Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 7, 2018, Orange County Register. Amazon’s second headquarters, a shiny object dangled in front of revenue-hungry government officials across the country, appears to be headed for someplace other than California. The project known as “HQ2” is likely to land in northern Virginia, some observers believe, where Amazon […]
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To the community, Climate change is the defining issue of our time. We are bombarded daily by those who seek to divide us on the issue of climate change. Those that sow the seeds of division understand the climate science and the catastrophic impacts if it goes unchecked, but yet they still work tirelessly and […]
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By Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times Ahead of its first legislative committee hearing scheduled for next week, a Bay Area lawmaker has narrowed his bill aimed at building more housing near transit across California. Under the newly amended Senate Bill 827 from Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, cities would be allowed to restrict building heights […]
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By Larry Weitzman Placerville has a major ongoing problem. Illegally issued parking tickets, and it’s not like they didn’t know. Because the 2000-01 El Dorado County Grand Jury considered the legality of how parking tickets were issued, to say the city “fathers” didn’t know, is like saying “I didn’t know it was illegal to steal,” […]
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By Joe Mathews Want to spook your neighbors this Halloween? Don’t bother with ghouls or ghosts. Instead, just decorate your door with a picture of an eight-story apartment building. Californians are famously fearless. We devote ourselves to extreme outdoor sports, buy homes near earthquake faults, and launch startups against all odds. But in the face […]
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A 27-year-old Tracy man was behind bars on seven felony counts related to sexual relations with a 16-year-old girl. Omar Oceguera was arrested July 2 in South Lake Tahoe. He was transferred to a jail in San Joaquin County on Monday because that is where the alleged crimes occurred. Bail has been set at $1.515 […]
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By USSA GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Tommy Ford (Bend, Ore.) picked up his third Audi FIS Ski World Cup top-15 giant slalom result of the season, finishing 14th on Sunday. Austria’s Marcel Hirscher skied to his 20th career World Cup giant slalom victory by a massive 1.50 seconds ahead of Matts Olsson of Sweden in second and […]
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The Truckee Community Christmas senior program and toy, food and coat drives are all under way. Collection bins can be found all over town for toy donations. Coats may be donated at Church of the Mountains in downtown Truckee, Mountain Hardware, Starbucks and Tahoe Forest Church on Hirschdale Road. Food items are being collected at […]
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Cave Rock tunnel and Highway 50 upgrades were finished one month ahead of schedule. All travel lanes through Cave Rock are now open. The $6 million project extended the westbound, lakeside Cave Rock tunnel entrance. The new approximately 60-foot long and 27-foot tall structure is designed to enhance safety by catching rock fall before it […]
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