By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee In the coming weeks, Gov. Jerry Brown will decide whether two Indian tribes in remote parts of California can build gambling establishments next to freeways many miles from their homes. The questions he faces put him at the center of a big-money casino fight – a massive lobbying effort in […]
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Mark Drajem, Bloomblerg Cloudless skies seldom look so ominous. A worst-in-a-generation drought from Indiana to Arkansas to California is damaging crops and rural economies and threatening to drive food prices to record levels. Agriculture, though a small part of the $15.5 trillion U.S. economy, had been one of the most resilient […]
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In the first week of election filing, five people have taken out papers to run for South Lake Tahoe City Council. They need to turn in the papers to be on the November ballot. The potential candidates as of July 20 are: Bruce Grego, Clinton Schue, Austin Sass, JoAnn Conner and Stacey Wheeler. The seats […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Information provided by the public shortly after the Robbers fire started last week led to Friday’s arrest of a 28-year-old Sacramento man, according to fire officials. Bryon Mason was arrested on suspicion of recklessly causing the fire that began about 3:30 p.m. July 11 off Yankee Jims Road near the […]
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By Patrick McGreevy and Michael J. Mishak, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Lawmakers gave raises worth $4.6 million annually to more than 1,000 of their aides before cutting the pay of most other state workers, newly released records show. The lawmakers said they were trying to make up for several years without staff pay increases. […]
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Two Vallejo residents were arrested Friday on weapons charges. A resident in the 3700 block of Highway 50, which is about halfway between Spooner Summit and Carson Valley, reported hearing several rounds fired from a firearm. The resident also told Douglas County sheriff’s deputies she heard a couple noises outside the home which indicated bullets […]
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Caltrans this week announced an eight-mile, $7.2 million pavement project on the North Shore. The pavement rehabilitation project will extend the pavement life by 10 years, restore ride quality for motorists, bicyclist, improve drainage and significantly reduce future maintenance needs. The project on Highway 89 from the Nevada County line to Squaw Valley Road in […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee State Parks Director Ruth Coleman resigned this morning and her second in command has been fired after officials learned the department has been sitting on nearly $54 million in surplus money for as long as 12 years. The moves come in the wake of a scandal, revealed by The Bee […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Attorneys representing former “Beverly Hillbillies” actor Max Baer Jr. filed an amended complaint Thursday alleging that two Carson City car dealers and a former associate defrauded him out of $7 million in a land deal for a proposed casino in Carson City. The complaint filed in Douglas District Court alleges that Carson […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval says he knows there will be some concern with the state awarding a $3 million contract to an out-of-state firm to increase tourism in Nevada. But he says the 19 companies, 11 of them from outside Nevada, were graded fairly in selecting Burson-Marsteller […]
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