By Sharon Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News Jerry Brown is pushing an appealing idea: Local control for local schools. Bucking a national trend, the governor wants to back the state away from making schools account for their spending and for punishing them if their students lag in achievement. But, perhaps surprisingly, school officials aren’t jumping […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee When CalPERS balked at releasing records that could shed light on its decision to invest $100 million in an East Palo Alto housing project that failed, a judge ordered disclosure nearly three years ago. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard’s ruling said it is difficult to imagine a more […]
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By Patrick Stelmach Tax dodging is unfair and unpatriotic. The United States of America is home to the most successful corporations in the world, because we are the land of opportunity and equality. However, these values and freedoms are being eroded by tax dodgers. A small group of corporations exploit loopholes in our tax code […]
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• Dave Matthews Band will make its first appearance at the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys in Stateline on Sept. 4. Tickets are available starting March 22. • Here are Caltrans’ roadwork schedules for the week for El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra. • Scott Parker has joined the Carson City branch of AAA as the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two California state senators introduced a bill on Friday that would bring changes to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. SB630 amends a series of sections of government code relating to the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The bill is authored by state Sens. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, and Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento. It […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is planning on conducting pile burning efforts, weather conditions permitting, in the Gale Street and Lariat Circle areas Feb. 25-28. Smoke resulting from the pile burns will affect the surrounding areas for approximately 24 hours. People who are smoke sensitive are advised to please stay inside and close […]
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Waves lap on the shore of Emerald Bay near Eagle Point on Feb. 23.
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By USSA MERIBEL, France — World Championship super G bronze medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) ripped to second in the downhill half of Sunday’s super combined, but dropped to fourth overall after hooking up in the soft snow of the slalom portion. Tina Maze of Slovenia took the win – her eighth on the season […]
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It’s shaping up to be a good day on the mountain. However, wind could be a problem for some lifts. Here is the Feb. 24 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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Three new ambulances are stationed on the South Shore. There were recently purchased by California Tahoe Emergency Service Operations Authority. They replaced our three older units that will be used as reserves. The ambulances are equipped with power load gurneys. The power load system increases the safety for patients and significantly decreases the possibility of […]
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