USDA’s six-week closure now aside and approvals gained—$17.5 million in T or C water projects soon to go to bid
Two critical water projects that will greatly lessen the massive leakage of water--up to 70 percent--will go out to bid in about a month.
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T or C’s third $790K tranche of $3 million G.O. bond approved for issuance
City Manager Gary Whitehead and Public Information Officer and Tourism Coordinator Carrie Gaston have made the $3 million G. O. bond approved by voters in 2022 crystalline clear in a series of very readable charts. Kudos for transparency. The city can claim good stewardship and ask for another bond.
Ironic justice–Sandy Jones is appointed to fill Travis Day’s seat on the Sierra County Commission
It's been almost a dozen years since a Democrat became a Sierra County Commissioner. Hopefully a plurality of views will now be entertained at the county level as a result.
Corporatocracy–making the rich richer, exploiting local resources needed by the people
Copper Flat Mine's efforts to reopen over the last 15 years have been supported via resolutions passed by Truth or Consequences city commissions in the past and by the current mayor's passivity and "trust."
Sierra County Commissioner Travis Day: Questions he’s not answering about his resignation and new Trump administration appointment
Is it just coincidence that Day's resignation and federal job start coincides with the likely end of the government shutdown?
Cut-throat business practice with shareholders—locals should expect the same from Copper Flat Mine owners
Copper Flat Mine will use tons of water, loads of electricity, will dump tons of damp tailings with lead, mercury, sulfates, nitrates and other contaminants as well as creating dust and air pollution with these same contaminants. A boom/bust operation lasting maybe 20 but probably 12 years.
T or C awards bid for “Shovel Ready” water project
Whitehead's oversight and procurement savvy probably saved the city $800,000 on this project.
Prep for T or C’s (so far unscheduled) workshop on $540,000 electric study
Is the city's "cash cow" going to become a "cash hog" out of neglect? That question and others need to be asked and answered by city staff and engineers who authored a 72-page study.
T or C electric vehicle charging station foisted on public
Without democratic processes, a government can easily become a criminal enterprise that milks the people of their money while taking away their rights. Just like the police-building purchase, the public had no say and is told after the fact that it gave the city its approval.
What you need to know, October 6, 2025: Covid again
We know a good deal more about long Covid than we did during the epidemic. However, we seem strangely unable to think clearly about this new knowledge. The consequences are not to be sneezed at.
What you need to know, September 12, 2025: Since when … ?
On September 1, our Navy bombed a launch in the Caribbean headed towards Venezuela. Our President released a video of the killing. We see the open boat with the people we killed and very little cargo; though our President said the boat was loaded with narcotics bound for the USA.
Truth or Consequences gives Love’s a local economic development deal
It's little enough that Love's asked for in exchange for locating here. Some companies make cities compete for the jobs and taxes they bring. This time the city is getting the better end of the deal.