By Robert Salonga, Contra Costa Times Jaycee Dugard and her family are not interested in attempts by Dugard’s biological father to establish paternity, according to a family spokeswoman. Dugard’s biological father, Kenneth Slayton, initially expressed his desire to reunite with Dugard shortly after she resurfaced last fall following 18 years in captivity. A statement released […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Buried under gambling debts and a lawsuit accusing him of bribing pension fund officials, former CalPERS board member Alfred Villalobos has filed for bankruptcy protection. The Chapter 11 reorganization petition, filed last week in Reno, creates a major new wrinkle in California’s lawsuit against Villalobos – and touches off a […]
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By Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette-Journal BeachTech, a Reno firm that sells beach cleaning machines, has been helping the city of Gulf Shores, Ala., remove tar balls from its coastline and recently sold 10 of the machines to BP, its sales manager said today. Scott Merrill, BeachTech’s sales manager, said officials for BP, the British company […]
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By Andy Furillo, Sacramento Bee A woman who spoke up for female California Conservation Corps members who were the targets of alleged sexual transgressions won a retaliation lawsuit Tuesday from the state agency that had fired her. Margaret Grodzik won a $159,000 award from a Sacramento Superior Court jury, which also found that the CCC […]
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By Austin Fay INCLINE VILLAGE — “At least, it appears the worst is over.” Economist Lawrence Yun gave a somewhat optimistic forecast to almost 500 agents from around the country during the multi-day National Association of Realtors’ Resort and Second Home Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe in Incline. Yun described the worldwide economic […]
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By Kathryn Reed A shake-up at TRPA means five employees lost their jobs last week. The reorganization is part of the strategic plan the Governing Board will be presented with June 24. The goals of the plan are threshold gain, operational efficiency, streamlining, and community engagement/public service. The other thing the board will entertain next […]
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By Kathryn Reed Thousands of trees will be removed from nearly 200 acres in the heart of South Lake Tahoe this month. The fuels reduction project is concentrated on the campus of Lake Tahoe Community College and across Al Tahoe Boulevard at Bijou Community Park. Work will not interfere with graduation or the upcoming disc […]
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By Kathryn Reed A routine traffic stop in South Lake Tahoe ended with a free night’s lodging for a couple guys from Utah. The problem for them is the lodging was at the county jail Tuesday night. The two are accused of having a half pound of marijuana in their possession — a felony. Officer […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee It’s the flip side of vote-by-mail ballots. As the number of people voting by mail balloons in California, another trend is growing, too: Thousands of California ballots went uncounted in last Tuesday’s election because they arrived too late – after polls closed at 8 p.m. “It’s very sad to see,” […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee The El Dorado County sheriff’s election runoff between John D’Agostini and Craig Therkildsen will offer much clearer alternatives than the primary. With a half-dozen candidates and a welter of issues – gangs, budgets, concealed weapons, patrol strategies and more – primary voters needed a spreadsheet to keep things straight. D’Agostini […]
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