El Dorado County Archives

South Lake Tahoe Mandatory Evacuation Orders Downgraded

September 7, 2021 11:11 am

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) officials lifted mandatory evacuation orders in the Southern Lake Tahoe area on Monday due to fire crews having significantly beaten back the nearby Caldor Fire in the last week. The Caldor...

Caldor Fire Steered Away From South Lake Tahoe, Wildfire Threat Remains

September 2, 2021 6:35 amSeptember 2, 2021 6:36 am

Wildfire crews working around the clock managed to keep the Caldor Fire at bay of reaching the Lake Tahoe resort town of South Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, saving one of the largest cities in the region. The Caldor Fire, which...

30,000 Evacuated As Caldor Fire Approaches South Lake Tahoe

August 30, 2021 9:20 pmAugust 31, 2021 3:04 pm

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the mandatory evacuation of 30,000 El Dorado County residents and tourists on Monday, including the entire 22,000 person city of South Lake Tahoe, due to the rapid encroachment of...

Placerville City Council Votes Unanimously to Remove Noose from City Seal

April 14, 2021 7:12 pm

During a Placerville City Council meeting on Tuesday night, Council members voted unanimously to remove the noose in the Placerville city seal due to modern day racial justice considerations. Controversy over the noose, which stems from the city’s ‘western justice’...

San Francisco, Six Other Counties Fall To Red Reopening Tier

March 3, 2021 2:27 pmMarch 3, 2021 3:04 pm

On Tuesday, the California Department of Health downgraded the counties of El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Napa, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Clara from the the highest COVID-19 reopening tier, purple, to the next lowest, red. The move, which...

Placerville City Seal Noose Controversy Ramps Up as Some Equate it With Modern Racial Strife

February 4, 2021 6:07 pm

Officials in the city of Placerville formed a subcommittee this week for recommendations over removing a noose from the city seal. The seal, which includes a miner panning gold, also includes a noose hanging from a tree. It references the...

California: ‘Closed Until Further Notice’

December 14, 2020 7:40 amDecember 14, 2020 2:55 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom imposed another statewide lockdown on the state’s residents. For many, this is the death blow to their businesses. Signs in businesses everywhere say “Closed until further notice.” Tesla founder Elon Musk announced he has had enough...