By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Texts and emails sent by public employees on their personal devices or accounts are a matter of public record if they deal with official business, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a unanimous decision hailed by open-government advocates. But the court provided only general guidance on where the […]
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The state and feds are expected to pick up the bulk of the $14.3 million in storm damage that El Dorado County has sustained this winter. Both sides of the county have been hit hard, with some roads – like Elks Club – still not completely drivable. The county has identified 22 emergency projects. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed SnowGlobe has gone from a noise nuisance to a visual eye-sore. Remnants from the three-day musical festival in December are beginning to make a section of Al Tahoe Boulevard look blighted. And it’s bound to just look worse as the snow melts. City officials and the promoter are saying the snow after […]
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Nine people had items stolen from their vehicle in South Lake Tahoe between Feb 20-25. Six of the reports were in the Tahoe Island area. The majority of the vehicles were unlocked, according to officer. Two vehicles were reported stolen Feb. 24. A 2010 Silver Nissan Altima was stolen overnight from the 1100 block of […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada’s fiber optic network may get another tool for expansion. Lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 53, which would authorize the Nevada Department of Transportation and telecommunications companies to work together to grow the state’s fiber optic network in a way that benefits both the public and […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Homeowners may not think about property taxes often, but Nevada’s county and city government officials do. During this year’s Legislature, they’re busy asking state lawmakers to change the property tax abatement, or the cap, that limits how much larger your property tax bill can grow from […]
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By Alessandra Malito, Market Watch California has beautiful beaches, plenty of sunshine and the Terminator for a former governor, but it doesn’t have many homes for the first-time buyer. In fact, the state is the toughest to break into for those looking to get their first homes, according to a report released Tuesday by personal […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Q: In cases like the snowboarder who had to be rescued after he skied out of bounds at the Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort, is he charged for the cost of the CHP helicopter and those who risked their lives to rescue him? George, Sacramento A: Officer Matt Causie, a […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Ride-hailing companies would have to verify that their drivers have state business licenses under a bill introduced Tuesday in the Nevada Senate. Senate bill 226, sponsored by the Committee on Commerce, Labor and Energy, would require transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft to submit […]
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By Lauren Sommer, KQED-TV Californians are in shock that after five years of too little water, the problem now is too much. All eyes in California have been on Oroville Dam, where a broken spillway forced major evacuations. But the damage from winter storms has gone beyond the dam in the northern part of the […]
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