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Local Measure B Forum

Local residents gathered to hear from a panel of local leaders about Measure B, a citywide sales tax initiative which will appear on the March 5th primary ballot for residents of the City of Grass Valley.

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Grass Valley Hosts Town Hall Regarding Proposed Sales Tax Measure

Grass Valley City Manager presented the proposed general sales tax measure as a half-percent sales tax within the City limits which he said would fund fire resiliency and vegetation management. The proposed sales tax, if sent to the voters as a measure on the ballot in March 2024 by the city council, would generate about $3.4 million dollars for the City’s general fund per year.

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Lyman Gilmore: Aviation Legend?

Our childhood history books taught us that Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the first powered airplane and conducted the first powered flight, but many local residents of Grass Valley, California, respectfully beg to differ. Local legend has it that Lyman Gilmore made the first powered flight from his Gilmore Airdrome in Grass Valley, California. Is it true?

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