By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal PLACERVILLE – The judge in the Jaycee Dugard case refused today to unseal the grand jury testimony that led to charges against Phillip and Nancy Garrido, and instead set a Dec. 2 hearing on the issue. Judge Douglas Phimister also set a two-week competency hearing for Phillip Garrido for early […]
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Updated: Nov. 4, 2010, 8:22am. In Douglas County, 76.37 percent of the 28,597 registered voters turned out. Most voted early — 34.18 percent, while on Nov. 2 33.64 percent voted, and the remaining 8.55 percent voted absentee. Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki is headed back to Carson City with a resounding trouncing of Democrat Jessica Sferrazza. […]
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Updated Nov. 5, 2010, 8:28am. By Susan Wood A qualified congratulations came early and from far away Wednesday to longtime South Lake Tahoe resident Claire Fortier, when her 86-year-old father L. “Ren” Renshaw called at 5:30am Eastern time to wish his daughter well for ending up as the prospective front-runner in the City Council race. […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee In the strongest possible terms, Nancy Garrido’s attorney is arguing against release of grand jury transcripts involving the kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard, saying they contain such “evil” that his client could never get a fair trial if they are made public. Stephen Tapson, arguing against an effort by The […]
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By Susan Wood With all precincts reporting from El Dorado County at 1:30am Wednesday, Claire Fortier, Tom Davis and Angela Swanson have won the tight South Lake Tahoe City Council race consisting of 10 diverse candidates. The trio going for the three seats vacated by City Councilmembers Jerry Birdwell, Kathay Lovell and Bill Crawford has […]
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By Kathryn Reed After the initial results came in, John D’Agostini was surprised, but not worried. He felt confident the numbers would turn in his favor. He was right. D’Agostini is headed to be El Dorado County’s next sheriff. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, he has a 51.16 percent lead over Craig Therkildsen […]
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By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times Republicans seized control of the House on Tuesday and shrank the Democratic advantage in the Senate, dealing a major setback to President Obama and sweeping a number of “tea party” insurgents into power. The nearly coast-to-coast blowout — a result of voters’ frustration and deep economic anxiety, promised […]
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By Stephen Ward As the final votes are tallied, Douglas County School District trustee candidates can finally unravel their anxieties after a drawn-out period of uncertainty. Voters are sending Sharla Hales and Tom Moore back to the board. Ross Chichester will take over Keith Roman’s seat. Roman did not seek another term. In the race […]
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By Stephen Ward An incumbent and a challenger have won the Douglas County Commission seats. Incumbent Nancy McDermid is the winner in the race for county commissioner of District 4, defeating challenger Lawrence Howell with 51.2 percent of the vote with all the votes counted. However, these are unofficial results until certified. This District 4 […]
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By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times California voters appear to have rejected Prop. 19, an effort to legalize marijuana and allow local governments to tax the sale of the drug. Prop. 19 received national attention, but relatively little money was spent on the campaign. While millions of dollars was spent on other ballot measures, the […]
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