By Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee A group of about 40 protesters quietly and abruptly walked out of Republican Rep. Tom McClintock’s town hall in the city of Angels Camp Wednesday night. “We’re going to take our district back,” said Kate Hege, 38, of nearby Amador City. “We have been to a half dozen town halls, […]
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By Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal Can too many administrators spoil the classroom? That’s a question a Board of Regents member seemed to ask the Nevada System of Higher Education. At a June board meeting, Regent Trevor Hayes questioned the necessity of hiring a seventh vice chancellor — with a $175,000 annual salary. NSHE Chancellor […]
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Placer County sheriff’s detectives are looking for a man they believe stole a vehicle from the parking lot at Bank of the West in Kings Beach on Sept. 8. The vehicle was found the next day in Truckee. Investigators believe the suspect is also responsible for additional thefts in the area. The male suspect has […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe could save about $1.28 million in electric bills over the course of 25 years if solar panels were installed at Lake Tahoe Airport. That is the projection by Bay Area-based Staten Solar. Representatives from the company gave the City Council an overview on Sept. 19 of what a solar […]
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The assessed value of property in El Dorado County went up 6 percent this year compared to a year ago. The numbers were released this week. The $31.5 billion property tax roll, which reflects the assessed value as of Jan. 1, is approximately $1.7 billion above last year’s assessed value of $29.8 billion. This equates […]
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By Adam Ashton, Sacramento Bee The state’s largest pension fund on Tuesday shot down a pitch from a Republican lawmaker who wants it to study how much money it could save by cutting benefits for retired public workers. Sen. John Moorlach of Orange County in July wrote letters to CalPERS board members – Richard Costigan […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe will be using the law firm Burke, Williams & Sorensen out of Oakland when City Attorney Tom Watson leaves at the end of the month. Nira Doherty, a partner in the firm, has been on retainer with the city for a while. She is used in special cases, most […]
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By Elaine Glusac, New York Times Fewer international travelers came to the United States during the first few months of this year than over the same period last year, confirming concerns of some in the travel industry. Figures released by the U.S. Department of Commerce show a drop in international visitors to the United States […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Environmentalists have sued a U.S. agency to try to stop it from allowing oil and gas drilling on a vast stretch of federal land in Nevada, where the government is reversing protections put in place nine months ago under the Obama administration. The Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity say […]
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By Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee More than half of California voters say the state’s housing affordability crisis is so bad that they’ve considered moving, and 60 percent of the electorate supports rent control, according to a statewide poll. The findings from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies reflect broad concerns Californians have over the soaring […]
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