By Rob Jordan, Standford This past July was the hottest single month in Earth’s recorded history, but warming isn’t the only danger climate change holds in store. Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the simultaneous occurrence of extremely cold winter days in the Eastern United States and extremely warm winter days in the […]
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Hotel taxes increased by 18 percent in Placer County in the fiscal year that ended June 30 compared to 2014-15. Transient occupancy tax collections in the Tahoe area increased by more than $3 million in the county’s previous fiscal year, from July 2015 through June 2016, including more than $900,000 in unpaid back TOT collected. Collections […]
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By Richard Halstead, Marin Independent Journal A state appeals court has upheld the Marin pension board’s interpretation of a 2013 state law aimed at eliminating “pension spiking.” Marin County Employees’ Retirement Association, commonly known as the pension board, was sued by four labor organizations — the Marin Association of Public Employees, the Marin County Management Employees […]
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By Pashtana Usufzy, Las Vegas Review-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Summit concluded Thursday with a laundry list of recommendations to reduce opioid abuse in Nevada, at least some of which are expected to be included in a legislative package the governor will send to the Legislature next year. Suggestions from about 400 […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP STATELINE — Sentimental? No. Tough? Yes. A credit to Nevada and his country? Absolutely. That’s how President Obama describes Sen. Harry Reid as the Nevada Democrat’s 30-year career in Congress winds down. “I’ll miss Harry, even though he’s not a sentimental guy,” Obama told a crowd of about 7,000 this week […]
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By Sudhin Thanawala, AP A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the nine Western states that fall under the court’s […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt PLACERVILLE — El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 30 voted 4-1 not to adopt a resolution to aid in the implementation of Measure E. Supervisor Shiva Frentzen dissented. After a contentious and often bitter election process, Measure E was approved by voters on June 7 and became the law July […]
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By Karma Dickerson, Fox-40 An El Dorado Hills subdivision still has a “whites only” occupancy rule on the books. The Lake Hills community’s shocking policy put in place in 1961 policy is not, and cannot legally be enforced, but some new residents are calling for its immediate removal. The Foster family had barely closed the […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal The single biggest stumbling block for students in college is math, according to UNR Provost Kevin Carman. He said Nevada’s struggle to graduate students from high school prepared for college is part of the problem, but it isn’t the whole equation. Read the whole story
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal Half a dozen seismic faults along the Nevada-California border — including two within 60 miles of Reno and one about 100 miles from Las Vegas — appear primed to unleash a moderate to major earthquake, according to a study. A pair of scientists from Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich examined […]
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