By Sheelah Kolhatkar, Bloomberg Bloomberg News has just completed an investigation into the plight of working mothers in America, and it’s not a pretty picture. Only 12 percent of those employed get paid time off to care for a new baby, according to U.S. Labor Department statistics. Only three states have programs offering paid family […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown said today that California is continuing its “comeback,” with a budget surplus and am improving economy, but he urged the Legislature to restrain spending. “This year, Californians have a lot to be proud of,” Brown told a joint session of the Legislature in his State of the […]
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By Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times California is bracing for what officials fear could be an unprecedented winter fire season fueled by record dry conditions that show no signs of letting up. January is typically a time when forest fire camps and air bases are closed and seasonal firefighters go home. But not this year. […]
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By Kathryn Reed The bribery investigation involving South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman Angela Swanson is over. No charges will be filed. “At this time we don’t believe Mrs. Swanson intended on a criminal act,” Dave Stevenson, investigator with the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, told Lake Tahoe News. Swanson has been under suspicion since […]
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By Katia Savchuk, Center for Investigative Reporting Tiny particles of silver could appear soon in children’s toys and clothing, embedded inside plastics and fabrics to fight stains and odors. No one knows how the germ-killing particles, part of a new pesticide called Nanosilva, affect human health or the environment in the long run. But regulators […]
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By Kathryn Reed Based on the amount of vertical feet being skied by people at Heavenly Mountain Resort, it would be hard to know the whole mountain hasn’t opened because of the lack of snowfall. Those who are into keeping track of where they ski, vertical feet, number of days and other stats just have […]
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By Craig Trudell, Bloomberg Drivers’ privacy needs to be protected by law, said Alan Mulally, chief executive officer of Ford Motor Co., as more vehicles use data for services such as location tracking amid the booming in-car technology market. The company is “supportive and participating” in talks with regulators who are considering such legislation, Mulally […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s politicians are assembling stockpiles of money, the ammunition for this year’s election campaign season. They will report millions of dollars in campaign contributions this week on annual disclosure forms, but that’s just the money elected officials are required to report. As in the 2012 election, groups unaffiliated with […]
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By Susan Wood TWIN BRIDGES – Call it a prelude of things to come at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort. The century-plus-old Cal band showed up for the 10th time to play and dance in its signature, animated style at the ski resort’s expansive, new plaza outside the main lodge this Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. […]
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By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Wall Street Journal Fan Zhang, the owner of Happy Child, a trendy Asian restaurant in downtown Toronto, knows that 170 of his customers went clubbing in November. He knows that 250 went to the gym that month, and that 216 came in from Yorkville, an upscale neighborhood. Businesses are tracking their customers […]
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