By John Howard, Capitol Weekly The most ambitious and expensive water program to confront California voters since the State Water Project was approved more than 50 years ago may wind up getting reduced by billions of dollars, a victim of politics and the economy. The assumption is that recession-weary voters won’t approve a big-ticket bond, […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians battled for more than a decade to build a casino along Highway 50, a gambling palace that would lift the tribe out of poverty. It hasn’t worked out that way. Three years after it opened, Red Hawk Casino is performing well below expectations, […]
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By Kathryn Reed After 40 years of employment with the state water board, Harold Singer is retiring. He has been executive officer of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board since the late 1980s and was working for the state board before taking the job in South Lake Tahoe. What he does next is unknown […]
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By Nevada News Bureau Staff CARSON CITY — The U.S. Department of Justice recovered $5.6 billion in civil and criminal fraud efforts in 2011, a 167 percent increase over 2008. In Nevada, recoveries totaled $8.3 million in 2011, a 137 percent increase over 2008 when $3.5 million was recovered. Of the $5.6 billion recovered by […]
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A vehicle driven by an alleged drunken driver crashed into the back of the Ski Haus Lodge in South Lake Tahoe, breaking a natural gas line that necessitated temporary evacuation of lodging guests there and at the Economy Inn. Ronald MacKenzie, 26, of Colorado was arrested on charges of driving under the influence after the […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee La Niña is back in control of California’s weather, and like last winter, her temper seems to be flaring. First it was strafing November winds. Then persistent December frost. Now half the state is dry – not a drop of rain in Sacramento this month, and Lake Tahoe ski resorts […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — A state board this week approved a $65,000 request from the state Ethics Commission to hire an attorney to help reduce a two-year backlog of unpublished opinions. The Board of Examiners, made up of Gov. Brian Sandoval, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Secretary of State […]
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By Kathryn Reed Free college textbooks? Maybe. Lake Tahoe Community College Professor Larry Green is part of a pilot program that allows students to use a statistics textbook for free. On Tuesday, he was in Sacramento with lawmakers to lend his support representing California faculty to make etexts available to more students. The average annual […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal The Reno man who killed the first bear in Nevada’s highly controversial black bear hunt faces charges he illegally baited the animals. Timothy Kawelmacher, 55, is scheduled to appear in Reno Justice Court on Monday. He is charged with two misdemeanor counts of baiting big-game mammals for the purpose of […]
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By Ed Fletcher and Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Two senior Placer County officials announced plans this week to retire. Placer County Executive Officer Tom Miller, 57, announced Tuesday that he plans to retire early next year. Also stepping down is Lincoln Fire Chief Dave Whitt, 50. Miller said he plans to spend more time with […]
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