Jeff Pelline's Sierra Foothills Report

I received this email from a regular reader: “Just received an auto-poll call: Male voice – ‘We are conducting a survey in Grass Valley. Would you support a 1/4 percent sales tax increase in the next election for public safety?’ 1 for yes, 2 for no.” This poll comes amid well-publicized cutbacks in the Grass [...]

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Editor’s note: Well, to be specific, Romney handily won the Florida primary against Newt. But a Romney win is an Obama win, because: (1) Romney is becoming a shoe-in for the GOP nomination (Virginia is up next) against Obama; and (2) Newt greased the skids for Obama’s campaign strategy against Romney (AKA a “Wall St. [...]

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Editor’s note: “Do you think?” One of the biggest instigators is our own “sand-pounding” Congressman Tom McClintock. In the state, it’s our “sand-pounding” Assemblyman Dan Logue, who is ditching us for a more “flatland district.” Our representation in the state and Congress is an embarrassment. One day Americans will wise up and realize that the [...]

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Here’s a preview of one from Honda: Here’s a Super Bowl feast:

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‘John C. Fremont’ to speak at tea party meeting in Yuba City “Rex Ruth in character as Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Sutter Buttes Tea Party Patriots,” the Appeal-Democrat is reporting in its briefs. “Portraying Fremont in 1864, Ruth will talk about the California [...]

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“Here’s some good news: California added jobs at a faster pace than all but six other states last year,” the Sacramento Bee is reporting. “The number of employed Californians grew by 263,000, or 1.9 percent, during 2011, significantly higher than the 1.1 percent nationwide growth rate. “No state added more jobs than California. Only North [...]

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Editor’s note: This is what irks me about spending too much time listening to extremist views, in our county and country: “Most of us are in the middle” politically. Thanks to a regular reader for sending it along. “In an election year, it’s hard to turn on the television or read a newspaper without getting [...]

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I received this press release: Congressional candidate Jim Reed will be hosted at the Nevada City Veterans Building upstairs hall on Saturday, February 4, from 1-3 p.m. by the Nevada County Democratic Women’s Club. The public is invited to meet Reed and learn where he stands on the issues. He believes that congressional representatives must [...]

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Editor’s note: Nevada City is becoming a “tourist destination” for upscale Burning Man attendees before, during, and after the event. “This is the first time I’ve seen Nevada City mentioned in Jack Rabbit Speaks,” a worldwide email list of close to 300,000 Burning Man fans, said one regular reader. The Burning Man lottery has created [...]

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“California is still struggling with the aftereffects of its housing bust, but some economists say there is hope for the state’s finances in the rise of Internet darlings like Facebook Inc.,” the Wall Street Journal is reporting. “The state expects an increase in revenue in 2013, largely because of the Silicon Valley recovery that has [...]

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