By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Jefferson Davis is famous mostly because he presided over the Confederate government that sought to preserve the institution of slavery and tear the United States asunder in the Civil War. His dark stint in power is the reason city leaders in New Orleans recently removed a statue of Davis from […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s clear that things are getting murkier. Lake Tahoe’s clarity diminished by nearly 4 feet in 2016. In 2016 the average depth of clarity was 69.2 feet, which is a 3.9-foot decrease from 2015. In 2015, clarity dropped 4.8 feet. The worst overall reading was in 1997 at 64.1 feet. Measurements have […]
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By Kathryn Reed After decades of a toxic plume percolating underground near the Y in South Lake Tahoe, the state has set hard deadlines for the responsible parties to do something about the situation. Tetrachloroethylene, or PCE, has adversely affected the drinking water in the area, necessitating that wells belonging to Tahoe Key Water Company […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Sacramento Bee Researchers have issued a dire warning for California’s native trout and salmon: Three-quarters of them will be extinct in the next 100 years unless urgent action is taken. This bleak assessment came Tuesday from biologists at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and from California Trout, a nonprofit advocacy […]
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By Emily Benson, High Country News Picture a snowflake drifting down from a frigid February sky in western Colorado and settling high in the Rocky Mountains. By mid-April, the alpine snowpack is likely at its peak. Warming temperatures in May or June will then melt the snow, sending droplets rushing down a mountain stream or […]
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By Kathryn Reed “CalPERS is about people. It is about the dedicated individuals who serve, or have served, the state of California through a career in public service. For more than eight decades, CalPERS has built retirement and health security for these public servants. As the nation’s largest public pension fund, we ensure that our members’ […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Only 32 percent of California households could afford to purchase the $496,620 median-priced Golden State home in the first quarter of 2017, according to a report issued Monday by the Los Angeles-based California Association of Realtors. That marked the 16th consecutive quarter that the index has been below 40 […]
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By Las Vegas Sun A giant step backward. A declaration of war. The worst legislation for women’s health in a generation. These were among reactions to the May 4 passage of the American Health Care Act through the U.S. House of Representatives, from the American Civil Liberties Union, advocacy group UltraViolet and health care provider […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Residential building allocations and vacation home rentals may one day be linked, but it won’t be this year if the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board listens to its Local Government Committee. The committee is made up of representatives from South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, Placer County, Douglas County, […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal When the Nevada Gaming Commission meets Thursday, members will consider tinkering with Regulation 22, the state’s rules governing race and sportsbook wagers. Under scrutiny will be a section that would require new record-keeping requirements on all wagers that pay out more than $10,000. Most sportsbook players won’t be […]
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