By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee The state agency that decides whether teachers are fit for California classrooms has a record of hiring workers with family ties. Last year, the employee roster included two sets of siblings, one father-daughter pair, and three instances in which the child of an existing employee was hired temporarily as a […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal As if Joe Kelley needed another challenge. The interim CEO of the Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority already has made additional staff and budget cuts since he took over at the recession-weary agency in February. Now soaring gasoline prices are muscling for his attention to the Reno-Tahoe region’s crucial summer […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY – After three declining months, casinos on the Las Vegas Strip in March posted a 12.8 percent increase in gaming win fueled by strong showings in baccarat and other table games. The state Gaming Control Board reported today the Strip casinos reported $527.2 million in win. The […]
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Publisher’s note: Teachers from Lake Tahoe Unified School District are in Sacramento this week. The union pays for subs in the classroom. By Jon Ortiz and David Siders, Sacramento Bee The state’s largest teachers union revved up its faithful Monday to lean on state lawmakers to extend current tax rates – and eventually increase them. […]
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• Jaycee Lee Dugard’s memoir “A Stolen Life” will go on sale July 12. • Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation’s biggest fundraiser — Rhythms & Wine & Microbrew Too is July 9 from 6-9pm at the college. For more information, contact Melonie Guttry at (530) 541.4660, ext. 245 or email guttry@ltcc.edu. • The 49th annual […]
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A broad cross-section of the regional culinary scene will throw down the competitive gauntlet at the second annual Truckee RibFest slated for Father’s Day, June 19, at Citizens Bank Plaza from 1-6pm. Those participating in this good-natured grudge match include Men Wielding Fire Fine Food Catering, PlumpJack Café, Sunnyside Restaurant, Smokey’s Kitchen, Char Pit, Six […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee The timing could not have been more perfect – or more ironic. As the Legislature mulls Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to abolish local redevelopment activities, a San Diego judge has issued a denunciation of one redevelopment agency for running rough-shod over private property owners in its zeal to underwrite a […]
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, Sacramento Bee Jim Felt’s career as a design guru and geek who owns an international bicycle manufacturing company may have begun with a run he never finished, a lunch he didn’t hold down and the best $100 he ever lost. In the mid-70s and still in his 20s, Felt was a […]
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By Jackie Green, Reno Gazette-Journal In what used to be the old Reno City Hall, a climbable tower of clouds hovers above an outline of the Truckee River. Where the City Council once met now stands an 8,900-pound mining tire. Whole sections of glass windows are being installed as child’s play replaces the serious business […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jeff Michael is leaving home. The Lake Valley fire chief is retiring after 32 years with the department. It’s a place he calls home. A place where the 59-year-old says he grew up and grew old. He will be leaving June 24 – the fourth anniversary of the devastating Angora Fire. But […]
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