By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe received 7.29 inches of rain in October. The average amount of precipitation for October is 1.8 inches at the airport. The National Weather Service in Reno did not have monthly precip records for South Lake, but said this year is bound to be in the top three. In Tahoe […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee A race for El Dorado County supervisor that’s heavily focused on development has gotten testy, with both candidates lobbing accusations. The opponent of Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, R-El Dorado Hills – who is running for supervisor as her term in the Legislature expires – is questioning her motives for seeking the […]
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By Bruce Shipkowski, AP You probably already know whether you’ll vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton on Election Day, leaving one important question to consider when you walk into your polling place: Is it OK to take a picture of your ballot? While secrecy in the voting booth has become a thing of the […]
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Oct. 28 marked another deadline for candidates in California to file campaign financial documents. These documents were provided by the South Lake Tahoe city clerk’s office for City Council candidates: JoAnn Conner Brooke Laine Ted Long Tami Wallace. Here are forms for other offices provided by El Dorado County: Annie Davidson — Lake Tahoe Unified School […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Amid Nevada’s economic slowdown between 2008 and 2013, the call center industry settled in the state. What it found was a gold mine of talented, unemployed labor. Most industry settlers came in the form of high-end call centers that require specialized training, boosting today’s average call center hourly wage […]
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The Gondola Vista Estates condo project is going before the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission on Nov. 10. The 20 condos would be built on Lake Parkway between Heavenly’s gondola and the state line. Planning commissioners will consider a major design review permit, negative declaration addendum, and a variance from the city’s trash enclosure ordinance. […]
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El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey has designs on being the attorney general of California. He plans to seek the office in 2018. However, to hedge his bets he has also filed paperwork with the state to retain his current job. That election would be in 2020. Bailey was first elected to the local bench […]
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By Patrick Whittle, AP A handful of recreational marijuana legalization drives has the medical pot industry bracing for something it never expected to deal with: competition. Legalization is on the ballot in five states this November, and all five currently allow some form of medical marijuana already. Growers, medical professionals and users of medical marijuana […]
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By Brian Melley and Julie Watson, AP LOS ANGELES — Rosa Ruiz returned from a gambling jaunt to San Diego before dawn Saturday and was back on another bus that evening, headed for a desert casino. Like others who routinely board buses bound for distant casinos, Ruiz wasn’t so much dreaming of striking it rich, […]
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By Michelle Rindels, AP A busload of casino housekeepers wearing pinstripe uniforms and Caesars Palace nametags waited at a warehouse early voting site just off the Las Vegas Strip, speaking in Spanish as they clutched pocket-sized brochures listing candidates endorsed by the powerful Culinary Union. Asked who they chose in Nevada’s super-close Senate race, one […]
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