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Tea Party blames bad weather for signature shortfall
Posted on January 31, 2010 by jeffpelline
The local Tea Party Patriots are blaming bad weather for a significant shortfall, at least so far, in gathering signatures for a ballot initiative to ban the practice of “allowing taxpayer money to be funneled to politics through public employee unions’ paychecks.” The initiative is called “Citizens Power.” “Here in Nevada County, our goal is [...]
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Bob Lickter photo gallery
Posted on January 31, 2010 by jeffpelline
Here are some images from Nevada City photographer Bob Lickter that he wanted to share: Bob also was the official photographer for this month’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival. He provided a link to his photographs from the show here.
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The Union columnist Rebane endorses Barry Pruett
Posted on January 30, 2010 by jeffpelline
George Rebane, The Union’s monthly columnist, is among those endorsing Barry Pruett for county-clerk recorder, according to Pruett’s website. Others include Stan and Elaine Meckler. The full list is here. Let’s hope that George discloses his endorsement if he writes about the campaign in The Union. Barry also links to his Facebook site where he [...]
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Did The Union take the “low road” against KNCO?
Posted on January 30, 2010 by jeffpelline
I was interested to see The Union publish a letter to the editor this weekend attacking its competitor, KNCO, for airing commentator Rush Limbaugh’s show. It went so far as to include the email address for KNCO chief executive Bob Breck for people to complain. No rebuttal from KNCO appeared. (Now emails are being sent [...]
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Is anyone going to run against John Spencer?
Posted on January 30, 2010 by jeffpelline
As the candidates dribble in for local June elections, the one people keep talking about behind the water cooler is whether anyone is going to run against John Spencer for 3rd district supervisor. John, who is a land surveyer, is married to Patti Ingram, a title escrow officer. Patti’s family has long been involved in [...]
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Open question to Aaron Klein:
Posted on January 30, 2010 by jeffpelline
Aaron, I’d like to research some of the admimistrative salaries and benefits for Sierra College. For example, how much does the dean of the Nevada County campus earn? What do some of the college’s other administrator’s earn? Is this information accessible on the website? A quick review did not disclose that. Also what is the [...]
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Garden and agriculture tax receipts buck county decline
Posted on January 29, 2010 by jeffpelline
You never get to read about this in The Union, because its economic development reporting and commentary is largely ideological and stuck defending the past. But I scanned the latest figures on the unincorporated county’s sales tax receipts released Friday and noticed that the category of garden/agriculture supplies showed an 18 percent year-to-year gain — [...]
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NC Poet Molly Fisk profiled in The Bee
Posted on January 29, 2010 by jeffpelline
Nevada City poet Molly Fisk is profiled in Friday’s edition of The Sacramento Bee. “Small-town life, a red-tailed hawk’s call, love, sex, the injuries of war – Nevada City poet Molly Fisk has taken on those topics and more in verse,” the story begins. It’s a good example of profiling our area’s talent on a [...]
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Nevada County wineries big winners in S.F. Chronicle contest
Posted on January 29, 2010 by jeffpelline
The county’s wineries were big winners in the S.F. Chronicle’s annual wine tasting contest, one of the most prestigious regional contests. The winning wineries included Avanguardia, Indian Springs, Lucchesi, Montoliva, Naggiar, Pilot Peak, Sierra Starr, Smith, Solune and Szabo. Pilot Peak won the prestigious “Best of Class: Judge’s Choice” award for its port. A list [...]
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