By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee The case of a fugitive jailed in Sacramento on federal fraud charges this week may have ramifications in the June 5 race for El Dorado Superior Court judge. Daniel Chartraw, now held without bail on the fraud charges, was once represented by candidate Joseph A. Hoffman in another matter, and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Does the landowner or the lessee have the right to name a piece of property? That is the fundamental question as to what the name of Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe will permanently be called. City officials believe the name is fine based on the decision earlier this month not to […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee The high-pressure game of signature gathering outside stores has turned into a mad dash to election offices across California as tax proponents submit their petitions for the November ballot. Gov. Jerry Brown is pinning his budget hopes on his multibillion-dollar tax hike on sales and high-income earners. But he faces […]
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By News 10-KXTV A head-on collision has killed one driver and caused major injuries to at least one other person in a second vehicle on Highway 28 in North Lake Tahoe. The crash was near Ridgewood Drive and occurred at approximately 11:45am May 10, said California Highway Patrol Officer Tim Andrade. Involved were a blue […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Stressing to millions of boys the value of honesty, loyalty, honor and good deeds is not enough to win a commendation from the California Assembly – if you exclude gays and atheists. Boy Scouts of America, one of the last major youth organizations to deny membership because of sexual or […]
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By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times How do we appropriately express just how unpopular California has become with businesses? It’s like Brussels sprouts to a kid, John Travolta among masseurs, the Clippers in Memphis … you get the idea. The latest Golden State basher? A survey of more than 6,000 small businesses from Thumbtack.com and […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY –- A state agency announced this week it plans to consolidate three boards that oversee workforce development into one, resulting in $5 million more in federal funds directed annually to helping train job seekers to find employment. The plan, “Moving Nevada Forward: A Plan For Excellence in […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post SAN ANTONIO — In the worst ski season in 20 years, the winners stayed flat and the losers lost big. “I think we dodged a bullet,” said Dave Riley , chief of Telluride ski area, where visitation remained steady through the 2011-12 season while nationally visits fell 16 percent to […]
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By Michael Cooper, New York Times Since the housing bubble burst, Nevada has been plagued with record foreclosures, the nation’s steepest drop in home values and its highest unemployment rate. Iowa, on the other hand, may have missed out on some of the boom but was spared the worst of the bust: its housing prices […]
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After four straight months of posting a gain, year-over-year revenue at Stateline casinos went in the other direction. South Shore casinos, according to data released Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, collected $13 million in revenue in March, a decline of 14 percent from 2011. The entire state saw revenue drop in March. The […]
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