By Daniel Borenstein, Bay Area Media Group Politics trumped prudent fiscal management when CalPERS, labor and Brown administration officials held a closed-door confab last month to set the pension system’s key investment return rate. The rate, which should be based on professional market forecasts, is the most critical determinant of how much state and local […]
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By Paula Span, New York Times The circle shrinks. As the years pass, older people attend too many funerals. Friendships that sustained them for decades lapse when companions and confidants retire or move away or grow ill. These days Sylvia Frank, who moved into an independent living residence in Lower Manhattan in 2014, can email […]
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Incline Village General Improvement District board of trustees will be hosting an open house to allow the public to talk with their elected officials. It will be Feb. 15 from 5-8pm at the Chateau, 955 Fairway Blvd., Incline Village. This is an opportunity for the community to talk one-on-one with electeds in a casual setting. […]
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· South Lake Tahoe City Council members at the Jan. 17 meeting are expected to vote themselves a 5 percent raise effective immediately. This would mean they would make $993.30 a month. · Cats in Placer County can be spayed or neutered for free through February because of a partnership between Placer County, Petco Foundation […]
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By Megan Michelson, Outside Ski bumming is hardly a glamorous lifestyle. It means things like eating ramen for dinner, sleeping in your car, and taking an assortment of odd jobs. But the payoff can be worth it when you get an all-you-can-eat buffet of powder days. So how do you make life work in a […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday said overtures by Republican leadership in the House of Representatives seeking input from states on the Affordable Care Act was a “positive consultation process” that he hopes continues as Congress considers repealing the law. Sandoval was the first Republican governor in […]
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Updated 9:30pm: Although access to the power line that feeds the Floriston-Portola area presented a significant challenge, Liberty Utilities was able to restore power about 5:30pm Saturday. Most of the Tahoma area has been restored, with the rest of the West Shore expected to be back online in 24 hours or so. The Tahoe Pines […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit’s ski with a ranger at Heavenly Mountain Resort program begins Jan. 20. Tours begin at the top of the gondola every Monday and Friday at 1pm. The tours last approximately one hour. The end April 7. Participants must be intermediate level skiers/boarders or above and provide […]
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By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times In the final report before the end of his term in office, President Obama’s National Economic Council lashed out against “hidden fees” charged by airlines, hotels and other businesses. The council, made up of various department and agency heads within Obama’s administration, said fees that are not readily […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Go Local & Win campaign had 53 participating businesses, which included local restaurants, retailers, and recreation. Residents participated in the campaign by earning stickers, for every $25 spent during the holiday shopping season. The chamber received more than 80 completed passports representing almost $24,000 dollars spent locally. The […]
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