Democratic Central Committee members sworn in

From the Ledger-Dispatch.
At its December re-organization meeting, Amador Clerk-Recorder Sheldon Johnson swore in the elected and appointed members of the Amador County Democratic Central Committee for the 2007-08 term of office.
Elected Chair of the Committee was Sally Trestrail of Sutter Creek. Vice Chair is Randy Bayne of Ione, Secretary is Janine Smalley of Sutter Creek, [...]

Plymouth casino plan surfaces

The Ledger-Dispatch is reporting
The Bureau of Indian Affairs within the United States Department of the Interior has distributed a Notice of Gaming Land Acquisition Application concerning the Ione Band of Miwok Indians’ application for land to be taken into trust for the tribe.
The Ione Band is seeking approximately 228 acres in and around [...]

Amador Co. Democratic Central Committee elects officers

At their December re-organization meeting, Amador Clerk-Recorder, Sheldon Johnson, swore in the elected and appointed members of the Amador Democratic Central Committee for the 2007-2008 term of office.
Elected Chair of the Committee was Sally Trestrail of Sutter Creek. Vice Chair is Randy Bayne of Ione, Secretary is Janine Smalley of Sutter Creek, Treasurer is [...]

CA Democrats invited to help select delegates to the State Convention

x-posted at California Notes
The California Democratic Party is inviting California Democrats who were involved in the 2006 campaign to help select delegates to this year’s California Democratic Party State Convention. The convention will be held April 27 – 29, 2007 in San Diego.
Delegate Election Meetings are being convened in each of the state’s 80 Assembly [...]

Does he even know who we are?

A couple weeks ago, just after the election, I signed up to receive “updates” from Alan Nakanishi’s office. I have yet to get my first update, but did notice an invitation in the Ledger-Dispatch to an open house he was hosting. There were actually two, one in his capitol office, which is not terribly convenient, [...]

Open thread

This week’s open thread.

Some Amador wildlife

These pictures were taken on December 2 near Curran Road.
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See more pictures on my Flickr site and at Bayneweb.com