On Friday, Aug. 17, owners of locally owned businesses, Auburn policy makers and concerned citizens will meet in the Rose Room of the Auburn Civic Center to participate in a public forum featuring stories, images, research and case studies that demonstrate why and how local residents can work together to support and grow locally owned businesses and impact the future of Auburn.
Editors note: This is the first of a three-part series covering the Tevis Cup Ride held on July 28.
After a grueling hike (or my near death experience, as I refer to the ordeal) at Devil’s Thumb in June covering the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, I was more cautious when setting out with the same group to cover the Tevis Cup Ride last weekend.
The day before we were to leave, we gathered at the lovely home of Cynci and Tim Calvin in Auburn. There was food, beer and a lot of maps. I’d heard rumors that we were going to hike into our camp site, but I couldn’t seem to get a straight answer out of Bob Richardson, Auburn’s city manager. "Are we hiking into the camp site?" I asked while sipping a cold brew. "No, we’re driving in," he said. Then, after some thought, he amended that statement. "We driving in to the end of the road and then we’re walking up to camp." Uh huh. "So we’re hiking in?" I asked again. "No, we’re driving," Bob responded.
A passel of law enforcement officers, bureaucrats and politicians gathered at the Historic Courthouse in Auburn this week to announce a Placer County crackdown on repeat drunken drivers.
The get-tough-on-DUIs program, financed in large part by a $229,107 grant from the State Office of Traffic Safety, will result in heavier penalties for convicted offenders.
As far as Auburn Treasurer George Williams is concerned, the city’s investment portfolio is in solid shape and getting better.
Williams, a former Auburn mayor, and Andy Heath, the city’s finance chief, recently informed the city council that as of June 30 the portfolio was worth close to $10.7 million and had an effective yield of 4.67 percent, comfortably above the 4 percent forecast in the 2006-07 budget.
On Friday, August 17, owners of locally owned businesses, Auburn policy makers and folks who genuinely care about Auburn will meet in the Rose Room at the Auburn City Hall to participate in a public forum featuring stories, images, research and case studies that demonstrate why and how Auburn residents can work together to support and grow locally owned businesses and impact the future of Auburn.
Fifty-six-year-old James D. Wilbur of Lincoln remained in the Placer County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail this week after being charged with robbing the Newcastle branch of Placer Sierra Bank of an undisclosed amount of money on July 24.
Placer County sheriff’s investigators were on the lookout this week for the culprits who’ve been ripping off people’s bank accounts by using "skimmer" devices on ATM machines.
Lt. Jeff Ausnow said the suspects use the expensive devices to obtain debit card information.
Without the stream of complaints about eminent domain and lot-split matters that dominated its last meeting, the Auburn City Council’s session this week was duck soup and a lot was accomplished in less than 75 minutes.
For a box office bursting with big budget flicks like “Transformers,” “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” and “Live Free or Die Hard,” there is an option for families as well as foodies – “Ratatouille.”
Placer County officials were jubilant this week after learning that the House Appropriations Committee has approved nearly $3 million for county projects.
