News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks with reporter Julia Ggem about the content of April 25th's Board of Supervisors of Nevada County meeting. They discuss the consent calendar, public comment, the designation of Nevada City's Rome Power House as a Nevada County Historical Landmark, the swearing-in of Nevada County’s new Treasurer-Tax Collector, and more.

The Idaho Maryland Mine project has been a topic of great interest within Nevada County since its initial proposal. On May 10th, the Planning Commission will hear public comments before making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on the proposed project. News Director Cláudio Mendonça spoke with Public Information Officer Taylor Wolfe to learn more.

Molly Fisk writes, coaches, and teaches writing in California's Sierra Nevada foothills.

In Sacramento, lawmakers will hold a hearing on legislation aimed at creating buffer zones between homes and warehouses where companies store and distribute goods. The California Report covers the ongoing debate over warehouses and the health threats they might pose to people who live near them. Then, KVMR’s Felton Pruitt speaks with Maryanne Connelley of the Alliance for Workforce Development about an upcoming Grass Valley job fair. That’s all before News Director Cláudio Mendonça talks with Public Information Officer Taylor Wolfe about May 10th’s public hearing concerning the proposed Idaho Maryland Mine project.

Nevada County job seekers might be interested in hearing that a free Meet Your Match job fair will soon be coming to Grass Valley. Twenty four different employers will be there to answer questions, offer information regarding what they’re looking for, and even potentially begin hiring processes. KVMR’s Felton Pruitt got the details from Maryanne Connelley of the Alliance for Workforce Development, the organization that’s making the event possible.

As another wildfire season looms, the California Report covers the soon-to-be-settled debate over whether or not firefighters should drop chemical retardants onto large blazes. The expected warming trend this week brings with it concerns about rapidly melting snowpacks and the flooding they could cause. 

After a look at local news and weather, KVMR’s Paul Emery speaks with retired Fed economist, Gary Zimmerman, in an extended edition of The Economic Report before Gary leaves to teach at the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Vienna, Austria. 

The Federal Reserve will be back in the headlines next week; they'll be announcing their monetary policy decisions after their meeting finishes on May 3rd. What will they decide to do with interest rates? In this week’s Economic Report, KVMR's Paul Emery and retired Fed economist, Gary Zimmerman, explore the possibilities.