By Carolyn Whetzel, Bloomberg A decision by California’s highest court could give a boost to local water agencies grappling with how to implement the state’s landmark groundwater management law. The California Supreme Court ruled that the charges Ventura must pay to a local water district for groundwater conservation activities aren’t taxes or fees that require […]
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By Emily Benson, High Country News The Fourmile Canyon Fire, sparked by a backyard burn west of Boulder, Colo., in 2010, caused $220 million in damage and destroyed 168 homes. It also scorched nearly a quarter of a watershed that supplies water to the nearby community of Pine Brook Hills. The problems didn’t end there: […]
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By Kathryn Reed When home is on the other side of a wall of fire that is headed your direction the choices can seem bleak. This was what several people encountered during the South Shore’s 2007 Angora Fire. They were working at Camp Richardson on that Tuesday in June when the fire jumped Highway 89. […]
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South Lake Tahoe police detectives this week concluded a 10-month investigation into the nearly $100,000 that went missing from the Lake Tahoe Humane Society. At the center of the investigation is Niki Congero, who was fired in March as executive director of the nonprofit. All of the paperwork is now with the El Dorado County […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal State officials are hoping to get Nevada one of five guaranteed spots in a federal drone program. The Federal Aviation Administration sees the program as a way to speed innovation in integrating drones with national airspace. Nevada officials see the program as another way to solidify the Silver […]
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The Mammoth Lakes area was rocked by a series of earthquakes on Friday, with the highest being 4.1. It struck at 2:19pm on Dec. 8. The epicenter was less than five miles southwest of South Landing. The other temblors were 3.7 and 2.9. At this time there have been no reports of damage. — Lake […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has received more than a dozen reports regarding phone contacts from callers claiming to be a person’s grandchild. The phone number identification accompanying most of these calls is 775.328.3001, which is the front desk number for the sheriff’s office. Typically the scammers identify themselves as a person’s grandchild in need […]
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Placer County is giving people more time submit a letter of interest for the redevelopment of the old Tahoe City firehouse properties. The deadline is now Feb. 28. The lakefront property offers access to recreation and proximity to the Tahoe City town center, transit hubs, bike trails, ski resorts, marinas and residential communities. The county-owned […]
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By Adam Ashton, Sacramento Bee The nation’s largest public pension fund is leaving money on the table by favoring environmental and social causes in its portfolio, a business-backed nonprofit argues in a study it’s releasing Tuesday on the California Public Employees Retirement System. The report by the American Council for Capital Formation criticizes CalPERS’ sustainable […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal It took nearly the entirety of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s two terms as Nevada’s governor, but the state has finally paid off a nearly $800 million debt to the federal government. During the Great Recession, the state saw 175,000 jobs dry up and the unemployment rate soar above 14 […]
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