Jeff Pelline

“As millions of California families experience soaring gas utility bills, Governor Gavin Newsom took action today urging the federal government to investigate the recent price spike affecting the Western U.S. and highlighted the state’s action to provide relief to Californians,” according to the Governor’s office.

Here are some images from the recent Tibetan Monks visit to our town. They are shown putting the sand from the Mandala, which they made here, into Wolf Creek. Thanks to Chip, a regular reader, for passing the photos along. Like this: Like Loading... Related Author: jeffpelline Jeff Pelline is a veteran editor and award-winning journalist - in print and online. He is publisher of Sierra FoodWineArt magazine and its website SierraCulture.com.

We just returned refreshed from a 10-day cruise in the Caribbean. We appreciated the warm weather (in the mid-80s) and sightseeing. Our cabin had a veranda, and we spent much of our time there, looking out at the ocean. The trip was a reunion of sorts because the ship departed from Fort Lauderdale, where I landed my first newspaper job after graduating from Northwestern University (with a master’s in journalism) in 1982.