It was a busy morning at the Board of Supervisors this week. The Board heard a presentation from Jim Branham, Executive Officer of the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. This state agency serves all or part of 22 counties (including counties more… Continue Reading
The Board returned to the issues of carrots and sticks for probationers today, with a report by the County Probation Department and the Sheriff’s Office on AB 109/Corrections Realignment. Corrections Realignment involves the transfer of responsibility for some offenders from… Continue Reading
It’s a pleasure to be back at the Board of Supervisors after some travelling. Lucky for me, it was a quiet day at the Board on Tuesday. Jim Milestone, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Park Superintendent, reported on Park activities. The summer schedule… Continue Reading
While I was off adventuring, the Board of Supervisors quietly and without a lot of drama approved a Recommended Budget for the fiscal year 2013/14, beginning July 1, 2013. This seems among the most significant of annual actions, and so I report… Continue Reading
The Board meeting on this day was brief and had comparatively little drama. However, some routine appointments to various community boards (Fall River Resource Conservation District; Economic Development Corporation; Fall River Mills Cemetery District) raised some questions from perennial public commenter Dolores Lucero Continue Reading
At this meeting, the Board of Supervisors received the annual report from Peter Bonkrude, District Manager of the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District. A major challenge for the District in 2012 was the reappearance of West Nile virus, first… Continue Reading
A reader commented on my April 23 report on the California Fire Prevention Fee, according to a report from the Board of Supervisors. The reader questioned where the fees would go, potentially to a new state agency, and questioned how… Continue Reading
The Board on this day made brief reference to the very controversial State Recovery Area fee to support Cal Fire. The Board has taken positions opposing the fire fee, most recently objecting to the implementation of the state law requiring… Continue Reading
Have any of you watched the Board of Supervisors on Community Access television Channel 11 on a Tuesday evening? They lead into the broadcast by noting that some content may not be suitable for all viewers! Someone at Channel 11 must… Continue Reading
The Public Comment period in this week’s Board of Supervisors was enlivened by a truly Western story. Bob Burger runs open range cattle on Gas Point Road in the southern part of the county. Last February he complained about a… Continue Reading
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