El Dorado County Local News

Reflecting concern about too many bills, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas lowered the number legislators are allowed to introduce.

California Democrats have passed two dozen laws to protect abortion access since the Supreme Court in 2021 overturned Roe vs. Wade. New bills are on the table.

Learn more about the CalTrans plan to replace the Meeks Creek Bridge on State Route 89 and give your feedback during the comment period which closes on December 27.

California and federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself ”at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices.”

Meet Matthew Barnes, appointed as the new superintendent of the Camino Union Elementary School District.

Learn more about the new Upper Room Dining Hall food truck serving the hungry and food insecure in El Dorado County.

Learn how health officials and California dairies are responding, or not, to the explosive spread of bird flu through dairy herds across the state.

Many California cities offer their homeless residents one-way bus tickets to other places.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is urgently preparing to protect reproductive rights from the incoming Trump administration—and the looming possibility of Project 2025-inspired policies.

Most ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only 16 ships. Experts say invaders like mussels are inevitable under current rules and enforcement.

Learn more about the history and current status of Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, and how it is working to meet California Department of Fish and Wildlife requirements and continue operations.

Chronic absenteeism dropped to 20% last school year, but that is still higher than the pre-pandemic rate of 12%.

Gov. Newsom gets the first of 13 regional plans to boost economic development across the state. The others are to be ready in January.

Floodwaters devastated the small communities of Pajaro and Planada in early 2023. California gave each town $20 million to recover – but as residents face down another winter, much of the aid has yet to reach them.

Cal State has a goal to graduate 40% of its freshmen within four years. It now graduates 36% — it’s highest rate ever. On other goals, the system is further behind.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Racial Justice Act into law in September 2020, following the police murder of George Floyd. For the first time, defendants can put bias from any brush with the criminal legal system — from arrest to sentencing — on the stand.

The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a $2 billion shortfall for 2025-26, but says the state can’t afford big new programs. Gov. Newsom has complained about attention on the office’s deficit estimates.

History will — or at least should — see a $165 billion error in revenue estimates as one of California’s most boneheaded political acts.

As California public universities try to balance campus safety with students’ right to protest, community colleges are squaring off in court with students and staff who argue that the schools are violating their freedom of speech, explains CalMatters community college reporter Adam Echelman.

The El Dorado Water Agency recently brought together local water and utility managers and other stakeholders to collaborate in efforts to protect the watershed. Read on for more information.