By Kathryn Reed Righteous, ridiculous, right-on, responsible. Plenty of people have a special way of defining the R in Measure R. The board that on Wednesday voted to put it on the November ballot believes R stands for recreation. The R is replacing Measure S – which stood for sports when South Shore voters approved […]
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Publisher’s note: Find out who the 100 highest paid employees in the CSU system are. By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee Minutes after voting to raise student tuition by 12 percent for the fall, California State University trustees on Tuesday decided the salary for a new campus president should be $100,000 greater than his predecessor’s. Lt. […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County supervisors picked a map in June to form the basis of new supervisorial districts, but that decision has a hazy future. Approved on a split 3-2 vote, that tentative map is facing second thoughts and growing discontent – especially from organized groups on the increasingly powerful west […]
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By Kathryn Reed Bridging the education divide is what a $230,000 grant awarded Lake Tahoe Community College is designed to do. Tom Greene, vice president of Academic Affairs and Student Services, told the college board July 12 about the money that will be coming to the South Lake Tahoe school for the next five years. […]
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By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation’s capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a highly dangerous drug like heroin. The decision […]
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By Kathryn Reed Skating on financial thin ice is exactly what South Lake Tahoe hopes to stop doing by turning over operation of the city’s ice arena to private operators. The City Council on July 12 awarded Tahoe Sports and Entertainment, a private corporation run by Chris Cefalu of South Lake Tahoe and Van Oleson […]
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Publisher’s note: Highway 50 reopened at 11:44pm July 12. Highway 50 leading to South Lake Tahoe is closed at Sly Park because of a fatal accident involving a big-rig. The name of the truck driver is not being released until next of kin is notified. He was from Missouri and in his 40s. Diesel has […]
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El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson has released many of the documents and videos used in the Diane Sawyer interview with Jaycee Lee Dugard that aired on ABC July 10. While various media outlets have sought release of various documents surrounding the investigation through Public Records Acts requests, they have come in bits and […]
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By Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee There were some raised eyebrows recently when a generally conservative state Court of Appeal in Sacramento reversed former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and reinstated paroles for three murderers, one from Butte County, one from Amador County and another from El Dorado County. But a closer look shows such decisions are now […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Thousands of Nevada residents who rely on financial assistance to pay their power bills likely won’t get help this year because of federal funding cuts, a state agency reported Tuesday. Miki Allard, staff specialist with the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services, said federal funding for […]
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