By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun Since Nevada utility regulators decided to increase bills for rooftop solar customers, Warren Buffett has found his name at the center of the debate over the rates. Media reports have depicted Buffett — the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, NV Energy’s parent company — as locked in a battle with […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though the region is going into a wet cycle, that news isn’t enough to lift California out of its four-year drought. While the snow survey at Phillips Station today was the best March reading since 2011, statewide the water content is below average. At the field adjacent to the road leading […]
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By Trevor Hughes, USA Today BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Chicago-based travel agent and mother-of-four Lynn Farrell represents a kind of worst-case scenario for Colorado’s ski towns and resorts. “Who really wants to ski where everybody’s stoned?,” asks Farrell, president of Windy City Travel. “It is a concern.” It’s the second full ski season since Colorado legalized recreational […]
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Dorado County’s first fundraising effort in the South Lake Tahoe area is April 2. The inaugural Bowl for Kids’ Sake will be from 11am-1pm at Tahoe Bowl. The proceeds from this event will be used to provide preventative one-on-one mentoring services in the South Lake Tahoe community. Contact the Laurie at […]
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· Placer County is seeking input on medical marijuana regulations. For more info, go online. · The spa at the Atlantis casino in Reno has received the Forbes Travel Guide four-star designation. It is the only spa in Northern Nevada with this designation. · Mark Kushner is now CEO of Tahoe Expedition Academy, the independent K-12 […]
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Because of the number of comments received on the draft environmental document for the proposed development at Squaw Valley the final EIR has been delayed until sometime this spring. Legally the final environmental impact report must answer questions that were addressed in the draft. There were more than 350 comments. The massive project has been […]
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By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES – Controlled chaos. That’s what the rental shop at Sierra-at-Tahoe looks like on a busy Saturday. Workers stand out because of their royal blue shirt or jacket. They are surrounded by a sea of people trying on boots, having bindings worked on and getting sized for skis and poles. And […]
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To the community, As you may have heard by now, El Dorado County Supervisor Sue Novasel, cannot vote on, nor participate in planning for, the new Meyers Area Plan as well as the rezoning of the land in Placerville that will be used for the new county courthouse as the Briggs Family Trust owns the […]
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By Riley McDermid, San Francisco Business Times A survey conducted by Goldman Sachs has found that only 40 percent of consumers polled were likely to return to hotels after using San Francisco-based Airbnb or other “peer-to-peer” services. That compared to 79 percent of travelers who hadn’t used the service, who said they were likely to prefer […]
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By David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times California’s system of seizing and spending “unclaimed” cash from banks, mutual funds and defunct businesses has survived a Supreme Court challenge. The state says it is now holding $8 billion in lost assets. And from this fund, it takes about $450 million a year to add to the […]
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