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El Dorado County Supervisors Sworn In

01/10/2025

The January 7 meeting of the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors began with the swearing in of reelected and newly elected supervisors. Read on to learn more about them.

California Study Finds Climate of Fear Driving Local Officials to Quit Amid Harassment, Abuse

01/04/2025

THREATS AND HARASSMENT are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some would-be candidates and even compelling some elected officials to change their vote.

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Rosario Rodriguez: A New Chapter for Folsom and Beyond

It’s official Folsom—I am now your Sacramento County District 4 Supervisor! Words can hardly express how honored and grateful I feel to have the opportunity to serve our community. When I decided to run for Supervisor, I didn’t begin by …

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Lake Tahoe Unified School District Swears in New Board Members

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Robert Anderson and Ellen Camacho were officially sworn in as the newest members of the LTUSD Board of Education. Additionally, Valerie Mansfield was sworn in for her second term, continuing her dedicated service to the …

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City Council Ends 2024 With New Members Aboard

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The City of South Lake Tahoe held its last City Council meeting of the year on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The start of the meeting involved welcoming David Jinkens and Keith Roberts to the chambers. The …

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Council Selects Mayoral Positions With Two Newly Sworn Members

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – One of the first orders of business at Tuesday night's council meeting, Dec. 10, included selecting a new mayor and mayor pro tem.

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Raithel, Leary Sworn Into Folsom Council; Aquino Named Mayor

The Folsom City Council held a special meeting Monday evening at City Hall to swear in two newly elected council members and select the city's Mayor and Vice Mayor for the upcoming term.

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Does Your Signature Match? Over a Thousand Ballots in El Dorado County Need ‘Curing’

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. – This year's election had issues with signatures sweeping the nation—in California alone this past Saturday, nearly 130,000 ballots still needed fixes from those who didn't enclose their ballot properly, forgot to sign, signed in the …

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Measure N Fails to Pass, Nearly 74% Vote No

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – One of the most widely discussed topics on the ballot this election was Measure N. And though it would have needed a majority to pass as a citizen's initiative, the majority appears to reject it …

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Steps We Take to Ensure a Safe, Secure Election (Opinion)

As Registrars of Voters, we know that trust in elections has become a matter of great public concern. We've heard your questions, and we understand some of the skepticism that has emerged in recent years. We want to let you, …

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