El Dorado Savings Bank Deal, New Folsom Trails & Zone 0 Rules 🚨

El Dorado Hills Woman Admits to $18 Million Employer Fraud
The former executive assistant used her boss’s money for luxury cars, Rolex watches, designer handbags and private jet travel. Read more →

Mountain View Tech Firm Expands Into El Dorado Hills
Proteus Industries’ new facility will double its shop floor and eventually support about 25 employees. Read more →

Folsom Adds 3 Miles to Its Growing Trail Network
New paved paths at Mangini Ranch are open for walking, biking and outdoor adventures, pushing the city past 59 miles of trails. Read more →

Bay Area Brunch Brand Makes Sacramento-Area Debut
The Breakfast Club opens in Folsom with specialty pancakes, short rib hash, coffee flights and generous brunch portions. Read more →

Folsom Turkey Trot Turns 20 This Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving race offers 5K and 10K options, supporting local charities before registration prices increase. Read more →

El Dorado Savings Bank to Join Kansas City’s UMB
UMB Financial agreed to buy the Placerville-based bank in a roughly $506 million deal expected to close in early 2027. Read more →

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Your go-to list for family-friendly events and happenings:

🎅 Breakfast with Santa – Dec. 5 | 8 AM & 10 AM | EDHCSD Gym
Enjoy breakfast with Santa, snap holiday memories, and create a festive holiday craft. See more →

💎 Beaded Tinsel Workshop – Nov. 7 | 1 PM | Swoon Studio + Co., Folsom
Create and take home 8-10 sparkling holiday tinsel strands with glass crystals. See more →

🍪 Apples to Sugar Cookie Class – Nov. 8 | 3 PM | Painted Studios, Folsom
Learn to pipe, decorate, and create four Apple designs on fresh-baked cookies. See more →

🍄 Mini Gnome Door Ornaments – Nov. 9 | 3:30 PM | Art & Bloom Studio, EDH
Create two of the sweetest miniature gnome ornaments to keep or give as a gift. See more →

🏡 Cozy Wooden Village Workshop – Nov. 9 | 5:30 PM | Boring Rose Brewing Co., EDH
Paint your own festive wooden village and create a cozy holiday keepsake. See more →

🇺🇸 Wayne Spence Veterans Day Parade – Nov. 11 | 9 AM | E. Bidwell Street, Folsom
Celebrate our veterans with a morning of community pride, colorful floats, and parade traditions. See more →

🎃 Succulent Pumpkin Making – Nov. 14 | 2 PM | YogaSix Folsom
Create a stunning succulent pumpkin centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table. See more →

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California’s new wildfire rule known as Zone 0 is getting close to taking effect. It would require the first five feet around homes in high fire hazard areas to be cleared of things that can burn, creating an ember-resistant zone. The state Board of Forestry approved the rules in August, then pulled them back to answer questions from the state office that reviews new regulations. A state official called that a normal step, not a repeal. The board is expected to take up the changes at its Nov. 5 meeting, the same day this issue lands, and the rules could take effect as soon as late November or early December.

So what would change? Combustible mulch, wood chips, firewood, fallen leaves and pine needles would have to go, and a plant-free buffer would be required right next to the house and around windows, doors and vents. Small, well-kept plants like succulents and bulbs could stay in spaced groupings farther out, along with potted plants in noncombustible containers. New homes would follow the rules right away. Existing homes would get three years to clear vegetation and five years for bigger changes, like replacing a wood fence attached to the house.

It matters because, according to the National Fire Protection Association, most homes lost to wildfire are destroyed by flying embers. Cal Fire’s Jeff Hoag said many residents worry about losing trees and landscaping they’ve had for decades, and about the cost. He said well-kept trees that don’t reach under the eaves can stay, and that most homes shouldn’t need major retrofits beyond that attached fence. He also acknowledged that not everyone can easily do the work, for financial or physical reasons, and said Cal Fire plans three inspection visits before taking any enforcement action. El Dorado County’s Carla Hass added that following the rules doesn’t mean you have to “moonscape” your yard.

For a lot of EDH yards, that first five feet is where the bark mulch, the shrubs and the side-yard fence live. Is the extra protection worth the work, and what would help your street get there: a clean-up day, a simple checklist, or a hand for neighbors who can’t do it themselves?

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