By Kevin McCallu, Santa Rosa Press Democrat Fire officials gathered in Santa Rosa’s devastated Fountaingrove neighborhood Wednesday to implore residents of the entire state to prepare for what they fear will be another long, dangerous wildfire season. Some 950 wildfires have burned more than 5,800 acres of California so far this year, and residents need […]
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A Truckee man is going to prison for six years for raping a woman last fall. James Russell Ferrigno, 32, pleaded guilty earlier this year to using an intoxicating substance before raping his roommate. The victim was renting a room from Ferrigno on a platonic basis. She told police she suspected Ferrigno of putting a […]
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It must be time for the Amgen bike race because the weather forecast for Lake Tahoe has changed from summer back to winter-ish. While it’s a week out for the cyclists to hit South Lake Tahoe, it’s too far away to definitively say rain will be part of the mix. But wet weather is going […]
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By Associated Press Gov. Jerry Brown signed an executive order on Thursday that aims to reduce the dangers of wildfires following some of the deadliest and most destructive blazes in state history. The order calls for accelerating forest management procedures such as cutting back dense stands of trees and setting controlled fires to burn […]
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By Larry Weitzman Genesis is talking of becoming a stand-alone brand. It is no longer a Hyundai. That happened with the introduction of its super luxury ride the G90 about a year ago. Not much has changed since the Road Beat last visited the G80 three years ago. It’s hard to believe its been three […]
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By Joe Mathews One recent Sunday night, I stopped by a Wendy’s in Colton, a gritty San Bernardino County city. I wasn’t there to grab a square hamburger and a Frosty, but rather to glimpse the struggles of California’s peculiar system of democracy. California’s governance might seem to emanate from the marble halls of Sacramento. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Dirk Brazil is expected to be the interim city manager of South Lake Tahoe. According to the staff report for the May 15 City Council meeting, the rate of pay will be $103.85/hour, which equates to more than $16,000 a month. This is higher than what the electeds last month said they […]
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By Kathryn Reed It is estimated that at least 4,700 gallons of a toxic chemical reached the West Fork of the Carson River after a tractor trailer crashed May 9 near Woodfords. “The thinking is a lot of it went into the water. They just don’t have any specific number,” Scott Ferguson with Lahontan Regional […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – You know it’s a new day and age of politics when much of the focus for local government is on the party system. Hence, the upcoming primary election for Nevadans is June 12, a week after California’s, and the candidates running for two seats on the Douglas County Board of […]
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In response to employees being accused of stealing tires, Douglas County has launched a public fraud, waste, and abuse hot line. Using this hotline, the public and county employees will be able to confidentially report alleged inappropriate county activity. Douglas County employees also received fraud waste and abuse training and an ethics course. The person […]
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