The Sonora City Council on Monday moved forward with a proposed ordinance to regulate the commercial sales of homemade foods — otherwise known as “cottage food operations.”

Cottage food operations are permitted under the California Homemade Food Act, which became effective Jan. 1.

Building a carport in the city of Sonora could get easier.

The City Council on Monday unanimously decided to move ahead with a plan to amend carport restrictions in the city municipal code.

A fire was reported at the Sierra Pacific Industries lumber mill on the 1400 block of Camage Avenue about 2 p.m. today.

The fire was in a part of the plant that processes sawdust. It has been contained, according to CalFire. 

A report of power lines down in the area could not be confirmed.

The Sonora Fire Department is on scene of a structure fire downtown.

The fire on the 100 block of Upper Sunset Drive was reported at 10:16 a.m., according to Cal Fire. 

It was contained around 10:37 a.m.

PUBLIC MEETING: Angels Camp City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Joe Carley Memorial Firehouse, 1404 Vallecito Road, Angels Camp.

The partnership agency that delivers water to Angels Camp, Murphys and some surrounding unincorporated areas is proposing to let the world know more about that role.

The Utica Power Authority — a joint operation of the city of Angels Camp and Union Public Utility District in Murphys — conveys water to both entities utilizing an historic flume and ditch system that snakes down from the mountains to Angels Creek in the city.

Friends Eli Doster (left, at left) and David Twining speak at the memorial for Lucas Gruenther Sunday. Lenore Rutherford / Union Democrat, Copyright 2013.

Hundreds filled the Summerville High gym to pay homage to the pilot from Twain Harte, whose plane crashed in the Adriatic Sea on Jan. 28.

Three people died and a fourth suffered major injuries in a head-on collision on Highway 108/120 at O’Byrnes Ferry Road Saturday afternoon.

This morning, the victims of the wreck were identified as Alan Madeiros, 59, of Manteca; Kathleen Madeiros, 65, of Manteca; and Claude Gosselin, 51, of Roseville.

The Chicken Ranch Me-Wuk Indian tribe hopes to build a new road for better access to its Highway 108 casino, remodeled little over a year ago.

The Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors is scheduled Tuesday to decide whether to send a letter to Caltrans in support of the road proposal.

Rain and seasonable temperatures are forecast this week, following last week’s sun and record-tying temperatures.

The National Weather Service has issued a “Special Weather Statement” for the Mother Lode warning about the quick change of weather, with the new rain possibly leading to more traffic accidents and travel delays with possible chain requirements for higher elevations. 

PUBLIC MEETING: Calaveras County Board of Supervisors and Calaveras County Planning Commission, 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, special joint session, Government Center, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas.

Calaveras County is now shrinking but is planning for an estimated 80,539 more residents in the next 22 years, according to calculations in a staff report on the ongoing General Plan land use guide update released late last week.

The county Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will conduct a special joint meeting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the supervisors’ chambers at Government Center in San Andreas to review the latest draft land use map for the General Plan update.