Jeff Pelline's Sierra Foothills Report

Business Winners of the Mardi Gras Window Decorating Contest Announced Wed., Mar. 2, by the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce Best Overall Mardi Gras Window Novak’s Mens Wear 305 Broad Street Nevada City, CA 95959 Most Historic Fantastic Find 300 Spring St. Nevada City, CA 95959 Best Relationship to Business Solstice 104 N. Pine...

There’s no word in the local media, but here’s what I’ve confirmed: •”Police scanners reporting someone shot themselves in the G.V. City Hall bathroom at 11.40 a.m.  Ambulance, fire and police are on the scene,” according to my sources. •The victim was a woman, and she is dead, my sources said. She is not...

“With U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock pledging to continue the drive to one day build the long-delayed Auburn dam, the Auburn Area Democratic Club will be presenting arguments Thursday for not going ahead with the project,” according to the Auburn Journal. “Laird Thompson, a geologist, environmentalist and Auburn-area resident, will speak on potential geologic and...

Here’s what we might expect from iPad 2, according to Business Insider. •We’re probably going to see SVP Marketing Phil Schiller reveal iPad 2, not Steve Jobs. •The iPad 2 is definitely getting a front facing camera — and possibly a rear camera. •Apple is going to add a bigger speaker to the back....

I’ve kept you posted on the status of Nevada City-based Citizens Bank. It’s going to be challenging, according to the latest SEC filing. Meanwhile, I received this email about a new bank that might come here: “A New Community Bank Emerges, Bucking National Trend: Workshop Friday A new community bank may be coming to...

The Giants were down 3 to 2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, with a runner on third base. Brandon Belt – one of the Giants strongest prospects – hit a ball into far right field. The fielder made a one handed catch near the wall, ending the game. Good going Cubs! Looking...

There’s an eerie parallel to Arizona and our next of the woods. The Arizona Republic caters to the right-wing retirees with editorials such as “Dems should OK House GOP (budget) plan.” It has defended Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff known for his hard-line stance on immigration, who spoke to tea partiers in Phoenix this...

After writing that Jane Russell died at age 89, I received this cool Herb Caen “three dot” item from a regular reader: “How sad to hear this news. But what a run this lady had! Her niece is a local girl named Litza, also a brunette bombshell. She worked at Cirino’s Nevada City in...

SCOTTSDALE – The newest Spring Training stadium in baseball, built for the Arizona D-backs and Colorado Rockies, is called Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, just north of town and across the freeway from an Indian casino. When it comes to gambling, Arizona is California on steroids. About a decade ago, Arizona citizens passed...

“Jane Russell, the dark-haired siren whose sensational debut in the 1943 film “The Outlaw” inspired producer Howard Hughes to challenge the power and strict morality of Hollywood’s production code, died Monday at her home in Santa Maria, Calif. She was 89. “Russell, who would later turn her sexy image to comic effect in films...