Nevada County Local News

During Donald Trump’s first presidency, California tried and failed to ban new federal immigration detention centers from opening. As Trump returns to the Oval Office in January with pledges of mass deportations, the agency overseeing immigration enforcement has been scoping out locations for a new detention center — possibly near San Francisco.

Out-of-work residents fight new fraud battles. The system bleeds money. And a $1 billion technology overhaul marches on.

Birth centers are midwife-run facilities that deliver babies outside of hospitals. They have struggled to stay in business in part because of strict state licensing requirements.

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.

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

Learn how you can help Interfaith Food Ministry provide holiday meals to Nevada County families in need.

The City of Grass Valley and Nevada County are forging a partnership to manage and take care of Elizabeth Daniels Park, behiond the downtown library. Read on to learn more.

Learn more about the Nevada County “Housed for the Holidays” program which aims to ending local veteran homelessness.

Read on to learn more about the Trust for Public Land and Truckee River Watershed Council transfer of the 600-acre Sardine Meadow to the Tahoe National Forest following work to rehabilitate it to a natural state.

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.

Nevada County has rescheduled the public hearing for the proposed Tiny Homes on Wheels Ordinance has been rescheduled for January 14, 2025. Read on to learn more about the hearing and proposed ordinance.

Learn what Nevada Irrigation District general manager Jennifer Hanson had to say about her experiences during a Nevada County Community Forum held at Sierra College on November 22.

Speak up at the Nevada County Board of Supervisors public hearing on November 26 to consider allowing use of tiny homes on wheels as housing. Read on to learn more about the proposed ordinance.

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.