By Emily Cadei, Sacramento Bee California Democrats face a crucial task as they gather in San Diego this weekend for their annual convention: deciding the party’s endorsements in a handful of crowded congressional races. That includes the increasingly fractious 4th Congressional District contest, where some local leaders are hoping the decision to endorse a candidate […]
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By Kathryn Reed It is normal for government bodies to have an attorney with their best interests in mind review all contracts. That doesn’t appear to have happened last fall when the South Lake Tahoe City Council entered into an agreement for Burke, Williams & Sorensen to provide city attorney services on an interim basis. […]
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Updated 11:15am: By Kathryn Reed Former El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey faces 11 counts from the state Commission on Judicial Review. The 22-page document filed this week lays out in detail how on multiple times Bailey allegedly violated the Code of Judicial Ethics. He is charged with “willful misconduct in office, conduct […]
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By Dan Wolken, USA Today PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Snowboarder Jamie Anderson of Meyers couldn’t eat Thursday morning before her competition in the first big air event in Olympics, so instead she poured a thermos full of hot tea with homemade ghee that she brought with her from the United States. Anderson’s ghee, however, is not […]
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By Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — At least the Americans have the Phoenix Snow Park halfpipe. Freestyle skier David Wise of Reno successfully defended his gold medal Thursday, breaking through on his final run to give the U.S. its third gold medal in the halfpipe at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Wise wiped out on his […]
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By Ashley Williams, AccuWeather A recent study has found that virtually all United States-based winter recreation locations could experience shorter ski seasons, exceeding 50 percent by 2050 and 80 percent in 2090 for some downhill skiing destinations. Researchers examined projected climate change through the 21st century and found that the continued rise in temperatures, […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada is normally at the bottom of national education rankings, but new data released Wednesday gave the Silver State a rare opportunity to celebrate. For the second year in a row, Nevada’s performance on Advanced Placement exams was highlighted in an annual report by the College Board for […]
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By David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle The cost of preventing power-line wildfires could rise so high that California’s top utility regulator recently suggested a new way to pay for it — charge residents of high-risk areas more money for electricity. Michael Picker, president of the California Public Utilities Commission, floated the idea […]
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By Kathryn Reed Apparently whatever rattled the South Lake Tahoe City Council members to the point they stripped City Manager Nancy Kerry of all her duties isn’t that egregious based on the decision to keep her on the payroll. The council in closed session on Tuesday again were discussing Kerry. The closed session items for […]
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By Matt Levin, CALMatters California is an expensive state. The cost for housing, gas, electricity and other basics is often more than elsewhere in America. We have the nation’s highest rates for poverty and income inequality. Meanwhile, government resources are stretched thin. But the news isn’t all bad in the Golden State. We’re safer than […]
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