After decades of growth, California’s population is projected to remain flat, overall, for the next 40 years. That’s according to current projections of the State Department of Finance. It says there will always be pockets of increases, especially in the … Read more >
Residents interested in building an Accessory Dwelling or “Granny” Unit on their unincorporated Nevada County property are now invited to provide feedback on a draft guidebook that’s now available on line. The county adopted an ordinance allowing them, in accordance … Read more >
Through multiple workshops and public hearings, the Commercial Street improvement project has been ongoing since 2018. The primary intention has been to create a more pedestrian-friendly environment., including widened sidewalks, better crosswalks and curbs, and bollards. But so-called “softscapes” have … Read more >
For the first time since just a month before the pandemic, the Chinese Lunar New Year’s Festival and Parade is happening in Nevada City. It’s organized by the Community Asian Theatre. Executive Director Jeannie Wood told the City Council, at … Read more >
Nevada County’s District Attorney is outraged by the sentence of a Grass Valley man who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. Richard Colombini, 75 at the time of his arrest in late 2020, has been given 180 days in the … Read more >
The final funding step has been taken for another wildfire fuels reduction project in Nevada County. The Wildlife Conservation Board has voted to grant close to two-point-four million dollars for implementation of the 625-acre Sierra Foothills Resilience Project. That’s after … Read more >
A walkaway inmate from the Washington Ridge Conservation Camp has been apprehended. 19-year-old Malachi Thomas was taken into custody over the past weekend in Fresno without incident, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He’d been missing since … Read more >
The Love Walk returned to Grass Valley Sunday morning as part of the the frst Local for Locals event on the Mill Street Plaza. Prior to walking around the Plaza and finishing with a flute lead procession back down the … Read more >
A congressional resolution has been introduced to honor Grass Valley veteran Lou Conter. He’s the last living survivor of the attack on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, in 1941, and will celebrate his 102nd birthday on September 13th. And … Read more >
Rise Gold is now giving its side of why they can resume operation of the Idaho Maryland Mine without needing a conditional use permit, which was rejected by the Nevada County Planning Commission back in May. Their attorney, Braiden Chadwick, … Read more >
