From Local News Matters...
Learning Through Burning: Moss Landing Fire Exposes Need for Changes in Battery Facilities
02/15/2025AS HOST TO the largest battery storage facility in the world, on a site that just had its fourth fire in four years, the people of Monterey County have grown to realize that Moss Landing is a learning laboratory for California’s green energy transition.
From YubaNet...
Tree Mortality Workshop Report
02/15/2025Read on to learn about the recent workshop presented by the Nevada County Resource Conservation District with a focus on preventing tree mortality during prescribed fires.
From CalMatters...
Big Homeowner Rate Hike From State Farm Shot Down by California Regulator
02/14/2025In the wake of the Los Angeles fires, State Farm asked for an “emergency” premium increase of 22% on average for California homeowners. Lara today denied the request pending more information.
From YubaNet...
Nevada City to Manage Miners Foundry Cultural Center
02/12/2025In a bid to preserve the Miners Foundry Cultural Center, Nevada City announced a partnership to take over management and control of the facility. Read on to learn what's in store for this community asset.
From YubaNet...
Prescribed Fire Project Set for Near Nevada City
02/11/2025This report details a prescribed burn project on 570 acres along the South Yuba River outside Nevada City. Read on for more information.
From CalMatters...
State Farm Asks for More Insurance Rate Increases After LA Fires
02/04/2025State Farm, which already has rate increase requests pending, asked state officials to approve more insurance price increases.
From Local News Matters...
New Regulations Proposed for Battery Energy Storage Facilities Following Moss Landing Fire
01/29/2025In the wake of the fire earlier this month at Vistra Corporation’s Moss Landing Power Plant and Energy Storage Facility, the California Public Utilities Commission has proposed new standards for battery energy storage facilities.
From YubaNet...
Community Information Meeting On February 6 on Homeless Housing in Truckee
01/28/2025Plan on attending a public meeting on February 6 at 5:30PM about the Hope Ridge House project for homeless housing in Truckee. Read on for more information.
From The Union...
Nevada County Board of Supervisors Name Projects
01/27/2025The Nevada County Board of Supervisors attended their annual three-day workshop in preparation for the coming year, and listed their own project priorities as part of the process. Read on to learn more.
From The Union...
City of Grass Valley Prepares to Update Strategic Plan
01/24/2025The Grass Valley City Council is preparing to initiate an update, with public input, of the city's strategic plan, which guides staff and policy into the future. Read on to learn more.
From The Union...
Report from Nevada County Board of Supervisors Workshop
01/24/2025Read on for a report of the workshop held by the Nevada County Board of Supervisors as they prepare for and plan for the upcoming year.
From YubaNet...
Spotlight on the Nevada County Resource Conservation District
01/24/2025Read on to learn more about the services offered by the Nevada County Resource Conservation District to landowners and managers.
From Los Angeles Times...
LA Fires Damage Estimated at More Than $250 Billion
01/24/2025Damages in the ongoing Southern California wildfires are topping $250 billion, on track for the costliest disaster in US history. Read on to learn more.
From CalMatters...
Trump’s Order Won’t Halt California’s Offshore Wind Leases. But Will It Derail the Industry?
01/23/2025The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off California’s coast. But it sends a current of uncertainty through the fledgling renewable energy industry, which relies on federal and state support.
From CalMatters...
CA Earmarks $2.5 Billion for LA Fire Aid
01/23/2025With President Donald Trump bound for Los Angeles today and once again threatening to withhold wildfire aid to California unless the state abides by his water policies, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills Thursday to provide $2.5 billion in state funding for wildfire response and preparedness.
From CalMatters...
Trump Jumps Back Into California’s Water Wars With a Pro-Farmer Decree
01/22/2025It would be impossible to overstate the complexity of water supply management in California.
From CalMatters...
As the Fire Risk Fades, Los Angeles Is Busy Piecing Lives Back Together After Widespread Tragedy
01/22/2025At the Pasadena City College disaster resource center, the long, methodical work of putting lives back together is underway.
From CapPublicRadio...
Rebuilding in Paradise Offers Insight for Fire Ravaged LA
01/22/2025A look at how the rebuilding effort is going in the California town of Paradise, wiped out in a 2018 fire, and how it offers insights for the tough road ahead for residents in neighborhoods destroyed in the fires of Southern California.
From CalMatters...
01/21/2025Some schools destroyed years ago in the Sonoma and Butte fires are just now reopening. The long, expensive process of rebuilding in LA may eat up much of the money voters approved in November for school repairs statewide.
From YubaNet...
Learn About the North Yuba Landscape Resilience Project
01/18/2025The preliminary draft record of decision for the North Yuba Landscape Resilience Project to manage 275,000 acres of land for resilience against wildfires is open for public comment. Read on for more information.
From San Joaquin Valley Sun...
More Funding Allocated to Raise San Luis Reservoir Dam
01/17/2025Read on for the latest progress in the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project to raise the dam at the San Luis Reservoir to add storage capacity.
From CapPublicRadio...
California Lags in Making Homes Fire Resistant
01/17/2025As wildfires ravage southern California, state mandated defensible space requirements legislated in 2020 haven't been encoded into enforceable regulations. Read on to learn why.
From YubaNet...
Almost 2,000 Responses to YubaNet Fire Season Survey
01/17/2025Read on to hear what YubaNet readers had to say in a recent survey about wildfire concerns.
From CalMatters...
As LA Fires Destroy Homes, California’s Housing Crisis Is About to Get Worse
01/16/2025The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County communities have destroyed at least 10,000 homes so far and more are in the path of still-uncontrolled flames.
From CalMatters...
LA Will Need Workers to Clean Up After Fires. It Can Be a Dangerous Job
01/16/2025The LA fires have left domestic workers and day laborers jobless. They may soon be hired for wildfire cleanup work, where they can be exposed to ash and other toxins.
From YubaNet...
Business Tax Information for Short-Term-Rentals
01/16/2025Homeowners who offer short-term rentals on their properties should read on for more information from Nevada County Assessor Rolf Kleinhans about the business taxes which could apply.
From YubaNet...
Nevada City Courthouse Community Meeting January 29
01/16/2025Get ready to attend a community meeting on January 29 to hear a presentation on possible future uses for the Nevada City Courthouse. Read on for more info.
From The Union...
Jada Windows Expansion Advances
01/14/2025Read on for more information about plans to develop a parcel on Whispering Pines Road in Grass Valley for the expansion of Jada Windows custom window manufacturing.
From YubaNet...
Nevada County Supervisors Approve Tiny Houses on Wheels Ordinance
01/14/2025In their January 14 meeting, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved the use of tiny houses on wheels as housing. Read on for details.
From CalMatters...
LA Fires Could Drastically Drive Up Insurance Premiums — And Test California’s New Market Rules
01/09/2025The state’s plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the Los Angeles fires began. Can the market recover and stabilize?
From CalMatters...
California Infernos in January? Here’s Why Wildfire Season Keeps Getting Longer and More Devastating
01/08/2025As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual “fire days” — when conditions are ripe for fires to spark — than 50 years ago. When is California’s wildfire season? It is now almost year-round.
From Los Angeles Times...
Two New California National Monuments To Be Declared
01/02/2025Read on to learn about the two new California National Monuments to be declared by outgoing President Biden.