Nevada County’s annual Board of Supervisors workshop remains a repetitive, executive-controlled exercise that perpetuates vague, unending objectives instead of delivering focused, measurable results, and until the Board adopts a few clear, countywide priorities with real accountability and shared responsibility, this process will stay disconnected from the community’s pressing needs.

“[The outcome] emerged from a sequence of decisions: early approvals without clear vesting analysis, an environmental review that struggled to build public confidence, internal reversals of staff recommendations, and final actions that shifted the dispute from regulation to litigation.”

The pattern emerging in Nevada County tells a different story.

Yantra + Mantra = Tantra

Nevada County cares deeply—neighbors fix fences and roofs together. But the RV Dwelling Ordinance isn't housing; it's survival living. RVs aren't built for year-round use: thin insulation, flammable materials, weak roofs collapse under snow. It demands costly upgrades anyone could use for real homes. This risks health, fire, and displacement for vulnerable residents. Vote NO on ORD25-1. Build permanent, affordable homes instead.

A non-citizen was mistakenly registered to vote via California's Motor Voter law and still receives mail-in ballots years later, highlighting systemic flaws in automatic registration and universal mail voting that erode election integrity.

“While the verdict was reached more than three years ago, the two families of the victims have had to endure not only the devastating loss of their loved ones, but also a long and painful delay in reaching closure within the justice system.”

“By putting the process on display while steering toward a foregone conclusion, the insiders gave the appearance of openness while concealing the most important fact: one of the two finalists was legally ineligible.”

Following the resignation of former Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona on June 6, 2025, the Board of Supervisors has moved forward with the legally required process to fill the vacancy.

“Elliott’s tenure has been marked by legal strategies that often looked less like neutral lawyering and more like political manipulation.”

Elevated levels of E. coli bacteria are still detected in Little Deer Creek, which runs through the heart of Pioneer Park in Nevada City.

On July 22, 2025, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors quietly pulled Agenda Item SR 25-1940 from its meeting agenda without explanation.

Highlighting the growing disparity and corruption within the Soviet system, Yeltsin criticized the ruling officials for prioritizing their own privileges and luxuries over the well-being of everyday citizens.

“Critics have accused county officials of misleading the public. County Counsel Kit Elliott claimed the resolution would not lead to property loss… However, Treasurer-Tax Collector Michelle Bodley corrected the record, confirming that unpaid special assessments on the tax roll could lead to a tax auction by 2031 if the resolution passes.”

Sal Albert asks the Board of Supervisors not to let Agenda Item 27 take away the public’s right to choose their Auditor-Controller.

Welcome to the Nevada County Government Center—where the conversations are casual, the compensation is astronomical, and the punch (and cookies) are taxpayer-funded year-round.

“The County’s pension funding has plummeted from 76% in 2019 to just 62.8% today, with unfunded liabilities soaring to more than $223 million. This catastrophic failure is the direct result of repeated inaction and neglect.”

Heidi decided the public comment period about our small-town budget was the perfect time to fire off X posts about the Supreme Court abortion decision.

Supervisor Robb Tucker cast the only dissenting vote on a $415.5 million county budget—a budget that exceeds projected revenues by approximately $24 million.

The responsibility to carry out the board’s wishes to solve the issues of bullying and harassment lies with the operational administration - superintendent Dan Frisella and NU principal Kelly Rhoden.