By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY – Breaking with tradition, Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday released the salaries of his 16 staff members, the highest being the annual $124,988 earned by Heidi Gansert, his chief of staff. The breakdown shows senior adviser Dale Erquiaga will earn $119,997 and deputy chief of staff Ann […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College’s student center remains closed this week and culinary classes are being taught at South Tahoe High School while damage to the area is fixed. A maintenance worker on New Year’s Eve noticed ice and water on the floor in the culinary area from ruptured pipes. When the power […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada is on track to developing a serious long-term deficit with its budget unless key changes are made to add balance to the state’s revenue and tax structure, a new report found. The report, released this month by Brookings Mountain West and the Morrison Institute for Public Policy in Arizona […]
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Vail Resorts is reporting revenue being up this season compared to a year ago at its six ski resorts based on data through Jan. 6. Highlights for the two California and four Colorado resorts adjusted as if Northstar-at-Tahoe that was acquired in October 2010 was owned in both periods include: • Season-to-date total lift ticket […]
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By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times MAMMOTH LAKES — An appellate court decision upholding a $30-million judgment against this High Sierra ski resort has left civic leaders scrambling to avoid financial catastrophe. Residents reacted bitterly to the breach-of-contract judgment, blaming the town of Mammoth Lake’s five-member council and its staffers for the fiscal dilemma that […]
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By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona continues in critical condition, a lack of change that is a good sign, hospital officials said on Monday. In Washington, President Obama led the nation in mourning for the victims of the Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and 14 injured. Giffords […]
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By Michael Kiefer, Arizona Republic When Jared Loughner faces a judge in federal court in Phoenix this afternoon, he will be accompanied by the same high-powered defense attorney who represented the “Unabomber,” the Atlanta Olympics bomber and Susan Smith, the South Carolina woman who drowned her two children by driving her car into a lake. […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki plans to request setting aside a portion of the state’s unclaimed property fund during the upcoming legislative session to help seed companies and boost economic development in Nevada. Krolicki said the move fits well with Gov. Brian Sandoval’s goal of making economic development the No. 1 […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Californians will see the light – and a resulting energy cost savings – earlier than the rest of the United States. The California Energy Commission says Golden State consumers will be the first in the nation to save money under a federal law improving the energy-efficiency standard of light bulbs. […]
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By Kathryn Reed This month results of two surveys administered by South Lake Tahoe will be released. In December employees of the city were asked to answer 71 questions from five categories – communications within the city, my supervisor, my work group, quality of the work environment, and the city as an employer. City Manager […]
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