By Adam Ashton, Sacramento Bee State pension funds across the nation shelled out more than $10 billion in fees in 2014 as they chased higher returns from increasingly complex and risky investments, according to a new report from the PEW Charitable Trusts. The report traces 10 years of performance at the 73 largest state-sponsored pension […]
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By Sarah Ponczek, Bloomberg American drivers paying the the most for gasoline since 2015 can take some comfort from forecasts that prices don’t have much further to rise. Regular gasoline averaged $2.42 a gallon Monday, according to the Energy Information Administration. While prices are 35 cents higher than a year ago, they’re just 4 cents […]
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By Soumya Karlamangla and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times The vaccination rate for California’s kindergartners soared this fall from the previous year, fueled by a state law that made it significantly tougher for parents to exempt schoolchildren from shots. It was the highest vaccination rate among kindergartners since at least 1998, and comes […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal President Trump’s proposed budget would cut all Amtrak funding for Truckee, Reno, Elko and Winnemucca, possibly ending rail service in Northern Nevada. Trump’s proposed budget would zero out funding for long-distance rail lines, which are defined as more than 750 miles. Parts of Amtrak’s California Zephyr, which runs from […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Noise complaints associated with aircraft using Lake Tahoe Airport will now be monitored on a case-by-case basis. In other words, it will be complaint driven. A 20-year agreement that came out of a lawsuit filed by the League to Save Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency expired in 2012. In […]
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By Mick Akers, Las Vegas Sun Even with its recent push to attract technology-related companies, Nevada still ranks relatively low compared to the rest of the country in its tech workforce. Nevada is No. 38 in the nation in tech employment, according to the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Cyberstates 2017 report released earlier this […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. All articles may be accessed via the home page under Special Projects, 2017 Affordable Housing. Updated April 15: By Kathryn Reed Transit oriented development – it’s the latest buzz phrase in the basin. Simply put, it means […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post If there’s a takeaway from the industry-shaking news of Aspen Skiing Co.’s partnership with private equity firm KSL Capital in the $1.5 billion takeover of Intrawest’s six mountain resorts, it’s that the details are scant, but big investments in Steamboat and Winter Park are coming. “There is no more passionate customer […]
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By Patrick May, Bay Area News Group We did it! With one more soaking-wet storm front dumping its stuff special-delivery over Wednesday night, California woke up on Thursday to a new all-time record for rainfall, as measured in the all-important “Northern Sierra eight-station index,” a catchment area that pretty much defines the Golden State’s water-level […]
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A roof collapsed in South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday night causing significant damage to the structure. No one was injured. The house is at the corner of South and Third streets. According to firefighters, it caved in April 11 partially because of lack of maintenance as well as snow/rain load. Even though snow may be […]
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