By Paul Kane and Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post The Senate Ethics Committee on Thursday declared that it has “substantial and credible evidence” that former senator John Ensign broke federal laws in his effort to cover up an extramarital affair he had with a political aide, referring its case to the Justice Department and Federal […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee In theory, Placer County and its 2,300 workers already have endured the recession’s toughest budget tests. In the last three years, county supervisors froze hiring, imposed furloughs, downsized departments and laid off workers. But this year, county officials say those efforts combined won’t offset the added burden headed their way […]
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Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, R-Roseville, today took the oath of office as the new representative for the 4th Assembly District at the state Capitol. Gaines said she will remain fully committed to protecting taxpayer’s resources during her tenure in the Assembly. “I have chosen to voluntarily not accept per diem or use a state-issued car to […]
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By Andria Borba, FOX 40 ECHO SUMMIT— Day one of the two week road closure has left Highway 50 eerily quiet. A one mile section of the rock wall separating the road from the plunging canyon below is in bad shape, patched in some place by sandbags. The signs west of Echo Summit say ‘OPEN’, […]
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By Union Leader GILFORD, Mass. — Authorities arrested a 34-year-old man in Brookline, Mass., on Tuesday and implicated him in at least 15 burglaries in the Gunstock Acres area of Gilford, police said. Kolby D. Fenner, whose last known residences were in Brookline and South Lake Tahoe, was charged with six burglaries and fugitive from […]
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By Kathryn Reed The $15 million question is: What will Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2011-12 budget look like when it’s unveiled Monday? Some people in the 325,000-member California Teachers Association have been in Sacramento all week lobbying lawmakers to not further slash the education budget. Lake Tahoe Unified School District personnel are there, with more going […]
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By Matt Jarzemsky, Dow Jones Newswires Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s first-quarter loss narrowed as a positive swing in debt extinguishment impacts masked lower revenue amid lower visitation and U.S. flooding woes. Caesars, which changed its name from Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. last year, has written its bottom line in red ink lately, though it had seen revenue […]
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Echo Summit closed at noon today. Access to the South Shore via Highway 50 is cutoff for 10 to 14 days while Caltrans replaces the rock retaining wall. Highway 50 is open from the west to near the top of the summit so places like Echo Lakes can be accessed. It’s closed at the base […]
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By Kathryn Reed BlueGo, the South Shore bus system, is going to have a new operator this summer. The current operator has told Tahoe Transportation District officials it will not be bidding on the route. Request for proposals are being solicited, with the closing date May 18. TTD, which oversees the bus operation, entered into […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe may have a new lobbyist working on its behalf this summer. The Houston Group, touted by former members of the City Council as being bloodhounds that could bring money to town, is going to have to bid for the job and prove its worth. Anyone who bids on the […]
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