By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee CalPERS is preparing more pension rate hikes, and they could cost government agencies billions of dollars. With consultants predicting long-term declines in investment earnings, the big California pension fund is considering substantially higher contribution rates for the state and the thousands of municipalities and school districts that rely on CalPERS […]
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By Miranda S. Spivack, Reveal For more than three decades, Nick Maravell and his family farmed on a 20-acre plot in suburban Maryland, tucked between the Potomac River and megamansions in Potomac, a tony suburb that is home to powerful lobbyists, government contractors and other wealthy families. Nick’s Organic Farm, a relaxed place where customers […]
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By Kathryn Reed Enforcement, or the lack thereof, is a major complaint of South Lake Tahoe’s vacation home rental ordinance. Temporary relief is on the way. The City Council last week approved funding for a private security firm to work exclusively on VHR issues. The $30,800 for the 90-day contract is coming from the Undesignated Vacation […]
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By Sean Whales, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Lake Tahoe area still dreams of hosting its second Winter Olympics. And the International Olympic Committee’s new push for regional bids could give Las Vegas an important role in any Northern Nevada proposal to host the sports showcase. “We believe that Lake Tahoe will be the site of […]
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By Associated Press The slowly improving economy could boost travel over the Thanksgiving holiday to levels not seen in nine years. AAA forecasts that 48.7 million Americans will travel, the busiest Thanksgiving period on U.S. roads and skies since 2007, the year before the global financial crisis plunged the U.S. economy into a deep recession. […]
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By Kathryn Reed One ingredient not on most Thanksgiving menus is fresh powder. With Mother Nature looking like she will be delivering an ample serving of the white stuff this week to Lake Tahoe ski resorts, it might be a tough choice for some people – powder day or being in the kitchen all day. […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal It doesn’t take a wildland fire professional to see how fuel reduction can protect forests and communities. It just takes a field trip to the site of the Emerald Fire on the South Shore. Despite burning at the same time and under similar conditions to the disastrous Little Valley Fire, […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times The United States is one of the richest countries in the world, but it would look dramatically different if its 50 states were organized according to income instead of geography. If that were the case, residents of the poorest state in the union would have a median household income […]
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By Susan Wood FREESTONE – Like a child within, tears rolled down my face as I listened to the sentimental music through headphones while lying wrapped in a robe resting in a hammock enveloped by nature. I was smitten with surprise and awe that I could be so moved by my setting – and in […]
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By Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle SODA SPRINGS — A lot of people in wool beanies who hoped they weren’t about to sprain, tweak or break anything too important showed up on Friday to give it another shot. It was opening day of ski season at the Boreal Mountain Resort, and ski bunnies, male and […]
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