By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A proposal to dramatically upgrade resort offerings in Squaw Valley won approval by the Placer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday on a 4-1 vote. The proposal by Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, which owns Squaw Valley Resort, is a plan with multiple, village-style developments with new hotel rooms, restaurants, retail, condominiums, […]
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In an emotional goodbye, Hal Cole said farewell to politics on Tuesday – at least as an elected official. After more than 20 years on the South Lake Tahoe City Council he opted not to seek re-election. He is the longest serving council member in the city’s 51-year history. At the December meeting the […]
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By Kevin Smith, San Jose Mercury News California’s warm weather, sunny beaches and world-class schools have lured people to the Golden State for decades, but rising home prices are turning that equation around. Data analysis firm CoreLogic says that for every home buyer coming into California, another three are selling their homes, packing up and […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The House Committee on Natural Resources will get a sneak-peek at a bill that would transfer millions of acres of federal land to the state of Nevada. The committee scheduled a hearing for today on H.R. 1484, the Honor the Nevada Enabling Act of 1864. The bill by Rep. Mark […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun Seeking to address the housing crisis in the states most affected by unemployment, the federal government created a fund in 2010 to help homeowners pay mortgages. Nevada stood to benefit from an allocation of about $200 million as part of the Hardest Hit Fund. But six years later, half […]
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By Matt McGrath, BBC 2016 looks poised to be the warmest year on record globally, according to preliminary data. With data from just the first nine months, scientists are 90 percent certain that 2016 will pass the mark set by 2015. Temperatures from January to September were 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to […]
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By Austin Frakt, San Francisco Chronicle Each week about 1.5 million Americans without paid sick leave go to work despite feeling ill. At least half of employees of restaurants and hospitals — two settings where disease is easily spread — go to work when they have a cold or the flu, according to a recent […]
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By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle Arrest rates have dropped for all racial groups in California over the past decade, but African Americans are still much more likely than whites to be arrested on felony charges, the state Attorney General’s Office reported. In 2015, blacks were 10 times as likely as whites to be arrested […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee The Sacramento-based California Housing Finance Agency has expanded its Extra Credit Teacher Home Purchase Program, making more California K-12 public school employees eligible to receive as much as $15,000 in down payment assistance. The down payment assistance comes as a loan, which recipients are not required to pay back until […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s political divide between rural and urban regions is wide. Nevada voting trends in the 2016 election demonstrated the growing clout of Clark County, which has about 70 percent of the state’s population, and the need for future candidates to connect with voters in the state’s urban centers. Though […]
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