By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal A case involving a seemingly obscure easement law is raising questions about the interpretation of public access rights through other people’s property, including whether Washoe County has a bias that favors developers. At the center of the dispute is a parcel map drawn by the Washoe County surveyor’s office in […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez single-handedly doles out millions in public funds each year to his 80 members: No vote, no committee, no debate. Like speakers before him, the Assembly Democrat gives and can take away, handing out or withholding leadership posts that can boost office budgets by six-figure sums. […]
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By Kathryn Reed By mid-2012 Barton Health expects to have completed a needs assessment study that will show its strengths and weaknesses when it comes to reaching actual and potential clients. All nonprofit hospitals will be required to do these studies every three years as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in […]
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By Zachary Roth, Lookout The number of Americans who lack access to basic necessities like food and health care is now higher than it was at the peak of the Great Recession, a survey released Thursday found. And in a finding that could worsen fears of U.S. decline, the share of Americans struggling to put […]
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The brother of the man who killed several people, including himself, at a Carson City iHop restaurant last month was arrested this morning on domestic battery charges. The .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol he left his residence will has not been located. Israel Sencion Gonzalez, 38, was found about 9:30am Oct. 23 hiding in a bathroom at […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee As communities around the Sacramento region continue to install water meters, a number of local officials say the devices are not saving as much water as expected. Water usage is definitely declining, but other factors – including a poor economy and years of conservation education efforts – are having as […]
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By Morgan Watkins, Quill Jesselyn Radack has blown the whistle. She’s also been punished for it. As an ethics adviser in the Justice Department in 2001, she advised the government not to interrogate John Walker Lindh without his counsel present. When she learned that the FBI had questioned the American found fighting for the Taliban […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal More snow, cleanups along the Truckee River and projects to fight quagga mussels have been approved to help keep the Truckee River, Lake Tahoe and other reservoirs pristine. The Truckee Meadows Water Authority has approved eight grants totaling $724,427 from its Truckee River Fund. The money comes from customer billings and will […]
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors will be discussing the Tahoe City Fanny Bridge at its meeting next week. The Oct. 24 session starts at 2pm, while the Oct. 25 meeting is at 2pm. Both are at Grandlibakken Conference Center. Issues include: * An update from the Community Development Resources Agency staff on the status […]
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By Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times The Drug Enforcement Administration took emergency action on Friday to ban three synthetic stimulants used to make products that are marketed at head shops and on the Web as “bath salts,” but are actually used as recreational drugs that mimic the effects of cocaine, LSD and methamphetamine. The […]
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