Resort for sale

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat April 10, 2013 08:10 am Bear Valley Mountain Resort and surrounding developments are listed for sale and a resort spokeswoman said an ownership change is a lock. The asking price is not included in a listing at cbremarketplace.com, a site operated by Los Angeles-based commercial real estate broker CBRE. “The number is not public,” said Bear Valley spokeswoman Rosie Sundell. “The brokers are working... Read More

CEQA Legislative Updates – Flurry of Hearings on the Horizon

The first PCL-supported CEQA bill, AB 380 (Dickinson), passed out of its first committee hearing on April 1st as well.  Thanks to all who signed on in support of this bill that will mandate electronic notice posting and ensure that the scoping process is public!  We are still gathering support as this bill will go to a second committee hearing on May 1st; click here  to see the support letter and email aokrent@pcl.org to add your organization. We... Read More

Calaveras oks Bike Path Despite Sharp Criticism

By Dana M. Nichols March 31, 2013 Record Staff Writer SAN ANDREAS – Calaveras County is going ahead with plans to build a sidewalk and bicycle path to Jenny Lind Elementary School despite a bitter dispute with school officials over the path. In 2008, the California Department of Transportation awarded more than $200,000 in Safe Routes to School funding for the path. Initially, school officials signed off on the plan, but they now want a different... Read More

Code compliance on supervisors’ agenda

Money-talk will dominate much of the upcoming Calaveras County Board of Supervisors meeting Tues-day, April 9. Three minute orders upholding code compliance violations will be up for adoption by the board. The items come on the heels of a recently released grand jury report, which found the county’s Building Department was backlogged with hundreds of complaints yet to be dealt with. Rebecca Callen, the county’s auditor-controller and treasurer-tax... Read More

CCWD chief warns of water grab

SoCal, Delta thirst for Sierra resource Concern is growing about the future of water supplies throughout the foothills, especially in light of a new Central Valley Delta water plan being rolled out and a continuing population increase throughout the state. Members of the Mountain Counties Water Resources Association who hail from 15 counties on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada are increasingly concerned about their ability to satisfy the potential... Read More

Protecting region’s special places is good for tourism, businesses

As a businessman in Winters, I am fully behind the effort to designate federal lands in the 100-mile stretch from Lake Berryessa to 7,000-foot Snow Mountain as California’s third national conservation area. Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Mike Thompson introduced the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act (S.483/H.R. 1025) on March 7, joined by co-sponsors John Garamendi, Jared Huffman, Anna Eschoo and Ami Bera. Berryessa Snow Mountain... Read More

Congressman John Garamendi calls Delta plan ‘irrational, destructive and foolish’

Garamendi said he is in the process of creating and presenting an alternative plan that will solve the water issues. He said it will be released “soon.” Read Story: Daily Democrat, March 20  Read More

Snow Survey Points to Dry Year

January through March may be the driest year since snow surveys began, but many reservoirs are full thanks to November and December rain and snow SacBee: Read Here Mokelemue Snowpack Ranges 0% to 74% of average. Read: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow/COURSES  Read More

Reflecting on benefits after 40 years of Endangered Species Act

2013 is the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, intended to preserve the rich diversity of our nation’s wildlife. Sacramento Bee op-ed, March 23 http://www.sacbee.com/2013/03/23/5286232/reflecting-on-benefits-after-40.html  Read More

Board adopts Tulloch rental ordinance

After nearly two years of heated discussion and debate, Calaveras County supervisors approved a new ordinance regulating short-term rental properties at Lake Tulloch during Tuesday’s board meeting. The ordinance does not apply to other rentals in the county. The new ordinance requires all short-term rental property owners in Lake Tulloch subdivisions to file an administrative use permit prior to renting their properties. Permits can be revoked... Read More