By Jim Holt, Santa Clarita Valley Signal Fresh-water mussels that can cause millions of dollars in waterway and pipeline damage have invaded Lake Piru, putting park officials at nearby Castaic Lake on heightened alert, state and county officials said Monday. The discovery marks the first time the destructive mollusks, called quagga or zebra mussels, have […]
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All roads and mountain passes are open with no restrictions. Buckle up and drive safely to your favorite resort. Here is the New Year’s Day ski report. — Curtis Fong
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Placer County planning commissioners in late December approved a conditional use permit and certified the environmental impact report for a proposed biomass facility between Tahoe City and Truckee. The project includes a 2 megawatt facility that will use woody biomass from the surrounding forests to create energy. The project will be located on county owned […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association kicks off its free First Fridays with Getting to Know the Basin Better. The Sierra Avalanche Center will discuss how employees evaluate avalanche danger, how to use their website to assist those planning to ski and board in the backcountry, and how the public can support the center’s efforts. […]
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The world seems to be in a sad, angry and distrustful state of mind. We live in a time when in 2012 more active U.S. troops took their lives than died fighting in Afghanistan, according to the Military Suicide Report. In 2012, 70 journalists died. The record was 74 in 2009. That might not sound […]
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By Anne Knowles, Northern Nevada Business Weekly Real estate professionals are hopeful a recovery in the Northern Nevada residential market that began to take hold in 2012 will take off in 2013. “We had our strongest sales since 2005,” says Helen Graham, president-elect of the Reno-Sparks Association of Realtors and an agent with Keller Williams […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Californians will no longer be able to carry handguns openly in public, buy alcohol at self-serve checkout stands or purchase shark fins for their soup under hundreds of new laws that take effect Jan. 1. Other measures bar minors from tanning beds, allow students to be suspended […]
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The Nevada Highway Patrol is implementing an alert system using Facebook, Twitter and Nixle. Nixle’s technology has been referred to as the “best of breed” for authorized users and ensures credibility of information delivered to the residents and visitors to Nevada, according to the NHP. Go online to sign up for Nevada Highway Patrol alerts […]
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To the community, The snow removal in the city is unbelievable. I was in the area Sunday and was ashamed of the snow removal that has been done, or should I say not done. The roads are narrow and the pack on the streets is unacceptable. There were no plows out and the roads should […]
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By Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee It’s a cross between grandma’s attic and Fort Knox. In a tiny, unmarked room inside the state’s unclaimed property office in Rancho Cordova, there’s a veritable treasure trove just waiting for the right people to claim it. Set up like a department store jewelry counter, the 200-square-foot room is rimmed […]
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