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Locals for Affordable Housing aims to place a voter initiative on the November 2024 ballot modeled after Berkeley’s vacancy tax, which requires owners of homes that sit vacant more than six months to pay $3,000 for the first year and $6,000 every year after.

The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District detected St. Louis Encephalitis virus in a mosquito sample near the Lincoln Airport—only the second time it has been detected in a mosquito in Placer County, although surrounding counties have detected the virus this summer.

The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Tribal Council made history on Sept. 12 by designating a voter registration center on tribal land—the first of its kind.

InConcert Sierra Orchestra premiered local composer Alexis Alrich’s “Sierra Rhapsody,” a work composed for pianist Lynn Schugren and written as a tribute to the Sierra foothills communities.

The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society will soon have multiple oral history interviews on its website that will take people back to Tahoe’s early days.

Dr. Charles Ware took the Oath of Office and officially assumed the position of trustee for Area 1.

Using intricate infrared images captured by airplane over California's Central Valley, researchers were able to distinguish Cabernet Sauvignon grape vines that were infected but not showing symptoms.

Incidents involving use of the systems, commonly known as drones, in firefighting airspace have led to the temporary suspension of critical aerial firefighting operations a half-dozen times so far this year.

Cases are on the rise, and so are hospitalizations and deaths. So the federal government's release of new, updated COVID boosters feels like good timing.

The tuition increases were forecast earlier this year, when a Cal State task force concluded the system needs at least $1.5 billion annually in new revenue to afford student services and bolster its academic offerings.

About 5,300 companies would file annual emissions reports. The aim is to hold corporations accountable for the role they play in climate change.

There’s an official state bird, mineral, tree, fish, insect, lichen, fabric, sport, dance, soil and even dinosaur.

Naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse the adverse effects of opioids, became available in drug stores last week. The drug is sold under the brand names Narcan and RiVive and can be purchased over the counter.

Eight community colleges in California are testing out a new education model, one that defines success by the skills a student learns, not the time they spend in a classroom. But changing the traditional education system isn’t easy.

A bipartisan bill would create a state ombudsperson to intervene when public records requests are denied. But an advocacy group is concerned that it will encourage state agencies to go to court.