South Lake Tahoe Human Resources Director Janet Emmett had a substantial part of her house damaged by fire early Monday morning. A smoke detector woke her up about 4:50am on May 16. When Lake Valley firefighters arrived at the West River Park Drive residence they found the second floor fully engulfed in flames. Crews were able to […]
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By Michael Doyle, Sacramento Bee California’s two Democratic senators remain somewhat out of sync over proposed water legislation, underscoring its ambiguous future on the eve of a big hearing. Four months after Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s introduction of her latest California water package, Sen. Barbara Boxer is still evaluating the 185-page bill. Her wait-and-see attitude hints […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval’s education tax plan was front and center at the Nevada Republican Party state convention on Sunday as lawmakers passed a resolution denouncing him and like-minded lawmakers for passing the tax. More than 1,000 delegates showed up to the second day of the convention. The body passed […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Major homebuilders are pouring more than $575,000 into an El Dorado County campaign committee established to defeat two local slow-growth initiatives. The contributors to the Committee to Protect El Dorado County Water and Open Space are developers who want to build more than 4,000 homes and town houses amid oak […]
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By Moonshine Ink As Tahoe delves into a rabid housing crisis, the real question is: What solutions can we tap into to solve this issue? There are myriad options being explored by the community at large. The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, which is spearheading a regional housing needs assessment, just wrapped up a series of […]
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By Anjeanette Damon and Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada has a pill problem. From the number of people dying from prescription pain pill overdoses to the sheer amount of narcotics that doctors prescribe, Nevada tops national lists. At the same time, Nevada lawmakers — pushed by a strong lobby of doctors — have resisted instituting programs used in […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Before the eight Republicans jockeying to claim an open Assembly seat began their debate last week, the party faithful in attendance were treated to some light political metaphor. Images of a lion and buffalo flashed across a screen against pulsing drum and flute music, telling a parable of buffalo […]
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More than 100 people turned out on a Saturday afternoon to voice their concerns about the proposed development at Squaw Valley that would transform the village area. Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, over the course of 25 years wants to add hotel rooms that would equal more than the four casinos at Stateline, build a year-round indoor […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Black Rock City LLC, the nonprofit that hosts the annual Burning Man gathering, has scored a major zone change that will help the organization develop a rural ranch property outside of the Black Rock Desert. The zone change, approved unanimously Tuesday by Washoe County commissioners, means that up to 500 workers and volunteers will be […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt Proponents of Measures E and G say these measures will: “Restore the purpose of zoning, which is to segregate uses that are incompatible and to implement the policies which will preserve the rural character of the county.” Opponents of Measures E and G say these measures will: “Threaten our open spaces, water […]
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