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Dems Reach Budget Agreement, GOP Feels Left Out

(Sacramento, CA) — California Democrats are forging ahead with Governor Gavin Newsom on plans to address a major budget shortfall but Republicans feel left out of the process. Newsom and legislative leaders are fast-tracking an “Early Action Budget Package” which aims to take as much as 18-Billion dollars out of the expected shortfall. The total…

Names of Killed, Injured in Yuba City Murder/Suicide Released
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Names of Killed, Injured in Yuba City Murder/Suicide Released

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The names of the two people killed, as well as an injured man, in last Saturday’s pre-dawn murder/suicide/critical injury shooting at an apartment complex in the area of Northgate Drive and East Onstott Road Yuba City, have been released.The Appeal-Democrat reports police officials have identified the shooter as 36-year-old Joel Rohm, who…

Sutter Buttes Imaging Center in Yuba City Scaling Back Operations
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Sutter Buttes Imaging Center in Yuba City Scaling Back Operations

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Sutter Buttes Imaging Center in Yuba City is significantly scaling back operations, no longer offering x-ray, MRI, CAT-scans or ultrasound to the general public. However, they will continue offering women’s health & breast imaging “on-site” according to The Appeal-Democrat, which also reports they will continue to provide imaging services through Adventist Health…

Millions in Federal “Green Means Go” Dollars Coming to Yuba-Sutter
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Millions in Federal “Green Means Go” Dollars Coming to Yuba-Sutter

Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Millions of dollars in federal so-called “Green Means Go” funds are being allocated to Yuba-Sutter, through the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, which has received $22.5-million of the total $236-million federal grant fund.Local allocations include $1/2-million to Marysville’s “Re-envision Downtown” plan, $3/4-million to Yuba City for the Central City Specific Plan update…

Record Number of Bears Booted From Buildings in Tahoe Area
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Record Number of Bears Booted From Buildings in Tahoe Area

(Tahoe City, CA) — A record number of bears were evicted from buildings in the Tahoe area during the winter. The BEAR League says it helped remove more than 100 bears from homes, churches and other buildings. There were a few days when members of the organization dealt with up to eight bears per day.Many…

Grand Theft and Robbery Arrests in Yuba City
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Grand Theft and Robbery Arrests in Yuba City

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office reports the arrest of 25-year-old Dustin Canaday of the 7800 block of South Butte Road in Sutter at midnight Saturday, on suspicion of felony burglary & grand theft.Meanwhile, the Yuba City Police Department reports the arrest of 30-year-old Kuljot Singh of the 1400 block of Plumas Street,…

Yuba College Board Votes to Abolish Its Police Department
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Yuba College Board Votes to Abolish Its Police Department

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – At their meeting last week, the Yuba Community College District Board voted unanimously to abolish its police department, in favor of a private security company.This comes after an assessment by the Tactical Training Academy over a four day period last September found “serious security risks and gaps” and that “the current district…

Police Confirm Child Was Behind Wheel of Truck That Killed Young Girl
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Police Confirm Child Was Behind Wheel of Truck That Killed Young Girl

(Woodland, CA) — The Woodland Police Department now confirms a three-year-old child was behind the wheel of a truck that hit and killed a two-year-old girl at a gas station.The owner of the truck left the truck running and was inside the gas station at the time of the deadly incident on Saturday afternoon. The…

Historic Oak Trees Chopped Down Overnight
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Historic Oak Trees Chopped Down Overnight

(Freeport, CA) — Residents of the Sacramento Delta community of Freeport are demanding an explanation after nearly 20 historic oak trees were chopped down in the middle of the night. It happened late Sunday night and early Monday morning. The trees stood along Highway 160, which was once called Victory Highway.The trees were originally planted…