The Sacramento County Registrar of Voters Wednesday announced that Democrat Candidate Dr. Ami Brea increased his lead against Republican Dan Lungren in the race for California's 7th Congressional seat to 3,824 votes. Brea is now ahead by more than 1.5 percent and has more than doubled his previous lead. Dr. Brea offered the following comment: "There are still ballots remaining, but we are confident that Sacramento County voted for new leadership that will put the people first. The dedicated citizens at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters are working hard to deliver a timely and accurate result."Congressman Lungren's campaign manager Jeff Wyly said in a recent press release that, "Dan asked me to update you on the state of our race, which is currently one of the closest contests in the nation. There are tens of thousands of absentee and provisional ballots still to be counted, and we may not know the outcome of this race for days or even weeks. We remain cautiously optimistic and will monitor the final count closely. Please look for a follow-up email on opportunities to help make sure every ballot is counted. Story from press release, edited by Tom Slivick, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
In Calaveras County the Citizens for Supervisor Steve Wilensky, former Calaveras Board of Supervisor District 2, in an e-mail, is congratulating Chris Wright former Foothill Conservancy Executive Director, who is now a currant Candidate for Calaveras Board of Supervisors District 2 The e-mail reports that Wright is 122 votes ahead, with only 70 provisional ballots yet to be counted. At this time It would appear that District 2 voters chose Chris Wright over Bryce Randall as their new Supervisor. Story from press release, edited by Tom Slivick, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Chris Thompson Executive Secretary/ Clerk of the Board for the Amador Water Agency reports that the Special Policies Committee Meeting Scheduled for November 15, with Amador Water Agency Directors, Thomas and Farrington has been canceled. Also the Special Community Outreach Committee meeting with AWA Directors Manassero and Molinelli scheduled for November 15 has also been canceled. Story from press release, edited by Tom Slivick, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Roseanne Chamberlain, Amador LAFCO Executive Officer announced that the Amador Local Agency Formation Commission Meeting will be held 6:00 P.M. Thursday, November 15, at the Board of Supervisors Chambers 810 Court Street, Jackson. On the Agenda for discussion and possible action will be The CALAFCO AWARD given to the Amador Vintners, for winning First Place in the Red Wine Competition. Next on the Agenda will be a Legislation Report, followed by a Discussion of Strategic Planning Options and Direction to Staff for future meetings. Last up on the Agenda will be Other Business Reports: Correspondence, Commissioner Announcements, Counsel Report, Executive Officer's Report, and ending with a Project Status Report. Story from press release, edited by Tom Slivick, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Heidi Jacobs Senior Administrative Assistant for the Amador County Planning Department Reports that the November 19, 2012 Technical Advisory Committee meeting has been canceled due to a lack of agenda items. Story from press release, edited by Tom Slivick, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
