Colfax Real Estate Tight as Inventory Sinks
In the Colfax area 28 single family homes are on the market from Weimar to Alta, far below historical levels. Robby Robinson of Robinson Realty notes the inventory is as low as ever, with average list prices around 473,960. The piece cites changing demographics and Colfax as a bedroom community with strong access to Sierra College campuses and the I-80 corridor.
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Colfax
Weimar
Alta
Robby Robinson
Robinson Realty
Robinson
Kathy Smith
California Highway Patrol targets drunk driving during holidays
CHP officers emphasize detecting impaired driving beyond obvious signs. They cite routine stops for speeding, violations, or equipment issues as gateways to DUI scrutiny. If symptoms appear, drivers may face field sobriety tests or citations.
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California Highway Patrol
Sven Miller
Gold Run Area
CHP
Rich Ruiz
Wild horses face slaughter after omnibus bill passage
The Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act protection ends as the Omnibus Appropriations Bill creates an excess category. Congressman Conrad Burns added HR 4818, enabling removal of federal horse protections. The snowy plover remains protected, while western wild horses move toward potential slaughter under the new labeling.
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Conrad Burns
Montana
Holiday traffic crackdown launched by state agency
SACRAMENTO Business, Transportation and Housing Agency Secretary Lynne Wright McPeak launched Operation Holiday Wish List, a multi-department traffic safety strike force for Christmas and New Year. Directors from five BTH departments joined, and McPeak even wrote to Santa asking for aid with messages to enforce Click It or Ticket, Obey the Speed Limits, and You Drink You Drive You Lose.
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Sacramento
Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
Lynne Wright McPeak
BTH
McPeak
Santa
Grant aids Colfax Depot renovation by Native community
The United Auburn Indian Community awards a $50,000 challenge grant to the Colfax Area Historical Society for interior depot renovations to house the Chamber of Commerce a traveler waiting area a museum and rest rooms. The grant matches funds raised up to $50,000 and brings Colfax totals for the year to $80,000.
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United Auburn Indian Community
Colfax Area Historical Society
Charlie Gray
Historical Society
Sacramento News
Gray
Helen Wayland
Wayland and Gray
Colfax
Chamber of Commerce
Kris Martin
United Auburn Tribe
Sierra Vista Community Center
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Sierra
Truckee
Auburn
Sierra College
Alta Real Estate
Clair Johnson
Mike Pappa
Vivian Pappa
Olive Johnson
United Methodist Church
Pappa
Highway Patrol
Jamesville
Debra Fulenwider
Debra
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