Joone Lopez Leaving CCWD

   In a press release earlier today, it was announced that after two years as General Manager of CCWD that Joone Lopez is going back to Southern California.

   In a phone conversation with Ms. Lopez,  she told us that her mother lives in Orange County, and that as an only child, she feels she needs to be where she is needed. Lopez stated that she has, "loved serving CCWD and living in Calaveras County," and that she will "miss everyone."

Look Who's Talking About Agenda 21?

   After over a year of calls to attention from the audience and the Board of Supervisors meetings, Agenda 21 is finally coming into the election debates.

Facebook Friday

Just an update on Facebook's IPO. After reaching a high of $45 a share on Friday, (FB) lost momenum and opened on Tuesday morning at $34 a share. Many experienced investors had warned that it could be overpriced or oversold

County's Long List of Lawsuits

   Chair Gary Tofanelli spends quite a bit of time before each meeting reading off the list of lawsuits the County is fighting. At the top of the list is the many years of battles with the Nemees, who owned Trinitas, at least before the County caused them to lose the property due to foreclosure and subsequent bankruptcy. They have such nice neighbors.

Miss Calaveras 2012

Miss Brittany Cox won the Miss Calaveras title last night at Frogtown. Brittany is daughter of Tim and Tisha Cox of Mountain Ranch.

John Edward Trial

The defense rested and deliberations were expected to begin today in the John Edwards trial regarding the misappropriation of campaign funds. As most already know, he is accused of using campaign funds to pay off and try to hide the woman who later bore his child.

Post Office Closures

The U.S. Postal Service announced that it had plans to close many processing centers this summer. If you notice, however, after they make these announcements, the UNION pays millions to spread scare tactic ads across the U. S. in order to get people to call their Senator or Congressman to vote against it and give them more money. Only  $11 Million this time.

We know lots of businesses who could use some of the money the Congress throws at the Post Office, who doesn't seem to have a clue how to run a business properly. Many believe they could lay off half of their workforce and still get the job done. And we hear many recommend that they turn the Postal Service over to a UPS or FedEx, both of whom are far more proficient and economically sound.

HP Cutting Jobs

Hewlett Packard is reporting that they are laying off 30,000 employees in the next few months. Not good news in a laggard economy, hoping for recovery.

Supervisorial Endorsements Coming Soon!

Romney Distances Himself

Presumed Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney carefully distanced himself from racially provocative ads created by a PAC, after Senator McCain denounced them in a press conference yesterday.

3rd Largest IPO in History

Facebook is now setting the record to be the 3rd largest IPO in U. S. History. Only Visa and Enel Spa raised more. Can Facebook (FB) bypass Google, which sells for around $600 a share now?

$100 Billion in Risky Bonds?

It was revealed this morning that J P Morgan, who reported $ 2 billion in losses last quarter, also holds $100 billion in very risky bonds.  CEO Jamie Dimon has agreed to testify before a Senate committee regarding last quarters losses, and what future risk there is to investors.

Facebook Friday

  This is Facebook Friday, as described on early morning business shows. Facebook (FB) symbol begins trading publicly at 8 AM on the NASDAQ. The initial public offering price is $38 per share. The question is, what will the stock close at by the end of the trading day. What do you think?

Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee - Today's Events

Schedule for Friday May 18 

Heritage Day- Food for Families Day, Kids 12 and under free!  Bring in a can food item for the Calaveras County Food Bank.  The first 100 kids who participate will receive a free gift.

General Plan Wastes Millions?

   The General Plan! Oh, the General Plan! Touted by the environmentalist extremists as the answer to all of our problems. Are they kidding, or what!

This General PLan, with its original $1.2 million dollar price tag, TEN YEAR LATER, is the worst looking document we have seen in the history of this County.

Eight More Years of Wilensky Policies?

   Chris Wright cannot say enough good things about his mentor and backer Steve Wilensky! Does he actually believe that the eight years Wilensky spent in office in District 2 that he has improved conditions and made everyone completely happy?

Donna Summer Dies of Cancer

Donna Summer, considered by many to be the female epitomy of the disco era, passed away yesterday, after a battle with cancer. She was 63.

Dell'Orto or Randal?

We felt that Mike Dell'Orto and Bryce Randal were both viable candidates with District 2's economic woes first in their minds. Chris Wright moved into a very low 3rd place after the debate on Channel 9, when he promised more of the same policies and recommended hires like Moreno to cause chaos in our County departments.

Beware District 2 Voters

After watching the Channel 9 video of the District 2 Supervisorial race, we want to warn the voters: Beware of voting for more of the same! Is that what you really want?

The candidate that set himself apart from the three active candidates for that job is Chris Wright. He praises Steve Wilensky and promises 8 more years of the same.

American Black Market?

With all the news surrounding the illegal black market on exotic animals in other part of the world, many are concerned that with the Wildlife organizations in the U.S. mainly used to kill the wild animals, that a black market could be cause in this country.

Counties like Calaveras even pay these Widlife killers to stand by so that if someone wants a wild animal like a bear or mountain lion killed, simply because they are afraid of them, that our wildlife could become rare and or extinct before long, and therefore cause a black market like the ones in other countries.

No Filibusters?

There is a lot of talk on Capitol Hill about doing away with the filibuster. In case you don't know, it was written into the Congressional rules to give the minority party in power a right to at least try and slow down an action they don't approve of by filibustering (doing a lot of talking). What do you think?

G-8 Summit

The G-8 Summit will be held at Camp David in the U. S. beginning today. The brand new socialist President of France, Hollande, will be representing his country for the first time. President Obama has hope that they can work together and that the Summit will be beneficial to every country represented.

Las Vegas Lawsuit?

It was learned late yesterday that Wayne Newton is being sued of his plans to make his home into a museum. Do you know why? Let us know.

NBA Playoffs

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Thunder tonight at Staples Center. Should be a great game.

Van Halen Concerts Postponed

Van Halen has postponed nearly 30 concerts. We are researching the reasons why, and will let you know.