By Kathryn Reed Tahoe Transportation District officials are in Washington, D.C., this week on a mission to convince lawmakers to pass the federal transportation bill that would bring money to the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Trans-Sierra Transportation Plan and Coalition is a loose coalition of six California jurisdictions and five from Nevada that have an […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 15, 2015, San Diego Union Tribune. The California parks system is a network of incredible wonderlands spread among 280 parks covering 1.6 million acres from the deserts to the mountains to the sea. But for years, the system has been plagued by bureaucratic mismanagement, badly deteriorating conditions […]
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By Jane E. Brody, New York Times Bereavement — how one responds and adjusts to the death of a loved one — is a very individual matter. It is natural to experience a host of negative reactions in the weeks and months following the loss of a loved one: among them, sadness, difficulty sleeping, painful […]
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By Joan Lowy, AP WASHINGTON — Drone on, the government says. Just not through the night sky. Or close to an airport. Or out of the operator’s sight. And probably not winging its way with a pizza or package, any time soon. Long-anticipated rules proposed Sunday will open an era in which small (under 55 […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee California water agencies are on track to satisfy a state mandate to reduce water consumption 20 percent by 2020. But according to their own projections, that savings won’t be enough to keep up with population growth just a decade later. A 2009 state law requires urban water agencies to reduce […]
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By Kathryn Reed When it comes to making lasagna, it’s easy for me to get in a rut. It’s because there is one recipe I like so much. Now I have another recipe to add to the repertoire. It was such a treat to not only have a delicious meal with friends, but to leave […]
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To the community, As each guest entered the serving line at Bread & Broth’s dinner on Feb. 9, they were warmly greeted with big smiles from the sponsor crew members of Weidinger Public Relations and B&B volunteers. Their warm greeting was just the beginning of a pleasant evening filled with a hearty serving of chili […]
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By Ed Koch, Las Vegas Sun In Las Vegas and across the country, many self-starting employees have shed the shackles of on-site, whip-cracking bosses to enjoy the freedom offered by virtual or remote offices. Working from home a few — or maybe a few thousand — miles away from bosses is becoming increasingly popular. It’s […]
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By Lydia O’Connor, Huffington Post If the soft drink industry thought its fight with health reformers ended in the San Francisco Bay Area last election season, a new bill in the California legislature may be a rude awakening, reviving the movement to cut the state’s sugary beverage consumption. “I don’t think this issue is going […]
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By Allison Prang, Bloomberg Elizabeth Johnson is giving the fitness-center industry cause for concern. The 24-year-old reporter in Sarasota, Fla., ditched her membership at the local Youfit health club and in May joined the Seaward CrossFit studio. Since signing up at the club, which she says has about 40 members and runs classes of 10 […]
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