In March, residents of the City of Grass Valley will see Measure B on their ballots, which proposes a sales tax increase.

In 2008 and upon the request of the supervisors, the Nevada County Grand Jury conducted an inquiry into compensation and benefits review for the board of supervisors and determined that the position of supervisor in Nevada County is a full-time position. Heidi Hall worked full-time as a supervisor during her tenure while also working for the job with the state at the same time.

On December 14, 2023, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors unanimously opined that Rise Gold does not have a vested right in the Idaho-Maryland Mine. Following one entire day of public comment as well as the two hours of discussion prior to the vote, each supervisor voted to deny Rise Gold’s Vested Rights Petition filed with the County on September 2, 2023, setting up a likely court battle.

Two members of Braver Angels visited Nevada County to participate in the event "Depolarizing Political Conversations"

Hundreds of people gathered in Auburn for Nativity and Noel, a Christmas event to start the season.

Barry Pruett interviewed Mike Bratton about the upcoming Michael Edward Bratton II Turkey Trot.

Now that the Legislature has prevented all counties from hand counting ballots with the passage of AB 969, let's have a look at who supported this law.

Barry Pruett interviews Jennifer Singer about Bright Futures for Youth

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.