LaMalfa bill would exempt older cars from CA smog testing

California drivers who own vehicles built between 1976 and 1980 could find relief from smog testing if a bill by Sen. Doug LaMalfa is approved.

Senate Bill 1224 serves two purposes, according to LaMalfa: It would provide relief to lower income drivers who own vehicles from the '76-'80 period, and enable car collectors to enjoy the exemption since their vehicles are rarely brought out on the roads and consequently do not contribute to air pollution. 

California law already exempts vehicles built prior to 1976 from smog inspection.


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Celebrate “Something on a Stick Day” at Denio’s

When it comes to putting something delicious to eat on a stick, it is hard to compete with the folks at Denio’s Roseville Farmers Market & Swap Meet.
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Roseville City Council member/candidate starts Tweeting

Roseville City Councilmember Carol Garcia is up for re-election this year. In these Modern Times, that means it's time to get Tweeting on Twitter. Garcia did just that. 


So, Roseville Twitterholics, this is Garcia's handle.

Gaines, LaMalfa, hope to overturn rural fire fee

Local representatives will join state Republicans today to introduce a measure that repeals a law that levies a $150 fire fee on rural residents.
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Senior citizen's lewd conduct leads to arrest by Rocklin PD

A 72-year-old man was arrested today for using a mirror to get a glimpse of a person in a bathroom stall at Sierra College.
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Linda Park nixes Assembly run against Beth Gaines, Andy Pugno

Linda Park, a Roseville Joint Union High School District board member, announced today that she will not run for the 6th Assembly District seat. 

That means the 6th Assembly race comes down to two viable Republican candidates: incumbent Beth Gaines and Sacramento attorney Andy Pugno, the author of California's Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. 

Democrat Reginald Bronner is also running in the heavily GOP district. But with Park dropping out, and therefore reducing the Republican vote to two candidates, Bronner has less of a chance of making the top two candidates and going on to the General Election in November. 


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McClintock, Gaines duo earn Cal GOP endorsement

The California Republican Party this weekend announced its endorsements for Congressional and state legislative races. 
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Headhunter is the right choice for recruiting new Placer County CEO

Kudos to the Placer County supervisors for contracting with a professional recruiting company to scout for a new county CEO.

Placer County is one of the best managed counties of the 58 in California -- a tradition we would like to see continue -- and therefore deserves the best and the brightest at the helm. 
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Economic Development Board to Hold Annual Summit in Roseville

FROM REPORTS


The Placer County Economic Development Board will hold its 21st annual breakfast summit meeting Thursday, March 22 at Sun City Roseville.


The Economic Development Summit’s theme this year is “Health & Wellness – Healthy Lifestyles Build Vibrant Communities.” Heath care is a primary target industry for job creation in the Placer County Economic Development Board Roadmap adopted in 2010.
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Mother Nature's natural lawnmowers return to Lincoln

FROM REPORTS


Over the next few months you may see goats and sheep grazing within the City of Lincoln's Open Space Preserves. This grazing will be conducted according to a City-wide grazing plan and will occur twice a year in the winter and spring. Grazing contractors will be working with the herds 24 hours a day during the grazing periods. 
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LaDuca-Boose hired as Community 1st Bank's Assistant VP

FROM REPORTS

Community 1st Bank has named Nannette LaDuca-Boose the Assistant Vice President of its Mortgage Department. LaDuca-Boose has more than 25 years experience in the mortgage business.

She will work out of both the Auburn and Roseville offices of Community 1st Bank and be a key component in the mortgage department. Her experience in the past includes working with both Conventional loans and Reverse Mortgage programs. Among her areas of expertise are processing, underwriting and origination.

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At-risk Placer County youths get a hand from PRIDE Industries

FROM REPORTS

Placer County young adults looking for a job but lacking much-needed skills and facing some difficult personal challenges may be eligible for services and new paid internships intended to get them ready for the workforce.

PRIDE Industries’ Youth Services Program assists 17- to 21-year-old, out-of-school residents of Placer County who are facing at least one barrier to employment, such as being a high school dropout, a foster child, fighting substance abuse or dealing with mental health problems. They must also meet income requirements.
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Turn Kitchen Scraps Into Garden Gold

Help our community and your garden by recycling your kitchen waste into nutrient-rich compost. Composting is easy and it creates a soil amendment that both fertilizes plants and improves soil structure. 

The Utility Exploration Center in Roseville offers classes on composting and vermicomposting (worms do the work) and other green gardening tips. 

Check out the center's Calendar of Events and for class information and dates.

Bogdan "Bo" Ambrozewicz to run against Ted Gaines in Senate race

Auburn resident "Bo" Bogdan Ambrozewicz will run against Sen. Ted Gaines in the 1st Senate District race, according to Capitol insider Scott Lay. The newly drawn district includes most of Placer County,  a small portion of East Sacramento County, all of El Dorado County and many smaller counties in the northeast.
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3 attorneys arrested in loan-mod scam involving Placer County homeowners

California Attorney General Kamala
Harris. COURTESY PHOTO.

FROM REPORTS

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the arrests of the owners and managing attorney of a law firm that took thousands of dollars in up-front loan modification fees for services that were never performed for homeowners, many of whom ended up losing their homes.
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Placer County's 55 tons of rot

Placer County is in the "rotten" business of composting -- and at the tune of 55,000 tons of green waste a year! 

Now that's a compost pile. 

Western Placer Waste Management Authority's collects waste from homes and businesses in western Placer County and turns garden clippings and food scraps into organically certified compost available for sale to local golf courses, wineries, farms, nurseries—and to consumers. 

Learn more here. 

Tom McClintock calls hydroelectric legislation 'simple and sensible'

Below are debate remarks by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Elk Grove) in support of H.R. 2842. The legislation allows small hydroelectric generators to be placed in pipelines and canals that have already passed environmental review.

More than half of Placer County elected officials engage in social media

Social media has arrived and it's not going away anytime soon. Politicians know this fact as much as anyone and have embraced Tweeting, updating their statuses and "sharing" their photos and activities in an effort to earn name ID and win elections. 
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Bosetti earns support of timber leader

Rick Bosetti, a Redding City Council member and candidate for the 1st Assembly District, said today that he has earned the endorsement of Roseburg Forest Products.
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Roseville Earth Day Festival returns: April 21

Join the community celebration of Earth Day on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Utility Exploration Center, Mahany Park, 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Roseville.

Sponsored by Whole Foods Market, the fifth annual Celebrate the Earth festival promises to be the best yet. You'll find good food and plenty of fun for every member of the family—including kids' activities, entertainment, new ideas and information, and vendors offering eco-friendly products and services.

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Lincoln resident endows majority of estate to Sierra College Nursing Program

FROM REPORTS

Erna Brown looked back on her life in later years and wished she would have pursued a career as a doctor. However, Brown had a passion for helping others and found comfort in doing the next best thing – serving as a nurse in Sacramento for more than 20 years.
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Lincoln Bypass update: Lane closures on Thurs and Fri

FROM REPORTS

Lane closures will be implemented on westbound Ferrari Ranch Road from 8:15 a.m. – 5 p.m., on Thursday, March 8 and Friday, March 9, as part of the Lincoln Bypass project.  One lane will remain open at all times to facilitate vehicle passage during the lane closures.

The lanes will be closed to install electrical conduit for the Ferrari Ranch Road Interchange.

The Lincoln Bypass will open to the public on schedule in 2012.

Please visit this website for ongoing information updates.

Biomass Project to be discussed in Placer County

FROM REPORTS 

Placer County has proposed developing a biomass power generation facility near the Eastern Regional Material Recovery Facility at Cabin Creek. The proposed biomass power generation facility would be located on county-owned land off State Route 89 between Squaw Valley and the Town of Truckee.
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Placer County Supervisors Seek Applicants for Oversight Board

FROM REPORTS

The California Legislature recently enacted legislation disbanding all redevelopment agencies throughout the state. To facilitate the dissolution process, each jurisdiction that had a redevelopment agency must convene an oversight board to supervise the activities of the successor agencies as they disband the redevelopment agencies.
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Injured Skier buried in an avalanche dies

The 29-year-old skier who got caught up in an avalanche in a remote area of Placer County on Thursday has died. 

The injured skier was trapped about 500 vertical feet below Stanford Rock, according to a Placer County Sheriff press release.
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Injured skier rescued in Placer County

The Placer County Sheriff reports it has rescued an injured skier in the high sierra. 


At 2:50 p.m. today, the Sheriff office was advised that an injured skier was trapped about 500 vertical feet below Stanford Rock, possibly as the result of an avalanche. 
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Measure B- Newcastle Fire Protection District: The Facts

BY JANA SAASTAD

Shall an annual special tax be levied on Newcastle residents to pay for the replacement of old, condemned fire station? That question will be answered March 6 by registered voters in Newcastle Fire Protection District in an all-mail special district election.
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McClintock: California water bill 'restores common sense'

Congress passed a bill yesterday that lengthens irrigation contracts, overrides state law and boost deliveries to farms south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. 
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