El Dorado County Local News

A panel at the CalMatters Ideas Festival debates how to reduce homelessness without punishing poverty. There’s worry about a potential $1 billion cut in state funding.

On June 6, the Solano Land Trust announced its opposition to the California Forever project to build a new community housing up to 400,000 people in the county.

Over the last decade, nearly 50 maternity wards have closed across California, with more than half shutting down in just the last four years.

A new study, conducted by researchers at three University of California campuses, projects that a combination of factors will reduce California’s water supply by up to 9 million acre-feet a year.

EdSource reports that police are dispatched thousands of times per school day across California.

The $4.5 billion Sites Reservoir project is advancing after a judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by environmental groups.

For families seeking affordable health insurance, the state’s health insurance marketplace, Covered California, can provide major relief. But if they’re not careful, they can get hit by an unexpected federal tax bill.

It’s the billion-dollar question. That’s how much cities and other local governments have been receiving from the state each year to deal with California's ever-increasing population of homeless people.

California is hailed as a national leader for voting access. But visually impaired voters and their advocates say they still face unnecessary barriers, despite bills and lawsuits. Some election officials raise security concerns.

Consultant recommends a partnership with El Dorado Hills Fire Department.

The City of South Lake Tahoe voted to cancel a parking agreement with Heavenly Valley in an effort to gain support for annexation of the resort into city limits.

Cal State Fullerton researchers released findings of ancient floods in Southern California which indicate the state may be more prone to mega flooding than previously thought.

A Bay Area transit funding bill is delayed so supporters can seek consensus on how the money will be raised and distributed.

With the underground work and massive footers poured, forms for the support columns are being constructed for another massive cement pour of the project which began in September 2022 and is slated to be complete in late 2025 or early 2026.

The Lime Rock Valley and Village of Marble Valley projects went before the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors who approved an amended contract with the consultant preparing the environmental review.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance allowing some residents of Grizzly Flats whose homes were destroyed in the Caldor Fire to build tiny homes.

Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could provide enough water to supply a quarter of the state’s urban population.

These community projects can give renters and low-income homeowners a chance to go solar, but the PUC’s action is unlikely to give them the option.

The state is directly investing money for low-income students and all newborns to attend college. After two years, the program is still not widely known by the students who need the most financial assistance.

Advice for local gardeners now that winter is over and rattlesnakes are out and about.