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A License to Steal - How the Fire Safe Board of Directors Ignored Red Flags
A License to Steal - How the Fire Safe Board of Directors Ignored Red Flags

Nevada County District Attorney indicts Fire Safe’s Jamie Jones and husband for embezzling nonprofit grant funds. Yet the Board and Nevada County ignored clear 2021 red flags, and contracts kept flowing for years—up to $10M million potentially unaccounted for. Why only two indictments?

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Mr. Branstrom and the Measure B Process
Mr. Branstrom and the Measure B Process

“…my editorial catalogs the councils’ many attempts to mislead the voters into believing that Measure B was something other than a general tax.”

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A Detrimental Federal Education Policy
A Detrimental Federal Education Policy

No “child left behind” has turned into “no child gets ahead.”

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What Measure V Actually Cost the Taxpayer: It’s more than just the $31,500 FPPC fine
What Measure V Actually Cost the Taxpayer: It’s more than just the $31,500 FPPC fine

Nevada County taxpayers paid over $629,000 for Measure V, covering vendor costs, full-year staff salaries (including campaign manager Caleb Dardick), legal fees, and a $31,500 FPPC fine. County officials, including the Auditor-Controller, refused to conduct a full audit of staff time and expenses despite public requests for accountability.

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A Teacher’s Experiences: Participation Ribbons
A Teacher’s Experiences: Participation Ribbons

“Students are not the only ones who are buying into the ‘just-show-up’ work ethic.”

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The Baryton: Heard by Few, Mastered by Fewer
The Baryton: Heard by Few, Mastered by Fewer

An 18th-century Baroque string instrument rarely seen or heard in modern concert halls is coming to Grass Valley.

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The Baryton: Heard by Few, Mastered by Fewer
The Baryton: Heard by Few, Mastered by Fewer

An 18th-century Baroque string instrument rarely seen or heard in modern concert halls is coming to Grass Valley.

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Hardy Bullock Backed Measure V Settlement Later Disputes FPPC Findings
Hardy Bullock Backed Measure V Settlement Later Disputes FPPC Findings

Supervisor Hardy Bullock joined a 5-0 July vote accepting Nevada County’s FPPC Measure V settlement and $31,500 penalty, then publicly rejected those findings. A 2022 court had already ordered emotional ballot language removed before the mailers.

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FPPC Fines Nevada County Over Measure V, Questions Whether the Law Is Tough Enough
FPPC Fines Nevada County Over Measure V, Questions Whether the Law Is Tough Enough

Nearly four years after Nevada County voters rejected Measure V, California’s political ethics watchdog has formally concluded that the County used taxpayer money to campaign for the sales-tax measure — and the case is prompting broader questions about whether state law does enough to deter government agencies from using public resources to influence elections.

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