By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun Since Nevada utility regulators decided to increase bills for rooftop solar customers, Warren Buffett has found his name at the center of the debate over the rates. Media reports have depicted Buffett — the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, NV Energy’s parent company — as locked in a battle with […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though the region is going into a wet cycle, that news isn’t enough to lift California out of its four-year drought. While the snow survey at Phillips Station today was the best March reading since 2011, statewide the water content is below average. At the field adjacent to the road leading […]
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Because of the number of comments received on the draft environmental document for the proposed development at Squaw Valley the final EIR has been delayed until sometime this spring. Legally the final environmental impact report must answer questions that were addressed in the draft. There were more than 350 comments. The massive project has been […]
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By Riley McDermid, San Francisco Business Times A survey conducted by Goldman Sachs has found that only 40 percent of consumers polled were likely to return to hotels after using San Francisco-based Airbnb or other “peer-to-peer” services. That compared to 79 percent of travelers who hadn’t used the service, who said they were likely to prefer […]
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By David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times California’s system of seizing and spending “unclaimed” cash from banks, mutual funds and defunct businesses has survived a Supreme Court challenge. The state says it is now holding $8 billion in lost assets. And from this fund, it takes about $450 million a year to add to the […]
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By Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee A federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service was on solid legal ground when it put more than 90 percent of “user-created” miles off-limits to motorized vehicles in Tahoe National Forest. The forest service’s 2010 action generated disbelief and anger among off-highway vehicle owners, who sued the […]
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The body of Sugar Bowl ski instructor Carson May was found today about one-quarter mile out of bounds in an avalanche-prone area near the original search site. May had been missing since Jan. 14. Friends last saw him that day skiing in whiteout conditions on the back side of the resort. The 23-year-old from Davis was not working […]
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Most of the California side of Heavenly Mountain Resort was shutdown first thing this morning because of a gas leak. A groomer just after midnight Feb. 29 discovered a broken pipe to a propane tank. This was in the corral area that is accessed off the gondola where the groomers fuel up. “We delayed the […]
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The body of a Zephyr Cove woman who had been missing for nearly two weeks was recovered Feb. 27 from Inspiration Point near Emerald Bay. According to El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies, the death of Carolyn Batchelor, 69, does not appear to be suspicious. However, the cause of death remains under investigation. Her body […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — The trademark spat that is prompting the National Park Service to change the names of a handful of treasured sites at Yosemite, including the Ahwahnee Hotel and Curry Village, has taken a startling turn — to the park’s gift shops. Merchandise embossed with the name […]
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