Auburn’s Mike Holmes is itching for a return match with Congressman John Doolittle, but it remains to be seen if he’ll actually go up against the nine-term incumbent in next June’s Republican primary election.
For years the Rocklin City Council has been asked to do the right thing with Clover Valley. We kept hearing proclamations that they hadn’t made up their minds, or, when pressed, that they are locked into that darned Developer Agreement (DA). To add a touch of melodrama and fear to their dilemma, they claim the city will be sued if they violate the DA. With Academy award-worthy performances, they solemnly regret that they have to abide by its terms.
Loomis Mayor Tom Millward, left, chatted with Granite Community Bank CEO David Kaiser and fellow Loomis Vice Mayor Russ Kelley during last week’s quarterly “banking to business” forum. Photo by Don Chaddock.
It was a day of learning about the diversity of Placer County for more than 130 business and community leaders during last Wednesday’s “Banking to Business Quarterly Forum” hosted by Granite Community Bank.
John Marin, the director of the Community Development Resource Agency for Placer County, organized a presentation featuring the diverse communities that comprise the county.
Directors of the Placer County Water Agency have set September 6 for consideration of a $35 million bond issue to pay for water system expansion, renewal and replacement projects over the next three years.
Placer County Superior Court Judge Dick Couzens has set August 20 for the start of the murder trial of Veronica Martinez Salcedo, 37, who is charged with shaking to death the 15-month-old girl for whom she was caring.
Salcedo was arrested by Roseville police after the infant, Hannah Rose Juceam, died May 13, 2006.
If convicted of second-degree murder, Juceam could be sentenced to state prison for a minimum of 25 years.
Written by Bill Wilson, Sentinel Contributing Writer
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
A sheriff’s deputy on patrol in southwest Placer County observed a minivan parked beneath some trees and thought it was suspicious enough to check out the vehicle.
What he discovered on Oct. 31, 1993, soon had the area near the Oakhills Elementary School crowded with detectives and crime scene specialists. Inside the van, Deputy Jeff Adams had discovered the body of a popular fifth-grade teacher who taught school about a mile away.
Paul Kovacich, the pensioned Placer County sheriff’s sergeant accused of murdering his wife a quarter century ago, was keeping a low profile this week after being released from the county jail in Auburn on a record $1.5 million bail.
Kovacich is due in court October 25 for a case status hearing and his trial is supposed to start next March, although his lawyers are expected to request a change of venue before then. Veteran court observers believe that the extensive publicity given the case over the years has diminished the chance of seating an unbiased jury in Placer County.
Placer Vineyards, the huge development west of Roseville that’s been on the drawing board since 1993, has finally been approved.
The go-ahead for the largest such project in unincorporated Placer County was given by the board of supervisors this week after a three-hour hearing before a packed house in the county administrative center in Auburn. The board’s vote on District 1 Supervisor Rocky Rockholm’s motion was unanimous.
Paul R. Kovacich has been released from the Placer County Jail after he posted bail. Kovacich was in jail pending trial on charges that he murdered his wife, Janet, in 1982.
Kovacich, a former Placer County Sheriff's Deputy, posted an additional $50,000 on the half million dollar bond to spring himself from the county clink late Friday evening.
He had been released previously on a $1 million bond, but was rearrested when additional kidnapping charges were filed. A piece of a skull was recovered in Rollins Reserviour (near Colfax) and after testing, it is believed to be that of the late Janet Kovacich. Investigators believe Paul Kovacich used a gun to shoot her in the head and dispose of her body.
For more information, see the upcoming Sentinel edition, hitting the streets of Auburn on Wednesday, July 18 and fully distributing to Lincoln and Foresthill by Friday, July 20.
Sentinel teams with AuburnBuzz.com to build local online community
by John McCreadie
Sentinel Contributing Writer
In a move to bring readers more timely local news coverage and easier access to its community-focused articles, the Sentinel is now on the Web through an affiliation with AuburnBuzz.com, a locally based website interested in taking Auburn’s strong sense of community online.
