Chinese Camp News

The recent rains -- and then sunny days -- in Northern California have been kind to the wildflowers, but also to the grasses that can crowd them out.

Highway 120 runs through Chinese Camp, a small town being eyed by developers. Amy Alonzo Rozak/Union Democrat, copyright 2012 Long-known for abandoned adobe buildings and neglected Main Street, Chinese Camp has become the focus of an ambitious redevelopment plan being undertaken by a small group of outside investors.

The board will consider authorizing the submission of an application for AB900 Phase II grant funding for the construction of the new County Jail.

Although the official revenue amount is not yet known, the number of tourists visiting Tuolumne County was one of the strongest in a decade.