By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal The tiniest particles of dirt that pose the most dire threat to Lake Tahoe’s clarity are targeted in an emerging effort by Washoe County and other local jurisdictions around the lake. Now in the early stages of a project designed to prevent particles the width of a human hair from […]
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By Kathryn Reed A letter expressing South Lake Tahoe’s displeasure with fixating on how far a scientific white plate can be seen in the middle of Lake Tahoe instead of dealing with the muck growing near the shore is being finalized today. City Councilwomen Claire Fortier and Angela Swanson were tasked with working with staff […]
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K-9s will be allowed to search for contraband at South Tahoe middle and high schools as well as Mount Tallac High. STHS will be the first school to have the dog on campus. Random walkthroughs will be conducted in parking lots, near lockers, hallways, classrooms and playing fields. The idea was brought to the board […]
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By Dan Smith, Sacramento Bee Republican Beth Gaines edged GOP rival John Allard on Tuesday to make the runoff against Democrat Dennis Campanale in the crowded race for the 4th Assembly District. Campanale, the lone Democrat in an eight-candidate field, took the top spot with 31.8 percent of the vote. Gaines edged Allard by 667 […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal The legal battle between actors Kevin Costner and Stephen Baldwin over oil-spill technology may sound all Hollywood. But it’s an oily mess that recently spilled over into Northern Nevada, much to the chagrin of business owner Bret Sheldon. An engineer by trade, Sheldon owns Carson City-based centrifuge company CINC Industries. […]
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By Kathryn Reed When the 2010-11 budget was passed, the South Lake Tahoe Redevelopment Agency was expected to end the year with a deficit of more than $600,000. It’s even more now that the state is demanding a check for $426,210 by May 10. The state came up with that figure based on the city’s […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee The Sacramento region grew by 353,000, or 20 percent, from 2000 to 2010 and now has 2.15 million residents, according to census figures released Tuesday. Most of the region’s growth came from its Asian and Hispanic communities, which both saw population increases of roughly 55 percent. Whites no longer make […]
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By Amanda Finnegan, Las Vegas Sun Gary Loveman took home about $5.9 million in 2010 in his role as Caesars Entertainment chairman and CEO, slightly less than the compensation package he received in 2009. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Loveman’s compensation package included a base salary of $1.9 million, $2.7 million in […]
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Officials at Squaw Valley are not estimating when the Siberia chairlift will be running again. It remained closed on Tuesday after an electrical issue was reported at 12:48pm March 7. Six people on five chairs had to be roped down by ski patrol on Monday. Everyone was on solid ground by 1:45pm. No injuries were […]
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Placer County Redevelopment Agency will be opening an office in Kings Beach at 8697 North Lake Tahoe Blvd. It will be open to the public two days a week when renovations are completed later this month. Office hours are planned for Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10am-3pm. The satellite office will give the agency a more […]
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