Happy Monday! A reminder that below this week's featured offerings you will find a local news digest designed to help you easily keep up with important stuff that's happening in your backyard. And: A seasonal recipe to bring some delicious to your week.
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By Eric Johnson
Published Apr 29, 2024
On Photography and Politics
Art and Community
This week, we focus on a Californian who found a creative way to contribute to his community. Robert Buelteman is a fine art photographer who devoted much of his career to protecting the wild lands around his home on the San Francisco Peninsula. By beautifully documenting redwood forests, oak studded hillsides and a watershed that were under massive pressure of development, he helped two environmental organizations preserve more than 140,000 acres of land from Santa Cruz to San Francisco.
This all occurred during the decades when the place once known as the "Valley of Heart's Delight" exploded to become became Silicon Valley. And, in his later career, Buelteman invented a new form of imaging technology that was celebrated in nationwide publications, including Wired magazine. His inspring, brief recounting is a very "California" story.
The Making of ‘The Unseen Peninsula’
A celebrated photographer reflects on the life that led to his first book, which captures a secret paradise in the heart of the San Francisco Peninsula.
Robert Buelteman Captures the Secret Beauty of Plants
Before he started making images without a camera, Robert Buelteman was a celebrated nature photographer who worked primarily in black-and-white film.
Recipe of the Week
Our friends at Sacramento Digs Gardening publish a recipe from their gardens every Sunday, which we feature here so you can start your week with some yum.
See more recipes in their Taste Spring! cookbook.
Rhub-berry cake does a flip for spring
NEW Upside-down cake features stripes of rhubarb, dots of blueberries
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Placer Residents Rally Against County Rezone |
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Placer residents gathered outside the Domes building in Auburn on April 23 for a peaceful rally to protect their communities against the county’s rezone project. |
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Auburn Council Approves PCTPA Sales Tax Expenditure Plan in Split Vote |
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A potential half-cent sales tax is closer to reaching the November ballot in Placer County, as the City of Auburn was last to approve an expenditure plan for Placer County Transportation Planning Agency’s potential sales tax measure in their April … |
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Placer County Offering Drug Take-Back on April 27 |
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Placer County is offering free anonymous drug drop-offs at various locations throughout the county on April 27, from 10AM to 2PM |
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Rocklin Moves Forward on College Park Apartments |
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The 180-unit, affordable senior housing portion of the larger College Park development at Sierra College in Rocklin should begin construction by the end of the year, officials said. |
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Mandarin Festival Moving to Roseville |
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Festival team cites rent increase for exit from Gold Country Fairgrounds. |
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Local Film Creators Looking for Community Extras at Fast Fridays Event in June |
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A team of native Auburn film creators are coming to town to shoot a movie, and they are looking for the community to take part in their creation. |
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Placer County Approves Additional Funding for Colfax Skate Park |
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved an additional $130,000 be provided to the city of Colfax for the proposed skate park. |
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Recent Statewide News |
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• California's Population Increased Last Year for First Time Since 2020
During the much-ballyhooed “California exodus” amid the pandemic, remote workers moved to other states where they could live for a fraction of the cost compared to cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco.
(04/29/2024) → Los Angeles Times• Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Swath of California Desert and Preserve a Sacred Land
Indigenous Californians want President Biden to establish a national monument in a stretch of desert that is both an ecological wonder and a window into their cultures.
(04/27/2024) → Los Angeles Times• Who Killed CA Utility Bill Legislation?
A bill to rein in a proposed monthly fee on California electric bills would let California’s largest for-profit utility companies charge customers $24 per month — with fees as low as $6 for lower-income customers — as a kind of membership fee for the power grid.
(04/26/2024) → CalMatters• Rural Counties Far From Universities Struggle to Recruit Teachers
Nine counties located more than an hour away from universities with teacher preparation programs face particular difficulties.
(04/25/2024) → EdSource• California Wants Better Animal Shelter Conditions, Stray Population Curbed
Several bills making their way through the California Legislature seek to address overcrowded animal shelters and streamline how animals receive care.
(04/24/2024) → Los Angeles Times• Bill Would Allow Arizona Abortion Providers to Practice in California Temporarily
Newsom-backed bill would allow Arizona abortion providers to practice in California as the Republican-led state restricts access.
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Government Announcements |
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United States (04/27/2024) H-E-B Issues Voluntary Recall for 3-Ounce Cups of Creamy Creations Ice Cream in Select Flavors |
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Committed to the safety and quality of its products, H-E-B is voluntarily issuing a recall for 12-count packages of 3-ounce cups of Creamy Creations ice cream in select flavors for potential metal. The affected products were distributed to all H-E-B stores in Texas and Mexico and Central Market, Joe
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State of California (04/26/2024) Gail Pellerin CA Assembly 28: |
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Assemblymember Pellerin Comments on AB 2654 (Fong) from the Assembly Elections Committee
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Fri, 04/26/2024 - 12:15
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Friday, April 26, 2024
Assemblymember Gail Pellerin made the following comments during Assembly Elections Committee yesterday, April 25, 2024.
Additionally, Assemblymember Pellerin provides the following statement: I have not spoken to the Governor or any members of his team about AB …
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City of Morgan Hill (04/26/2024) National River Clean Up Day in MH |
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May 18, 2024 is National River Cleanup Day! Join the Environmental Services team for its biannual creek cleanup at 100 Edes Ct., 9 a.m. to noon to keep our environment healthy and clean! Register through Eventbrite and we'll see you out in the field!
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United States (04/26/2024) 802 VT Frozen Recalls Frozen Meat Pizza Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens |
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WASHINGTON, April 26, 2024 - 802 VT Frozen, a Newport, Vt. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,221 pounds of frozen meat pizza due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department...
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State of California (04/26/2024) Gail Pellerin CA Assembly 28: |
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Support AB 2839 - Deepfake Disinformation
robbee
Fri, 04/26/2024 - 09:50
Friday, April 26, 2024
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State of California (04/26/2024) Dawn Addis CA Assembly 30: |
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Assemblymember Addis spoke at a press conference held with Governor Newsom and Members of the California Legislative Women's Caucus regarding the Arizona Abortion Bill.
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City of Milpitas (04/25/2024) Community Town Hall Budget meeting |
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Join us for an important gathering at our upcoming Budget Meeting Townhall! Your voice matters, and we want to ensure that every member of the Milpitas community has the opportunity to be heard and participate in the decision-making process.
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State of California (04/25/2024) Ash Kalra CA Assembly 25: |
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Assemblymember Kalra Celebrates Passage of AB 2441 to Reduce Harmful Police Referrals in K-12 Schools
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Thu, 04/25/2024 - 15:17
Thursday, April 25, 2024
SACRAMENTO Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) and AB 2441 co-sponsors celebrate the bills passage out of the Assembly Education Committee yesterday. AB 2441 will decrease law enforcement involvement in student behavioral issues at school and provide …
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City of Saratoga (04/25/2024) Spring Cleanup! Household Hazardous Waste Event |
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Make an appointment online to bring household hazardous waste items and unused medications to a special event at City Hall on May 11, 8 a.m. - noon.
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United States (04/24/2024) Tama Corporation Recalls Product Because of Possible Health Risk |
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Tama Corporation of Doral FL is recalling 24-ounce containers of "Oueso de Mano PAISA" have contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy indivi
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