Amador Archives - California Globe

Northern California Gets New Area Code Due To Population Shifts Throughout Area

November 29, 2022 2:30 amNovember 28, 2022 8:59 pm

A new area code for all or parts of 13 Northern Californian counties began on Monday, signifying a shift of population away from the Bay Area to cheaper areas in surrounding counties, adding 350 in an area already served by...

CA’s Northern Rural Counties’ 135k Recall Signers Are Not ‘Highest Support for Newsom Recall’ as Claimed

May 8, 2021 10:55 amMay 9, 2021 8:31 am

The California Secretary of State’s office released a final recall petition report on Wednesday, showing that a total of 1,719,943 valid signatures were verified out of 2,161,349 signatures submitted two months ago – just under an 80% validation rate, the...

Drawing Inspiration and Instruction from Our Veterans

November 13, 2020 8:59 amNovember 17, 2020 12:28 pm

There’s a curious thing about the oath taken by every member of our armed forces. Those who defend our country never swear to “support and defend” the United States Government. They never swear to “support and defend” the United States...

Gov. Moves 11 California Counties to More Restrictive COVID-19 Lockdown Tiers

November 10, 2020 5:33 pmNovember 11, 2020 6:12 am

On Tuesday, Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that 11 Californian counties would be moving into more restrictive tiers as the number of new cases and the positivity rates in those counties have gone significantly up...

PG&E Initiated Planned Blackouts Return To California

September 9, 2020 6:04 amSeptember 8, 2020 8:50 pm

On Monday, mass blackouts returned to California in PG&E serviced areas in an attempt to stop more wildfires from starting. As of Tuesday, parts of 22 counties in Northern and Central California have had their power cut temporarily by PG&E,...

Gov. Newsom Announces Declining COVID-19 Infection Percentages, Positivity Rates

September 8, 2020 8:51 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom and Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that several counties will be moving to the next reopening stages. 5 counties move to lower tier after showing improvement Amador, Orange, Placer, Santa...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 4th Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

May 1, 2020 5:12 amMay 1, 2020 6:18 am

California’s 4th District, which runs in the East-Central part of the state from about Lake Tahoe to Sequoia National Park, came to the closest election finish in years in 2018. Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) beat Democrat Jessica Morse 54% to...