By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Springing forward and falling back would be reserved for gymnasts under a California bill seeking to eliminate daylight saving time. If you’ve ever awoken an hour early, showed up to work an hour late or groaned at having to reset all your clocks because of the biannual time shifts, […]
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· The Landing Resort in South Lake Tahoe has been named by Outside magazine as one of the best new hotels in ski country. · There will be a statewide marrow drive for California Highway Patrolman Keith Meter on March 12 from 10am-3pm. On the South Shore it will be at the Meyers office on […]
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By Sudhin Thanawala, AP SAN FRANCISCO — Businesses cannot collect tips given to waiters, casino dealers or other service employees to share with support staff such as dishwashers even if the tipped employees are receiving minimum wage, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 2-1 decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld […]
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By James F. Peltz, Los Angeles Time The slide in California’s gasoline prices could abruptly end Friday, with prices possibly jumping 30 cents a gallon due to seasonal changes in the state’s refinery operations, a consumer advocacy group predicted Thursday. Prices often climb in California this time of year because refineries switch from the winter blend […]
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By Michelle Rindels, AP Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday he is not interested in being considered for the U.S. Supreme Court at this time, and he has told the White House so. The Republican governor issued a statement the day after the Washington Post reported the White House was considering him as a potential […]
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Borrowed & Blue, an source for locally inspired weddings, has named the Lake Tahoe winners of the Best of B&B Awards, the industry’s only awards voted on by the wedding vendors. Borrowed & Blue works with more than 400 Lake Tahoe-area wedding vendors. The Best of B&B Awards covers 18 different categories. Vendors picked gold, silver, and […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Tuesday the casino company’s net loss declined in the fourth quarter but the Strip gaming giant termed the year a success following the bankruptcy filing of its largest operating division. The company, which operates nine resorts on or near the Strip, said net revenue for quarter […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee Rep. Tom McClintock, a longtime lawmaker and favorite of conservatives in California, has repelled repeated challenges – the latest in 2014 from a fellow Republican. McClintock, of Elk Grove, easily overcame an intraparty showdown with military officer Art Moore. Now, he faces a more traditional opponent in Democrat Bob Derlet, […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about the National Park Service, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. By Linda Fine Conaboy Little did I know on that pleasant and tranquil day in the fall of 2003 I was headed for a moving and intense experience—an event more weighty than […]
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By Andrés Martinez Is America great now? The answer in the presidential campaign is a resounding “Hell no!” And, surprisingly, there seems to be bipartisan consensus on this misguided assessment. (Spoiler alert: America still rocks.) On the Republican side, the ostensibly self-financed frontrunner is raising money selling “Make America Great Again” caps. For Donald Trump, America’s former […]
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