PLACERVILLE — A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, according to health officials in El Dorado County. The bacterial disease is extremely rare in humans and can be very serious.

Slowly but surely the city of San Jose is cleaning up its largest homeless encampment at Columbus Park and moving more people into converted motel rooms.

Homelessness continues to be a major issue in California, but some places are reporting decreases in their populations.