Campaigns down to wire for Brown and McClintock - Auburn Journal
It's stretch-run time for 4th District congressional candidates Charlie Brown and Tom McClintock.

Caller tried to discourage voting, Placer couple says - Sac Bee
A Granite Bay voter says callers tried to encourage him to return his absentee ballot.  Only problem - he had not applied for one.

New group targets impacts of potential reopening of gold mine - The Union of Grass Valley
A nonprofit group called "CLAIM-GV" is being formed to look at the environmental, economic and safety impact of the Idaho-Maryland Mine if it were to reopen -- with a bent against the project.

Missing father and son found in mountains near Foresthill - Sac Bee
Placer County search and rescue personnel this morning found a missing father and son who had been missing since Sunday morning in the mountains above Foresthill during a hunting excursion.

New $$ woes for Foothill Theatre - The Union of Grass Valley
Though it collected enough money to finish this year's program, the 32-year-old Foothill Theatre Company still needs to raise $100,000 by Dec. 1 or cancel its 2009 season.

Tahoe ski season may open next week - Sierra Sun
Snow guns will be firing later this weekend at Boreal Mountain Resort in hopes that the ski resort will be the first in California to open for the winter next week.