El Dorado County News

Few would question that EID's engineering staff designs "world class" projects. But the entire $205 million wastewater capacity expansion proposal to be presented May 28th is built upon a shaky foundationa it is built on a highly flawed demand forecast.

Findings from analysis of public records of the compensation of El Dorado County Auditor-Controller Joe Harn indicate that he is paid far more than comparable county Auditors and that he gets bonuses that may be inappropriate.

May 24--Clay Nutting and Adam Saake put in long hours at their bustling midtown restaurants LowBrau and the Golden Bear.

El Dorado County health officials are warning residents and visitors to stay away from chipmunks and squirrels because of renewed fears of the plague.

Josh, left, and Bob Lilly have a plan to turn old carpet into water filtration. They operate out of the old Westel-Oviatt lumber mill south of El Dorado Hills.

Californians began paying 5 cents per square yard to fund a carpet recycling program in 2011, courtesy of Assembly Bill 2398.

After babysitting the puppy for six days, the couple's friend's mother, Carol Stratton of Camino, refused to give the puppy back.

Due to increased plague activity in the Tahoe Basin area last fall, El Dorado County health officials advise caution this summer.

The El Dorado County resident has taken extreme measures against the person cutting down cedar trees including placing boobie traps and hidden cameras nearby.

Computer glitch causes hundreds of people to report for jury duty in So. Lake Tahoe causing massive confusion, traffic and parking snarls.

El Dorado County residents and sheriff's investigators are trying to track down vandals who have laid waste to thousands of dollars' worth of trees on private property.

Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, firefighters and base hospital medical staff in El Dorado County are being recognized as part of National Emergency Medical Services Week, May 19-25. "EMS Week is a great time to say thank you to the dedicated men and women in El Dorado County who make saving lives their mission," said Richard Todd, ... (more)

PROPERTY OWNER Richard Johnson sits on a bench next to his motor home and fifth wheel.

We know you've been waiting a and it's almost here! On June 13 the "Blue Jeans and Country Dreams" 2013 El Dorado County Fair begins.

The El Dorado Community Foundation is proud to announce its first granting opportunity designed specifically for El Dorado Hills-based organizations that meet the definition of charitable organizations as defined by the federal government and whose programs or services support or enhance the community of El Dorado Hills.

ANTI CORRUPTION Protest Monday May 20th 2013 at high noon in Placerville, CA "Hangtown" in front of the courthouse and District Attorney offices against El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson With no charges filed, we're putting massive pressure on the El Dorado County District Attorney to prosecute Dennis Justin of the "Justin Bros Bail ... (more)

Elizabeth Arechiga, principal of Father's Heart Charter School in Thousand Palms, spends time with kindergarden and first-grade students.

The El Dorado County Transportation Division will close both directions of Bass Lake Road between Silver Dove Way and City Lights Drive 6 p.m. Friday, May 31, through 6 a.m. Monday, June 3. The closure is necessary to replace a culvert on Bass Lake Road as Phase 1A of the Bass Lake Road Full Improvements Project.

The state Senate has approved a revised agreement with a Sacramento-area Indian tribe that owns a struggling casino east of the state capital.

The area's unemployment rate plunged to 8.3 percent in April from a revised 9.2 percent in March, a decline that surpassed encouraging statewide numbers, according to state figures released Friday.