By Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee A Santa Monica lawmaker is preparing to battle California’s powerful real estate industry, going after a state law that for two decades has blocked cities from adopting stronger rent control measures. A report released this year by California housing officials indicated the state’s housing crisis is unprecedented. So Democratic Assemblyman […]
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The National Weather Service is saying the storm approaching Lake Tahoe is expected to be the worst April storm in more than a decade. A winter storm watch is in effect from midnight April 7 to 5pm April 8. A flood watch starts at the same time and ends at 11am April 8. “There is […]
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· The Meyers Mountain Bike Festival has been renamed the Tahoe Mountain Biking and Brew Festival. It will be Aug. 26-27. · The Renaissance Faire at Camp Richardson will be June 10-11. It is from 10am-6pm on Saturday, and ends at 5pm Sunday. For more info, go online. · Doug Sentell has been promoted to […]
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By Kathryn Reed One of the best things about a frittata over a quiche is not having to make a crust. That also makes it healthier. I’m a believer eggs are a good dish for dinner – or lunch. This recipe proves that sentiment to be true. Many frittata recipes call for cheese and milk. […]
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By Taylor Kate Brown, BBC News At the height of California’s multi-year drought, Rafael Surmay’s well – the only source of water to his house – went dry. For two and a half years, Surmay, his wife, and his four children showered, cleaned, drank and cooked using a water tank and 10 gallons of bottled […]
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A Heavenly Mountain Resort children’s ski school instructor was indicted April 5 on child pornography charges. Stephan L. DeGraffenreid, 26, of Gardnerville faces one count of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of possession of child pornography and two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child. He has been let go by the […]
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By Christopher S. Chivvis and Cynthia Dion-Schwarz Imagine that the United States is hit by a cyberattack that takes down much of the U.S. financial infrastructure for several days. Internet sites of major banks are malfunctioning. ATMs are not working. Banks’ internal accounting systems are going haywire. Millions of people are affected. The first question that policymakers might […]
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By Hui-Yong Yu and Spencer Soper, Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc.’s battle with Apple Inc. over digital assistants is moving to a new venue: hotel rooms, where Alexa and Siri are both vying to be the voice-controlled platform of choice for travelers. Marriott International Inc., the world’s biggest lodging company, is testing devices from the two tech giants […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee Civil rights lawyers have identified 75 California school districts, including one in El Dorado County, that they believe may deter immigrant families from enrolling their children by asking for information such as Social Security numbers and citizenship status. California Rural Legal Assistance and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights […]
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Sierra Nevada College’s choir will perform “Carmina Burana” on April 6 and April 8, at 7 both nights, at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Incline Village. “Carmina Burana” is based on 254 poems from 11th-13th century Europe that were discovered in 1803 in a Benedictine Monastery in Bavaria. “O Fortuna” from “Carmina” is featured in […]
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