By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A proposal that would unload millions of acres of federal public land in Nevada fell flat Friday in Carson City. Dozens of hunters and anglers told the Nevada Wildlife Commission they oppose the proposal contained in Congressional bill by Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev. The commission, a state body which oversees […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. All articles may be accessed via the home page under Special Projects, 2017 Affordable Housing. By Terra Breeden Most of the single-family homes in South Lake Tahoe sit empty. They are second homes, used by the owners […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times In more than four decades as a top transportation planner in California, Will Kempton says the state’s roads have never been in as bad condition as they are right now. Kempton, 69, who is retiring as executive director of the advocacy group Transportation California, said he is “frustrated and disappointed” that […]
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Updated 6:54pm Highway 50 in the Kyburz area will remain closed indefinitely due to multiple mudslides. This means the main route between the South Shore and Placerville is off limits at least as a thoroughfare. It is possible to access some points along the route from each direction. For example, Sierra-at-Tahoe is open. Crews are […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy Is American politics becoming clannish? Cliquish? Segregated? Disunited? Or perhaps we’re headed backward and the definitive word would be tribal. The question then is, did the 2016 election confirm the fact that we’re segregating ourselves into tribes? Resoundingly, yes, said Christopher Hare in hard hitting community presentation at Sierra Nevada College […]
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By Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times The phone in Rep. Tom McClintock’s office rang seven times in 10 minutes Tuesday afternoon. “This is Congressman McClintock’s office, how may I help you?” the receptionist said again and again, scribbling down each caller’s name, address and comment. “This call means a lot to us. I’ll […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey and Alexandra Spychalsky, Moonshine Ink The phrase of the year is “gray area” regarding the Golden and Silver states’ new green issues. Confused? So is everyone else. When California — the first U.S. state to outlaw marijuana, as well as the first state to approve its medicinal use — legalized recreational cannabis alongside […]
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By Carole Jablon-Bernardi INCLINE VILLAGE – The Sierra Nevada snow drifts are at a drought busting 173 percent of average, with the most snow recorded since 1995, so said California water managers as of Feb. 2. That was before another 2 feet of snow fell overnight Thursday on the North Shore. On a snowy Feb. […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — State officials plan to move quickly with a task force for regulating recreational marijuana, the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee heard Wednesday. The first steps will be putting temporary regulations in place by July to allow medical marijuana establishments to sell recreational marijuana. By the end of […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal What’s the best way to lure prospective adventure-seekers to Nevada? Is it an image of a park ranger and the mantra “when other states restrict, we allow”? Or is it a campaign featuring a man with a beard, images of all-terrain vehicles and a message of “we go […]
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