Know the Difference: Primary Elections
A primary election is held months before the November general election to determine which candidates appear on the final, general…
Prescribed Burn Associations: Managing Your Property with Fire
Tuolumne County is one of 29 counties in California with a Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) (1). Prescribed burns are permitted…
Medicare Scare
Before taking control of Congress in January 2025, Republican lawmakers repeatedly promised not to cut Medicare, the public health insurance program…
California’s 2026 Primary Election is June 2
The following list of important dates is the schedule of notable 2026 Primary Election activities planned by the State of…
Are Local Elections in Peril?
We are facing a potentially dire electoral emergency. Will Congress outlaw vote-by-mail before November? Will voters feel threatened at the…
Can Communities Count on FEMA?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the U.S. government’s lead agency for coordinating disaster response and recovery. Its responsibilities…
Sunday, March 8 is International Women’s Day
Honor your mother, your sister, your wife, your girlfriend, and all the women in your life on Sunday, March 8,…
The 2025 SAVE Act Resurfaces: What It Could Mean for Voters in Tuolumne County
[Note: This is an update to “League of Women Voters Opposes the SAVE Act” appearing in our December 19, 2025…
Homeowners’ Insurance Prices Could Skyrocket: Changes to the California FAIR Plan
The California FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan website explains its establishment in 1968 as a syndicate to provide…
Tuolumne County Needs Weather Data
In Tuolumne County, weather shapes our daily lives. We watch storms build over the ridges, track shifting winds during fire…
Update: Tuolumne County Library and Parks & Recreation Department
Liz Peterson, Deputy County Administrator and currently serving as the Interim Director of the Library and Parks and Recreation Department,…
Heat: Compassion or Indifference to a Rapidly Warming Planet?
In 2024, the average world temperature rose 1.5 degrees Centigrade (C). It was the hottest year on record and among…
