Updated April 2, 12:05pm: Assemblywoman Beth Gaines may call herself a small business owner on the ballot per Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny’s ruling today. By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee What are the most high-stakes, second-guessed, agonized-over words since “I do?” For California politicians, it’s the three-word description that voters will read in […]
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The board of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District, which provides the greater Truckee area with water and power services, has voted not to increase rates for the next two years. “Stable and competitive rates are the bricks and mortar for any economic recovery or development in our community.” said Jeff Bender, TDPUD board member, […]
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Three days after the Wells Fargo Bank inside the Raley’s near Stateline was robbed, a South Lake Tahoe man was arrested. Officers said Joshua Schauert, 26, was identified shortly after the March 29 robbery, with a warrant being issued that day. Schauert on April 1 reportedly listed a computer for sale on Craigslist. Undercover officers […]
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By John O’Neil, New York Times The first time Jillian Serpa tried to learn to drive, the family car wound up straddling a creek next to her home in Ringwood, N.J. Serpa, then 16, had gotten flustered trying to sort out a rapid string of directions from her father while preparing to back out of […]
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The North Shore is receiving $8.3 million from the California Transportation Commission for work on Highway 89. This is part of a statewide $271 million allocation from Proposition 1B funds. It will pay for 73 projects. The Placer County project on Highway 89 goes from the Nevada County line to Squaw Valley Road to rehabilitate […]
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Caltrans is seeking local individuals, businesses and organizations to participate in its Adopt-a-Highway program. The Caltrans Adopt-A-Highway Program provides an avenue for the community to help maintain sections of roadside within California’s state highway system. Groups have the option to participate as volunteers or to hire a maintenance service provider to perform the work on […]
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By Kathryn Reed A 50 percent increase in rent is forcing Wolfgang Puck Express in the Heavenly Village to close. When the center opened about a decade ago it was the second store to open. Many have come and gone since then. Rents have always been a complaint from store operators. “The landlord wants more […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Raley’s has agreed to open its books to an outside auditor in an effort to convince its labor union that it needs contract concessions. The United Food and Commercial Workers said it insisted on the “independent review” as contract talks stretch into their eighth month. UFCW Locals 8 and 5, […]
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By David Siders and Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration vowed Thursday to continue pushing forward elements of the federal health care overhaul in California, even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes it down. If the court does rule the federal law unconstitutional, state Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley said California […]
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By Tristan Ahtone, NPR Most Americans have little difficulty practicing their religion. But for Native Americans, performing traditional religious ceremonies isn’t always so simple. Many rites often involve heavy regulation by federal authorities — especially when it comes to using sacred items like eagle feathers. In a first for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, […]
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