By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Health care, immigration, human rights, climate change – these are some of the topics that have united a group of politically active South Shore residents. It was a year ago this month that Susan Chandler hosted a meeting for Bob Derlet who was challenging Tom McClintock for the 4th Congressional […]
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By Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle California parents who want to know more about the progress of their children’s schools will be given to a system that uses color-coded charts and graphics to offer a comprehensive assessment of classrooms that goes well beyond standardized test scores. The new online portal, called the California School Dashboard, […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada lawmakers sought answers from a high ranking public land manager on everything from wild horses to wilderness study areas. John Ruhs, Nevada state director for the Bureau of Land Management, testified Tuesday before a join committee of the Legislature’s natural resources committee. Ruhs’ appearance before the Legislature was a […]
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By Ryan Sabalow and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee While a nearly record-breaking rainy season has battered California’s dams and stretched the limits of local levees, the storms that began to hit Sacramento on Tuesday aren’t expected to put much additional strain on the state’s flood-control system. Spanning into next week, the storms are expected to […]
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A bill introduced this week in the Nevada Legislature would eliminated plastic bags in the state. Lawmakers are considering a five-year approach to ban the one-time use bags at grocery stores, restaurants and other retailers. Through 2021 customers would pay 10 cents per bag. That money would be earmarked for environmental purposes. Then in 2022 […]
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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. By Kathryn Reed Tackling the South Shore housing crisis from as many fronts as possible is the goal of Progress for Tahoe. […]
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By Todd Prince, Las Vegas Review-Journal Backing up about 100 feet from the California border near the Fashion Outlet in Primm, Nev., a reporter is finally able to log into the World Series of Poker application on an iPhone. The reporter is here to test the accuracy of the geolocation service used by the poker […]
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Douglas County roads – especially those in the valley – are a nightmare. So much so that they need more than $10 million to be fixed. At the March 16 Board of Commissioners meeting the electeds approved a five-year plan that includes the millions needed to fully rebuild of Jacks Valley and Dump roads and […]
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Updated 9:45am: By Kathryn Reed The nearly 10-year-old artificial turf field at South Tahoe Middle School is substandard and the manufacture knew this at the time of sale, according to a lawsuit. Lake Tahoe Unified School District is suing FieldTurf for breach of contract. According to court documents, “Between 2005 and 2012, FieldTurf sold and […]
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By Doyle Rice, USA Today Air pollution from China, India and several other Asian countries has wafted across the Pacific Ocean over the past 25 years, increasing levels of smog in the western U.S., a study finds. Smog, also known as ground-level ozone, is harmful to human health, because it can exacerbate asthma attacks and cause […]
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