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Oak Ridge High School cross country and track and field coach Bob Wright’s suspension was upheld Friday by the El Dorado Union High School District Board of Trustees Wright was suspended by the board June 29 after he didn’t fill out a use of facilities permit for a May 23 race organized by Jesuit High School distance runner Matt Strangio. Wright has coached at Oak Ridge since 1996. At the trustees’ Aug. 25 meeting supporters of Wright spoke for two hours in favor of lifting the suspension. Superintendent Ron Carruth at the time said the board — who voted 5-0 to suspend Wright — would consider everything said by Wright’s supporters. Three days later Wright said the board informed him they had decided to uphold the suspension, which excludes him from coaching for the entire 2020-21 academic school year.
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group was recently faced with a scenario in which members were to enter a collapsed building to rescue injured victims. El Dorado Hills Fire Department’s first Community Emergency Response Team was off and running. Although CERT training is new to El Dorado Hills, it is based on a program initially developed in 1985 to build a volunteer force for Los Angeles area earthquake disasters. By 1993 it became a national program, adopted by FEMA, to aid in disaster relief, preparedness and community awareness. Originally launched last November, the EDHFD program was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. A much smaller class was formed in June to ensure appropriate social distancing. In three weeks the eight trainees completed more than 20 hours of hands-on training for Level Three — entry level certification. For their final exercise June 27, trainees were required to gain entry and extinguish a fire, survey the interior of a building,
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CERT members learn basic emergency skills during their training sessions. The team will continue to train so it can appropriately respond should a disaster strike the community. triage, move and provide care for injured patients. “It’s very real-world stuff that your fire department does,” said El Dorado Hills Fire Inspector Bryce DeWitt, adding that each team member acted in all roles: caregiver, incident command and observer.
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A recent COVID-19 update from El Dorado County Public Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams to the county Board of Supervisors included the prospect that in the next few weeks, more businesses will be allowed to open, if only partially. As of Sept. 3, the county had seen 988 cases of COVID-19 since the first case was reported March 20, including two deaths, and the number of cases reported each day appears to be declining. Williams encouraged people who have symptoms or who have been exposed to others who might have the disease to get tested. Williams said the state is renegotiating contracts for community testing sites, aiming to double the state’s testing capacity and reduce turnaround time for results to 24 to 48 hours. Other changes at the state level include moving to a tier framework to evaluate the level of disease transmission
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Youth leaders thrive at camp Meghna Sehrawat Hands4Hope Youth Board Treasurer
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o matter rain or shine or global pandemic, Hands4Hope put on an amazing leadership camp with 63 youth in attendance. The camp was themed Retreat Island and had both a safe, in-person component plus virtual workshops and team-building activities. The Hands4Hope Education Team, along with the Youth Board Executive Committee, planned and hosted two camps — one for middle school leaders and one for high school leaders. Traditionally, camp is a time when all the high school and middle school leaders come together to learn more about each other and how to lead their peers through the stages of service learning. The Hands4Hope Leadership Camp happens once a year and is usually held for multiple days at Coloma Resort in conjunction with Coloma Outdoor
Discovery School, but this year looked a little different. The camp hosted youth leaders from 12 local middle and high schools, with 51 leaders attending the in-person, half-day retreats and an additional 12 youth leaders joining in for the virtual Zoom workshops. The hybrid camp kicked off with an in-person day camp, featuring leadership training, team-building and character development activities. Due to the pandemic, the training day followed state and county guidelines, requiring masks and social distancing. The venue was the Labyrinth, a local retreat site owned by the Reed Family in Diamond Springs. The property set the tone for a peaceful, creative and engaging environment. Leaders participated in learning a wide variety of tools. Youth were taught about their specific roles as leaders and how to go n
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Golden TEE Sept. 11: The 37th annual Bob West Drive for Marshall golf tournament, a fundraiser for the Marshall Foundation for Community Health, has been reinvented. The virtual Golden “TEE” Ticket event, with prize packages valued at minimum of $1,000, will be presented live on Facebook. For more information visit marshallfound.org and click on “Initiatives.”
Elly Awards Sept. 13: The 38th annual Elly Award Ceremony —Virtual Pajama Party – Youth and Adult Divisions will be held at 7 p.m. on TwitchTV. For more information about the Elly Awards or to be an Elly Award sponsor visit sarta.com or call (916) 443-8229.
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PEOPLE TALK
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What was your most memorable job?
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“I worked in a furniture store and just moved furniture all day. It was the worst job.”
“I used to work at a tennis park. I’d answer the phone and say, ‘Tennis park, this is Mark.’ My friends would call and say ‘This is Dennis. I want to play some tennis.’”
“Fourth-grade teaching at Brooks Elementary. It’s the most important profession that we have. It’s gratifying to see little people grow.”
Brooke Armstrong “When I was in high school I worked as a hostess. It really made me appreciate any workers in the service industry. It stuck with me my whole life.”
“Working for Offside Soccer in Folsom. I got to meet so many people in the soccer community and it led to all my coaching.”
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The following information was taken from El Dorado County sheriff’s reports:
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Aug. 29 12:39 a.m. A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Saratoga Way.
Aug. 31 12:40 a.m. Deputies arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of vandalism of a patrol vehicle on La Sierra Drive. 11:45 a.m. Deputed cited a 20-yearold man suspected of trespassing on Beatty Drive.
Sept. 19: Windows to My Soul hosts a Western Resilience Virtual Gala at 6:30 p.m. Event is free and the first 100 registrants will get a special gift. For more information visit windowstomysoul.org/ gala.
Sept. 1 12:15 p.m. A vehicle burglary was reported on Park Drive.
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Sept. 2 Village Life photo by Sel Richard
Work continues on the reconstruction of Bass Lake Road and construction of the new realigned Bass Lake Road/ Country Club Drive intersection. Construction crews recently implemented a detour on Country Club Drive between Bass Lake Road and Tierra De Dios Drive that is expected to last through Sept. 14 while Bass Lake Road has reopened for two-way traffic. Motorists are advised to slow down through the work zone and expect delays during construction. Allow extra time when traveling through the work zone in order to arrive at destinations on time or use alternate routes (Silva Valley Parkway/ Cambridge Road) to avoid the construction area. For questions regarding this construction project contact the El Dorado County Department of Transportation main line at (530) 621-5900 (select option 3 for Engineering).
10:41 a.m. Deputies cited a 46-year-old man suspected of shoplifting at a Post Street business.
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CRIB NOTES by Julie Samrick
To stop the fighting This is a glimpse inside “How People Get Their Politics,” which will be published by Motina Books (available Sept. 22). For more information visit juliesamrick.com. n 2008 I had an epiphany after listening to two acquaintances tell me why they thought their candidate — Barack Obama or John McCain — should be our next president. At the time, political rancor was boiling. Their stories were personal, capturing experiences they’d had as children that cemented how they would go on to vote as adults. I defined these as “political shaping” stories and with every election since 2008 believe more strongly that hearing American citizens’ political shaping stories is what we need to mend the political divide we are suffering, to ease the national rancor that is now spewing over the sides. The Pew Research Center found that large shares of the population now feel not only frustrated with and angry at members of the opposing party, but also afraid of them; 55% of Democrats said they are fearful of the GOP while 49%t of Republicans are scared of the Democratic Party. Since 2016, one-third of Americans said they stopped talking to a friend or family member because of politics. While there have been other times when Americans were deeply divided, there is no other time in at least the past century when we have been so at odds with one another. Older people I talked with confirm this. They each told me how political parties didn’t used to have the stigmas they do now and whether a candidate identified as a Democrat or a Republican didn’t matter as much to voters as a candidate’s personality. The 16 political-shaping stories included in “How People Get Their Politics” reflect people from all ages and backgrounds. They are self-described Democrats, Republicans and Independents. There are progressives, liberals and conservatives. The oldest person I interviewed was born in 1923 and the youngest was born in 1998. Their stories are unique, just like those of the hundreds of millions of other Americans whose
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stories also need to be heard. The conversations include how cancer, religion and war shaped people’s politics. A man and a woman each shared their thoughts on what it’s been like being black in America. One man passionately defended his decision not to vaccinate his children. There are powerful immigrant stories from people who were born in Mexico, Poland and Taiwan. A longtime U.S. State Department employee explained how his view of America was shaped in large part from living outside of it. A World War II veteran and a child during that war spoke separately about the silver linings that came from hardship. Two public servants shared their opposite, but equally passionate, views of what would be the best policies to move America forward. While most political opinions included in my book were formed by the time a person reached young adulthood, some minds were changed later in life. It was also clear that if we were born to other parents, or had been born in another decade or in a different region of the country or the world we might actually advocate for the same policies as the neighbor with whom we are at odds with now. Regardless of their beliefs, two patterns emerged from each interview. Everyone agreed that we have grown polarized as a nation because of politics, yet everyone felt just as passionately that their vision for America is the best one. If political identities are so entrenched, then why do we try so hard to change other people’s opinions? And what makes us think that we can? Despite all the noise, we shake our heads in wonder when the polls, and people’s political identities, remain unchanged. As children we are told not to discuss politics. But if we’re to break bread with people, why not talk about the things that make a difference in our lives, including healthcare, immigration and the Second ■
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MESSAGE FROM EID by Jim Abercrombie
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s I write this column the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the lives of our families, our friends and the communities we live in. I want to express my deepest respect and thanks to the frontline, “essential” workers who keep important services available. I thank the nurses and medical personnel who care for us in our times of need, the teachers who work with our communities’ children, as well as law enforcement and firefighting personnel. There are many more who work every day to keep important services available. I want to also acknowledge the essential women and men at El Dorado Irrigation District. I am proud of the work our staff performs to ensure safe, reliable drinking water and wastewater treatment is available 24 hours a day, year-round for EID’s customers. As I look at the rest of 2020 and into 2021 and beyond, I am encouraged by where we are heading in addressing EID’s aging infrastructure. Earlier this year the EID Board of Directors made the tough but necessary decision to adopt a five-year rate schedule that includes moderate increases. The rate revenue will help pay for important projects that our customers depend on like the $42 million Folsom Lake intake project, which accounts for a third of EID’s entire water supply. Those modest rates will also help fund needed flume replacements in our high country Project 184 hydro system — a system that provides water from high elevations to our water treatment plants and is distributed to Pollock Pines, Placerville, Shingle Springs, Cameron Park and El Dorado Hills. Those rates will help us fund the recently approved construction of a 3-mile stretch of the Upper Main Ditch. This section of ditch, from Forebay reservoir to our Reservoir 1 water treatment plant in Pollock Pines, has been identified as a project that will benefit our entire service area. Not only does it increase water
quality as it comes into the plant, it decreases costs of treatment and has the potential to save 1,800 acre-feet of water per year. This kind of savings goes a long way toward meeting state-imposed requirements for water conservation and water loss. Water that travels through this facility can serve communities all the way to El Dorado Hills. Reducing the levels of E. coli and the input of impurities in the raw water is good for everyone and is an industry best practice. Rates help pay for the bonds that financed our recently completed Forebay Dam modification. Regulators required a dam that meets modern safety standards and between 2017 and this year crews worked diligently to raise Forebay’s dam 10 feet. Now we have a dam that meets safety standards and also increases our emergency water supply storage from less than a day to six days. It also allows us to increase hydroelectric power revenues by around $300,000 every year. And this dam will last generations and provide those benefits now and continuing into the far future. All of these projects have high costs. Thankfully, in concert with the rate adjustments, we have managed to refinance much of our current portfolio of debt. Much like refinancing a home for a more favorable payment, our refinancing effort resulted in a net present savings of almost $17 million over the life of the debt.
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95 years of service The year 2020 also marks a milestone for the district. This is the 95th year that EID has been in business. On Oct. 5, 1925 — 77 years after Marshall discovered gold — El Dorado County residents voted to form the El Dorado Irrigation District. The reasons? To protect water rights, ensure a secure water ■
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Importance of registering and voting EDITOR: n the eastern and northeastern counties of California there is a large number of people that want and do live off the grid — many because they hold strong Libertarian beliefs and others probably because they just want to be left alone. Those people must register and vote in the upcoming general election and in future elections. If only to counter the stranglehold that the left, especially the far left, has on deciding who our elected officials are and the laws that affect the state and our country. By not voting you are giving up your right to be
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heard and be part of the decision-making and you may ultimately be forfeiting your rights accorded by the Constitution, especially the 1st and 2nd Amendment rights. While the number of special interest and splinter groups gain extraordinary privileges and preferential treatment, in the near future those groups will have so many rights and privileges the general population will have precious few remaining rights. If you refuse to vote you are just validating Einstein’s definition of insanity by doing something over and over (not voting) and expecting different results. If you want to make your position known, you have to participate. Vote. JOE SZYMUSIK Rescue
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Applications now accepted to help veterans, enhance EDH News release The El Dorado Community Foundation has announced that two grant-application cycles are now open for nonprofits serving the community.
Veterans Mini Grants Nonprofits recognized as charitable concerns by the Internal Revenue Services including nonprofit corporations, churches, governments and schools that administer programs and services in support of local veterans have until Sept. 30 to apply for a Veterans Mini Grant. Requests of up to $3,500 will be considered. Since 2014 a portion of El Dorado County’s Transitory Occupancy Tax funding has been allocated to support operations, programs or property improvements/repairs for El Dorado County veterans. Partnering together, the El Dorado Community
Foundation as the administrator of these funds and the El Dorado County Veteran Affairs Commission grant these funds to nonprofit organizations. Complete requirements and submission details, as well as an online grant application, are available at smr. to/p67328. Questions can be directed to Kathy Haven at the El Dorado Community Foundation at kathy@ eldoradocf.org.
Please note that the grant does not support the entire county, but is limited to El Dorado Hills. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Sept. 30. Further guidelines and funding requirements are available on the El Dorado Community Foundation website (eldoradocf.org/receive) or contact the foundation Program Officer Kathy Haven at (530) 622-5621 or kathy@ eldoradocf.org. The El Dorado Hills Giving Circle and Endowment, funds of the El Dorado Community Foundation, work to increase awareness of El Dorado Hills’ needs and to inspire generosity to strengthen the community. Its mission states: “We are dedicated to building an endowment that provides annual funding to nonprofit organizations, enhances our community, and offers El Dorado Hills residents a vehicle for charitable giving.” The El Dorado Community Foundation is a recognized nonprofit organization by the Internal Revenue Service.
El Dorado Hills grants Local nonprofit agencies serving the community and residents of El Dorado Hills are invited to apply for grant funding — smr.to/p61954 — from The El Dorado Hills Giving Circle and El Dorado Hills Endowment. Applications of up to $5,000 will be accepted. In an effort to best serve the community, the grant does not have a specific focus area thereby inspiring new ideas with the possibility of responding to unmet community needs.
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in the event of evacuation or loss of resources. Basic first aid was also covered, such as splinting, bandaging, bleeding control plus some basic CPR and other lifesaving and survival skills. The newly trained CERT members will start Level Two training in January, through which they become a fire department resource. “That’s really exciting stuff because it lets the fire department become more functional,” said DeWitt, explaining that the additional medical training taught at that level enables volunteers to staff a medical tent at community events. Level Two trainees require a background check. Finally, Level One allows volunteers to become a FEMA resource as an emergency medical responder, what DeWitt terms as a step below an EMT. “If we had another Paradise incident, we would actually deploy a team of CERT members independently through FEMA,” DeWitt said. Former vocational nurse and CERT member Joel Wiley said his interest in community health assistance dates back to an accident he witnessed at age 17. “I felt helpless that I didn’t know how to help,” he remembered. “That is part of what interested me in the CERT program.” Wiley revealed that the training not only led him to change his own home safety plans but opened his eyes to multiple levels of involvement available to citizens through CERT. “I was impressed with Chief (Maurice) Johnson’s enthusiastic support of the program, and the breadth of experiences of the participants,” he said. “One of the CERT functions which was new to me
was that of firefighter rehab as a response process to support firefighters at an incident to ensure they can rest, recuperate and return to action. It never occurred to me that there was such a need.” EDH Fire Board Director Bobbi Bennett powered through her training despite a broken foot. “I now have an understanding of how I, as a citizen, can assist my community in an emergency situation. That’s a great feeling to know I can contribute,” she told Village Life, adding that the most memorable part for her was her fellow trainees. “Each of them brought different skill sets and interests, which can only contribute to a wellrounded CERT team.” As CERT program manager, DeWitt’s ultimate goal is to develop a completely community and volunteer based entity. “I’m just facilitating what they need,” he said. “Eventually, this will become their program. They will be the ones that will be teaching the skills and classes. It will be 100% driven by them.” DeWitt hopes to offer three Level Three sessions per year and advanced sessions depending on interest. The next Level Three adult training program is slated for October and a teen program is tentatively scheduled for November. He is currently considering a hybrid curriculum to address COVID-19 health concerns with parts of the training completed online. A CERT animal rescue operation is also potentially in the works. “I believe it’s a great addition to the El Dorado Hills community and hope residents decide to participate,” said Bennett. For more information visit edhfire.com/preventionsafety/cert/certprogram.
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including healthcare, immigration and the Second Amendment? Our beliefs are subjective, but powerful to the core of who we are. As a society we must listen to one another if we want to move this country forward. Julie Samrick is an El Dorado Hills mother and writer.
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supply, keep irrigation rates reasonable and increase the value of agricultural lands. In those days water was also essential to gold mining as well. Water rights became more precious than the gold that was mined from the local mountainsides and streams. Many things have changed over the years as our service area transformed from mostly agriculture to increasingly offering water, wastewater and recycled water service to more than 125,000 residents in El Dorado County. As the years have passed we have aimed at balancing the increasing needs of our aging infrastructure with balanced, right-sized, fiscally conservative approaches to repairing and replacing our communities’ vital assets. Our dedication to providing safe, reliable service is unwavering. It has been for generations and it will continue to be for another 95 years and beyond. Jim Abercrombie is general manager of the El Dorado Irrigation District.
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through the service project planning process. In traditional Hands4Hope style, there was more than just discussion; camp included a lot of fun and safe games, like squirting others with water guns if they answered questions incorrectly and pool-noodle charades. The most important aspect was learning about the peers these teens would be working with. The majority of leaders expressed their favorite part of camp was being able to connect with their school club leadership teams. As one participant explained, “(It is) crucial to get to know your team so you can feel comfortable working and collaborating with them in the future.” A huge aspect of Hands4Hope is teamwork and communication, and the basis for this had been established at camp. School clubs and afterschool committees will continue to build off of this foundation throughout the year. Although in-person camp has been the norm for many years, times have changed — and so has Hands4Hope. This year clubs and committees will generally have their meetings over Zoom and use virtual platforms, as they have been doing for the last few months. Because of this, it was appropriate to design the majority of training on Zoom. Navigating and exploring Zoom features like breakout rooms and polls gave campers the experience of meeting with those who shared similar strengths, those they would be working alongside as well as new leaders from other schools they’d never met. Since leaders will be using Zoom to hold their own meetings, the main goal was to show them how an engaging Zoom meeting could be held. Oftentimes, during a Zoom meeting participants have wanted to press the “Leave”
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2020 Hands4Hope – Youth Making A Difference Youth Board Executive Committee pictured from left to right: Treasurer Meghna Sehrawat (Vista Del Lago High School), Vice President Pavitra Dobraria (Oak Ridge High School), President Alyssa Countryman (Ponderosa High School), El Dorado Hills & Folsom intern Elise Taylor (Folsom High School) and Secretary Liv Craine (Oak Ridge High School). These leaders, as well as Placerville intern Annabel Maguire (El Dorado High School, not pictured), helped plan and facilitate the 2020 Hands4Hope Leadership Camps. button and the main goal this year is to keep the school club and after-school committee participants excited to come to Hands4Hope meetings (even if they are digital). Each club and committee was assigned the task to prepare for and then present a mock meeting to other leaders, which proved to be quite popular. All the high schoolers and middle schoolers found the mock practice meeting useful. Leaders can now use the experience from digital camp on Zoom and translate it to how they can run their own club meetings virtually.
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Camp wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work of the Hands4Hope Education Program staff and the youth leaders of the Youth Board Executive Committee. With six youth and three adults, the planning team put in a great deal of thought into this year’s camp. Devising fun and efficient solutions proved to keep everyone safe during the in-person portion. Something all campers enjoyed were the pool noodles each person received, which also helped enforce social distancing. There was one rule:
not having your pool noodles touch another’s. They also delivered s’mores to every camper, so they could have a “campfire” over Zoom. Additionally, they had to think of ways to engage and get leaders to participate in Zoom, which was done through discussions about everyone’s unique top five strengths and personal values. Even though the planning team had to completely revamp the schedule, they did it in a way that incorporated the traditional aspects of camp, as well as new, creative strategies for a virtual
camp. It was so great to see everything come together. Ultimately, the most rewarding thing was making meaningful connections with fellow leaders. Despite 2020 being less than ideal, Hands4Hope leaders will continue to look for creative ways to plan service projects and help fill unmet needs in our communities while being flexible and safe. The Hands4Hope – Youth Making A Difference Youth Board is the advisory board for Hands4Hope. Members ensure youth voice leads the way when making decisions related to new volunteer and outreach opportunities. In addition, the youth board provides the means for youth leaders across schools to network and share information. Finally, the board selects a nonprofit to support with an annual fundraiser held each spring. The youth board is composed of all presidents, vice presidents, chairs and vice chairs from each club and committee in the Hands4Hope Education Program. In total there are typically 24 youth who sit on the youth board, which is led by the Youth Board Executive Committee — a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and two Hands4Hope interns (one for El Dorado Hills/Folsom and one for Placerville). Hands4Hope – Youth Making A Difference is a nonprofit, youth-driven organization with the mission to inspire and empower youth in leadership and service. Hands4Hope offers hands-on education and community engagement opportunities to youth from kindergarten through 12th grades through school-based and after-school programs in Sacramento and El Dorado counties. For more information visit hands4hopeyouth.org or call (916) 294-7426.
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Movie lovers head inside the Regal Cinema in El Dorado Hills Town Center Sept. 2. “We’re extremely excited,” said Robert Booey, who came with Elizabeth Rodriguez from Sacramento to see “Tenet.”
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wning a home tinue to climb. It’s not in El Dorado surprising many wonder County has why and for how long? been a pretty good The Federal Reserve’s investment. The median interest rate manipulaselling price for a county tion is partially responhome in August was sible for the price surge. $575,000. A year ago, Homebuyers can afford that same size home was to pay more for a home selling for $525,000. Ten when mortgage rates years ago, this month, are 3% than when they one could buy a typical are at 6%. The lack of county home for under housing inventory is $290,000. also putting pressure on Ken Calhoon At the time, there were prices. Builders can’t 400 to choose from scatbuild entry-level housing Real estate columnist tered around the county. under county regulations Today we have 31 homes and pre-development listed under $290,000, primarily located costs and seniors who would like to in the most distant areas of the county. move are stuck, unwilling or finanOur local real estate market has not cially unable to part with their low, only recovered from the April/May Propostion 13 property taxes. COVID-19 shutdown but is on what Historically during extreme political many believe to be an unsubstantiated divisiveness, social turmoil, economic upward trajectory. catastrophe or a worldwide plague, There are some housing pundits who investing in a home would be conthink the rapid rise in housing prices sidered a risky venture. Folks don’t without job growth will lead to another usually make large financial commithousing bubble. Fitch Ratings Service ments without feeling good about their calculates California home prices are as future. With little confidence in much much as 10% overvalued. Their analysts of anything today, how is it demand review housing data and compare it to for homes is surging? Bubble alarmists overall economic conditions. According believe the perfect storm is approaching to their July report, “The nation’s deciour housing market. mated job market report made a mess of While there always has been and the underlying fundamentals for home always will be many economic and prices (paychecks to the mortgage paydemographic factors tugging on the ments.) It’s the largest overvaluation direction of the housing market, I since the mortgage mayhem’s financial believe COVID-19 has made the houscrises.” ing market stronger. Housing bubbles are created when The demand for single-family homes housing prices inflate due to an increase is up along with their prices because in demand that is not based on solid COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the economic principles but by speculation importance of owning a single-family and/or manipulation. At some point home with a yard. Historically our reality becomes exposed, the bubble houses have served primarily as a safe, pops and prices collapse. That’s what family shelter. COVID-19 has expanded happened in 2007 when the mortgage their use and subsequent value. The markets were being manipulated by family home is more valuable today false mortgage loan applications. because of increased functionality. It When housing prices continue to still provides shelter and comfort but increase, despite a weak economy, there now serves as replacement for traditional is reason to be concerned. California’s facilities and institutions. economy is still shell-shocked from Prior to COVID-19 24% of the coronavirus-mandated closings. Our workforce worked from home. Since unemployment rate is higher than at any the pandemic that percentage has time during the 2008 Great Recession. increased to 55%, according to the Mortgage delinquencies in the state are Labor Department. Sure, after COVIDup over 500,000 and many small busi19 some will return to commuting to nesses will never reopen. Despite the n See Calhoon, page B4 economic mayhem, home prices con-
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stairs bedroom and full bathroom. The adjoining living room has a gas fireplace and large windows. The sunroom can be accessed via French doors in both the great room and the downstairs bedroom. This gorgeous space has a Swedish soapstone fireplace and stackable glass doors that welcome the outdoors into the home regardless of the season. Up the carpeted stairs accented with wrought-iron railing is an open loft area, two additional bedrooms that share a full bathroom, laundry room and master suite with dual walk-in closets. The master bathroom features a large soaking tub, separate shower, private toilet and two sinks. The home has an attached, three-car tandem garage. The front yard has a small lawn, mature shrubs near the home and a wide driveway. The backyard has a large, open patio with ample space for seating and a barbecue. The lowmaintenance yard features a few shrubs and trees and a privacy fence. In addition to the award-winning golf course, Serrano in El Dorado Hills, a gated community, offers miles of hiking trails, on-site and nearby schools and a private country club — all surrounded by 1,000 acres of open space and spectacular views. Meandering trails link residential areas to open spaces and restored wetlands, creeks, oak groves and greenbelts. Interested in this Degas Way home? Contact Realtor Pat Seide at (916) 941-3006 or Realtor associate Nicolette Wichert at (916) 458-1342 or nicolette.wichert@cbnorcal.com.
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850 Mount Ranier Way 8674 Mahonia Dr 4179 Torrazzo Way 4385 Lombardia Way 1085 Senegal Way 6094 Brogan Way 5111 Arlington Way 8097 Damico Dr 5305 Garlenda
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ACRES 0.02 0.16 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.62 0.22 0.13 0.20 0.14 0.13 0.14 0.41 0.20 0.12 0.16 0.12 0.20 0.14 0.18 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.12 0.12 0.20 0.17 0.24 0.35 0.19 0.19 0.15 0.58 0.16 0.31 0.19 5.65 0.16 0.24 0.28 0.49 0.31 0.22 0.30 0.27
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2000 Elbe Ct 5445 Aspen Meadows Dr 4865 Dalewood Dr 5307 Florentino Loop 5081 Brentford Way 1315 Cornerstone Dr 4268 Suffolk Way 5251 Da Vinci Dr
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B4
September 9, 2020
FHA extends foreclosure, eviction moratorium Third extension will allow FHAinsured homeowners economically impacted by COVID-19 to focus on financial recovery News release WASHINGTON, D.C — The Federal Housing Administration recently announced the third extension of its foreclosure and eviction moratorium through Dec. 31 for homeowners with FHAinsured single family mortgages covered under the Coronavirus Relief and Economic Security Act. This extension provides an additional four months of housing security to homeowners, as they will not fear losing their homes as they work to recover financially from the adverse impacts of the pandemic. With this third extension, FHA has now provided more than nine months of foreclosure and eviction relief to FHAinsured homeowners “President Trump is taking unprecedented measures to ensure American homeowners have the resources and support they need to get back to financial stability during the economic recovery,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. “Because homeownership is the largest wealth builder for the majority of the nation’s families, providing relief from foreclosure and eviction to those who are in jeopardy of losing their hard-earned wealth, through no fault of their own, is a priority.” FHA’s single family foreclosure and eviction moratorium has been in place since March 18 and continues to apply to homeowners with FHA-insured Title II single family forward and home equity conversion (reverse) mortgages. “For so many first-time homebuyers and others who relied on FHA insurance to achieve homeownership this extension provides an additional measure of peace-of-mind and security, along with the fact that we do not require a lump sum payment at the end of any forbearance period,” said Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Dana Wade. “Right now it’s important that those affected by COVID-19 focus on the immediate priorities of regaining their financial footing, without the additional stress of dealing with a foreclosure action.” The moratorium continues to direct mortgage servicers to: • Halt all new foreclosure actions and suspend all foreclosure actions currently in process for FHAinsured single family properties, excluding legally vacant or abandoned properties; and • Cease all evictions of persons from FHA-insured single family properties, excluding actions to evict occupants of legally vacant or abandoned properties. Homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages should continue to make their mortgage payments during the foreclosure and eviction moratorium if they are able to do so, or seek mortgage payment forbearance pursuant to the CARES Act from their mortgage servicer, if needed. Pursuant to the CARES Act, FHA requires mortgage servicers to:
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El Dorado Transit Transit Dispatcher Part-Time (Weekends) Hourly Salary: $16.06 – 21.53 with benefits California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) El Dorado County Transit Authority invites applications for the position of Transit Dispatcher. Application and job description available at Transit Office, 6565 Commerce Way, Diamond Springs, CA 95619, (530) 642-5383 or www.eldoradotransit.com. Filing deadline: Open Until Filled A Current Original 10 year Department of Motor Vehicle printout of your driving record must accompany your application, run no more than 60 days prior to the date your application is received by Human Resources. EOE
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Many homeowners struggling to make payments will get a reprieve thanks to an extended foreclosure and eviction moratorium recently approved by the Federal Housing Administration. • Offer borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages delayed mortgage payment forbearance when the borrower requests it, with the option to extend the forbearance for up to a year. FHA does not require a lump sum payment at the end of the forbearance period. • Assess borrowers who receive COVID-19 forbearance for its special COVID-19 National Emergency Standalone Partial Claim before the end of the forbearance period. The COVID-19 National Emergency Standalone Partial Claim puts all deferred mortgage payment amounts owed into a junior lien which is only repaid when the borrower sells the home, refinances the mortgage, or the mortgage is otherwise extinguished. • Assess borrowers who are not eligible for the COVID-19 National Emergency Standalone Partial Claim for one of FHA’s COVID-19 expanded home retention solutions announced on July 8.
Renters protected as well Following a recent Executive Order by President Donald Trump, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using its authority to temporarily halt evictions through the end of 2020 in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. “I want to make it unmistakably clear that I’m protecting people from evictions,” said Trump. Under the CDC order, American renters who meet certain conditions cannot be evicted if they have affirmatively exhausted their best efforts to pay rent, seek Government rental assistance, and are likely to become homeless due to eviction. Those who benefit from this assistance are still obligated to pay accrued rent or housing payments in accordance with their lease or contract. Landlords are still permitted to pursue eviction against tenants committing criminal acts, threatening the health or safety of other residents, and damaging property, among other offenses. The intent of this Order is to use Federal authority to prevent evictions that could exacerbate the spread of COVID-19.
Chuck Fowke, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders and a custom home builder from Tampa, Fla., issued the following statement regarding the nationwide order to halt millions of renters from being evicted through Dec. 31: “NAHB is concerned the CDC’s rental eviction moratorium through the end of the year could result in unforeseen negative economic consequences without dedicated funding for rental assistance. Therefore, it is imperative the White House works with Congress on a new coronavirus relief package that will protect tens of millions of renters and small business property owners who are suffering severe financial stress from the pandemic. Absent rental income, these small mom and pop property owners must continue to pay their mortgage, property taxes, employees and cleaning/ maintenance services. And without sufficient rental income, a number of properties would be pushed into foreclosure. Congress must act now to assist renters and property owners.” National Association of Realtors President Vince Malta, along with CCIM and the Institute of Real Estate Management, also responded. “While NAR appreciates and is supportive of administration efforts to ensure struggling Americans can remain in their homes, this order as-written will bring chaos to our nation’s critical rental housing sector and put countless property owners out of business,” said Malta, a broker at Malta & Co. Inc. in San Francisco. “Any eviction moratorium must also come with rental assistance for property owners, the vast majority of which are mom-and-pop investors and are still required to meet their financial obligations even as they cease to receive income on their properties,” he continued. “An untailored eviction moratorium will bring more havoc to our economy, not less, and will put America’s 43 million renter households at significant risk. NAR strongly encourages Congress to pass immediate legislation that would instead provide emergency rental assistance programs directly to housing providers, protecting Americans’ access to affordable housing and our nation’s critical rental housing sector.”
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work — but many won’t. They have discovered working from home is more productive, convenient and they feel less pressure from office politics and personalities. Telecommuting is the new normal not so much because employees like it but because it’s good for employers’ bottom line. Sixty-two percent of hiring managers surveyed expect more of their workforce to work from home. Housing a workforce in an appropriate image-reflective facility is costly. In addition to rent and furnishings there are utilities, insurance and additional support employees. Employers also gain a geographic advantage in hiring. No longer will employers need to limit their job search to local areas. When an employee can effectively work for an employer from a home in Cameron Park as easily as in Mountain View, there are cost savings to both. Homeschooling has been an option for some parents; COVID-19 has made it mandatory for many. With many schools closed and parents fearful of the ones open, the family home now serves as the class-
room. While both parents and kids are anxious for schools to safely reopen, having a single-family home with a yard as a temporary substitute is recognized as a tremendous advantage over a cramped apartment or downtown condominium. Homes are now the family’s primary entertainment center. With many fitness centers closed, a home with room for stationary bikes, ellipticals and treadmills is more valuable as are larger kitchens with the partial closure of restaurants. Agents now include “lovely Zoom backdrops” and “family garden” when marketing their listings. Home prices are not inflated. Their values are simply higher because they offer a larger package of benefits. COVID-19 will end but the appreciation of what a home can offer a family will stay with us for a long time. Ken Calhoon is a real estate broker in El Dorado County. He can be reached for questions and comments at ken@kencalhoon.com.
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