Two Major Routes to Yosemite National Park Remain Open to Visitors
Highways 140 From the West and 41 From the South Provide Easy Access to the Park and Mariposa County.
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Up-dated: SST Badger Pass Daily Ski Report for January 27, 2012
Badger Pass is located in Yosemite National Park.
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TODAY: Mariposa Museum And History Center To Host Children’s Book Author Wayne Hunt
This book is third in a series of children’s books and is titled: “Zack and the Validators: Good as Gold”. On Friday, January 27 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., join the author in this third in a series of children’s books with the same characters, aimed at the 8 to12 year old age group...
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New Developments on Federal Unemployment Extensions (Up-dated January 24, 2012)
Number of individuals who have run out of benefits is now over 608,500.
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Drought Summary for the Western United States: Up-dated January 24, 2012
Snow-water equivalent in the Sierra improved, although many stations were still in the 20th percentile or lower. Nevertheless, the precipitation provided a 1-category improvement in drought designation in the Sierra, with D2 (Severe Drought) reduced to D1 (Moderate Drought).
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Olsen & Perea CEQA Reform Measure Passes Assembly (With Video)
AB 890 will streamline the process for cities and counties to make minor roadway safety improvements.
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California Governor Jerry Brown Twelve Point Pension Reform Plan
1. Equal Sharing of Pension Costs: All Employees and Employers
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League of California Cities: Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions Discusses Hybrid Plans
...Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) advised the committee that a pension benefit is just one element of employee compensation and it is important to consider all of the elements of the total compensation package.
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Senator Berryhill Appointed To Committee On Invasive Species
The purpose of this committee is to investigate and discover the best ways of preserving California’s native plants and animals from non-native species.
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California December 2011 Pending Home Sales Index
California pending home sales lower in December; distressed sales rise as lenders push through more REOs, short sales, C.A.R. reports.
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Mariposa’s Catnip Society -- Neighbors Working Together To Save Cats And Kittens
The Catnip Society, founded in 2007, promotes the humane treatment of all cats in
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Mariposa Butterfly Festival Seeking Volunteers
...for the upcoming three day event that takes place during the first weekend in May. ...Thursday evening, February 9th at the Miners Inn in Mariposa there will be a Butterfly Festival “Call for Volunteers” Meeting. Starting at 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Mariposa Habitat For Humanity To Hold Open House On January 29th
Habitat for Humanity of Mariposa County would like to invite the community to our Open House on Sunday, January 29th. The event takes place from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at the
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A Docent Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon is being planned for January 31. The
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Yosemite National Park Announces the Release of the Finding of No Significant Impact for the Ahwahnee Comprehensive Rehabilitation Plan
...A public scoping period for The Ahwahnee Comprehensive Rehabilitation Plan occurred from August 13 through September 30, 2009. Targeted scoping to museums, historical societies and preservation groups also occurred in January 2010.
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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks - National Park Service Lends A Hand To Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs
Staff at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks recently completed a decade-long project that allowed a population of imperiled mountain yellow-legged frogs to stage an impressive recovery. This was done through the removal of non-native fish from a large and challenging complex of high-elevation lakes and streams.
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Aerial Firefighters Gearing Up For The 2012 Wildland Forest Fire Season
Intermountain Helicopters of Sonora, California is also getting ready for an active fire season through an aggressive maintenance program on its Bell 212 and Bell 412 twin engine helicopters, according to Rick Livingston, Director of Operations.
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Assemblymember Olsen discusses the budget (Video)
Assemblymember Olsen discusses the Governor's proposed budget and the need for reforms that put people back to work.
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Governor Brown Releases Package of CEQA Reforms
As part of his ongoing efforts to spur job creation, streamline regulations and boost renewable energy, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released a package of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reforms that will simplify and expedite the approval process for key job-creating projects in California.
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State of Union Address by President Obama (Full Text with Video)
Tax reform should follow the Buffett Rule. If you make more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30 percent in taxes. And my Republican friend Tom Coburn is right: Washington should stop subsidizing millionaires. In fact, if you’re earning a million dollars a year, you shouldn’t get special tax subsidies or deductions.
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Congressman Denham Responds to President Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address
“In the past three years, America has witnessed the longest period of sustained high unemployment since the Great Depression. Americans have seen the negative impacts of the Administration’s policies..."
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C-SPAN: 2012 Republican Response to the State of the Union from Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN) (Full Text with Video)
“The President’s grand experiment in trickle-down government has held back rather than sped economic recovery. He seems to sincerely believe we can build a middle class out of government jobs paid for with borrowed dollars. In fact, it works the other way: a government as big and bossy as this one is maintained on the backs of the middle class, and those who hope to join it..."
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Congressman Cardoza's HOME Act Echoed in President's State of the Union Speech
This evening, President Obama introduced a new housing plan that will allow all homeowners who are current on their payments to be able to refinance their mortgage at the current historically low market rates, mirroring Congressman Dennis Cardoza’s (D-Merced) Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity (HOME) Act.
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Yosemite National Park Releases Environmental Assessment for Hiking to Half Dome
The Preferred Alternative is to keep the cables in place with their current configuration and implement daily use limits of 300 people per day.
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Yosemite HD - Stunning timelapse photography
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Large Rockfall Indefinitely Closes Big
Due to a large rockfall that occurred at approximately 11:30 last evening (1/22/12), the
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Although not as newsworthy as those of recent years, many significant rock falls occurred in
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Mariposa County December 2011 Unemployment Rate drops 1.2% from December of 2010
December 2011 had the second highest number of employed workers for the month of December in the county going back to at least 1990. December 2006 had 8,310 workers in the county, just ten more workers than December 2011.
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Offline Solar Answers A Few Frequently Asked Questions About Solar Energy
Everyday there is more and more talk about the advantages of solar energy as a way to minimize our dependence on utility companies and gain energy independence. Offline Solar has powered it offices and business facilities with solar energy since 1982. A regional leader in solar energy...
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