locally organized response to Protesters attacking elected Republican office holders was seen in El Dorado Hills when Tom McClintock faced organized protesters.Protesters are well organized...
View ArticleThis "Paying it Forward" Story Will Make You Cry
[Sarah Zimmerman] A picture of a woman buying a ticket at an airline counter has gone viral for a heartwarming reason.The photo's caption tells the story a father who was checking in for a flight with...
View Article4th All About Equine Animal Rescue "Boots and Bling" Includes KCRA...
[PRpond, All About Equine]All About Equine Animal Rescue, Inc. (AAE) is holding its fourth annual Boots and Bling fundraising event in support of ASPCA’s Help A Horse Day on Saturday, April 22, 2017....
View ArticleWorking Together to Improve Tahoe’s Transportation System
[PRpond, Joanne S. Marchetta]As a national treasure offering world-class recreation opportunities, Lake Tahoe is one of the most popular outdoor destinations in Northern California and Nevada. And...
View ArticleCaltrans - Emergency Repair Work Continues on State Highway 193 in El Dorado...
[Steve Nelson]EL DORADO COUNTY – Emergency repairs continue on a section of State Highway 193 in El Dorado County that was damaged by a series of recent storms.The highway between Rock Creek Road and...
View ArticlePaint, Not Cow Farts -- Public Workshop to Reduce Architectural Odors
El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has scheduled a public workshop on Tuesday, April 25, 2017at the El Dorado County Library, 345 Fair Lane, Placerville, California, at 5:30 PM....
View ArticleFinal Report on Oak Tree Conservation Ordinance
[PRpond, Anne Novotny]Final Environmental Impact Report released for the Biological Resources Policy Update, Oak Resources Management Plan, and Oak Resources Conservation Ordinance ProjectPolicy...
View ArticleSheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 3-16-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of March 16, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department: STEPHENIE ANDERSON JN1701282 STEPHENIE LYNN ANDERSON F...
View ArticleCameron Park Resident Opines Over Muslims and Mormons in LA Times
[PRpond]"Opinion The facts don't support Rep. Steve King's bigoted comments on immigrants and minorities" began the comments by Kendra Strozyk of Cameron Park. Inexplicably, she uses her own bigotry of...
View ArticleEDSO Takes Down Prostitution and Human Trafficking Ring
[Sergeant Tasha Thompson, EDSO]On March 3, 2017, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Detectives conducted an undercover operation targeting human trafficking and prostitution in Placerville, Ca. Detectives were...
View ArticleSheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 3-17-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of March 17, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department: KELLY ADAMS JN1701315 KELLY VIRGINIA ADAMS F Facility...
View ArticleEl Dorado High School Teacher Daniel Mummy Arrested On Child Molestation Charges
[Cmdr. Kim Nida, Placerville Police Department]El Dorado High School Teacher Arrested For Sexual BatteryPlacerville, CA – Daniel Mummy was arrested in Placerville for several counts of sexual...
View ArticleSheriff's Arrest and Activity Log for 3-18-17
[PRpond]The following people are on the arrest log of March 18, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department: THOMAS BRESS JN1701349 THOMAS LEE BRESS M Facility Date...
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