By Kathryn Reed Every spring the sides of the roads in the basin and on the highways leading to Lake Tahoe are black and not the pristine white of fresh snow. The difference this year is locals have noticed the black has been more prominent throughout the winter. However, snow removal officials on both sides […]
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By Jim Wasserman, Sacramento Bee Sacramento has for years outperformed much larger cities when it comes to green building construction, thanks mainly to the eco-conscious policies of state government. Now the green trend has engulfed the private office market as well. Developers in Sacramento – and nationwide – are using sustainability as a key marketing […]
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By Kathryn Reed MINDEN — Starting June 1 the cost of a hotel room in Douglas County is likely going to be 3 percent higher. Notices were sent out Tuesday to the hundreds of properties that will be affected by increasing the hotel tax from 10 percent to 13 percent. The commissioners on April 15 […]
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By Kathryn Reed MINDEN — A wish list of more than $64 million worth of improvements to the Lower Kingsbury Grade area is circulating among Douglas County officials and property owners. “It’s a major public policy decision to create a district like this,” Douglas County Manager Michael Brown said. “We would use the tax increment […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal A Washoe District Court judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a Catholic priest who claimed the Diocese of Reno and its bishop defamed and wrongly fired him after he raised concerns about a deacon and alleged death threats. In his order, Judge Patrick Flanagan granted the diocese’s motion […]
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The Barton Hospice Thrift Store in Minden closed Thursday. The Highway 395 store was not profitable. The store in South Lake Tahoe remains open. A final sale will be April 17 from 8am-5pm. One standard grocery bag filled to the brim will cost $2.50. There is a limit of five bags per person. All proceeds […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal The streak is over. It wasn’t much, but after 31 months of declining gaming revenues, Washoe County reversed course in February. The Gaming Control Board’s February report today showed a small 2.73 percent rise from February 2009 across the region. Statewide, gaming revenues improved 13.9 percent on the strength of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Along familiar lines, it was a 3-2 vote by the South Lake Tahoe City Council to pick the firm to handle the search for the next city manager. With Dave Jinkens calling it quits when his contract expires in August, the council needs someone to replace him. The group had previously agreed […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Long before it opened Red Hawk Casino, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians ran a small gambling hall in a tent-like structure off Highway 50. The tribe’s Crystal Mountain Casino operated just briefly and intermittently – but generated a $107 million lawsuit that continues to hound the Miwoks. Last […]
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By Kathryn Reed If officials keep moving in the direction they are headed, Saturday home delivery mail service may not exist this time next year. The U.S. Postal Service is projecting a $238 billion deficit for the next decade. Eliminating Saturday service would also mean 49,000 full- and part-time jobs would be axed. More than […]
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