With March Primary results now officially certified, it shows that Grass Valley’s fire tax, Measure B, did narrowly pass, or by 20 votes. It’s a three-eights-of-a-percent sales tax increase that will raise around two-and-a-half-million dollars a year. City Manager Tim … Read more >
As the first-ever cannabis dispensary gets ready to open in Grass Valley in the next month or two, the City Council is also giving it a tax reprieve. In 2020, voters approved a measure that includes requiring businesses to be … Read more >
Increased economic activity, tax revenue, and business retention and expansion are some of the goals of Nevada County’s new two-year Economic Development Action Plan. The 31-page plan was adopted by the Board of Supervisors, at their Tuesday meeting. One of … Read more >
The heavy late season rains, plus just a recent, brief, warm spell, is apparently all that’s needed for mosquitos to hatch. Nevada County Environmental Health Director, Amy Irani, says they don’t usually gear up monitoring activities until April but are … Read more >
An impact report has been released from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The group’s headquarters office opened in Auburn. The report says, to date, they’ve received 218-million dollars. And with this funding, they and their … Read more >
Each year, local governments must hold at least one public community forum regarding the implementation of a state law designed to minimize unjust transfers and holds of illegal immigrants. It was signed by former Governor Brown and implemented in 2017, … Read more >
It’s not very often that there’s a vacancy on Treat Street at the Nevada County Fair. But Fairgrounds CEO Andrew Trygg says the Nevada City Lions Club is turning in their keys, after more than 60 years with a booth… … Read more >
Not long after the Israel-Hamas war started, last October, Governor Newsom said the state would provide millions of dollars for local law enforcement to provide enhanced security around mosques and synagogues. The Grass Valley Police Department has been one of … Read more >
Shopping cart theft continues to be a vexing issue for businesses, as well as law enforcement. That includes the Grass Valley Police Department. Lieutenant Brian Blakemore says current state law is not always effective, although the so-called Business and Professions … Read more >
It looks like a solution to a years-long septic odor problem at a Highway 20 intersection in the Penn Valley and Lake Wildwood area has finally been found. Nevada County Wastewater Operations Manager, Brad Torres, says the persistent smell, at … Read more >
