El Dorado County Local News

For five years, California officials responding to the homelessness crisis had to work around one big restriction imposed by the federal courts: Because they didn’t have enough shelter beds, cities generally couldn’t make homeless camps illegal.

California’s inland regions are experiencing dangerous heat waves, exacerbated by rapid population growth. As more people move away from the expensive coastal areas to more affordable inland communities, these regions are seeing significant demographic changes and spiking electricity bills.

The Boys and Girls Club is hosting the 31st annual Golf Classic on October 13 at the at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, with proceeds to benefit the club.

As no candidate has filed to run for the open Area 1 seat, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District is seeking a local resident to be appointed to the position.

The project to remove hazards and stabilize the land impacted by the Caldor Fire in the Pioneer Trail and Echo Summit areas has begun.

As part of a state pilot program, daily stipends for jury service in El Dorado County have been raised from $15 to $100.

In a public meeting held on August 28 in Shingle Springs, county election department staff outlined procedures to ensure election integrity and answered questions from residents.

Applicants are sought for Live Your Dream continuing education grants offered by the Soroptimist of Cameron Park/El Dorado Hills nonprofit.

H5N1 bird flu has been reported in three California dairy herds.

California’s public schools have a numbers problem —and it’s not just that their students don’t score very highly in national tests of mathematics ability.

More than two-dozen California cities passed, strengthened or are considering ordinances that penalize people for sleeping outside, after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cities to crack down.

An exclusive CalMatters analysis of the latest California homeless count reveals some good news and bad news: Though the growth rate of homelessness appears to be slowing, the overall number of unhoused Californians increased from two years ago.

An public town hall is scheduled for September 23 to provide information and answer questions about Measure N on the November ballot.

The California state goal to conserve 30% of its land and coastal waters has advanced, with conserved lands reaching 25% and coastal waters 16%.

Amid a Southern California heat wave, about 300 advocates for rent control — with two 10-foot “greedy landlord” puppets — rallied Thursday in downtown Los Angeles, chanting: “The rent is too damn high!”

The controversial idea of cash reparations divided even Black advocates in the legislature this year. Here’s what’s next.

Planning and construction for upgrades to the Pollock Pines Forebay Park have been given the green light by El Dorado County are expected to begin in early 2025 and be completed by the fall.

On August 31, the American Legion Post 119 hosted a 100th birthday party for World War II veteran Ray Groves.

The bankruptcy court approved the sale of radio stations KRLT and KTHO to Rothschild Broadcasting for $275,000.

Lawmakers approved two bills to allow some community colleges to provide bachelor’s degrees in nursing. That’s setting up another conflict with the California State University, which already offers these bachelor’s degrees.