By Kathryn Reed Recreation, roads and a say in the loop road. That’s what voters in South Lake Tahoe want. Measure P, with more than the required two-thirds needed to pass, sent a message that locals want better recreation facilities. It will increase the hotel tax from 10 to 12 percent for most properties, while […]
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By Susan Wood Former South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman Brooke Laine returns to the panel with a renewed vigilance, joining newcomer Jason Collin. They captured the two seats with 22.32 and 16.71 percent, respectively. That’s Laine with 1,887 votes and Collin with 1,413, the El Dorado County Elections Department reported early Wednesday morning. The […]
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By Susan Wood A contemptuous, yet engaging, presidential race, multiple California ballot initiatives and a slew of local measures and races brought El Dorado County voters out in record numbers today. Registrar of Voters Bill Schultz reported that more than 116,000 residents registered to vote, dwarfing the June primary in which 106,000 or so ballots […]
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By Lauren Sommer, KQED-TV California’s fire season hasn’t turned out to be as bad as some feared this year. In fact, forest managers say that certain kinds of fires — the “good” fires — were sorely lacking. Sierra Nevada forests are adapted to low-intensity fires that clear the underbrush and prevent trees from getting too […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second of two stories investigating the toxic storm water runoff on the West Slope of El Dorado County. By Joann Eisenbrandt A major El Dorado County roads project slated to begin construction in spring 2017 has raised additional concerns as well as questions about what actually remains of the Diamond […]
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By Paul McHugh, Sacramento Bee Had your skis or board freshly tuned? Good. Layered clothes, helmet and sunscreen all packed? Check. Car ready with new wipers, antifreeze fluid, tire chains in the trunk? Great. But let’s consider the most important piece of gear. Is your body truly in shape for winter recreation? As they used […]
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By Wayne Parry, AP ATLANTIC CITY — A poll finds nearly half of Americans approve of legalized sports betting, reasoning that so many people are already doing it. The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll released last week finds 48 percent support changing federal law to make sports betting legal throughout the country; 39 percent are […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first of two stories investigating the toxic storm water runoff on the West Slope of El Dorado County. By Joann Eisenbrandt Last year’s El Nino winter brought much-needed rain to El Dorado County’s West Slope. But it brought something else as well. It brought allegations of repeated mismanagement and lack […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal You won’t see the casino industry leading the charge for passage of Question 2, Nevada’s recreational marijuana initiative. Odds are you also won’t see resorts sponsoring gatherings involving cannabis use or allowing guests to smoke in their rooms. That’s because the state Gaming Control Board, which regulates the […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Down ballot, Democratic and Republican candidates are waging a quieter war for control of the Nevada Legislature. They’re not running the million-dollar races that have taken over your television, but they may have knocked on your door or given you a call, and their yard signs are probably parked […]
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