By Susan Wood More than 60 people packed a Lake Tahoe Community College room Thursday night to hear Bob Derlet, a Democrat running for the 4th Congressional district, provide a better prescription for government. He’s running against Rep. Tom McClintock, an Elk Grove Republican who’s been in the seat since 2008 and logged 22 years in […]
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By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle A divided state appeals court ruled Wednesday that California’s anemic level of school funding does not violate students’ constitutional right to an education of “some quality” because no such right exists. The 2-1 decision by the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco upheld a judge’s dismissal of […]
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By Jessica Garcia, Reno Gazette-Journal NV Energy has been named as one of the select group of energy companies that connected the most megawatts of solar energy to the power grid in the United States in 2015, earning a spot on the annual Top 10 utility solar lists compiled by the Smart Electric Power Alliance, […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP A growing network of cameras trained on the mountains around Lake Tahoe is changing the way crews fight Western wildfires by allowing early detection that triggers quicker, cheaper, more tactical suppression than traditional war-like operations, experts said Wednesday. The high-definition cameras can be operated remotely to pan, tilt and zoom in […]
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By New York Times The first Alaska wildfire of 2016 broke out in late February, followed by a second there just eight days later. New Mexico has had 140 fires this year, double the number in the same period last year, fueled by one of the warmest, driest winters on record. And on the border […]
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By Kathryn Reed A whole lot of trash talk was going on Wednesday afternoon in South Lake Tahoe. Those tasked with cleaning up after the rest of us spoke about how the plastic bag ban in the city is working, trash left out for animals to rummage through is still a problem, and that Tahoe […]
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By Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times WASHINGTON — E-cigarette use continued to rise among young teenagers and preteens in the United States last year, according to federal data, but cigarette smoking overall did not increase, suggesting that, at least so far, fears that the devices would hook a new generation on traditional cigarettes have not […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth knows how to stay calm under pressure. Since coming to Squaw in 2010 to lead the resort in its “next phase of growth,” Wirth made the decision to buy Alpine Meadows, the ski resort just south of Squaw. He introduced a plan to link […]
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El Dorado County does not have a permanent solution for the road-resurfacing debacle on the West Shore. County staff and Supervisor Sue Novasel last week met with more than 60 frustrated residents of the Tahoma area about the crumbling roads. The chip seal work done last fall on 21 miles of roads didn’t seal. The […]
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Reno tied for 11th-most polluted city in the nation for short-term particle pollution in a study done by the American Lung Association. Compared to the 2015 State of the Air report, Reno has seen an increase in short-term particle pollution. That report covered 2011-13, while the 2016 report is for 2012-14. The 2016 report also found year-round […]
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