By Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times A company called Meld is getting ready to produce a knob it says you can attach to any home stove that will read the temperature of what you’re cooking and automatically keep it stable to within a single degree. Sound like a good idea? More than 450 Kickstarter backers […]
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By Kathryn Reed A highly-critical assessment of El Dorado County’s Human Resources Department was released this week by the grand jury. The report’s title is “Board of Supervisors neglects Human Resources”. “Members of the Board of Supervisors fail to comply with the legal requirement to notify the HR Department when they become aware of alleged unlawful […]
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By Bill Robinson, Las Vegas Sun Gov. Brian Sandoval said it. The Chamber of Commerce is saying it. Democrats are saying it. Republicans are saying it. Saying what? The tax system in Nevada needs reform. Why now? My mentor, Reuben Zubrow, did a study in 1960 which the Nevada Legislature used to build a tax […]
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By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee California’s open-records section of the constitution does not exclude the Legislature, a Sacramento County judge has ruled, advancing a newspaper group’s lawsuit seeking legislative records. The Bay Area News Group sued the California Senate and California Legislature last summer, seeking appointment books, calendars, and other records of indicted then-lawmakers Ron […]
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CASA in South Lake Tahoe needs volunteers to become a voice for children who are in the court system due to abuse or neglect. The five-week pring training begins April 28 at Lake Tahoe Community College. Currently, 22 Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers serve 31 children in South Lake Tahoe. There are 84 children from […]
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The Nevada Division of State Lands is offering grants for projects that will preserve and restore the natural environment of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Approximately $350,000 generated from the purchase of Nevada Lake Tahoe license plates will be available. Proposals that include the implementation of construction projects listed on the TRPA five-year environmental improvement program […]
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By Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times California’s drought has driven the prices of some fruits and vegetables up substantially, but others are actually cheaper than they were a year ago. In fact, the U.S. Agriculture Department’s forecast for produce prices predicts modest increases of 2 to 3 percent. Why aren’t fruit and vegetable prices skyrocketing […]
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By David Smith, Griffin’s Guide This year could produce a morel mushroom harvest worth millions upon millions of dollars. 2014 experienced a glut of forest fires in the northwest regions of the U.S. and Canada. Multiple fires burned thousands of acres from Northern California on up through the Yukon and Northwest Territories of Canada. That’s […]
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There will be a screening of the documentary “First Generation” at Lake Tahoe Community College’s Duke Theatre on April 10 from 6-8pm. The film tells the stories of four California high school students who are trying to break out of the cycle of poverty they’re in by pursuing a college education. LTCC’s TRiO-SSS program, which […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal A major tax plan proposed by Assembly Republicans — that features an expansion of the Modified Business Tax as a main component — met its major adversary Tuesday at the Legislature. And that is the gaming industry — Nevada’s largest taxpayer and employer. The Nevada Resort Association made its opposition […]
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