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SF Chronicle readers: Nevada City ‘worth the drive’

Christopher Rosacker — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:18 MST

Readers of the San Francisco Chronicle have deemed Nevada City “worth the drive” up from the Bay Area, according to a photographic slideshow at the newspapers website, SFGate.com.

Ranked among the first 10 cities listed, Nevada City is where “Old and new cross paths as cars follow behind a horse …

Every day a struggle for mother of 2 Nevada County teenagers

Christopher Rosacker — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:28 MST

Getting kids to school and ensuring their homework is done is not always easy.

Especially for a homeless family.

“The things you take for granted, we think about twice as much,” said Isabella, a 45-year-old homeless mother of two teenagers living in Nevada County.

“We don’t have an everyday routine,” …

Nevada County commission denies additional funding for Hwy 49 project

Christopher Rosacker — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:38 MST

County transportation commissioners scolded state officials Friday morning for a failure to sufficiently communicate an estimated $840,000 overage for the Highway 49 project at La Barr Meadows Road, then denied an appeal for supplemental funds to cover it.

“This exemplifies the worst side of bureaucracy,” Sally Harris, a member of …