Jeff Pelline's Sierra Foothills Report

The internet is changing how we communicate. And the long dormant website, BarryPruett.com — once the URL for his unsuccessful race for clerk-recorder — has been spruced up, along with one for Sue McGuire, the tea party candidate for the District 1 Supervisor race. It’s all thanks to Designs by Dwight. Barry’s new website is [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized | 7 Comments »

I happened to be headed down Broad St. around noon and noticed what appeared to be KVMR’s News Director and hard-right blogger George Rebane sitting at a window table, eating lunch and enjoying a tête-à-tête. It was a sight to behold for a regular KVMR listener like me. But I’m glad to see the register [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized | 38 Comments »

This eats at some people, but as I often write, our community is “purple” politically — not red. A recent market analysis by Buxton for the City of Grass Valley, discussed at this week’s Council meeting, confirms this notion. In fact, “steadfast conservatives” — while noteworthy — is outpaced by “urban commuter families” and “professional [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized | 6 Comments »

Some people like to make fun of Nevada City for its open-minded politics. But the city showed its “soul” at last night’s city council meeting. Besides endorsing a plan to keep the APPLE Center open with volunteers, reported here, the Council agreed to write a letter of support for the Nisenan Historical Cultural Preservation group. [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized | 8 Comments »

I’m expecting the APPLE Center in Nevada City to remain open with volunteers. The board meets tonight to reconsider a decision to close the Center later this month for lack of funds. Last night the Nevada City Council gave its support to keep the Center open as a place for education about water conservation, composting, [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

“Newt Gingrich better hope voters who lapped up his delicious hits on the ‘elite media’ and liberals don’t read the Drudge Report this morning,” according to Politico. “Or the National Review. Or the American Spectator. Or Ann Coulter. “If they do, Gingrich comes off looking like a dangerous, anti-Reagan, Clintonian fraud. “It’s as if the [...]

Filed under: Uncategorized | 11 Comments »