By Kathryn Reed “She has a very strong fiscal background, which is what we need.” That’s what college board member Fritz Wenck told Lake Tahoe News in May when Kindred Murillo was hired to be president of Lake Tahoe Community College. When it comes to numbers, she keeps being tested. Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget that […]
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By Susan Skorupa, Reno Gazette-Journal The biggest changes on home improvement and hardware store shelves for consumers in the past couple of years probably have shown up on the light bulb aisles. And there’s more change to come as the industry strives to improve energy-use standards and pricing on new light-bulb technology. There also are […]
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By Northern Nevada Business Weekly A Zephyr Cove company that’s making the transition from grant-funded research and development to commercial contracts said last week it nailed down its first major partnership. And the contract may lead to more jobs at Zephyr Photonics, the company formerly known as OptiComp. “We think it will substantially affect our […]
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If you see more young people than usual out and about today in the Lake Tahoe Basin, they are not skipping school. Many schools are closed because of the heavy, wet snow that has fallen and is creating hazardous driving conditions. Lake Tahoe Unified is closed; Lake Tahoe Community College will have classes starting after […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Unified School District may be in violation of the California Voters Rights Act based on how board members are elected. While the CVRA was enacted in 2002, the 2010 Census is forcing all elected bodies to look at how people get into office and if constituents are fairly represented. The […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The evidence keeps accumulating: California’s economic recovery is gathering momentum. It’s just nowhere near a boom yet. Unemployment in California fell two-tenths of a point last month to 11.1 percent, the lowest level in nearly three years, the Employment Development Department reported Friday. Payrolls expanded for the sixth straight month, […]
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By Ed O’Keefe, Washington Post Postage rates jumped Sunday for the first time in two-and-a-half years as the U.S. Postal Service hopes to generate more revenue amid historic losses. First-class postage stamps now cost 45 cents each, a price jump that officials anticipate will generate an additional $888 million in annual revenue. The rate increase […]
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By Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee A Sacramento federal judge heard arguments Thursday and will rule later on The Bee’s objections to sealing documents that allegedly contain evidence of misconduct and fraud on the part of U.S. Forest Service employees. Timber giant Sierra Pacific Industries submitted the documents in partial support of its motion for summary […]
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Liberty Energy is making some changes that are cosmetic in many ways. The electricity provider for the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin and into Alpine County is changing its name to Liberty Utilities. This is to reflect the parent company based in Canada acquiring companies throughout the United States – including hydroelectric and […]
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Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District is in need of two members to fill out the five-member board because David Stumbos and Tom Barber resigned earlier this month. At the March board meeting the remaining three members — Wanda Kownacki, Stephanie Neidig and Tom Bacchetti – are expected to decide whether the vacancies should be […]
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