
Elias Funez
Editor at The Union
The Editor for The Union newspaper out of beautiful Grass Valley Calif.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
theunion.com | Elias Funez
It was a sad Monday morning at the Condon Park Skatepark in Grass Valley. Demolition of the park to make way for a new Grindline Skateparks Inc. skatepark was slated to begin but a group of diehard Condon Skatepark users were already at the skatepark, some since 5 a.m., to get in their last skating as a way to protest the demolition of the park.
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3 weeks ago |
theunion.com | Elias Funez
The rejection of recommendations to provide for a homeless camping area in Nevada County has prompted the most recent Nevada County Civil Grand Jury report released this week, “A long and winding road for the homeless of Nevada County.” The report follows increases in local homeless populations, increasing wildfire risk, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 Grants Pass decision which effectively allows cities to criminalize homelessness by enforcing camping bans even in the absence of available...
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3 weeks ago |
theunion.com | Elias Funez
A 140-year-old Salt Box style barn facing the terminus of Pleasant Street in downtown Grass Valley has been given the go-ahead for demolition by the Grass Valley Historical Commission at their meeting this week. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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1 month ago |
theunion.com | Elias Funez
A single propeller airplane identified as a Cesna 177RG crashed off of Whispering Pines Lane in Grass Valley Thursday morning taking the life of Robert Lund of Newcastle, Ca., the plane's single occupant. Lund had taken off just after 8 a.m. from the Auburn Airport and was en route to the Nevada County Airport and approached the runway as any other aircraft would, officials reported.
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1 month ago |
theunion.com | Elias Funez
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