By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun In the not-too-distant past, Nevada and New Jersey were the only states with casinos. Now, 39 states have some form of casino gambling — and the industry’s presence continues to evolve this year. And as Las Vegas’ major gaming companies are considering further domestic growth, states such as Massachusetts, […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau MEYERS – Thirty-five community members were in attendance at the Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District board meeting on Thursday night, but by the time the meeting adjourned three and a half hours later only a few remained. The larger than usual turnout may have been the result of some topics currently circulating […]
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By Sasha Khokha, KQED-TV California’s severe drought is putting stress on everyone these days: the residents whose wells are running dry; the farmers forced to experiment with growing their produce with much less water; and of course, the thirsty fruits and vegetables themselves. But preliminary research suggests the dryness isn’t hurting the produce’s nutritional value, […]
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By Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones In the months after Hurricane Sandy, insurance companies spooked by rising seas dropped coastal policies in droves. That could become an increasingly common story, according to the largest-ever survey of how insurance companies are dealing with climate change, released Wednesday. Global warming is increasing the risk of damage to lives […]
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By Kathryn Reed Vacation rentals aren’t going anywhere, so El Dorado County officials want to find a way for neighbors to get along with these temporary guests. C.L. Raffety, the county treasurer-tax collector, hosted a meeting in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 23 for people who manage vacation rentals or own them. Her department oversees […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee The clash over California’s newly passed ban on single-use plastic bags has moved from the Legislature to the streets as the national plastics industry has donated more than $1 million for a campaign to undo or delay the law. Moments after Gov. Jerry Brown announced signing Senate Bill 270 […]
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By Tom Millham Briefly we were 12. Last Friday, California Department of Fish and Wildlife brought us the Gardner Mountain bear cub we assisted in trapping on Oct. 9. Yes, we still have Cinder (more on her later) and we still have the cubs in the bear cage (also later), but, now, we have Gardner (as we […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – People in South Lake Tahoe are not only hungry, but they don’t know where their next meal is going to come from. That is called food insecurity. And it’s a growing problem here. Poverty, of which hunger and food insecurity are byproducts, is such a concern that a survey was […]
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By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times The University of California is beginning to have second thoughts about its highly successful effort to bring more out-of-state students onto its campuses. In a bid to boost revenue, the system five years ago began to aggressively recruit students from other parts of the country and from around the […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee The state’s largest nurses union said Tuesday that no California hospital is prepared to treat an Ebola patient, pressing Gov. Jerry Brown to require increased training and protective equipment for nurses. The union’s call – and a rebuttal from the California Hospital Association – came as Brown met privately with […]
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