By Julian M. Alston, Daniel Sumner and Olena Sambucci, The Conversation California’s vintners and grape growers are among the latest potential victims in the escalating trade spat between the U.S. and China. Responding to U.S. plans to impose import duties on goods from China, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce reciprocated by introducing new tariffs on […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee In the first two months of cannabis legalization, consumers bought an estimated $339 million worth of marijuana products from retailers in California, 50 percent less than state projections, according to a leading analytics firm. The state has estimated that retail cannabis sales for the year would be $3.4 billion, or […]
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By Kathryn Reed Recreational marijuana, while not extinguished in South Lake Tahoe, is having a hard time getting out of the starting gate. At the March 27 City Council meeting Sergio Rudin with the law firm of Burke, Williams and Sorensen said he had all he needed to write an ordinance that would be ready […]
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By Yvonne Gonzalez, Las Vegas Sun Women in Nevada earn an average of 81 cents for every dollar made by men, according to an analysis published Monday by the American Association of University Women. The data was released to coincide with Equal Pay Day on April 10, which marks how far into the new year […]
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By Kathryn Reed It may be impossible to ever completely satisfy those who are against SnowGlobe. Even though the promoter of the three-day music festival has agreed to shorten the hours, eliminate a day of sound checks, cover the entire ball field with a protective material, use an independent sound engineer and other concessions, opponents […]
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By Michelle Robertson, San Francisco Chronicle “Every day I wake up here is a vacation,” says 46-year-old Ricardo Garcia. He and his wife moved to Truckee in 2005, after years of hopping around San Francisco’s neighborhoods in an effort to make the city feel like “home.” The endeavor was complicated by an expensive real estate […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal Lake Tahoe’s vacation home rental scenario is a microcosm of a massive movement with global legs. Estimated as a $100 billion industry in 2016, the vacation rental market is projected to grow to $169.7 billion worldwide by next year, according to international data provider Research and Markets. Europeans, with their […]
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By Kathryn Reed LimeBikes are coming back to South Lake Tahoe – and for a longer period. They are expected to start showing up in mid-May to be ready for the Memorial Day surge and will be scattered about until mid-October. These bikes were introduced here last summer on a pilot basis backed by the […]
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By Yvonne Gonzalez, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — The state’s health exchange under the Affordable Care Act is moving off the federal platform for signing up for insurance, relying on lessons learned in the past and in other states. Vendors have until 2pm April 13 to file proposals with the Silver State Health Exchange […]
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By Matt Levin, CalMatters Astronomical prices are forcing a rising share of California families to postpone buying a house. As a result, the state’s record-low homeownership rate has been a boon to one growing segment of California’s housing market: single-family home rentals. Between 2005 and 2015, the number of owner-occupied homes in California shrunk by […]
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