Public Safety · Tuolumne County
More than 18,000 PG&E customers across Tuolumne and Calaveras counties faced possible public safety power shutoffs beginning Wednesday evening through Saturday afternoon due to strong winds and dry conditions raising wildfire risk. The NWS Sacramento issued a red flag warning for portions of both counties from midnight Thursday through 10 a.m. Friday, with gusts up to 45 mph and humidity as low as single digits. Tuolumne County areas at risk include the upper Highway 108 corridor between Long Barn and Pinecrest, Twain Harte, the town of Tuolumne, parts of Soulsbyville, and the Tuolumne Rancheria; Calaveras County resource centers were set up in West Point and Arnold. Both counties opened community resource centers offering Wi-Fi, charging stations, water, and restrooms, while officials urged residents to charge devices, prepare emergency supplies, and make backup plans for electricity-dependent medical equipment.
Community News · Sonora, CA
More than 20 people gathered Thursday in downtown Sonora to tie purple ribbons around Courthouse Square during the fifth annual Paint the Town Purple event, organized by Center For A Non Violent Community (CNVC) for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. CNVC, Tuolumne County's crisis agency for domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking, reported 8,582 services to 701 DV survivors and 1,355 services to 167 sexual assault survivors from Oct. 1, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2026. The agency completed its first major shelter improvements in over 60 years—a roughly $250,000 project adding a renovated bathroom, two bedrooms and a youth center—and plans to seek a Board of Supervisors proclamation recognizing October as DV Awareness Month on Oct. 20.
Local Business · Tuolumne County
Visit Tuolumne County, the county's nonprofit visitors bureau and film commission, announced renewed efforts to attract film productions through a new website, an expanded resource guide for production companies, and outreach to location managers. The organization hosted six California-based location managers for a four-day familiarization tour Sept. 25–28 across Sonora, Columbia, Jamestown, Kennedy Meadows, Pinecrest, Twain Harte, Standard, Tuolumne, and Groveland. County residents and businesses offering services to film crews are encouraged to submit their information for a new digital film resource guide by emailing lisa@gotuolumne.com. Matt Stiker of San Francisco-based agency KHM is scheduled to lead a destination-filming session at Visit Tuolumne County's annual Tourism Summit this Thursday, Oct. 15, at Chicken Ranch Casino Resort.
