By Joe Mathews California has begun a takeover of local housing policy. That’s the big picture behind the more than 100 housing bills that have been introduced in the Legislature. None of these proposals is up to the task of getting the state to build sufficient housing, especially the affordable kind. But taken together, […]
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By Associated Press Miss Kindergarten is in the million-dollar club. So are Lovin Lit, the Moffatt Girls and about a dozen other teacher-entrepreneurs who are spinning reading, math, science and social studies into gold by selling their lesson plans online to fellow teachers around the world. Despite worries from some educators, such online marketplaces are […]
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By Josh Petri, Bloomberg If a mountain bike allows a rider to take the road not traveled, the gravel bike is designed to let riders take the road that’s … only sort of a road. The bike industry has a long history of hyping new niche machines. Remember when fat tire bikes were all the rage? […]
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By David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle For several years, officials in California and states throughout the West discussed merging control of their electricity grids to create one vast, integrated power market that would span the entire region. A unified grid, they reasoned, would be more efficient, keeping costs down. It could also help states […]
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Anna van der Breggen, a phenomenal sprinter, powered her way past the field of Amgen Tour of California cyclists on Sunday to win the four-day race. Van der Breggen, who is from the Netherlands and rides for Boels-Dolmans, entered Sunday’s contest one second behind Katie Hall. Hall, who is known for her prowess on the […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Sacramento Bee Winter isn’t quite ready to release its snowy grip on the Sierra – even after record-breaking precipitation. Tuesday, a cold storm is expected to blow in and drop snow levels to as low as 5,500 feet. While only a few inches of snow may fall, the shift from pleasant spring […]
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Pet Supermarket in South Lake Tahoe has reopened after being closed for a few days last week. The store on Emerald Bay Road closed because an illness among employees was thought to be the result of something they had contracted in the building. A store employee said the building was found to have nothing to […]
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By Alison Noon, AP Nevada students ages 9 to 11 can play at state parks for free beginning in July under a law Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Friday that will give fifth-graders free entry to all state parks and recreational areas for one year. The measure builds on a federal program that allows fourth-graders to […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle You can hit launch mode on a rafting trip this summer and feel like you’re being shot out of a cannon. Light the fuse and stand back. As the rafting season gets under way, the outlook matches or exceeds the biggest water seasons in the past 30-plus years, including […]
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By April Corbin, Las Vegas Sun Off-road adventures abound in the Silver State, but the majority of residents are skirting the law when they jump into their dune buggies or climb aboard their all-terrain vehicles or dirt bikes. In July 2012, Nevada began requiring registration for almost all off-highway and all-terrain vehicles, and just under […]
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