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District 3 Supervisor Wendy Thomas speaks to attendees at the opening of El Dorado County’s navigation center Feb. 6. “I am proud that El Dorado County has come together with our community and the city of Placerville to meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, our residents and our business community,” she said.
County’s shelter open Eric Jaramishian Staff writer Those experiencing homelessness in El Dorado County have the opportunity to utilize a new service — a navigation center and shelter has opened and is ready for clients. Approximately 511 individuals in El Dorado County are experiencing homelessness, according to the 2022 point-in-time count. Now the county is hoping the El Dorado Navigation Center can be a conduit to provide resources to get them off the streets.
The center is run by Volunteers of America and provides 60 beds for temporary congregate housing. It is a low-barrier, referral-only center that will providing continental breakfasts, a sack lunch and hot dinner daily prepared at the Upper Room Dining Hall. The facility offers showers, onsite laundry, internet, a common room with a television and outdoor recreation. Clients of the navigation center can expect case management services from VOA staff who
work with community partners such as the Humane Society and Marshall Hospital to connect participants to housing, medical and other resources. The center has guidelines. Curfew is 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Participants with more than five unexcused absences will be discharged from the program. Kennel space for pets is available but limited; owners are responsible for caring for their pets and cleanup. VOA staff expect all n
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Erica Chambers, left, and her attorney Alan Donato enter a plea of not guilty in El Dorado County Superior Court Department 7 Monday morning.
Chambers enters not guilty plea Odin Rasco Staff writer In El Dorado County Superior Court Monday morning Erica Chambers pleaded not guilty to all charges against her, which include vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and fleeing the scene of a Nov. 11, 2022, fatal crash on Highway 50. The 35-year-old Camino resident was initially
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NASCAR goes karting Eric Jaramishian Staff writer
Kyle Larson drives one of Red Hawk Casino’s new, state-of-theart go-karts.
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Santa Cruz resident and Western Midget Racing 2022 Rookie of the Year Logan Mitchell takes a selfie with NASCAR driver Kyle Larson before go-kart racing against each other Feb. 2.
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