Eastern Sierra News

  ​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jason Scalese, Press Secretary Email: jason.scalese@sen.ca.gov April 3, 2026 ​Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil to Award 2026 Mariposa County Women of Distinction Honor to Amanda Brum ​Sacramento, CA – Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (R–Jackson) will award the 2026 Mariposa County Women of Distinction Honor to Amanda Brum, a U.S. Army veteran and dedicated public servant via Zoom at the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, April 7 at 9am. ​Amanda Brum currently serves as Division Director of Administrative Services for Mariposa County Health and Human Services. A former Military Intelligence Training Interrogator, she brings lived experience as a veteran to her work supporting military personnel and veterans experiencing homelessness. Under her leadership, Mariposa County was among the first jurisdictions to secure Encampment Resolution Funding, with veterans explicitly prioritized for assistance. ​She played a key role in implementin...

BISHOP PAIUTE TRIBE 50 North Tu Su Lane | Bishop | CA 93514 (760) 873-3584 | Fax: (760) 873-4143 | bishoppaiute.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2026 Contact: ambroshia.stone@bishoppaiute.org (760) 873-3584. Ext. 1340 Bishop Paiute Tribe Hosts Gov. Gavin Newsom to Connect High-speed Public Broadband at “Middle-Mile Connected” Event BISHOP, Calif. – The Bishop Paiute Tribe today warmly welcomed Gov. Gavin Newsom as he turned on the nation’s largest open-access, public broadband network and connected its first rural community in partnership with the Bishop Paiute Reservation. It is the first high-speed internet connection on a sovereign Tribal nation in California delivering affordable, fast internet for the Eastern Sierra.   Gov. Newsom met with Paiute students who directly benefit from access to broadband before joining Bishop Paiute Tribal members along with Bishop City, County and State officials at the Barlow Gymnasium for a luncheon to celebrate the new partnership.   “The Bish...

Press Release 04/02/2026 For immediate release Finance Committee Meeting On Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. the Southern Inyo Healthcare District’s Board of Directors will hold their finance committee meeting. The agenda will be available on the SIHD website www.sihd.org. The district encourages citizens to attend board meetings to stay updated on important community issues. https://sierrawave.net/sihd-finance-committee-meeting-4/

Area Forecast Discussion Owens Valley / Mammoth Lakes / Mono County / Death Valley Dennis Mattinson / Sierra Atmospheric Forecaster Synopsis - FRI APR 03 2026 After strong winds over the Crest yesterday, today we see the beginning of a significant warming trend. A strong ridge of high pressure is the culprit, bringing persistent dry conditions and increasingly warm temps through the Easter weekend into early next week. So temps will fluctuate depending on where you are, some 10 - 20 degrees above normal. So by Tuesday of next week expect 80° in Bishop...DMATT Area Wide Temperatures Today: Bishop: 67 / 31 Big Pine: 68 / 35 Independence: 68 / 40 Lone Pine: 67 / 42 Olancha: 68 / 43 Mammoth Lakes: 51 / 27 Death Valley: 87 / 57 https://sierrawave.net/?p=103033

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2026 CONTACT: Jason Scalese (916) 651-4614   Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Defends Rural Cities Against Retaliatory Threats by Newsom     SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil (R-Jackson) has called on Governor Newsom to stop the attack on rural cities in the Central Valley. In a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom demanding he immediately withdraw threats of legal action against the cities of Patterson, Oakdale, and Turlock in Stanislaus County, Alvarado-Gil states, “Issuing bullyish ultimatums and leveraging media to publicly shame and slander Central Valley cities fails to acknowledge the financial disparities between rural California and the bloated resources allotted to urban centers.”   These cities in Senate District 4, recently received “final warnings” and Notices of Violation from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) regarding their 6th Cycle Housing Elements.   California law requires every city and county to...

  Kiley Sets Clear Standard for Next Attorney General After Bondi Firing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kevin Kiley (I-CA) issued the following statement in response to the firing of Pam Bondi:   "The next Attorney General must hold fast to three basic principles: faithfully enforce the laws passed by Congress, pursue justice independent of political influence or implications, and always put the safety of the American people first. I’d encourage any candidates under consideration to make their commitment to these principles clear."   ### https://sierrawave.net/kiley-sets-clear-standard-for-next-attorney-general-after-bondi-firing-press-release/

  Rep. Kiley Urges Immediate Congressional Action to End DHS Funding Lapse WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Department of Homeland Security funding lapse continues, Congressman Kevin Kiley (I-CA) released the following statement urging Congress to act immediately: “Congress should return to DC to take up the Homeland funding bill that has already passed the Senate twice and which I previously said I’d vote for. Since this measure has bipartisan support and has been agreed to by leaders in both the House and Senate along with the White House, there is no reason to wait and let the Department go without funding any longer. I also continue to call on both sides to fund our immigration agencies while instituting meaningful reforms that will focus the mission of the agencies and rebuild public trust.” ### https://sierrawave.net/rep-kiley-urges-immediate-congressional-action-to-end-dhs-funding-lapse-press-release/