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Campaign season gears up

Candidate filing for the Nov. 2 general election will close Aug. 6. However, if incumbents do not file by that date, the filing period for that office will be extended to Aug. 11, reports Placer … more

Gloria Beverage | 7/22/10 12:00:AM | 379 views | 3 comments

Small cities, big pay

Grand jury: Placer city manager pay on par with Bay Area despite lower cost of living more

By Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer | 6/29/10 09:00:PM | 3883 views | 24 comments

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Grand jury: More public scrutiny needed for supes’ $100,000 donation pot

Placer County supervisors need to tighten up on the $100,000 they donate every year from county coffers to non-profits and community organizations, the grand jury says. In a report made public … more

By Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer | 6/27/10 12:00:PM | 2427 views | 5 comments

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Super salaries: Supes open up county coffers for top-paid employees

Some of Placer County’s highest employee contracts for the coming year were OK’d Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. Topping the list was Dr. Olga Ignatowicz, who will receive a total … more

By Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer | 6/23/10 08:00:AM | 3349 views | 45 comments

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Doolittle says Justice Department case closed against him

WASHINGTON — Former California Rep. John Doolittle, who retired from Congress while under investigation in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, said today that the Justice Department has closed its … more

Associated Press and Auburn Journal reports | 6/11/10 01:29:PM | 5090 views | 129 comments