By George Avalos, San Jose Mercury News Living in San Jose, Kathleen Eaton seemingly had it all: a well-paying job, a home in a gated community, even the Bay Area’s temperate weather. But enduring a daily grind that made her feel like a “gerbil on a wheel,” Eaton reached her limit. Skyrocketing costs for housing, […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters The casino operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp can begin seeking creditor votes for a plan to exit its long and contentious $18 billion bankruptcy, a U.S. bankruptcy judge said in court on Wednesday. A confirmation hearing will begin on January 17, 2017, two years after the company filed for Chapter […]
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To the community, Building the loop road using the triangle alternative will negatively affect the community. The loop road may reduce travel time and pollutants, but benefits it may provide don’t make the cost, removal of families and businesses, and the negative effects on businesses worth it to the community. The triangle plan would reroute […]
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Truckee Donner Public Utility District is putting on a series of seminars aimed at helping community members save water, money and have beautiful landscaping. Landscape and gardening experts will host the seminars on June 28, July 19 and Aug. 30 at 6pm at the Truckee Donner PUD Board Room, 11570 Donner Pass Road. On June 28, […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Groups wanting to restore more favorable rates for rooftop solar customers, break up NV Energy’s monopoly and exempt certain kinds of medical equipment from taxation each submitted signatures by a Tuesday deadline in an effort to qualify their respective measures for the November ballot. Backers of the various initiatives […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – The longtime firefighter/paramedic remembers the day as if you had asked him where he was during 9/11. It was June 24, 2007. After 31 years, Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Ben Sharit will retire at the end of the month, capping off countless memories of his time spent rescuing people and […]
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By Joe Mathews How did homelessness suddenly become such a hot issue across California? There are many reasons, few of which have anything to do with homeless people. Those reasons—economic anxiety, budget surpluses, tax schemes, housing prices, prison reform, urban development and politics—have combined to create today’s “homeless moment.” For decades, homelessness has been a […]
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By Perri Klass, New York Times Do children in a keyboard world need to learn old-fashioned handwriting? There is a tendency to dismiss handwriting as a nonessential skill, even though researchers have warned that learning to write may be the key to, well, learning to write. And beyond the emotional connection adults may feel to […]
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Douglas County officials are pursuing a grant to improve the Pony Express Trail. Representatives from the National Park Service approached the county last year about doing this. This month the Douglas County Commission agreed to apply for a technical assistance grant for the trail that is located primarily along the upper portion of the Old […]
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South Lake Tahoe officials are trying to figure out what to do without an airport manager. Sherry Miller, who has been the director of the facility since 2009, has left for a similar job in Chico. Ray Jarvis, who heads public works, is in charge for now. He oversaw the airport in Mammoth when he […]
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