By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District board members are expected to be given a report at their next meeting about an investigation into whether board President Dale Rise created a hostile work environment for an employee. At the Oct. 6 board meeting Charlie Solt, employee rep with Local No. 39, said during public […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau In January 2010, there were 158 registered voters in the Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District. By August 2010, that number had grown to 461. This flood of voter registrations was spurred by political turmoil in the area. However, such a significant increase in voters over such a short period of time […]
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By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times In a decision that could upend the way California cities regulate medical marijuana, a state Court of Appeal has ruled that Long Beach’s ordinance regulating dispensaries violates federal law. The city held a lottery, issued permits to the winners and charged fees, which the three-judge panel said put it […]
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By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times Federal prosecutors are threatening to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries throughout California, sending letters that warn landlords to stop sales of the drug within 45 days or face the possibility that their property will be seized and they will be charged with a crime. The stepped-up enforcement escalates the […]
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Homewood Mountain Resort’s final EIR/EIS was released this week, with meetings on the proposed project set to begin next week. JMA Ventures, the San Francisco company that owns the West Shore ski area, wants to remake the resort into a destination. The project calls for a mixed-use base on the north area of the resort, […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Warren Stracener has ruled there is no harm to the public to keep Kindertown day care center open until next month’s final hearing. The South Lake Tahoe facility has been embroiled in legal issues for more than two years. The state Department of Social Services keeps […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal Same-sex couples increased by 44 percent in Nevada from 2000 to 2010, revised U.S. Census Bureau figures show, while families increased by only 32 percent in the same period. A Douglas County same-sex couple said there has been a significant change in attitudes toward gay and lesbian couples in Nevada […]
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By Patrick McGreevy and Anthony York, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday gave the state auditor broad new powers to investigate the misuse of taxpayer funds by cities and counties, signing legislation created in the wake of the financial scandal in the city of Bell. The governor also approved a bill […]
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By Yukari Iwatani Kane, Wall Street Journal Steven P. Jobs, the Apple Inc. chairman and co-founder who pioneered the personal computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, died Wednesday. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives,” Apple said in a […]
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Publisher’s note: A corporate official with Real Mex on Oct. 5 told Lake Tahoe News all restaurants are slated to remain open, including the Chevys in South Lake Tahoe. By Jacqueline Palank, Wall Street Journal Real Mex Restaurants Inc., the operator of Chevys Fresh Mex and other Mexican restaurants, Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy-court […]
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