By Kathryn Reed An electrical snafu that could be heard outside the Ross Dress for Less store sent one employee to the hospital, knocked out power for more than three hours to the South Lake Tahoe shopping center, and had fire and building inspectors puzzled. “There’s a lot of voltage in that panel. There’s a […]
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By Central Valley Business Times The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers that course through most of the Central Valley covering an area from Fresno to Shasta, are second on a list of the ten most endangered rivers in the nation, says American Rivers Inc. California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta supplies drinking water for 23 million […]
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By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times Murray Stein, who for more than 20 years led the federal government’s fight against water pollution and did much to overcome the prevailing attitude that the nation’s waterways could serve as sewers, died May 24 at his home in Falls Church, Va. He was 92. His daughter Judith Sloane […]
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By Colin Sullivan, New York Times California environmental groups are split over whether to support an $11 billion water bond on the November ballot, setting up a family feud between activists who usually stand shoulder-to-shoulder against corporate interests. The bond is backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D), the California Farm Bureau, […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The National Weather Service in Reno is warning of potential flooding of the West Walker River near Coleville in Mono County. The NWS has issued a flood advisory for the West Walker for the next few days, as snowmelt continues. Flows in the river have already reached flood stage near Coleville, and […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee An El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy has filed suit against the county and her department, charging that a “boy’s club” network is allowed to thrive in the Sheriff’s Department, discriminating against female employees. Deputy Tanya Hunt’s suit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, claims she was subjected to sexual harassment […]
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By Catherine Saillant, Los Angeles Times It took a while to get into the habit, but when Liz Wetton goes to the market, she always brings her reusable bags. The Malibu mother of three said she feels guilty if she forgets them. “It’s easy this way and you just feel better,” said Wetton, loading groceries […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Despite a room full of MV Transportation officials, the wheels are literally and figuratively in motion to move them out and TRC Consultants in. Much of Friday morning’s South Tahoe Area Transit Authority’s board meeting was what bus service on the South Shore may look like in the future. During […]
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By San Jose Business Journal Facebook Inc. has been sued over disclosure of data that could be used to identify users who click on ads on the social network. David Gould of South Lake Tahoe sued the Palo Alto company in U.S. District Court in San Jose, saying it had violated its privacy policy when […]
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By Bill O’ Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal They’re holding on to their jobs with both hands at Papa Murphy’s pizza in Spanish Springs. As one of the toughest summer job markets for teenagers in memory approaches, those working at Papa Murphy’s said they are fortunate to have found work when the shop opened in February. “I […]
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