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Grass fires keep local firefighters busy Village Life staff A series of fires last week put many El Dorado Hills residents on high alert. The largest of the fires broke out at 3 p.m. June 21 near the intersection of Valley View Parkway and Blackstone Parkway, scorching 35 acres near the Blackstone housing development before crews had the flames fully contained. The fire burned right up to the fence line of several homes but no structures were damaged and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. At around 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 22, crews responded to a small vegetation fire near the Blue Shield campus on Town Center Boulevard, possibly caused by a transformer failure. Nearby residents lost power for a while. About 12 hours later firefighters were extinguishing flames near Bass Lake after a delivery truck came into contact with a power line, sparking a grass fire. The blaze mostly scorched the grassy slope leading up to the lake’s dam. “This property recently conducted weed abatement (which) likely assisted our crews in keeping the fire contained to less than 1 acre,” fire officials noted. Those who have been out to Bass Lake in the past couple months may have noticed the herd of goats busily munching away on dry grass as part of the weed abatement effort on the property, which is owned by the El Dorado Hills Community Services District. All these fires followed a Father’s Day blaze that burned 7.5 acres in Serrano, as previously reported in Village Life.

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Fire crews monitor the burn area next to Blackstone in El Dorado Hills. A fire scorched 35 acres there last week.

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Fire crews mop up hot spots at Bass Lake, above left, after a small fire was sparked there. Above right, firefighters douse flames near the Blue Shield campus.

County’s poet laureate ready to hit the trail her own special Poetry Project — in this case, a series of rts and community narraCulture tives that celebrate El Dorado the expression recently announced of our common that Lara Gularte humanity through will serve as El poetry. Dorado County’s “Poetry speaks to poet laureate, 2021our universal values. 23. This post, offiAs poet laureate of cially appointed by El Dorado County, a conferring instituI will promote an tion, is bestowed environment of on a noted poet to LARA GULARTE respect and connechonor his or her tion among the people in our commubody of work and to celebrate poetry nities through the poetry of who we as an art form. are and where we live,” said Gularte. Over the course of her two-year “I believe when you inhabit a place term Gularte will follow the Laureate there is a sense of continuity between Trail, a series of free poetry readings past, present and future — and a relaheld at each of the El Dorado County tionship with the lives that live there. public libraries. She will compose Poetry helps us see our world in a “occasional poems” to commemorate wider view and can be the catalyst that special public events and participate gathers us together to share our simias a judge for Poetry Out Loud, Arts and Culture El Dorado’s annual poetry larities and celebrate our differences. recitation competition for high school ■ See POET, page A4 students. In addition, she will develop

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Ready for Fourth of July fun? Village Life staff Fireworks are banned in El Dorado County but residents can still celebrate the Fourth of July in dazzling fashion. The Pollock PinesCamino Rotary presents the Independence Day Parade at noon Sunday, July 4, on Pony Express Trail (Sly Park Road to Sanders Drive) in Pollock Pines. Enjoy live music, food and drinks, carnival rides and fireworks at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds’ Family Blast in Placerville. Gates open at 4 p.m. and fireworks begin after dark. Stay after the fireworks for another hour of carnival rides, which will also be open 4-10 p.m. July 5. For more information and tickets visit eldoradocountyfair.org/blast.html. The farmers market at El Dorado Hills Town Center will take place July 4, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Fireworks return to the El Dorado County Fairgrounds this year. The Family Blast celebration takes place July 4.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING Library events June 30: The El Dorado County Library hosts the 2021 Book to Action online series featuring book discussions — “Didn’t See That Coming” by Rachel Hollis (7 p.m. June 30) and “Murphy’s Miracle: One Dog’s Wild Journey” by Julie Samrick (7 p.m. July 13) plus a virtual author event (6 p.m. July 2) with Samrick. For more information visit eldroadlibrary.org.

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What are your plans for the Fourth of July?

Holiday celebration July 3: The Cordova Community Council presents Rancho Cordova’s 4th of July Celebration, July 3 & 4. Festivities include a parade, concerts and fireworks. For tickets and more information visit ranchocordovajuly4th.com.

Passport to great wines July 16: The El Dorado Winery Association presents Passport to the Great Out There, July 16-18. Experience the unrivaled beauty of El Dorado County one sip at a time as 20 of the region’s top wineries will delight taste buds with incredible food and wine pairings. Choose from one-, two- and three-day options and either general admission or VIP experiences. Visit eldoradowines.org/ great-out-there for more information.

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El Dorado Transit will not operate Dial-A-Ride service on Sunday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. El Dorado Transit’s business office and dispatch center will be closed. Normal service will resume on Monday, July 5. For more information visit eldoradotransit.com, follow on Facebook and Twitter or call (530) 642-5383.

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The following information was taken from El Dorado County sheriff’s reports:

May 30 8:46 a.m. Vandalism to a book box at a Loch Way park was reported. 9:45 a.m. Vehicle vandalism was reported on Orchid Shade Drive.

Help seniors Now: The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program is looking for volunteers for the home delivered meal program. A volunteer generally works one day each week on an assigned route, delivering meals 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed for all locations: Pollock Pines, Cameron Park, Garden Valley and Georgetown, Placerville, Diamond Springs, Shingle Springs and El Dorado Hills. To learn more about volunteering call (530) 621-6160 or visit edcgov.us/ humanservices.

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9:36 a.m. Deputies arrested two people and cited two others after reportedly finding burglary tools, controlled substances and drug paraphernalia in a vehicle on Salmon Falls Road. The vehicle was towed from the scene. 6:48 p.m. A burglary was reported on Beckett Drive.

The El Dorado Hills Community Services District presents free, live summer concerts at Community Park. The shows kicked off last week with CC Seger Band. Upcoming concerts: Island of Black & White (July 16), Hip Service (Aug. 20) and the End of Summer Back featuring Invincible, Cripple Creek and Rock Monster (Sept. 18). At right, Jen Olmstead and her daughters Kimberlyn, 6, and Karinne, 3, with Kathy Getz, left to right, enjoy the show. “We’re excited to be here and so glad to be back out,” said Jen.

June 1 3 p.m. Theft from an unlocked storage locker was reported on Hillsdale Circle. Two suspects have been identified. 9:56 p.m. A theft was reported on Park Drive.

June 3 4:44 p.m. An assault was reported on Francisco Drive. Suspect(s) left the scene before authorities arrived.

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hen the Democrats passed Mr. Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending spree in March, a lot of people got a lot of free money — thousands of dollars in many cases. But the bill is already coming due for that free money and, as many of us warned, it turns out that free money is very expensive. Indeed, it turns out that the very same families most harmed by the lockdowns will be the most harmed by paying the bill for the lockdown relief. It comes to about $15,000 for an average family and the first installment is already reflected in the rising inflation sapping the purchasing power of working families. The sad and sober reality is that government cannot put a single dollar into the economy that it has not first taken out of the same economy. When government spends a dollar for you it has already decided to take a dollar from you — and it can only be taken back in three ways: from your current earnings through higher taxes, from your future earnings through borrowing and from your savings, retirement income and purchasing power through inflation. There is no other way to pay for every dollar government spends. Inflation is the most insidious of these taxes because it silently hollows out everything a family labors to achieve. Anyone who has gone near a gas station or a grocery store in the last few months can now see where their relief checks came from and how they will be paid back. The Democrats shut down productivity with their lockdowns and then flooded the economy with dollars. More dollars chasing fewer goods is the classic

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recipe for inflation. And this is just the beginning. The Consumer Price Index increased 4.2% in April. It was 2.6% in March. Core inflation is already growing faster than at any time since the end of the Carter administration. What does that mean, exactly? It means that if you’ve managed to save $100,000 for your retirement, the government has just taken $4,200 of it — because your savings are now worth that much less. Your balance hasn’t declined but its purchasing power has lost $4,200. Check your grocery bill or your utility bill. How much more are you spending to put food on the table or heat your home? There are other bad policies at work as well — green energy, for example — but a big part of that difference is your inflation tax, paid directly from the reduced purchasing power of your money. And that is true of everything you buy. It doesn’t stop there. The Democrats are promising a massive increase in corporate taxes while assuring the gullible not to worry, because the corporations will pay it. But corporations don’t pay corporate taxes. You do. You pay them as a consumer through higher prices; you pay them as an employee through lower wages; you pay them as an investor through lower earnings — your 401(k), for example. There is no other way a corporate tax can be paid. And the resulting reduction in productivity will further feed the inflation tax. The Democrats’ sick joke is this: Everything that the government has handed out to your family is already ■

EDITOR: e continue to watch the woke/cancel culture police ban or denounce anything that symbolizes America. More recently, they have taken it even further — joined by President Biden, Major League Baseball and American corporate leaders — cancelling mom, baseball and apple pie. Let’s begin with mom: It was around Mother’s Day when Congresswoman Cori Bush was testifying before the Democrat Oversight Committee about the birth of her two children and the Black maternal health crisis, replacing the word “mothers” with “birthing people.” This was soon followed by a Twitter backlash for using the gender-neutral term. Some did come to her rescue, claiming that surrogates and transgender men can also give birth and be considered mothers. Bush is the newest member of AOC’s squad. Soon after, President Biden bowed to the squad and the woke by replacing “mother” with “birthing person” in his proposed budget. Next, it’s America’s favorite pastime, baseball. The San Francisco Giants took some heat for wearing Pride patches on their uniform. But the new politics and racism of sports really made the headlines when Major League Baseball and large American corporations denounced Georgia’s Election Integrity Act of 2021, calling it racist. This resulted in the MLB and numerous corpo-

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The EDH Promise Foundation hosted a food truck fundraiser to benefit Bass Lake Regional Park earlier this month. The event was enjoyed by many — a delicious sign of life returning back to normal. Above, Jen and Nate Arenchild with 2-year-old Henry enjoy some of the tasty food truck offerings at El Dorado Hills Community Park. For more information about the EDH Promise Foundation and upcoming events visit edhpromise.org.

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being taken back from your family through higher prices. What makes the Democrats think that socialism will work any better here than every other country that has tried it? It consistently produces shortages, unemployment, inflation, poverty and malaise wherever it is imposed. And we will continue down this dismal path until Americans awaken to the simple economic realities that the Democratic socialists have now unleashed upon our country. In his inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson surveyed the boundless bounties our nation enjoyed and asked, “With all these blessings, what more

is necessary to make us a happy and a prosperous people? Still one thing more, fellow-citizens — a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government.” Americans deserve a wise and frugal government. But it is not enough to deserve it — we have to demand it at the ballot box. Congressman Tom McClintock represents California’s 4th Congressional District.

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to the Georgetown Divide Recreation District was held over until the June 29 meeting. Other significant issues included a board vote to accept the recommendation from the Chief Administrative Office to disburse $3,785,392 to the El Dorado Hills Community Services District “for expenditures related to the Bass Lake Park and Valley View Village Park.” Full funding comes from development impact fees. CAO Don Ashton further recommended a two-part resolution “… terminating two March 2020 board resolutions that ratified coronavirus-related health emergencies.” The resolutions were passed in conjunction with the El Dorado County sheriff and county health officer. A collective sigh of relief was almost palpable after the vote. Agenda item No. 19 represented another big ticket item — a $3,291,338, three-year contract with Summitview Child and Family Services. The agency will provide “specialty mental health services for children and young adults through June 30, 2024.”

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9:08 a.m. An El Dorado Hills Town Center business reported several items stolen.

9:37 p.m. Deputies arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of a parole violation on Town Center Boulevard.

11:55 p.m. Vandalism was reported at a Pendleton Drive residence.

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American society is not a distant reality that only exists in urban areas, but rather a very real threat to our livelihood, personal safety and ongoing prosperity. There is no guarantee that we or our children will live in peace and freedom. Americans must not look at people through the lens of political parties, but of shared ideals. The ideals that will successfully move us forward as a prosperous nation are individual responsibil-

ity, security of our institutions and the reality that we receive our rights from God and not from an overarching centralized government. If we as a people refuse to enter the debate of words and ideas, our society and even our local community may be ruled by ideas that were once considered radical and on the fringe of the political spectrum. Todd White is an El Dorado County resident and active in local politics.

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By telling our stories, telling the stories of the neighborhood, beyond the neighborBy Lara Gularte hood, to something larger, we can honor our common when light fills my window, humanity.” and overflows the sun across my bed, Gularte hosts the popular Poetry of the Sierra I watch the mountains move closer, Foothills monthly readings coming home with the daylight. and is a member of the Red A monarch flutters into the garden, Fox Underground Poets, a longstanding local poetry rests on a hollyhock, writing group. Her book of peacefully opens its wings. poetry, “Kissing the Bee,” was published by The Bitter I see something shimmer Oleander Press in 2018. Her between the corn rows. forthcoming book, “Fourth World Woman,” published It’s my father in old shoes and coveralls by Finishing Line Press, will hoeing, tracking weeds along snail roads, be available January 2022. Nominated for several standing up straight, head bent and focused Pushcart Prizes, she was a on the endless furrows of his eighty six years. second-prize poetry winner The sun shines greenly on his hands for Empirical Magazine’s Poetry Contest. Published as he listens to roots inch deeper into earth, in national and international watches baby spiders hatch, flex their legs. journals and anthologies, her poetry depicting her Azorean When he sees me at the window heritage is included in the I hold my hand up to wave, “The Gávea-Brown Book of Portuguese-American he holds his, Poetry.” She is affiliated with we are palm to palm. the Cagarro Colloquium: Azorian Diaspora Writers, at the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute, California State University, Fresno. In 2017 Gularte traveled to Cuba with a delegation of American poets and presented her poetry at the Festival Internacional de Poesia de la Habana. She’s a proud member of the esteemed Escritores Del Nuevo Sol. Gularte is also a creative writing instructor for the California Transformative Arts program at Mule Creek prison. For more information visit ArtsAndCultureElDorado.org.

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have been helping median selling price of an folks say yes to buying average California home a home for more than is now $814,000, up 34% 45 years. Regardless of from April 2020. That’s their personal or finanthe highest statewide cial situations I believed appreciation since CAR buying a home was good has been keeping track. for them and good for The steep price increase America. When buyers should have resulted hesitated making a deciin buyers applying the sion because they felt breaks to their home they could not afford the shopping carts. It didn’t mortgage I told them slow them down. Yearto reduce other spendto-date statewide home Ken Calhoon ing, sell their car or get sales are up 26% from a second job. Nothing last year. We have too Real estate columnist was more important than many buyers bidding up owning a home. When prices on too few homes. they objected because mortgage rates This rapid increase in appreciation were 17% I told them they could refirates is unprecedented in the state’s nance later and mortgage interest is history. It’s a windfall for sellers. It’s tax-deductible. economically and psychologically During times of inflation it was a assuring for homeowners and its good good time to buy since the mortgage for Realtors. But it’s not sustainable. would be paid with devalued dollars. According to CAR chief economist During recessions it’s a good time to Jordan Levine, “Skyrocketing prices buy because prices are lower. When threaten already low homeownership the economy was expanding it was a levels; it also brings into question the good time to buy because values were sustainability of this market.” increasing. In 2006 it was a good time When the chief economist for to buy because qualifying for a mortCalifornia Realtors begins to quesgage was easy. In 2010 it was a good tion the “sustainability of this market” time to buy because property values it’s time to reconsider the wisdom of had collapsed. Regardless of prices, more buyers adding gasoline to this mortgage rates or economic circumoverheated market. Some should buy stances, I believed everyone who didn’t but others should take a knee and sit own a home should buy one. this game out. There are limits to what A recent study and a precautionary an average family can pay for a home. warning by the California Association Lending guidelines say that a mortgage of Realtors brings into question my payment should not exceed 37% of the belief that everyone should be buying a borrower’s gross monthly income. A home at this time. CAR announced the household income of $100,000 would

only allow for a $500,000 mortgage, including property taxes and insurance. The median household income in El Dorado County is $90,000. The median selling price last month was $670,000. Most county homeowners cannot afford to buy their own homes. California home values have experienced unsustainable appreciation levels before. Since 1968 the median selling price of a California home has increased an average of about 7% a year not adjusting for inflation. Whenever appreciation rates double their long-term average, as they have this year, there follows a downward adjustment. Between 1975 and 1980 California home prices were increasing 15% every year. That wasn’t sustainable either. Between 1980 and 1985 home appreciation rates averaged less than 4%. From 1986 through 1989 yearly values increased an average of 16%. That ended in 1990 when home values declined every year until 1996. Beginning in 2001 yearly home values increased 15% until 2006 when they peaked and began their long descent finally ending in 2011. There are valid reasons for buying a home in this market. When we have a market this much out of balance buyers should carefully evaluate the necessity of entering the homebuying game at a severe disadvantage. The playing field will become more level as more homes become available. That’s beginning to happen. In El Dorado County the number of new residential listings increased 25% in the last 30 days. That’s still not much help but the increasing number of list-

ings appears to be gaining momentum. If and whenever the governor lifts his state of emergency order, more sellers should unmask their homes. Often there are unintended consequences when the government attempts to provide short-term incentives and safeguards. State and federal COVID19 relief housing programs were intended to keep renters and unemployed homeowners in their homes. The programs achieved their intended short-term goal and may inadvertently increase the number of homes for sale. There are about 2.5 million California homeowners who are still in the CARES Act mortgage forbearance program. Most will emerge from the program and make arrangements to catch up on their back payments. Others won’t. They will sell and relocate with what equity they have remaining. Another source of new listings will come from rent-stressed landlords. According to the U.S. Census, there are about 8 million homes in California and about 1.6 million are rentals owned by individual landlords. Many have found themselves unable to collect rent from unemployed tenants and unable to evict them for non-payment under California’s COVID-19 rent relief law. Landlords will begin to cash in and cash out of California while they can. The coming increase in listings will present better opportunities for buyers. Ken Calhoon is a real estate broker in El Dorado County. He can be reached for questions and comments at ken@kencalhoon.com.

Homes for Sale in El Dorado Hills Area As of June 22, 2021

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ADDRESS

BD BA

EL DORADO HILLS $419,000 2230 VALLEY VIEW PKWY #921 $549,995 828 STONEMAN WAY $599,000 6561 PRIMAVERA LN $625,000 8633 MAHONIA DR $649,900 2904 STANFORD LN $670,000 810 MICHAEL POINT CT $674,950 3517 ROSECREST CIR $679,000 2827 STANFORD LN $725,000 1795 TOBY $739,000 1088 YUCCA DR $750,000 650 CANYON OAK CT $775,000 2080 VISTA MAR DR $779,000 3072 BEATTY DR $800,000 1294 MANNING DR $815,000 2017 AHOY CT $848,000 202 CALISTOGA CT $849,000 9027 LONGFORD WAY $849,000 780 BROWN DR $849,950 1727 MCCOY RD $859,000 4157 TORRAZZO $895,000 2042 BECKETT DR $899,000 981 STONEBRIDGE ST $899,000 2195 AMHERST WAY $920,000 5299 GARLENDA DR $925,000 2587 STRATFORD CIR $925,000 2264 ASHFORD PL $949,000 1315 CAMDEN PL $975,000 1030 GAMAY DR $980,000 2320 TELEGRAPH HILL $980,000 3580 LEONARDO WAY

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2 (2 0) 4 (3 1) 2 (2 0) 3 (2 1) 2 (2 0) 2 (2 0) 3 (3 0) 3 (3 0) 3 3 (3 0) 3 (3 0) 3 (3 0) 4 (3 1) 3 (3 0) 3 (3 0) 4 2 (2 0) 3 (3 0) 4 (3 1) 5 3 (3 0) 2 (2 0) 5 3 (3 0) 3 (2 1) 3 (2 1) 4 (3 1) 3 (3 0) 4 (3 1) 3 (2 1) 3 (3 0) 3 (2 1) 4 (3 1) 4 (3 1)

1340 2322 1650 1994 1687 1932 2317 2391 2285 2422 2569 2970 2465 2603 2363 2607 3105 2678 1902 2725 2480 2495 3275 2907 2830 2618 2835 2763 3228 2970

ACRES 0.25 0.10 0.08 0.48 0.16 0.21 0.29 0.18 0.14 0.48 0.39 0.11 0.25 0.34 0.21 0.17 0.37 5.00 0.21 0.19 1.00 0.30 0.19 0.29 0.47 0.47 0.11 0.57 0.21

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PRICE $995,000 $999,000 $1,125,000 $1,195,000 $1,250,000 $1,299,000 $1,325,000 $1,325,000 $1,398,000 $1,399,000 $1,399,000 $1,399,900 $1,399,900 $1,450,000 $1,499,000 $1,499,999 $1,599,000 $1,599,999 $1,750,000 $1,795,000 $1,850,000 $1,950,000 $1,999,000 $2,060,000 $2,100,000 $2,150,000 $2,195,000 $2,299,900 $2,325,000 $2,499,000 $2,799,000

ADDRESS

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2030 ROCKY SPRINGS RD 2749 ABERDEEN LN 2111 OUTRIGGER DR 262 MUSE DR 1041 HOGARTH WAY 5597 ASPEN MEADOWS DR 3384 GREENVIEW DR 214 CANDLEWOOD CT 2638 COBBLE ROCK WAY 3152 ORBETELLO WAY 3400 BEATTY DR 3519 BERGAMO DR 2060 DRIFTWOOD CIR 1501 HIDDEN BRIDGE RD 3036 CORSICA DR 637 LAKECREST DR 2330 DARTMOUTH PL 642 LAKECREST DR 5065 GREYSON CREEK DR 3757 MOSSRIDGE WAY 2757 VIA FIORI 4050 ARISTOTLE DR 2940 CAPETANIOS DR 101 OPUS ONE CT 2931 CAPETANIOS DR 4380 GREENVIEW DR 2583 VIA FIORI 220 ST. FRANCIS CT 4032 RAPHAEL DR 4283 GREENVIEW DR 4364 GRESHAM DRIVE

5 3 (3 0) 4 3 (3 0) 3 4 (3 1) 4 3 (2 1) 3 4 (3 1) 5 4 (4 0) 5 5 (4 1) 4 4 (3 1) 6 5 (5 0) 4 4 (3 1) 4 4 (4 0) 4 4 (4 0) 6 5 (4 1) 3 3 (2 1) 5 5 (4 1) 5 6 (5 1) 5 5 (4 1) 5 4 (4 0) 4 6 (5 1) 4 4 (3 1) 4 3 (3 0) 4 5 (4 1) 5 7 (5 2) 4 7 (5 2) 0-4 4 (3 1) 5 5 (3 2) 4 4 (3 1) 5 5 (4 1) 5 6 (6 0) 6 7 (6 1) 5 5 (4 1)

3064 2871 4780 2838 3064 3632 4606 4168 4575 3556 3965 3818 6040 2884 3800 5972 5312 4962 6300 4020 4320 3800 6451 5137 3835 5073 4574 4522 4722 6000 5048

ACRES 5.53 0.74 0.45 0.31 0.17 0.29 0.39 0.48 0.84 0.64 0.45 0.46 0.61 3.07 0.44 0.35 0.60 0.32 0.80 0.32 0.35 0.39 1.00 1.66 0.67 0.95 0.43 0.94 0.56 0.51 0.86

LISTING # 221035907 221069250 20002670 221062658 221065490 221068986 221057763 221069412 81848877 221065279 221040828 221065738 221029946 221012274 221065297 221065640 221052812 221062631 221028733 221062601 221069203 221070090 221069797 40952283 20063431 221068647 221038766 221063172 221072480 221061161 221022286

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EL DORADO HILLS 2230 VALLEY VIEW #226 HANOVER CT SUTTER CREEK DR ROLPH WAY NEBBIOLO CT DANBURY CIR GEMWOOD WAY

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2 (2 0) 2 (2 0) 3 (2 1) 2 (2 0) 3 (2 1) 3 (2 1) 4 (4 0)

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PRICE

$380,000 1008 $590,000 1510 $619,000 3573 $750,000 320 $775,000 4875 $855,000 1075 $880,000 1515

ADDRESS

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3 (2 1) 3 (3 0) 3 (3 0) 3 (3 0) 4 (3 1) 4 (4 0) 3 (2 1) 4 (3 1) 5 (4 1)

2596 3380 2592 2643 3068 4097 3000 4282 5845

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PRICE

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Water Treatment Plant Operator II-V Salary: II: $31.32-$38.07/hr.; III: $32.91-$40.00/hr.; IV: $34.62-$42.08/hr.; V: $36.37-$44.20/hr. FFD: July 6, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Water Treatment Plant Operator II, III, IV or V to fill one open position in the Drinking Water Division of Operations. Under supervision, performs a variety of skilled tasks associated with the operation and maintenance of the District’s drinking water treatment plant; monitors treatment plant and distribution system operations; responds to alarms; collects and analyzes water samples; and maintains and submits a variety of State documents and records. For a complete job description and the REQUIRED application, please visit our website at www.eid.org or call 530-642-4020.

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Limited Term- Information Technology Technician I/II Salary: I: $28.94-$35.19; II: $31.96-$38.85 FFD: Open until filled. First review of applications on 7/14/2021 The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Limited Term - Information Technology Technician I/II. The District is seeking a customer centric, technically skilled, team player with excellent interpersonal skills to fill the position of Information Technology Technician. Under supervision, this position configures, installs, maintains, and repairs the hardware, operating system, software and associated peripheral equipment associated with physical and virtualized personal computers, mobile devices, printers and VoIP telephone equipment; works on project tasks supporting technology implementations; assesses user training needs and trains users of effective use of applications as appropriate; makes recommendations regarding hardware and software acquisitions. For a complete job description and the REQUIRED application, please visit our website at www.eid.org or call 530-642-4074.

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is on-the-go in this horizon-bound camp that dives into a variety of art media, from sketching to sculpting, while exploring objects that move through air, on land and in space.

Family fun Portraits — Friday, July 9 Children 3 and younger free. Start times are available every 15 minutes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Maximum of five people per time slot. Explore the art of portraits with an interactive, guided family tour of the Crocker’s collection and the special exhibition For America: Paintings From the National Academy of Design. Then get creative with an art-making activity inspired by the exhibitions. Art projects are designed for ages 4 to 9 with caregivers, but all are welcome to participate. Tiffany Glass — Friday, Aug. 13 Children 3 and under free. Start times are available every 15 minutes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Maximum of five people per time slot. Explore the colorful beauty of glass with an interactive, guided family tour of Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection. Then get creative with an artmaking activity inspired by the exhibition. Art projects are designed for ages 4 to 9 with caregivers, but all are welcome to participate. The Tiffany Tour Thursdays — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 8, 15, 22 & 29 and Aug. 6, 13, 20 & 27. Free with museum admission. Advance registration required. Groups of six or less per tour. Enjoy an intimate guided tour of the art featured in Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection along with other glass art in the Crocker ’s collection. Tour: For America and Beyond — 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., July 9, 16, 17, 23 & 30 and Aug. 5, 12 & 10. Free with museum admission. Advance registration required. Groups of six or less per tour. In this guided tour, feast on masterworks by American artists featured in For America: Paintings From the National Academy of Design and Legends from Los Angeles: Betye, Lezley and Alison Saar in the Crocker Collection, currently on view.

Studio experiences Nature In Watercolor — 10:30 a.m. to noon via Zoom, July 6, 7 & 8 Learn how to emulate the glorious, robust hues and organic shapes of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s decorative artworks with watercolor paints in series of online, beginner-level classes. Participants will gain a variety of skills, including knowledge of watercolor as a medium, color theory and mixing, brushwork, washes, wet-on-wet and other techniques while being reminded of the infinite beauty of nature. Beginning Drawing and Color Theory — 1:30-3 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays, July 7-15 Learn the basics of art with a fun crash course for beginners that covers observational drawing and color theory. Discover how to achieve 3D effects using shading and blending with colored pencils. Participants will start the class by drawing simple stilllifes before applying what they learned to produce a drawing suitable for framing. (Socially distanced) Plein Air Painting — 1:30-3 p.m., three Saturdays, starting July 10 Get inspired by the great outdoors in a class that covers composition, drawing, atmospheric perspective, color mixing, and more. Increase your ability to define objects using light and shadow as they change throughout the morning. All participants, regardless of experience level, will receive individualized feedback. (Socially distanced) Portrait Painting for Beginners — 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, Aug. 2-25 Lose yourself in the riveting array of portraits featured in the exhibition For America: Paintings from the National Academy of Design and discover the essence of portrait painting, specifically how to capture facial proportions, consider the setting and apply acrylic painting techniques. Supplies are included. (Socially distanced) Drawing the Nude — 1:30-3 p.m., Aug. 7 & 8 Observe and analyze the human form and draw from nude models. (Socially distanced) Jewelry Making — 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 14 This class is centered around the extravagant jewelry of the Gilded Age, inspired by the fabulous holdings of Margaret Crocker. Designers from Design with Fire Studios will help you construct glass beaded jewelry work and establish your skill foundations in wire manipulation, balance and clasp fabrication.

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