CAL FIRE and local emergency crews responded late Monday evening, July 28, 2025, to multiple vegetation fires near East Bennett Road and Lava Rock Avenue in Grass Valley.

Somehow, our top city executive now earns more than $280,000 a year in total compensation — a sum typically reserved for managers of cities 10 to 20 times our size. How did we get here?

“Critics have accused county officials of misleading the public. County Counsel Kit Elliott claimed the resolution would not lead to property loss… However, Treasurer-Tax Collector Michelle Bodley corrected the record, confirming that unpaid special assessments on the tax roll could lead to a tax auction by 2031 if the resolution passes.”

“The BBB establishes a $50 billion Rural Hospital Fund – up from $25 billion – specifically designed to support health providers in rural areas and provide a safety net against any loss of Medicaid funds.”

Culture matters.

Sal Albert asks the Board of Supervisors not to let Agenda Item 27 take away the public’s right to choose their Auditor-Controller.

Welcome to the Nevada County Government Center—where the conversations are casual, the compensation is astronomical, and the punch (and cookies) are taxpayer-funded year-round.

Several fire departments had deployed engine companies to help with the Green Fire, including Grass Valley, Nevada City, North San Juan, Higgins, Roseville, Peardale Chicago Park, and CalFire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit, among others.

“The County’s pension funding has plummeted from 76% in 2019 to just 62.8% today, with unfunded liabilities soaring to more than $223 million. This catastrophic failure is the direct result of repeated inaction and neglect.”

Yeltsin’s actions post-coup raise questions about Clinton’s assumptions.

Heidi decided the public comment period about our small-town budget was the perfect time to fire off X posts about the Supreme Court abortion decision.

Supervisor Robb Tucker cast the only dissenting vote on a $415.5 million county budget—a budget that exceeds projected revenues by approximately $24 million.

The responsibility to carry out the board’s wishes to solve the issues of bullying and harassment lies with the operational administration - superintendent Dan Frisella and NU principal Kelly Rhoden. 

Heidi has lost all focus.

As the Nevada County Board of Supervisors considers a proposed $415.5 million budget for FY 2025–26, it is our civic duty to confront a troubling truth: this budget is not balanced, and pretending otherwise puts our county’s financial credibility at serious risk.

El Dorado County Sheriff Jeff Leikauf introduces Chad Bianco to a capacity crowd at the El Dorado County Republican Party Headquarters

Nevada County Supervisors will decide next week whether to ask the Legislature to be able to add Nevada County to the list of counties authorized to appoint—rather than elect—a Registrar of Voters.

Leaked… ;-)

A proclamation designating June as Nevada County Pride Month sparked debate at Board of Supervisors meeting, exposing divisions over the role of symbolic gestures in local governance. The controversy is unlikely to fade quickly, as supervisors face ongoing pressure to define their priorities.

As smoke from a controlled burn moved from Nevada City to a wider area of Western Nevada County, members of local Facebook Groups started to ask the other members about the location of a potential fire. “Anyone know about the fire we are smelling and seeing,” asked someone named Terra. Locals were showing an increasing amount of concern after receiving no warning.