(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – An update on Yuba-Sutter’s closest primary election races: The Sutter County Clerk-Recorder tells The Appeal-Democrat there were only 353 ballots left to count as of yesterday.In the Supervisor races: In Districts 1 & 5 it appears the incumbents are on their way out. In District 1, Jeff Boone has 53.8% of the…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – An update to Yuba-Sutter’s bond measures primary election vote: In Yuba County, the Clerk-Recorder tells The Appeal-Democrat they have “more that 5,000 ballots left to be processed” as of yesterday.The bond measures, requiring 55% of yes votes to pass, are close in some cases.Measure V is at 53.96%, Measure W is at…
(Sacramento, CA) — The Sacramento Valley, including the Yuba-Sutter area, will be under a wind advisory from five o’clock this afternoon to five o’clock Friday afternoon. Winds of 25 to 35-miles-per-hour coming out of the north and northeast are expected, with gusts of up to 45-miles-per-hour possible.The National Weather Service says that’s strong enough to…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Yuba-Sutter’s unemployment rate is up rather significantly to begin 2024. The State Employment Development Department has just released the January numbers, reporting it at 9.2%. That’s up over a full percentage point from December’s 8% Yuba-Sutter unemployment rate.Year-over-year is also up – almost a full percentage point- from January 2023’s rate of…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – Several local schools have earned State Distinguished Status from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, recognizing California schools that “close the achievement gap and demonstrate exceptional student performance.”The local schools designated as State Distinguished are: The Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, Lloyd G. Johnson Jr. High in Arbuckle and Live Oak…
(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…
