Updated Dec. 4, 4:15pm: City Attorney Tom Watson has given the title and summary to Steve Kubby. By Kathryn Reed While hundreds of hours, including multiple public meetings, were spent devising South Lake Tahoe’s medical marijuana ordinance, there is an effort under way to tweak the law that is on the books. Steve Kubby, a […]
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By Motoko Rich, New York Times Fifteen-year-olds in the United States score in the middle of the developed world in reading and science while lagging in math, according to international standardized test results being released on Tuesday. While the performance of American students who took the exams last year differed little from the performance of […]
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By Robert Barnes, Washington Post On one of the busiest online-shopping days of the year, the Supreme Court declined Monday to get involved in state efforts to force Web retailers such as Amazon.com to collect sales tax from customers even in places where the companies do not have a physical presence. The multibillion-dollar issue — […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County supervisors are proceeding with buying the land for a courthouse in Placerville even though it is mired in controversy. On today’s meeting agenda is a closed session item to discuss allowing the county to go forward with negotiating buying property owned by John Briggs. He is the father of […]
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By Paul Takahashi, Las Vegas Sun Aaron Trujillo wasn’t expecting sticker shock when he started searching for an affordable day care center for his 1-year-old daughter last month. Trujillo, 30, and his wife both work for a Las Vegas apartment management company and make a combined $72,000 annually. When his wife returned to her job […]
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By Kathryn Reed Record-breaking cold weather is about to descend upon the greater Lake Tahoe area. “Today is probably the last nice day. By tomorrow we are looking at a 32-degree drop for Reno and a 25, 26 drop for South Lake. That is for the high, so the low will tank as well,” Edan […]
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By Kathryn Reed Firefighting capabilities at Fallen Leaf Lake are not great, but they might get a little better soon. On the Dec. 7 community services district board’s agenda is a resolution supporting the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors’ proposal to fund a new pump for the fire boat. The current pumping capacity is […]
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By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee Farm to fork? These farmers specialize in field to floor. “We’re growing something that’s sustainable,” said Dee Kobervig, president of the El Dorado County Christmas Tree Growers Association. “We’re trying to grow something for our (Northern California) Christmas tree market, something that people want.” On Apple Hill, it’s looking a […]
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By Warner C. Greene I saw my first AIDS case in 1981, the year the disease was identified. And for most of the time since then, I’ve conducted laboratory research to better understand the precise mechanisms by which the virus HIV causes AIDS. Lately, however, I’ve been equally worried about a related condition that is […]
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By Kathryn Reed Five routes for a massive electrical line on the North Shore are being studied in the environmental documents that were released in November. CalPeco – short for California Pacific Electric Company – wants to strengthen its ability to provide power to that area. CalPeco is the parent company of Liberty Utilities, the […]
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