By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The gaming industry is getting healthier nationwide with gross gaming revenue and tax revenue up from the 492 commercial casinos and 517 card rooms operating in the United States, the American Gaming Association says. The Washington-based organization issued its annual “State of the States: The AGA Survey of […]
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By Sacramento Business Journal The union representing Raley’s workers announced Tuesday night it had agreed to a contract extension and mediation in an effort to avoid a strike against the West Sacramento-based supermarket chain. Citing what it called a joint statement by leaders of United Food and Commercial Workers and Raley’s president and chief executive […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee The California Administrative Office of the Courts will host a public hearing May 15 in Placerville on a site under consideration for a new El Dorado County Courthouse. The county’s current Superior Court operations in Placerville are split between two locations, both of which have significant deficiencies. Criminal trials in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Taking possession of a rundown house in the city limits may provide funding to better enhance the look of areas throughout South Lake Tahoe. That is the goal of Police Chief Brian Uhler. Code enforcement and graffiti eradication in large part fall under his department’s purview. But time and money are limited. […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Manager Tony O’Rourke expects to be on the city’s payroll through July 1, with his first day as city manager of Yakima, Wash., the following day. “It’s difficult to depart, but I’m looking forward to the opportunities and challenges,” O’Rourke told Lake Tahoe News. The Yakima council on […]
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By Kellene Stockwell, Channel 2 News A local mining company celebrated its stock going public by ringing the opening bell at the New Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Tahoe Resources Inc. is already listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange as THO. It’s listed as TAHO on the NYSE, and is a member of the S&P/TSX Composite […]
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By Bonnie Eslinger, Palo Alto Daily News A nationwide survey of convention, trade show and meeting industry professionals concludes they would have second thoughts about holding an event in the Bay Area if San Mateo County voters approve June 5 ballot measures that would raise the hotel tax and start taxing commercial parking lot and […]
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By Kathryn Reed When those in education take a stance against colleagues – as in administrators vs. unions, K-12 v. community colleges, classified vs. certificated – the message the public hears is disenfranchisement among the ranks. “We are more defined by what separates us than what binds us,” Dean Vogel told a group of educators […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY -– Establishing school choice for parents and ending social promotion for students are two top priorities in Gov. Brian Sandoval’s education reform agenda for the 2013 legislative session, an administration official said. Linking pay to performance and providing professional development to ensure students have the best possible […]
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By Kathryn Reed “I am concerned about kids my age (12) to be taking drugs and that they can cause death, lung problems, liver problems, and to make you look older than you are.” That is what a sixth-grader on the South Shore said after attending the Drug Store Project this spring. While plenty of […]
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