El Dorado County Local News

In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.

One Beach and Patton Landing Beach have reopened to the public. Water analysis continues.

Al Tahoe Firewise is hosting its annual neighborhood clean-up and chipping day get together this year on August 3.

After years of delay, a new California regulation to protect indoor workers from extreme heat is now in effect.

The first two human cases of West Nile virus this season were reported in Yuba and Stanislaus Counties.

The El Dorado County Fire Protection District was awarded a grant for the acquisition of self-contained breathing packs for its firefighters.

Founded in 1987 to study the works of the Bard, the Placerville Shakespeare Club announced that Lisbeth Powell and Darlene Tarlton will share the leadership as co-presidents.

A look at increasing defensible space, starting with the shrubs or other plants near home foundations.

The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center will be presenting its annual State of the Lake report on August 8.

70-year old Warren Elliott has been found safe after going missing on July 19, subsisting for five days on a handful of berries and creek water.

What happens when voters take to the ballot to thumb their nose at state housing law? Courts haven’t offered a clear answer.

California Forever’s announcement July 22 that it has decided to pull a ballot measure that would have let voters decide on a controversial planned city in rural Solano County drew swift reaction from political leaders and opponents.

Alex Silgalis of Lake Tahoe Freshies has a seven-day bucket list to help first-time visitors maximize their Lake Tahoe experience.

185 participants joined organizers Boarding for Breast Cancer on July 20 and 21, raising $70,000 for breast cancer research.

Three bands are featured in the August 3 benefit concert at Sugar Pine Point State Park in Tahoma.

Following a report released the previous week by Solano County citing billions of dollars in costs and a host of other issues, California Forever pulled their initiative from the November ballot.

There never was much of a chance that California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be running for president this year, even if President Joe Biden were to step aside.

On July 22, California Forever announced it was withdrawing its initiative to amend the Solano County General Plan off the November ballot and would instead begin working with the county through the normal, though less expeditious, process.

Information about the earthquakes centered in Lake Tahoe on July 20.

Answers to your questions about the new ordinance which took effect July 18.