By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal After years of floundering near the bottom in a widely watched report card for state education systems, Nevada has sunk to dead last. For the first time, the Silver State fell behind all other states and Washington, D.C., in the annual Quality Counts report, which assigns overall scores to states based […]
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Updated Jan. 8, 6:40pm: By Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee Now tallying 20 counties among their ranks, supporters of the movement to carve an independent “State of Jefferson” out of Northern California plan to introduce a bill this session seeking sovereignty. Organizers on Wednesday turned in declarations for 15 counties, including Sutter, Nevada and El Dorado, […]
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By Riley McDermid, San Francisco Business Times A new Nevada state tax that could cost the promoters of popular festival Burning Man an extra $3 million a year and cause ticket prices to rise is being appealed by promoters. Promoters from the Burning Man Projects have said the increase could cause tickets prices to spike as […]
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By Kathryn Reed More medical issues at SnowGlobe this year could be the result of concertgoers using harder drugs. That was the message Russell Liles, detective with South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Task Force, told the local drug coalition on Jan. 5. Rock Med was in charge of all onsite medical issues for the three-day […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The state will dedicate resources through the Governor’s Office of Economic Development toward the autonomous car industry in a bid to become the nation’s leader in the testing and development of vehicles that drive themselves. At a workshop meeting of transportation regulators and car manufacturers Tuesday, Gov. Brian Sandoval […]
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By Anne Knowles RENO — The Truckee River Operating Agreement is a done deal. Parties to the landmark water compact, which went into effect Dec. 1 after nearly three decades of negotiations and work, took time out Tuesday to celebrate. “From a drought perspective, this is a game changer,” Leo Drozdoff, director of the Nevada […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Residents of drought-stricken California used 20 percent less water in November, falling short of the governor’s 25 percent conservation mandate for a second straight month, officials reported Tuesday. Despite missing the mandate, California remains on course to beat its long-term goal through February, said Felicia Marcus, chair of the State Water […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle Beyond all the hype over a possible drought-busting El Niño this winter is a much grimmer prospect for California: a dry La Niña come fall. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration joined international forecasters recently in predicting the potential rise of El Niño’s sister phenomenon, La Niña — a […]
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By Susan Wood It’s taken more than divine intervention to keep Heavenly Mountain Resort operating and successful for the last 60 years. It’s taken a group of dedicated, resilient, ambitious individuals – some as ski bums in other lives – who have overcome tragedy and embraced triumph. They reflect fondly on this dual-state South Shore […]
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By Javier Panzar, Los Angeles Times It was the spring of 1998. Then-Assemblywoman Grace F. Napolitano was in the middle of a heated battle with fellow Democrat Jamie Casso. With the primary to fill the House seat opened up by the retirement of Casso’s father-in-law, Democratic Rep. Esteban Torres, approaching, Napolitano and her advisors zeroed […]
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