By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Heather Maloney thinks of herself as an environmentalist but, as a working mother, doesn’t have the time to create a backyard compost heap. The little bucket for food waste that Napa’s recycling authority sent her offers a more convenient way to keep her leftovers from lining a landfill. “You’re […]
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By Thomas M. Kostigen, USA Today Extreme weather is prompting school systems to think outside the box to figure out alternatives for students losing too many days in the classroom due to calamities from blizzards to heat waves to floods and more. But the solution to make up for lost days is sparking anger among some […]
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By Kathryn Reed The pilot of the plane that crashed Saturday in Lake Tahoe is believed to be the owner of the aircraft, according to a Lake Tahoe Airport official. The FAA registry lists the plane as being owned by Conrad Yu from Oakley. People who saw the occupants get into the plane just after […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Democrats were shocked with the election results in 2014 when they lost the majority in the Nevada Assembly for the first time in nearly two decades. Now they are developing their strategy to take back the majority and the power that comes with it in the 2016 general election. Democrats hope to […]
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By Juliet Williams, AP SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has approved legislation to make California the second state in the nation to begin automatically registering eligible voters when they obtain or renew their driver’s licenses. AB1461 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, aims to boost California’s voter rolls by registering visitors to the Department of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two people died Saturday night when the plane they were in crashed just after takeoff from Lake Tahoe Airport. The names of the people and their hometowns are unknown. El Dorado County sheriff’s Sgt. Paul Hadjes told Lake Tahoe News the plane had landed at the South Lake Tahoe airport, waited a […]
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By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times California’s new medical marijuana regulations will likely reduce federal crackdowns in the state, but dispensaries will continue to have difficulty obtaining banking services and deducting business expenses, legal experts and activists said Friday. The Obama administration has backed off major enforcement actions in states that legalize medical and recreational […]
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By Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee El Niño might put a dent in the drought after all. In a revised forecast Thursday, the National Weather Service said Northern California stands a decent chance of getting significant precipitation from this winter’s El Niño weather pattern, a development that could help ease the state’s four-year […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Fish, bears and people are such a potentially deadly situation that the U.S. Forest Service is taking pre-emptive measures to ensure there is no conflict at Taylor Creek. This is the time of year when the Kokanee salmon spawn at Lake Tahoe – though they are a tad late […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tuition is going down at Lake Tahoe Community College for people who live on the Nevada side of the basin. Known as the “good neighbor policy”, the legislation was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this week. A few issues still need to be ironed out, but the hope is the new fees […]
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