By Kathryn Reed Commitment, dedication, a cadre of volunteers, a clear and convincing message, and money are some of the factors that can make a difference in a tax initiative getting the requisite number of voters to say yes. Three key figures in Truckee’s 2014 passage of a quarter-cent sales tax hike spoke to a […]
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By Larry Weitzman I have read hundreds of legal arguments in my life, maybe thousands, but on Feb. 5 I read one of the most specious and poorly supported “legal arguments ever” and it was from our newly appointed interim County Counsel Michael Ciccozzi. It was as if he were arguing before the Supreme Court […]
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By Nikhil Goyal, Wall Street Journal Last year, at the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in central New Jersey, Superintendent David Aderhold decided that students had had enough. District staff had recommended mental-health assessments for more than 120 middle- and high-school students for depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts—a pronounced increase from the previous year. In […]
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· Truckee Police Department’s 2015 annual report is available . · Drones weighing more than 0.55 pounds and less than 55 pounds must be registered by Feb. 19. More information is available online. The $5 permits are valid for three years. · NBC Sports will air a one-hour show March 27 at noon featuring the […]
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By Melody Gutierrez, San Francisco Chronicle SACRAMENTO — California would levy a new 15 percent tax on medical marijuana sales to enforce new regulations and pay for state programs, rehabilitation and parks under a bill introduced last week. The Marijuana Value Tax Act could bring the state more than $100 million in new revenue. The […]
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Alpine Meadows ski resort was closed Thursday because of avalanches and the potential danger for more. Avalanches struck two occupied vehicles on Alpine Meadows Road on the morning of Feb. 18. No one was injured. Ron Carson with North Tahoe Fire Department said the avalanche pushed the employee bus about 30 feet into a resident’s […]
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A Zephyr Cove woman has been missing since Monday. Carolyn Batchelor, 69, was last seen by her roommate about 5:10pm Feb. 15. Batchelor is 5-foot-7, 180 pounds, with shoulder length blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last wearing a long black coat. She was driving a silver Honda Pilot SUV with Nevada plates HP2295. […]
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By USSA HAFJELL, Norway – Keely Cashman (Squaw Valley) had another solid finish at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, taking 13th in Thursday’s slalom. Aline Danioth of Switzerland grabbed her fourth YOG medal in four races, dominating the field by 1.59 seconds. Following Danioth was Ali Nullmeyer of Canada in second and Meta Hrovat of […]
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In recent weeks, Liberty Utilities’ has received calls from customers indicating they received a phone call from someone posing as a collections representative and threatening to shut off power if payment was not made within a specified period of time. Sometimes the caller has specific customer information such as last payment amount. Liberty is unaware of how this […]
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By Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — New Jersey officials resumed their fight to legalize sports betting at casinos and racetracks when a federal appeals court in Philadelphia weighed the issue for the third time on Wednesday. Proponents hope New Jersey will be permitted to legalize sports betting to boost revenues for the state and its ailing […]
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