FBI Extortion Warning Includes Yuba, Sutter & Colusa Counties
(Sacramento, CA) – The FBI’s Sacramento office has issued an extortion warning affecting those with family or business ties to India. It’s focused on residents throughout the 34 county area of responsibility, including Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Butte & Glenn Counties.
The FBI and its law enforcement partners are investigating a growing number of threats of violence unless victims pay “a large sum of money” according to a press release. It goes on to state that those who have not given into the demands in fact, are becoming victims of violence, including targeted shootings of residences and vehicles.
If you have been threatened, contact the FBI at: 1-800-CALL-FBI, or: tips.fbi.gov
Yuba Water Agency Approves Almost $1-Million for Yuba County Flood Reduction
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – At their meeting yesterday, the Yuba Water Agency’s Board of Directors approved $912,000 in grants for controlled flood risk reduction, water safety and water infrastructure improvements in South Yuba County.
$650,000 will go to the Olivehurst Public Utility District toward its sewer consolidation project, converting “nearly 150 homes” from septic to sewer, according to a press release.
The majority of the remaining grant, $292,000, will support continued flood risk reduction work in Reclamation District 784.
The balance, $15,000, will help open the Olivehurst swimming pool this summer.
YCOE Schedules Annual Be Prepared Fair
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Office of Emergency Services has scheduled its annual Be Prepared Fair for next Thursday the 16th in Brownsville at the Ponderosa Community Center, from 5:00 until 7:30 pm.
The event will include dozens of local and state agencies, an emergency vehicles display including a helicopter and supplies to build your own emergency go-bag. Food trucks will also be on hand as it’s being held during dinner time.
For more information visit: BePreparedYuba.org
Marysville Seeks Input on 1% General Sales Tax – Link Here
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The City of Marysville is seeking resident’s input on the possible renewal of Measure C, the 1% general sales tax passed by voters eight years ago in 2016. It is set to expire next year.
Since enacted, Measure C has brought in on average $4-million a year, all going to the city. The money has being used for hiring & retaining six additional firefighters, hiring additional police officers, replace aged-out patrol vehicles and to pave 3/4-of-a-million feet of city streets.
The survey is variable at: marysville.ca.us
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Must Leave Encampment at Sacramento State By Tonight
(Sacramento, CA) — Pro-Palestinian protesters at Sacramento State University must clear out of their encampment by tonight. That’s according to the university’s latest update. Dozens of people have been camping in tents on the campus’ library quad since April 29th, calling for the university to divest from Israel. Members of the encampment marched through campus on Tuesday, going through the student union and by the president’s office before holding an hour of speeches.
The California State University system has not announced any plans to meet students’ demands by cutting financial ties with companies associated with Israel. The encampment has remained peaceful, which was the university’s condition for allowing it to stay until tonight.
High School Facing Backlash For Publishing Quote Mentioning Hitler in Newspaper
(Sacramento, CA) — A high school in Sacramento is facing backlash for a quote published in its newspaper. The quote, recently printed in the C.K. McClatchy High School newspaper ‘The Prospector,’ says “Hitler’s got some good ideas.” The anonymous student quote appeared in a back page column. It was one of nine featured responses to the question “Have you ever heard something while walking in the school hallways and thought ‘That is the strangest and weirdest thing I have ever heard in my life?”‘
The Prospector has issued a statement, saying the quote does not reflect its ideas or beliefs, but was instead meant to spark a conversation about how students choose to use their words.
Placerville Man with Two Priors Sentenced in Yuba City DUI Crash
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Yuba County Court yesterday, 43-year-old Joe Baldwin of Placerville was sentenced to 4 years, 4 months for DUI causing great bodily injury.
Baldwin was arrested last October 23rd when, according to a Yuba County District Attorney press release, he had an argument with his wife and went for a drive to “let off some steam.” This was after Baldwin had six Seroquel “and enough gin to give him a blood alcohol level of .24%.” His drive took him to Yuba County where he collided head-on with Danielle Peters, pinning her behind the wheel, crushing her left foot, fracturing her pelvis, right ankle, right arm & five ribs and lacerating her legs & liver.
This is Baldwin’s third DUI conviction.
Oroville Transient Arrested for Tree Attacks
(Oroville, CA) – An Oroville man has been arrested and charged with felony vandalism for destroying several trees with a machete in Riverbend Park.
Several other park-goers reportedly tried to talk 31-year-old Charlie Hipes Jr. out of his destructive behavior as they witnessed the destruction, at around 9:30 the morning of Thursday, May 2nd, however, he continued. Seven trees were severely damaged, likely killed, including one hacked down completely.
The D.A. tells Action News the trees are 6-year-old London Planes, each about 5 inches in dimeter, that will cost $2,500 to replace.
Hipes faces 3 years if convicted.
Lake Oroville Officially Full, Ground Water Increased
(Lake Oroville, CA) – As of this morning, Lake Oroville is now officially 100% full. This is the second year in a row the lake has reached full capacity.
Releases today remain almost exactly matching inflow in the 11,500 cfs (cubic feet per second) range.
Meanwhile, Lake Shasta is at 97% of capacity.
DWR is reporting an increase in our state’s ground water supply for the first time in four years, 4.1-million-acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge and an 8.7-million-acre-feet increase in groundwater storage. Part of it is due of course to the largest consecutive above-average precipitation in years, but also due to conservation efforts which resulted in 17-million-acre-feet less of ground water extracted during the last water year.