(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – At their meeting Tuesday night, the Yuba City Council unanimously approved a contract with Smart Marketing, not to exceed $175,000, “to craft and sell” as Robert Summa of The appeal-Democrat puts it, a proposed sales tax increase for the November 2024 ballot.The exact amount of the increase has not been decided.
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – As a safety measure -with rivers on the rise – Sutter County will close the boat ramp at the Tisdale Weir this evening.The Sacramento River is forecast to flow 3-1/2 feet over the weir by Saturday morning, sending runoff into the Sutter Bypass.
(Sacramento, CA) — Former Sacramento area Republican activist Jorge Riley pleaded guilty for one felony charge for his role in the January 6th riots at the U.S. Capitol. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday.Riley was arrested for breaking into the Capitol and storming into the room where lawmakers were confirming the 2020 election results. He made…
(Sacramento, CA) — California Governor Gavin Newsom has tested positive for COVID-19 after a personal trip to Mexico.Officials say he has mild symptoms and will work remotely and self-isolate for at least five days. He plans to hold a virtual press conference today with Attorney General Rob Bonta for a “major announcement.” He is also…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – In Yuba County Court, 46-year-old Anthony Smith of Marysville has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, for gross vehicular manslaughter in a collision that resulted in the death of an unborn child and serious injuries to the child’s mother, Robbi Megazzi.The Yuba County DA says in a press release Smith was…
(DWR release) — Since Dec. 1 Lake Oroville’s storage has increased approximately 178 feet and gained 1.66 million acre-feet of water. While the Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues to monitor lake levels, DWR is also very closely monitoring weather forecasts and mountain snow levels.With ongoing wet weather and in anticipation of increased runoff inflows…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) — Another dangerous storm is just hours from slamming into the state. Forecasters say an atmospheric river is now on track to hit Northern and Central California tomorrow and continue through the weekend. That means heavy rain, flooding, powerful winds, snow, even mudslides. Some people in Fresno County have already been told they…
(Sacramento, CA) — The Public Safety committee blocked a series of bill proposals. Assembly bills rejected yesterday included one that would enhance consequences for violent criminals, and one that would ban homeless encampments by schools.Legislators have been going through a pile of bill proposals since first meeting in February.
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A suspect in an almost 24-year-old Yuba City murder is “finally in custody” according to a YCPD press release.Officers initially responded to an apartment complex on Queens Avenue in reference to a homicide on July 26th, 1999. Investigators learned Francisco Arellano had killed his wife, then took their 6-year-old daughter and 2-year-old…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A man convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl in Yuba County 23 years ago in 2000, and suspected in the disappearance and murder of Brenda Tucker of Thermolito 29 years ago, has been arrested – in prison – in connection with the previously unsolved murder of 21-year-old Holly Ann Campiglia in Dixon,…
