By Stu Woo and Jim Carlton, Wall Street Journal OAKLAND — California voters seemed to buck the national trend of anti-establishment anger on Tuesday by electing two Democratic stalwarts in the state’s top-ticket races and adding to the state legislature’s Democratic majority. Former two-term Gov. Jerry Brown was projected to make a remarkable return to […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun Harry Reid has defeated Republican Sharron Angle in his bid for re-election, according to the Associated Press. At the convention center on the Strip, the room burst into chants of “Harry! Harry! Harry!” and yelps of glee as MSNBC announced Reid as its projected winner of the night. Any […]
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By David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun Republican Brian Sandoval was leading Democrat Rory Reid in Nevada’s race for governor, on the verge of adding to his impressive resume in public office and continuing his rise in Nevada politics. Sandoval was winning with 52 percent of the vote over Reid, the Clark County commissioner, with […]
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Per the Nevada Secretary of State: There may be a delay in reporting early returns in all statewide Nevada races due to a power outage at a Clark County polling location. All voters in line at that site as of 7pm will be allowed to cast their votes. No results of any statewide races can […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe officials and the City Council were given a written reprimand by the judge overseeing the Lakeview Commons contract dispute. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey issued his written opinion of the case Nov. 1. Though the outcome does not alter the decision rendered in court last month, […]
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Updated Nov. 2, 2010, 12:36pm. By Kathryn Reed The first police chief hired from outside the department was sworn in this morning at the South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting. Brian Uhler becomes the eighth chief, taking over a department that has had a rocky time of it in recent years, especially under the leadership […]
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By Kathryn Reed With Barnes & Noble seeking a buyer, the future of Lake Tahoe Community College’s bookstore is a bit precarious. The national book chain runs the bookstore and coffee cart at the South Lake Tahoe institution. The contract is for Barnes & Noble to pay a percentage of profits to LTCC. They are […]
Read moreOne campaign financial form was turned in today for the South Lake Tahoe City Council race. It is for Angela Swanson.
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors met in Tahoe City at the Granlibakken Conference Center & Lodge on Oct. 19 and addressed numerous Tahoe issues that were on the meeting agenda. Here is a summary of those actions: * Renamed Gun Club Road to National Avenue, including the portion of North Avenue, north of National […]
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By Kathryn Reed If the 2008-09 audit of South Tahoe Area Transit Authority’s books had been completed before this fall, would it have meant avoiding bankruptcy? Dan Garrison, treasurer of the board of the bankrupt agency since January 2010, doesn’t think so. He says several factors contributed to the financial ruin of STATA. Joe Harn, […]
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