Traffic Patrol: Citizens Alliance seeking changes in state law

We have initiated communication with Assemblyman Alan Nakanishi's office with an objective of changing state law to permit the El Dorado County Sheriff to have full authority for Vehicle Code enforcement in El Dorado Hills, with obtaining traffic patrol being by far the most important goal. A special article submitted to Village Life, hopefully to appear in this week's edition, outlines the compelling need for adequate traffic patrol and the shortage of it due to limitations of existing state law and shortage of CHP availability.

This is similar to action taken earlier this year by the Sacramento County Board Of Supervisors for its own jurisdiction's unincorporated urban areas, to address what the Sacramento Bee called "the lawless streets of the uncity".  Additional information is available through our Active Issues web page.


Conversations with Candidates

Our September meeting begins a series called Conversations with Candidates, in preparation for local elections in 2008. Each Conversations meeting will bring in two candidates as guest speakers. The planned format is to first have the candidates tell us about themselves and outline their views in the context of the office they seek. Next we will move to a true dialog among the candidates and all attending the meeting.

We hope this will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion and an opportunity for attendees to guide the focus toward their concerns and interests. We think meeting only two candidates at once will give citizens a better basis to make well informed decisions when they vote. Our first priority will be candidates for Board of Supervisors Districts 1 and 2, the districts most important to El Dorado Hills. Candidates at our September 12th meeting are Shiva Frentzen, District 1 candidate from Cameron Park, and Barbara Smiley, District 2 candidate from Shingle Springs.