Placer County News Roundup - June 29, 2009

By Jeff Flint | 06/29/09

Government insurance option a focal point of health care debate - Sac Bee Tom McClintock is among those leading the fight against a so-called "public option" in the Obama health care plan. Grass Valley Planning Commission member quits, cites conflicts - The Union of Grass Valley Rey Johnson has resigned from the Grass Valley Planning Commission, citing an inability to vote on key city issues because of possible conflicts with his... read more »

Placer County News Roundup - June 26, 2009

By Jeff Flint | 06/26/09

Aanestad requests pay cut - The Union of Grass Valley Sen. Sam Aanestad, R-Grass Valley, has asked California Controller John Chiang to slice 5 percent from his paycheck, saying it's doing his “part to ease the historic deficit facing the state.” City passes budget - Lincoln News Messenger The Lincoln City Council passed the city’s $75 million budget Tuesday night, which calls for no layoffs. City Manager Jim Estep... read more »

Placer County News Roundup - June 24, 2009

By Jeff Flint | 06/24/09

Election officials say it's payback time - Marysville Appeal-Democrat The state has not reimbursed local governments yet for the May 19 special election, and Assemblyman Dan Logue says the state should pay up. Impact of foreclosure freeze uncertain - Roseville Press Tribune Buyers, sellers and Realtors are waiting to see what impact a 90-day state moratorium on housing foreclosures will have on the housing market in Placer County. Placer... read more »

Placer County News Roundup - June 23, 2009

By Jeff Flint | 06/23/09

Placer is the new Orange County? - Jeff Pelline Blog, OC Weekly Today Placer County is more emblematic—or symptomatic, to be precise—of the state of American conservatism than Orange County. Ted Gaines op-ed: Eliminate Government Waste – Start with the Waste Board - Lincoln News Messenger With the voters taking taxes off the table, Sacramento must be willing to look at other options to solve our budget problems. This means... read more »

Placer County News Roundup - June 18, 2009

By Jeff Flint | 06/18/09

New bill has earmarks for Placer County - Roseville Press Tribune At issue is whether McClintock is violating his "no earmarks" pledge.  He says he is not. The group "Taxpayers for Commonsense" says he is.  And Citizens Against Government Waste syas the jury is out. Task force finalizes budget report - Lincoln News Messenger A utility-users tax may be in Lincoln’s future, if the recommendations of the... read more »

Placer County News Roundup - June 16, 2009

By Jeff Flint | 06/16/09

Jeff Ackerman cloumn: Part-time Legislature picks up some steam - The Union of Grass Valley My lack of faith in government's ability to manage its business efficiently can be traced to a Nevada brothel. A few years ago the Mustang Ranch outside of Reno went belly-up (pun intended) and the federal government stepped in to run it. Unfortunately, it closed soon after, leaving us to ponder the billion-dollar question: If they can't run a... read more »

Placer County News Roundup - June 14, 2009

By Jeff Flint | 06/14/09

After fireworks, water board selects new director - The Union of GRass Valley After an explosive discussion Wednesday morning, Nevada Irrigation District directors ended a political standoff and approved seating retired construction manager and rancher Jim Bachman as the representative of the water district's largest division. NID bracing for state money grab - The Union of Grass Valley The state could borrow between $880,000 and $2.4... read more »

Andy Pugno States His Case on the FlashReport

By Jeff Flint | 06/12/09

Andy Pugno, who in full disclosure was my client on the Proposition 8 campaign and who I am whoe-heartedly supporting, is jumping in to the 5th Assembly District race.  Although primarily a Sacramento County seat, it does emcompass the Granite Bay portion of Placer County. Andy, known primarily for his leadership on the Proposition 8 fight, states his case this morning on a briader range of conservative issues, especially related to... read more »

Placer County News Roundup - June 10, 2009

By Jeff Flint | 06/10/09

2 candidates in running for decisive NID seat - The Union of Grass Valley Two candidates still are in the running for the Division 4 seat left open when Paul Williams stepped down in April — rancher Jim Bachman and organic farmer Will Morebeck, both of whom reside on Garden Bar Road in the Lincoln area. Wading through a sea of politics on NID board - The Union of Grass Valley A political showdown will unfold today among Nevada... read more »

Placer County News Roundup - June 8, 2009

By Jeff Flint | 06/08/09

‘An amazing, patriotic event' - The Union of Grass Valley About 500 protesters of runaway government spending - including Congressman Tom McClintock - turned out in force Saturday for the Nevada County Tea Party. NID to square off on director replacement - The Union of Grass Valley Next week, Nevada Irrigation District's board of directors will square off in an attempt to fill the Division 4 seat left open when Paul Williams stepped... read more »