On Thursday Night, candidates for Assembly District 1 (AD-01) and Senate District 1 (SD-01) gathered at the McLaughlin Auditorium in Redding, California for a candidate forum to discuss issues and policies relating to their candidacies.

Four artists performed as part of a local singer/songwriter series sponsored by Wild Eye Pub and KVMR: Cherisha Heart, Kimberly Bass, Hannah Jane Kile, and Sands Hall.

The City of Grass Valley, California is contemplating placing a measure on the March 2024 ballot that would raise the sales tax rate for businesses, consumers, and residents of Grass Valley to 8.875%.

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.

On June 21, 2023, the Court ordered the release of a tranche of public records related to the November 2020 General Election, which Nevada County had been illegally refusing to provide to the public. Last week, the Court determined that Young was the prevailing party in the litigation and, as such, is entitled to her attorney fees and costs in an amount exceeding $85,000.

Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy spoke in Anaheim for the California GOP convention.

Ron DeSantis, current Governor of Florida and 2024 candidate for President of the United States, spoke at the Friday night dinner September 29, 2023 for the California Republican Party convention.

Tim Scott spoke at the California Republican Party convention in Anaheim on September 29, 2023.

Donald J. Trump spoke to over a thousand attendees during lunch on September 29, 2023 as part of the California Republican Party convention at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel.

The event started promptly at 1:30 when brothers of the local lodges, fully dressed in period clothing, replicated the signing of the Constitution.

The term “voting machines” as commonly used by the public is a misnomer to describe the proprietary software and basic “Commercial off the shelf” (COTS) computers and scanners that make up a voting system.

The Grass Valley City Council held a special meeting for the public to voice concerns and ideas related to wildfire risk.

Have you seen this “memorial ship” around town?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints opened its doors today for a preview tour of the recently completed Feather River California Temple

After 10 months of litigation, the Honorable S. Robert Tice-Raskin ordered the Nevada County Election office to release to the public a tranche of public records that Nevada County had been refusing to disclose for nearly two years.

Expenses related to Measure V have now totaled $236,143.04. Spearheaded by the CEO’s Office, none of these expenses ever came before the Board or the Auditor. When questioned about how the costs were expensed, Ms. Wills explained they were in the catch-all category commingled with many other costs in that category. There was no way the Auditor would have known about a special project.

Residents of and visitors to Grass Valley, California attended the 2023 Independence Day parade through historic downtown Grass Valley.

AB 969 was heard in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee on June 28, 2023.

“We have evidence that certain parties have conspired to co-opt public agencies to pressure the Board of Supervisors […] to vote to deny the Project at the future Board hearing,” wrote Ben Mossman.

In this discussion, Amy walked me through the life cycle of an election ballot as it goes through the elections office to be counted.