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Mike Borean For Supervisor Candidate Update...THE FINAL PUSH |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/18/2014 09:51 AM
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RUMORS ABOUT MY STAND ON PUBLIC LANDS
As we enter the final weeks of the primary election campaign, I have learned about a false rumor that is being spread about me by some people who support Michael Oliveira. The rumor is that I want to restrict our access to public lands. Nothing could be further from the truth. I am appalled about recent news stories regarding the federal government’s treatment of citizen’s legal use of federal land. I am troubled about the lack of free access to the Stanislaus National Forest, both to our local residents and visitors alike. If elected, I will work with the Forest Service to re-open our lands for our enjoyment and use. There are several good examples of local and Forest Service cooperation that we can use as an example....
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CCWD Awards Their 2014 Scholarships |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/15/2014 08:18 AM
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San Andreas, CA...Calaveras High School senior Kelly Airola and Bret Harte High School senior James Sommer hold $500 scholarships awarded to them by the Calaveras County Water District at a board meeting Wednesday, May 14. Their essays about water were selected from about 30 entries. Airola plans to attend California Baptist University, where she will study engineering. Sommer will attend University of California, Davis, and study biology. Joining the students are four members of the CCWD board. From left, Bob Dean, Jeff Davidson, Dennis Dooley and Don Stump. Board Chair Scott Ratterman is not pictured....
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Governor Brown Expands Health Care Coverage, Pays Down Debt and Shores Up Teachers' Pensions in Revised State Budget |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/14/2014 11:18 AM
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Sacramento, CA...Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released a revised state budget that provides health care to millions more Californians, pays down $11 billion in debt and fully funds the teachers' retirement system over time. "This May Revision is good news for California," said Governor Brown. "It shows that California can afford to provide health care to many more people, while at the same time paying its debts and shoring up the long-troubled teachers' retirement system."
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The Calaveras Partnership Supervisor Candidates Night |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/13/2014 12:56 PM
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Angels Camp, CA...On Monday night the "Calaveras Partnership" held a Candidates's Night at the Bret Harte Theatre. It was billed as an evening of political education featureing Board of Supervisors Candidates for Districts 3 & 5. On fun segment that separated this event format wise from some of the others was the "Lightning Round" where the candidates could only answer Yes or No to questions. The Calaveras Partnership is comprised of The Arc of Amador & Calaveras, Carpenter's Union, Community Action Project Calaveras Planning Coalition, Foothill Conservancy, Habitat for Humanity, Operating Engineers Local 3, SEIU Local 1021, Slow Food Calaveras, Calaveras Grown and Calaveras Unified Educators Association. The event was hosted by Joel Metzger & moderated by Bob Enyeart...
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The Tuolumne Calaveras Unit Kicks Off The 2014 Fire Season Today |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/12/2014 04:37 PM
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San Andreas, CA....As of today, May 12th, The Tuolumne Calaveras Unit or TCU is ready to roll. The Columbia Air Attack Base is fully staffed with Helicopter 404 and the contract on Air Tankers typically 81 & 82 starts today. The actual pieces of equipment can change but our area typically will have one helicopter and two tankers assigned for the duration of the season. The stations are fully staffed and the 2014 Fire Season is officially underway. It marks an early start and with the extremely dry conditions it would behoove all of us to be extra, extra, extra careful this year. Just think, last year all it took was one escaped campfire in August and now from Sonora to Yosemite is several shades darker and without trees that will take decades if ever to return to their previous state....
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Complete Government Center Frog Jump Results |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/11/2014 10:46 AM
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San Andreas, CA...We had already posted that Marcia Thompson & "Morph" had taken the top stop but we thought we would pass along some random video clips and over 140 photos of the event. Jockeying our local mascots seems easy enough until you try it. On Tuesday it seemed to take a woman's coaxing to get our green friends to leap. Some of the biggest guys in the crowd from the public works department barely got them to budge. There was one petite female whom shall remain nameless who not only scared her frog into movement but scared many in attendance as well. One has to assume from the harmless looking packaging on the outside that her bark must be worse than her bite.....
Over 140 Photos Above and Video Below
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Weekly Address: The First Lady Marks Mother’s Day and Speaks Out on the Tragic Kidnapping in Nigeria |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/10/2014 11:09 AM
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Washington, DC...Hello everyone, I’m Michelle Obama, and on this Mother’s Day weekend, I want to take a moment to honor all the mothers out there and wish you a Happy Mother’s Day. I also want to speak to you about an issue of great significance to me as a First Lady, and more importantly, as the mother of two young daughters. Like millions of people across the globe, my husband and I are outraged and heartbroken over the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls from their school dormitory in the middle of the night...
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With Sonora's Reopening All Mountain Passes Are Open Again |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/09/2014 11:06 AM
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Pinecrest, CA...The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has removed the snow, cleared the debris and made the necessary repairs to reopen State Route 108 over Sonora Pass on Friday, May 9, 2014, at 9:51 a.m. Caltrans crews responsible for the road opening extend their best wishes for safe summer traveling to those who enjoy the recreational opportunities this part of California has to offer...
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CCWD Board Back In Action On May 14 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/09/2014 06:41 PM
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San Andreas, CA...The CCWD Board of Directors will be back in action on May 14th at 9am in the Board Chambers. Introduction of Annual High School Senior Scholarship Award Winners, Ratify Claim Summary #506 Secretarial Fund in the Amount of $1,207,768.86, Engineering and Design Contract with Blackwater Engineering for Copper Cove / Poker Flat Lift Stations, Authorization for Engineering and Design Contract with Domenichelli & Associates for the Big Trees South Zone Water Tank, Action regarding Resolution of Heightened Voluntary Water Conservation Measures in Response to Statewide Drought and more on the enclosed agenda....
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Cost-Saving Elections Bill First Defeated, Then Passed |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/09/2014 07:00 PM
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Sacramento, CA...On Tuesday, a bill which would have allowed counties to decide how to conduct special elections for Congress and the Legislature failed passage in the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee. Assembly Bill 1873 (Gonzalez/Mullin) would have allowed an election to occur by absentee/mail-in-balloting if a county so desired. A number of requirements were placed into the bill to allow for a limited form of in-person voting. RCRC strongly supported this measure (and similar past legislation) as it would have saved counties money due to the requirement of poll workers and other in-person materials needed for voting...
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