Placerville and El Dorado County residents learned about the latest in wildfire preparedness at the second annual Get Prepared for Wildfire Season event co-sponsored by Placerville Fire Safe Council and the city of Placerville.
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Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) this past week introduced SB 739, new legislation that will impact more than 284,000 students that attend charter public schools by extending the charter renewal period by an additional two years.
California Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil of Jackson, co-author of the “Sexually Violent Predator Accountability, Fairness and Enforcement Act” (SAFE Act), is vehemently opposing the placement of a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) in Sutter Creek.
With burglary and other theft crimes still on par with last year in San Francisco and many other California cities, lawmakers have scheduled a hearling later this week for new legislation to overturn Proposition 47, the California law that lessens criminal penalties.
PARADISE, Calif. — Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego), Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson), Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), and Assemblymember Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) have introduced the “Sexually Violent Predator Accountability, Fairness, and Enforcement Act” (SAFE Act), a measure aimed at preventing the state from continuing to try to secretly dump Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs) in unsuspecting communities throughout the state.
Corporal Ronil Singh of the Newman Police department was fatally shot after pulling over a suspected drunk driver on Christmas Eve 2018. Cpl. Singh was born in Fiji, but immigrated to the US in 2003 and joined the Newman police force in 2011. He left behind a wife and baby boy.
The Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Friday presented by Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil to proclaim Feb. 16 as California Almond Day.
California grows nearly 80% of the world's almonds and the state is home to 7,600 almond farms.
Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (D-Jackson) introduced SB 375 to provide employers with financial relief from the cost of compliance with the new COVID-19 workplace safety standards that took effect in early February. SB 375 would provide an annual credit against state payroll taxes to reimburse employers for costs such as testing, masking, ventilation systems, exclusion from work, and other pandemic-based regulatory compliance costs.