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Rep. Doug LaMalfa Highlights Need for Active Forest Management and Crackdown on Illegal Marijuana Grows

July 23, 2021 4:44 pmJuly 23, 2021 4:44 pm

With the federal Resilient Federal Forests Act introduced this week with the support of more than 70 bipartisan Members of Congress and over 85 organizations, California Congressman Doug LaMalfa stressed that California is a poster-child for what not to do –...

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...

San Francisco, Six Other Counties Fall To Red Reopening Tier

March 3, 2021 2:27 pmMarch 3, 2021 3:04 pm

On Tuesday, the California Department of Health downgraded the counties of El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Napa, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Clara from the the highest COVID-19 reopening tier, purple, to the next lowest, red. The move, which...

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...

2020 General Election Preview: 1st Senate District

October 27, 2020 2:20 amOctober 28, 2020 11:00 am

Taking up pretty much all of Northeastern California, the 1st Senate District is mostly forest, mountains, and farms. One of the largest senate districts, the 1st includes Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou counties, as well...

California to Reopen Dine-In Restaurants, Most Retail Businesses in Approved Counties

May 12, 2020 6:51 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that dine-in restaurants can now open in a limited capacity in counties that meet all public health benchmarks and are approved by the state. Phase 2 reopenings and new public health rules Joining dine-in...

Two More Counties Reopen Against Gov. Newsom’s Lockdown Orders

May 4, 2020 2:25 pm

On Monday, Yuba County and Sutter County, two counties directly north of Sacramento with a combined population of 170,000, became the second and third counties in California to reopen in defiance to Governor Gavin Newsom’s lockdown orders. Yuba and Sutter...