By Matt Levin, CALMatters California is an expensive state. The cost for housing, gas, electricity and other basics is often more than elsewhere in America. We have the nation’s highest rates for poverty and income inequality. Meanwhile, government resources are stretched thin. But the news isn’t all bad in the Golden State. We’re safer than […]
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The pilot who died in the plane crash near the Minden airport on Feb. 19 has been identified as Stephen Filice, 64, of Minden. Filice was flying back from Bakersfield when he had mechanical difficulty. He was unable to make it to the runway, crashing about one-half mile from the airport. The wreckage of the […]
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By Emily Cadei, Sacramento Bee Managed half of America’s foreign aid budget. Rewrote the U.S.-India defense strategy. Adviser to a four-star admiral. These are some of the highlights of Jessica Morse’s career that the 35-year-old Democrat likes to emphasize on the campaign trail. They are also some of the talking points that are drawing fire […]
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By Kathryn Reed While a segment of the South Lake Tahoe community is rallying to silence SnowGlobe, the fact is the contract calls for another year of the three-day electronic music festival. “Absent violations, they are holding the 2018 event,” interim City Attorney Nira Doherty told Lake Tahoe News. SnowGlobe is expected to be on […]
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By Constantine and Joshuah Stolaroff, The Conversation There are more than 1 million drones registered in the U.S. Most of them belong to people flying them for fun, but a growing number are used commercially. Companies including Amazon, UPS, Google and DHL are already exploring ways to deliver packages with drones instead of trucks. Our […]
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By Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal At a time when the state’s colleges are inwardly focused on their own strategic growth, they’re also being asked to look beyond Nevada’s borders for ways to make gains in student success. Under the direction of Chancellor Thom Reilly, all seven Nevada System of Higher Education schools selected two […]
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By Kathryn Reed It pays to work for El Dorado County. In 2017, the salary and benefits for three employees topped $300,000, while another 46 people surpassed $200,000. Six people’s compensation package was more than the chief administrative officer’s and he’s the top official in the county. “The list highlights some problems with the county’s […]
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A plane crashed Monday about one-half mile from the Minden airport, killing the pilot. Douglas County sheriff’s Capt. Dan Coverley said the twin engine Piper PA-34 Seneca took off from Bakersfield and was headed for Minden, where the pilot’s son lives. “We have two pretty good witnesses who say something happened in the air. They […]
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Law enforcement officials in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin have been working multiple car wreaks. A collision Monday morning on Pioneer Trail and Glenwood Avenue in South Lake Tahoe resulted in one person being taken to the hospital. A fire hydrant was sheared off, which made the roads even more icy. Truckee officers said […]
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By Ellen Garrison, Tony Bizjak And Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee A raffle item at a Cameron Park Fire Department crab feed Saturday night made some attendees so uncomfortable that they left the event. Firefighters were auctioning off an AR-15 rifle, the type of weapon allegedly used Wednesday by Nikolas Cruz in the school shooting in […]
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