By Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Urban Californians used about 1.8 percent more water in October compared with a year earlier, state officials said Tuesday. It marked the fourth straight month in which conservation has slipped following the state’s decision to relax drought mandates. The State Water Resources Control Board said, however, that […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Tahoe City is one step closer to getting its first new lodging for tourists in decades. The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Dec. 6 to approve the Tahoe Basin Area Plan and the Tahoe City Lodge. Most of the discussion Tuesday centered on Tahoe City and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jeff DeFranco will become Lake Tahoe Community College’s fifth president effective Jan. 3. He was greeted with applause and a standing ovation from the nearly 20 people at the board meeting after the announcement was made Tuesday night. The board of trustees on Dec. 6 unanimously approved the […]
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By Sarah D. Wire and Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times House Republican leaders and California’s senior senator announced Monday a new attempt to pass legislation that would increase water deliveries to San Joaquin Valley agribusiness and Southern California. The 90-page proposal was added to a water infrastructure bill that Congress is expected to vote on […]
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By Amelia Pak-Harvey, Las Vegas Review-Journal Combine educational issues with Nevada’s upcoming legislative session and you’ve got a scene straight from the movie “Jerry Maguire”: Show me the money. When legislators convene in February, they’ll have a number of topics tugging at the state’s purse strings. First, they’ve got to get an estimated $400 million […]
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Kindred Murillo, who has been president of Lake Tahoe Community College since 2011, is moving on to Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista. Murillo gave her notice to the local board nearly a year ago, with the intent to leave in February 2017. Since that time she has been looking at various presidency and chancellor […]
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By Wesley Juhl, Las Vegas Review-Journal If a loved one is suffering from suicidal thoughts, one of the first things to do is remove guns from the home. But in states across the U.S., universal background check laws – like the one that just passed in Nevada – and restrictions on temporary gun transfers can […]
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By Kathryn Reed A decision about whether Measure T will stand will not be decided until the end of January at the earliest. A hearing on Dec. 5 in Placerville before El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Jim Wagoner lasted about 15 minutes. He set a briefing schedule for the parties and agreed to let Bruce […]
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Two people have been arrested in connection with the Dec. 3 robbery at the Bank of America in Truckee. The suspect entered the bank on Donner Pass Road at about 10am Saturday, displayed a handgun and ordered employees to place an undisclosed amount of money in a bag, according to officers. Working with the FBI, […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, once thought unable to be approved by Congress this session, has been resurrected. It was announced Monday that it is now part of the final bicameral Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), titled the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. In October, it had been removed from the […]
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