By Steven Greenhouse, New York Times MIRA LOMA — Week after week, Guadalupe Rangel worked seven days straight, sometimes 11 hours a day, unloading dining room sets, trampolines, television stands and other imports from Asia that would soon be shipped to Walmart stores. Even though he often clocked 70 hours a week at the Schneider […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – I was 12 years old when the Eagles’ debut album came out. I spent so many hours in my room listening to it that my mom would occasionally feel the need to check on me. I loved the melodic harmony and kickback California style so much that it set the […]
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By Matt Egan, CNN Money NEW YORK — Sports gamblers have lots in common with stock market investors. They both believe they can predict the future, and they sometimes fall into the trap of making decisions with their hearts instead of their brains. And of course, they both hate to lose. But don’t let those […]
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By Dave Nordstrand, Salinas Californian One morning when Salinas’ Billy Harvey was a boy of 5 and still asleep, his parents arose. Quietly as they could, they tiptoed to the front door and left the house. “I never saw them again,” Harvey said. Billy Harvey’s parents had put him and his two brothers in the […]
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By Kathryn Reed ALPINE MEADOWS – Small ripples float across the lake in the gentle breeze. A few ducks swim by to check out the four of us – five if you count AJ. She doesn’t faze them, even though she acts like they are intruding on our territory. But where did all […]
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By Neela Banerjee and Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff said Friday that the nation should tighten smog rules significantly, a step that would improve air quality in California but force costly new requirements on government and industry. The EPA staff recommendation is the final step before the rule goes […]
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By Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee Driven by shifts in technology and educational expectations across industries, California’s higher education leaders know they face an unexpected economic challenge just six years after the recession ravaged the state’s workforce: a potential shortage by 2025 of 1 million bachelor’s degrees. As California’s overburdened public universities consider ways to boost […]
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By Kathryn Reed Snake Bridge nearly bit Pete Fingerhut as he carefully swung between the logs and held on to the thin ropes. Vertical logs are linked together five at time, then three. And just when you have your rhythm, there are five single logs that test upper body strength, timing to step from one […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District’s board on Sept. 4 is expected to approve a three-year contract with employees that includes raises each of those years. The union this week ratified the contract. The deal affects about 100 of the 112 employees. For the first year workers will receive a raise of 2 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College is going to be different in the coming years. How different depends on voters. Measure F – as in facilities – is on the Nov. 4 ballot. It is a $55 million general obligation bond that property owners in the district would pay back over the course of […]
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