The first-ever Public Arts Commission for Nevada City held its first meeting recently. It consists of seven members with four-year terms, similar to the Planning Commission. Six of those members were selected by the city’s Vibrancy Committee, consisting of two … Read more >
Since the Super Bowl is Sunday, and also just before Fat Tuesday, this year’s Mardi Gras celebration in Nevada City has been moved up to Saturday. The Street Fair is going on from noon to four. And Chamber of Commerce … Read more >
The weather will be good for Nevada City’s latest Cleanup Event on Saturday at the Rood Center. It’s in partnership with Waste Management. And the timing is also good, in light of all the vegetation waste from last weekend’s wind … Read more >
Now that the Mill Street Plaza has essentially been completed, the Grass Valley City Council is formalizing informal policies regarding utilization of the public right of way for downtown events. City Manager Tim Kiser told the Council, earlier this week, … Read more >
Thousands of Nevada County PG and E residential customers are expected to be able to take advantage of the utility’s Storm Inconvenience credit. Spokesman Paul Moreno says you don’t need to apply for the program, which were established in 2003… … Read more >
The Nevada County Historical Society Speaker Night Series continues this evening at Sierra Presbyterian Church at 7:00PM. The presentation features over 300 years of history of how California was built on the back of slave labor from the missionaries, to … Read more >
Nevada County’s Republican State Senator is blasting his Democratic colleagues for rejecting, for the second time, his sexually violent predator amendment. Brian Dahle was proposing to prohibit these offenders’ transient release. He wanted them to be placed on state property, … Read more >
As you might expect, area firefighters are also pushing for passage of Grass Valley’s fire tax measure. Measure B, on the March Primary ballot, is a general three-eighths-of-a-percent sales tax increase. It would raise about two-and-a-half million dollars a year. … Read more >
With California having the highest number of open computing jobs in the country, legislation has been introduced to help close the hiring gap. Democratic Assemblymember Marc Berman, of Menlo Park, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond, have unveiled … Read more >
The format for open, public comment has been modified by the Grass Valley City Council, at least on a trial basis. At a specially-scheduled meeting Monday night, they approved a resolution that will require people to fill out cards, requesting … Read more >
