Storm floods El Dorado County with heavy rain and snow
A California storm drenched El Dorado County with 1 to 4 inches of rain in 48 hours, dropping up to 4 feet of snow in the Sierra peaks. Placerville, Pollock Pines and El Dorado Hills reported major flooding and downed trees, while PG&E outages affected 2,923 customers at one point.
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Cameron Park
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el Dorado
Ehlers
County considers apples to apples study on CalPERS rates
El Dorado County weighs a countywide classification and compensation study to align salaries and benefits for staff and elected officials. A plan to hire outside consultants could cost about 100000 and take up to 18 months. Leaders debate restoring benefits and scrutinize information handling as critics urge not to reward perceived overpayments.
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Bell
Ron Briggs
Briggs
County board analyzes salary schedule changes from 2013
Knorr presented a comparison showing current pay versus the November 2013 resolution. Elected officials would face large reductions while some aides gain, prompting apologies from Norma Santiago and Brian Veerkamp and acknowledgment of the compaction problem. District 2 Supervisor Shiva Frentzen backed the opposition to restored pay.
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el Dorado Hills
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Bell
Mike Owen
Sacramento Bee
Owen
Horn
el Dorado County
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Ron Mikulaco
Norma Santiago
Brian Veerkamp
Veerkamp
Santiago
Shiva Frentzen
El Dorado Hills school boundary debate sparks workshop
Community members allege misused Mello Roos funds and shifting high school boundaries affect Serrano and Diamond Springs students. They claim CFD-1 money was diverted from Oak Ridge to Ponderosa, reducing local options and prompting a public workshop scheduled for Jan. 20 in Oak Ridge.
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Bonnie
Serrano Gates
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Oak Ae
Serrano
Serrano CFD tension over Oak Ridge funding and school boundaries
Serrano residents argue CFD funds fund Oak Ridge improvements and misspendings. Johal counters that Mello Roos can cover out of district attendance while noting separate issues of accounting and boundaries. Phemester cites Rescue Union refinancing Pleasant Grove Middle School to shift costs from Serrano residents.
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Serrano
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Marina Village
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