The unfolding criminal case against the leadership of the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has taken a dramatic turn, with Executive Director Jamie Jones now the focus of an active manhunt following a wide-ranging felony indictment.
High school students at Nevada Union High School walked out of class Tuesday afternoon, January 20, and marched to downtown Grass Valley in a protest marked less by a single unifying cause than by a broad—and often profane—collection of grievances.
“While the verdict was reached more than three years ago, the two families of the victims have had to endure not only the devastating loss of their loved ones, but also a long and painful delay in reaching closure within the justice system.”
Online political chatter has evolved into something far more serious: formal complaints to the Fair Political Practices Commission, letters to the Registrar of Voters, records requests, questions involving voter registration history, concerns regarding economic-interest disclosures, and communications reportedly forwarded to county counsel, city officials, and even the District Attorney’s office.
