Amador County – California Globe

Celebrating America’s 249th Birthday in a Small Town

July 5, 2025 9:36 amJuly 5, 2025 9:36 am

As California Governor Gavin Newsom was probably sipping on a PlumpJack Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and bashing the President for the One Big Beautiful Bill passage, as well as hard-timing him over fires which broke out of federal land in California,...

Rural Public Safety Enhancement Bill Moves Forward in the Legislature

April 7, 2025 2:55 amApril 7, 2025 2:56 am

A bill aimed at enhancing rural public safety by expanding the definition of “peace officer” to include deputy sheriffs in Amador and Nevada counties continued to await placement in the Assembly this week following passage in the Senate. Senate Bill...

Amador County Sheriff Will Work with ICE Over Criminal Illegal Aliens

March 3, 2025 2:55 amMarch 3, 2025 2:56 am

Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman is the first sheriff in California to publicly state that he will cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement when dealing with criminal illegal aliens. “I’m the first Sheriff to come out strong on a common...

A Very Normal and Wonderful Independence Day Breathes Life Into Oppressive California

July 5, 2024 8:38 amJuly 8, 2024 6:18 am

As I have reported before, living in downtown Sacramento for more than 30 years hasn’t always been a picnic. I frequently write about encounters with homeless vagrants in downtown, as well as in the park near my house. I also...

Repeat Sexually Violent Offender to be Released in Placer County

February 6, 2024 10:04 amFebruary 6, 2024 5:00 pm

Despite opposition by Placer County officials and residents, sexually violent predator William Stevenson is slated for release by state officials in the Northern California county, “but they are not yet prepared to reveal where,” CBS News reports. “The California Department of...

Paroled Felon Stabs 3, Killing one in ‘Random Act of Violence’ in Amador County

October 31, 2023 1:41 pmOctober 31, 2023 3:44 pm

How does a felon convicted and sentenced for murder get let out of prison on parole? This is not a test. A homeless man, out on parole because he was recently released from state prison having been convicted and sentenced...

Repeat Sex Offender Will Be Released as ‘Transient’ in Placer County

July 19, 2023 7:42 amJuly 20, 2023 3:26 pm

In March, the Globe reported on a sexually violent predator who was being released for the second time from prison. And he was going to be released to another county rather than his home county, as the law requires. We...