By Steve Kubby A citywide voter initiative to control marijuana odor and set rules for cultivation was filed Dec. 29 with the city clerk. The city attorney has 15 days to issue a Title and Summary so the signature gathering process can begin. The new initiative requires 856 valid voter signatures to qualify for the […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Two ballot proposals aimed at cutting government pension costs could wind up increasing them, are fraught with legal and fiscal uncertainty and would put pressure on governments to increase public employee pay, according to new analyses of the measures. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office on Tuesday released its takes on […]
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Tahoe local Jenn Mendonca will share the details of her recent journey deep into the mountains of China’s Sichuan Province to visit a secluded panda sanctuary with her daughter. Join members of the South Lake Tahoe branch of the American Association of University Women for this heartwarming glimpse into the lives of these rare and […]
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By Kathryn Reed One day SnowGlobe might legitimately be used in the same sentence of Woodstock or Day on the Green. More than 9,000 people – mostly younger than 30 – swayed, danced, bounced and moved to the sounds of bands like their parents’ and grandparents’ generations did decades ago. Only this music isn’t rock […]
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Douglas County sheriff’s deputies are preparing for the New Year’s Eve celebration at Stateline; where some years about 50,000 people have closed down the casino corridor. While some of the usual participants may be at Lake Tahoe Community College for the SnowGlobe concert that night, law enforcement on both sides of the state line still […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A gray wolf that has been monitored in its wanderings through southern Oregon has entered California. The California Department of Fish and Game announced today that the animal has crossed the border. The last confirmed gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924, according to a department […]
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In spring 2011, local mountain guide Adrian Ballinger became the first person to summit three 8,000-meter peaks within a three-week period. Ballinger summitted Mount Everest (29,029 feet) twice in two weeks, first while fixing ropes to the summit with an elite group of the world’s strongest sherpa, and then again while guiding a group of […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun WASHINGTON — A Department of Justice opinion released last week declares that Internet gaming transactions are legal between states where gambling is legal. The opinion appears to open the door for multiple states with legalized gaming to band together and create online gambling zones across state lines — provided […]
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BlueGo — the bus system on the South Shore — is altering service a bit on New Year’s Eve to help accommodate party-goers. Here is the bus schedule. It is also posted in the buses and at the transit center. Expect some delays because traffic that night can be a nightmare. Also, the Stateline transit […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee Fueled by a backlash against the wealthy, Gov. Jerry Brown and left-leaning groups want voters to tax the rich next November. Californians have shown strong support for the idea in polls so far, despite the fact that they haven’t passed a statewide tax hike since 2004. Brown said this month […]
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