Measure E on the June election ballot provides a safety guarantee for residents and businesses in the service area of the Placer Hills Fire Protection District.
The fire district o ...
Mr. (Wally) Reemelin’s column of Dec. 2 was right about it being time for action on this long-running issue.
But don’t bet the house on there being a fair debate between altern ...
We in Placer County are facing a major challenge of a way to solve our waste treatment problems that loom over our cities and communities, and at the same time have the opportunity ...
I tend to agree with the direction of Mr. (Wally) Reemelin’s comments (Another View, Journal, Jan. 28.) Since the governor oversees all the counties of California, perhaps two-th ...
Budget deficits, furloughed workers, and reduced tax revenues plague our local governments, but our elected representatives can’t agree on how to balance the budget and fix some ...
As city, county, state and federal budget deficits grow, so do citizen concerns.
In reaction to furloughs, reduced services and reports of extravagant management salaries, ...
The League of Placer County Taxpayers is at the forefront of a petition drive that could see voters being asked in November to put Middle Fork Project spending controls in place.
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Fox News recently reported that the average government worker makes around $70,000 a year. (In California it’s around $85,000.) The average private sector employee makes around $ ...
The three supervisors who approved these raises are saying we the people/taxpayers of Placer County are “stupid,” plain and simple (Journal, Feb. 10).
I thought there was a hi ...
I believe “elitism” is alive and well in Auburn government.
If they (Placer County Board of Supervisors) feel so determined to give raises then let them reduce their own sala ...
