By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal What a difference a year makes. The winter of 2017-18 is off to a slow start in the Sierra Nevada, a stark contrast from the record-busting snow totals last year. The contrast from last year is particularly evident in the Lake Tahoe Basin where winter is off to its third-driest […]
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By Joe Mathews Who is the most powerful governor in California history? The next one. Our state’s governorship has grown so great in reach and power that it now constitutes a second American presidency. California governors now routinely sign international treaties. They head a state government that operates as a fourth branch of American government—employing […]
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By U.S. Ski & Snowboard Bryce Bennett of Squaw Valley finished 16th in Thursday’s FIS Ski World Cup downhill in Bormio, Italy, to lead three Americans into the top 25. Dominik Paris of France edged out Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal by 0.04 second for his eighth World Cup downhill victory. Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud was third. […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Unions have caught a whiff of a rare opportunity to organize a whole new set of workers as recreational marijuana becomes legal in California. The United Farm Workers, Teamsters and United Food and Commercial Workers are looking to unionize the tens of thousands of potential workers involved in the legal weed […]
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By Megan Molteni, Wired If you’ve been putting off your flu shot until the season really gets going, wait no longer. It’s already here—and it’s looking like it’s going to be a doozy. Influenza viruses quietly circulate year-round in the US, but every winter they go big, triggering a seasonal epidemic of sniffles, sweats, and […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Ski resorts in Nevada and California say that they are plenty prepared for stoners on the slopes because, frankly, it’s not a new problem. “It really shouldn’t change much of anything. Legalizing marijuana is not an invitation to come to the ski resort and smoke marijuana,” said Michael Reitzell, spokesman for […]
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By Adam Jensen Improvements made in the two years since the passage of the Tahoe Valley Area Plan are as diverse as they are abundant. The redevelopment of several parcels, storm water treatment, transportation upgrades, and plans for additional open space are all taking shape following the passage of the area plan, a key step […]
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By Gerry Smith, Bloomberg On Twitter, they are openly bartered, donated, even celebrated. “Anyone have a Spectrum user ID & password I can trade for?” one Twitter user wrote last month. Another thanked her friend “for giving me his Spectrum username and password to watch the World Series Game 7.” A third tweeted: “Totally figured […]
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By Ellen Knickmeyer, AP At a state briefing on environmental rules that await growers entering California’s soon-to-be-legal marijuana trade, organic farmers Ulysses Anthony, Tracy Sullivan and Adam Mernit listened intently, eager to make their humble cannabis plot a model of sustainable agriculture in a notoriously destructive industry dominated by the black market. In line with […]
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· After 37 years, Battalion Chief Rich Nalder has announced his retirement from Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District. · Nevada County CEO Rick Haffey has announced he will be retiring in the summer. · The reason for the Dec. 21 NV Energy outage that cut power to thousands on the South Shore and in the […]
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