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- Gill makes Yuba City history
- First Punjabi-American sworn in; East Indians celebrate
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- Jagtar Gill's eyes shone Tuesday as he spoke about the pride he has for his son.
A college graduate, a banker and now mayor of Yuba City, Kash Gill is the first and only one in his family to be in politics. The success of his motto — "dare to... Full story
- Yuba treasurer suggests successor
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- As supervisors said farewell Tuesday to longtime Yuba County Treasurer-Tax Collector Jim Kennedy, they got a suggestion from him about who should take his place.
Kennedy, who is retiring at the end of the year after 30 years as the county's chief... Full story
- Schwarzenegger vetoes Logue's water bill
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill by Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda, on penalties for water violations by small governments, and signed a handful of others by state Sen. Sam Aanestad and Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber.
Logue's bill, AB... Full story
- Gubernatorial candidate Whitman names county chairs
- Appeal-Democrat
- Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has named chairs for her campaign in Sutter, Yuba and Colusa counties, with some familiar names on the list.
Former Yuba County Supervisor Don Schrader is the chair in that county, and Franklin Elementary School... Full story
- GOP gubernatorial candidate Campbell visits Yuba City
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Campbell dropped into Yuba City for a luncheon appearance Friday, emphasizing his plan for overhauling the budget in Sacramento amid the backdrop of a fiscally dysfunctional state.
Befitting his background as former... Full story
- Yuba elections stuck under feds’ thumb
- Agency wants to wriggle out now, county being cautious with process
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- One Yuba County agency is looking for relief from a long-standing requirement to get federal approval for any election practice changes, but the county itself isn't on board.
At least not yet.
A July U.S. Supreme Court ruling gave special... Full story
- Herger to miss Peach Tree charity event
- By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat
- Congressman Wally Herger won't be able to attend the golfing charity fundraiser today at Peach Tree Golf and County Club that's part of events marking the club's 50th anniversary, his spokesman said.
"He really wishes he could be there," Matt... Full story
- Judge sides with Sutter County assessor
- By Howard Yune/Appeal-Democrat
- Sutter County's assessor needed only 20 minutes Wednesday to gain the upper hand in a tax dispute that could define the power of his post — and of the county's elected officials.
During a hearing in Sutter County Superior Court, a retired... Full story
- Obama takes offensive in health care debate
- President aims to take back reins with Wednesday speech
- Associated Press
- WASHINGTON — Facing near unanimous Republican opposition and a serious divide among his own Democrats, President Barack Obama is using a highly unusual address to Congress on Wednesday to sell the country on the need to reform America's health... Full story
- Fear, anticipation surround Y-S expectations on health care
- By Howard Yune/Appeal-Democrat
- President Barack Obama's speech today before Congress to sell reforms of U.S. health care is breeding local anticipation and fear.
While lawmakers grapple with how to insure some of the estimated 50 million Americans lacking coverage and lower... Full story
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