CPUD to Phase Fire Employees and Transition to Volunteer Department

Chester Fire and Ambulance Services will begin transitioning to a volunteer department immediately.The decision was handed down after the Chester Public Utility District board agreed with the recommendations of General Manager Adam Cox.Cox added that with a volunteer department, there would still be the...

LC Supes Approve Wage Increase for County Employees

The Lassen County supervisors have approved to stay competitive in a failing job market by approving an across-the-board ten percent raise for county employees.As of January, the bureau of labor statistics reporting a three and a half percent unemployment rate, the lowest level in...

PG&E Employees Volunteer to Build Clothing Closet in Greenville

PG&E volunteers have built and stocked a shed providing free clothing for the Greenville community as part of the company's ongoing efforts to support recovery following the Dixie Fire. Ten PG&E volunteers built the ten-by-ten shed on Pine St. in Greenville. The shed is...

Collins Pine Co. Forced to Lay Off Employees Due to Equipment Damage

Collins Pine Company has been forced to lay off half of its staff due to damages sustained to critical equipment.The company said earlier this week a significant event in the co-generation portion of the facility ceased the ability to dry lumber in the kilns....

California Employees Get Supplemental Paid COVID Sick Leave Extension

Supplemental COVID paid sick leave may be returning. Governor Newsom and state legislators in a response to the continued surge in positive cases have agreed on a framework to extend the paid sick leave to September of this year. The prior deal expired September...

Study Finds California Employees Still Want In-Person Holiday Parties

As holiday work parties are underway throughout workplaces despite new COVID variants a study found that two-thirds of employees across the nation still want to attend an in person holiday party. Yet half of those that are in favor said they would only attend...

Forest Services Mourns the passing of Two Employees

United States Department of Agriculture VALLEJO, Calif. — USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) mourns the passing of two of our agency’s “family members” and heroes in the firefighting community –Allen Johnson and Marcus Pacheco. Losing any member of our Forest Service family is a heartbreak...