By Daniel Borenstein, Bay Area News Group The principle underlying California’s local government open-meeting law is simple: The public’s business must be conducted in public. Yet 62 years after the passage of the Brown Act, some elected leaders still don’t get it. The most recent example comes from Emeryville, where a majority of school district […]
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By Katharine Mieszkowski, Reveal It looks like a humble black work boot with a filthy white sock over it. But it actually is a secret weapon in the fight against salmonella, a microscopic bacteria that can make people sick. It’s one of many things farmers in Denmark have started doing since surging human illnesses prompted […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP A federal judge in Nevada refused Tuesday to temporarily block new U.S. rules intended to protect the greater sage grouse, leaving the land use planning amendments intact at least until a trial expected to begin early next year. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du said nine Nevada counties, two mining companies and […]
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The California Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 7 told Liberty Utilities it must reach out to its ratepayers before the state would approve a hike in electric costs. In May, Liberty Utilities filed a request with the CPUC for a 17.34 percent increase that the company wanted to be implemented starting Jan. 1. At the […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun It has attracted interest from a company from Canada and one from California, established operating agreements with two companies in Israel, begun negotiating with three companies from Europe, started examining partnerships in Dubai and opened an ongoing dialog with the public utility in Singapore. The Center of Excellence, a […]
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Santa plans to make a couple stops on the North Shore this weekend. He will be arriving by airplane at Truckee Tahoe Airport on Dec. 12 at 10am. Hot chocolate will be served as kids wait to meet the big guy. He will also be delivering some gifts. Santa will then be in Tahoe […]
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Eldorado National Forest as of today has implemented the the annual seasonal closure of dirt roads. Rainfall, soil moisture, road and trail conditions, and weather forecasts are factors that triggered a seasonal closure earlier than Jan. 1. The roads will remain closed until at least April 1. The seasonal closure is designed to protect roadbeds and […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal The Placer County Water Agency has a new budget for 2016 that anticipates a drop in expected expenditures. The water agency’s budget for the coming year of $101.3 million represents an evolving financial landscape reflecting four years of drought in California. “Our water and energy sales were down in 2015 as […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Gray wolves could be stripped of state endangered species protections once at least 50 of the animals are roaming in California, wildlife officials said last week. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released a draft plan for managing gray wolves, which were granted protections last year but whose numbers are […]
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· Heavenly Holidays is Dec. 20-31 at Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe. There will be a variety of events, from Santa to music to a New Year’s Eve bash. For details, go online. · A warm room will be opening in South Lake Tahoe this month at 981 Silver Dollar Ave. It will be open every […]
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