(Sacramento, CA) – Yuba-Sutter’s representative in the State Assembly, James Gallagher, has introduced legislation that he describes as “a pause” to the law passed in 2016 – that phases out next year – regarding federal overtime for farm-workers.Prior to 2019 when the law began to be implemented, California farm-workers did not begin making overtime until…
(Oakland, CA) — Some Taco Bell locations in Oakland are no longer allowing dining room service over safety concerns. Several of the restaurants have put up signs in their windows, saying they are now drive-thru locations only.The decision to stop dining room service comes after robberies have taken place at some of the Oakland Taco…
(Sacramento, CA) — A new report details the economic impact the Golden One Center has on Sacramento and the surrounding region.The report from the Greater Sacramento Economic Council says the arena, which opened in the fall of 2016, accounts for 665-million-dollars per year in overall impact to the region.The Golden One Center, which hosts more…
(YUBA-SUTTER) – The unemployment rate in Yuba City was 9.2 percent in January 2024, up from a revised 8.0 percent in December 2023, and above the year-ago estimate of 8.4 percent.This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 5.7 percent for California and 4.1 percent for the nation during the same period. The unemployment rate…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office has taken to You Tube to provide an update of the investigation into a use of force incident, last September 9th, on HWY 99 in Live Oak.A deputy responded to a 911 call and encountered a man under the influence of narcotics and uncooperative. The deputy attempted…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sutter County Sheriff’s office is hosting a South County Community Meeting, this evening from 6 until 8. It will take place at the River Oaks Golf Club in Nicolaus.The meeting will provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions, make comments and raise any concerns you may have.
(Red Bluff PD release) – On January 24th, officers with the Red Bluff Police Department investigated an armed robbery that occurred around Aloha Street and Deborah Drive. During that investigation, the victim, an 18-year-old man from Anderson, reported he had come to Red Bluff to sell marijuana. The victim explained he had brokered the deal…
(Oroville PD release) – On March 8, 2024, at approximately 11:42 am, Oroville Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Feather River Boulevard and Bird Street for a report of a subject who had been stabbed. Oroville Police Officers immediately responded to the scene moments later and contacted several witnesses.During the course of the…
(Sacramento, CA) — A new bill in California aims to declare non-disclosure agreements in legislative negotiations as unenforceable. Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong’s bill is partly in response to the state’s new fast-food minimum wage law reportedly being negotiated in secrecy.The bill also bans public employees from signing NDA’s in their official capacity when negotiating proposed…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A Candlelight Vigil is planned for this evening for Shane Bunn. He was the Assistant Football Coach at Lindhurst High School.Bunn lost his life Monday, February 27th, in a four-vehicle collision on Feather River Boulevard north of Murphy Road. A Plumas Lake man, 50-year-old Larry Lee Anderson Jr., has since been charged…
