By Kathryn Reed A court decision handed down Tuesday in El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson’s favor could have reverberations throughout the state. The 3rd District Court of Appeal, which rarely publishes public opinions, on Jan. 10 said the California Legislature overstepped its bounds when in 2015 it enacted a law prohibiting grand juries […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Tahoe Queen is no more. The paddle-wheeler that sustained extensive fire damage in August was dismantled on Jan. 9. The engines were salvaged because they were new – part of the remodel that was occurring when the fire engulfed the vessel. Welders and painters had been working in the same area […]
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Updated 11:33pm: Lake Tahoe Community College will be closed Wednesday. Liberty Utilities was able to do some switching and get part of South Lake Tahoe out of the dark. About 1,726 customers on the lake side of Highway 50 in the Al Tahoe neighborhood are still without power. Updated 10:34pm: The North Tahoe Event Center […]
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By Associated Press Nevada tax officials are seeking a nearly $900,000 loan to hire four officers to create regulations for the newly passed recreational marijuana law. A state Department of Taxation request to tap funds from an Interim Finance Contingency Account will be considered Tuesday by the three-member state Board of Examiners, the Las Vegas Review-Journal […]
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Updated 2:10pm: Since the first of the year Lake Tahoe has risen about 1 foot; that’s 33.6 billion gallons of water. Interstate 80 is open in both directions. Highway 395 is closed in both directions from Stephanie to Cradlebaugh Bridge. Jacks Valley Road is open. Multiple state roads in the greater Truckee Meadows and Carson […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s not a matter of whether climate change exists; the discussion now is what is going to be done about it — not to stop it, but in terms of how to live with it. That is exactly what the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board’s directors are going to discuss at […]
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By Ben van der Meer, Sacramento Business Journal Placerville is taking feedback about reuse options for the El Dorado County courthouse in the city’s downtown. On the city’s website and in utility bills, a survey lists several options, including a visual/performing arts center, public market, hotel and college campus extension. There are 11 choices, including […]
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By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle A state appeals court has upheld a 2013 California law that eliminated a pension benefit for hundreds of thousands of state and local government employees in an effort to reduce the pension system’s mounting deficits. The lawmakers’ action in eliminating the right of public employees to buy additional retirement […]
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Updated 9:30pm: The 2,700 Liberty Utilities customers in the Heavenly to Al Tahoe areas who were without power have lights again. A blown breaker at the South Tahoe substation caused the outage. In Douglas County, Waterloo is closed from Highway 395 to Tires Plus due to flooding. People going to the Community Center should use 756-Centerville […]
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By Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics In the thick of winter, the common wisdom is that when you are gearing up to take your truck out in the cold and snow, you should step outside, start up your engine, and let it idle to warm up. But contrary to popular belief, this does not prolong the […]
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