Off Beat
- Off Beat: Historic moment for Yuba-Sutter
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- It was a moment in history that went by in a flash. You may have missed it. Here's your chance to relive the moment.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly compilation of metropolitan area employment and unemployment.
And in the fourth... Full story
- Off Beat: Be sure to brush your teeth
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- Now that the fluoride debate is over in Olivehurst, it's time to get some real facts, albeit too late.
The Congressional Research Service issued a report last month about fluoride, noting the pros and cons.
"The fluoridation of drinking water often... Full story
- Off Beat: Working on Sunday? That’s dedication
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- Who left the water running in the Sutter County Probation Department?
It turns out it was nobody. The pipes froze.
That's the report county supervisors received recently when they were asked to approve payment of $100,000 worth of emergency repairs... Full story
- Off Beat: Looking for news? Don’t go to YC police site
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- If you looked at the Yuba City Police Department's website earlier this month, and if you were trying to find out what was going on, you would have learned about the Breast Cancer Race for Awareness.
The 2012 Breast Cancer Race for Awareness.
Yes, ... Full story
- Off Beat: Rep. Garamendi stars on C-SPAN
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- There's definitely a difference between Rep. John Garamendi and your former congressman, Wally Herger.
Garamendi loves to talk on the floor of the House of Representatives.
And talk. And talk. And talk.
Herger was more of a church mouse, but Garam... Full story
- Off Beat: 250 acres? How about 18.7 percent?
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- That was quite a controversy they had going in Sutter County about solar panels.
Last Sunday's Forum page was filled with letters pro and con, but mostly con.
What was all the fuss about? Loss of views of the precious Sutter Buttes? Loss of "prime"... Full story
- Off Beat: Butte County worse off than Yuba-Sutter?
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- When it comes to comparisons, Yuba-Sutter tends not to do very well.
When you compare this area to other areas, it can get downright embarrassing.
But in one recent comparison, Yuba-Sutter came out on top.
However, the comparison was with Butte Co... Full story
- Off Beat: DiFi still fighting Yuba County casino
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- When she's not introducing gun control laws, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is aiming at Indian casinos. And she gets some of her ammo from Yuba County.
On March 6, Feinstein reintroduced her Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act, which will cut down on r... Full story
- Off Beat: No Alt-ernative for San Diego district
- It's time for an update on one of your favorite Yuba College administrators, Al Alt.
Alt departed Yuba in June when his position as vice chancellor was eliminated. He had arrived in 2003. His tenure was marked by a few controversies, but Alt always ... Full story
- Off Beat: Slow down, Yuba-Sutter. You’re going too fast
- Let's not move too fast on this one, Yuba-Sutter. You don't want to get out over your skis.
And so, with great deliberation, Yuba and Sutter counties, and three of the cities, slog ahead to prepare a regional habitat conservation plan.
One has to w... Full story
