By David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle Two years ago, Gov. Jerry Brown signed an ambitious law ordering California utility companies to get 50 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030. It looks like they may hit that goal a decade ahead of schedule. An annual report issued Monday by California regulators found […]
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The Truckee Planning Commission on Nov. 21 will consider granting a development permit for an 48-unit affordable housing complex in the Coldstream Specific Plan Area. The complex would include a mix of one- and two-bedroom dwelling units and a community clubhouse. Access would be off Coldstream Road and by the construction of the main entry […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors this week voted to support an update to the county’s ordinance for secondary dwelling units, making them easier to build. Secondary dwelling units are commonly known as in-law suites or granny flats. The updated ordinance allows flexibility for either the primary or secondary dwelling on the property to be available […]
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By Kathryn Reed Flip the district blue. That is the goal of the three Democrats running for the 4th Congressional District, which includes the California side of Lake Tahoe and Truckee. Candidates Regina Bateson, Roza Calderon and Jessica Morse spent more than two hours Nov. 16 sharing with more than 100 people at Lake Tahoe […]
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By Ben Casselman, New York Times A decade from now, the U.S. economy could look much the way it does today — only more so. More dominated by the service sector amid the continued erosion of manufacturing jobs. More polarized in both earnings and geography. More tilted toward jobs that require at least a bachelor’s […]
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Liberty Utilities’ Brockway substation located in the Kings Beach area was switched back into service this week. The 50-plus year old substation had been temporarily shut down for repairs due to damage sustained during storms earlier this year. A new transformer was installed to replace equipment that had caught on fire during extreme weather experienced […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nurses from Barton Memorial Hospital and Lake Tahoe Surgery Center have voted to join the California Nurses Association. The vote this week marks the first time for any group within the South Shore-based health conglomerate to unionize. In a secret ballot conducted by the National Labor Relations Board on Nov. 15 the […]
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By Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies arrested a student Wednesday evening on suspicion of threatening to cause mass violence throughout Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills. The threat was allegedly made after classes ended at 2:50pm, negating a need to lock down the school. Campus opened as scheduled Thursday […]
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By Yvonne Gonzalez, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s health exchange is looking to once again run its own enrollment site, a move off the healthcare.gov platform that could save the state millions of dollars. The Silver State Health Exchange is planning to issue a request for information in December and will likely issue a request for […]
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By Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee Two El Dorado County residents were arrested last week after authorities found them living in a shack with an infant. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a car parked on private property on Nov. 6. Deputies determined that Steven Izatt, 40, and Kelli Simmons, 26, had […]
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