By Kathryn Reed Jeremy Meyers, El Dorado County superintendent of schools, was arrested Nov. 5 on charges of driving under the influence. This is the second time in five months that the 45-year-old has been arrested on these same charges by the California Highway Patrol. Both times were in the middle of a workday. He […]
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By Neal Morton, Las Vegas Review-Journal A formidable list of who’s who in Nevada education circles soon will start meeting with state lawmakers and business leaders in an attempt to solve the chronic shortage of public school teachers in the Silver State. Starting in January, more than three dozen officials from the state’s largest school districts, […]
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By David Goldman, CNN Money The Federal Communications Commission has fined Hilton Hotels for stonewalling an investigation into whether it blocked customers’ personal Wi-Fi hotspots. In August 2014, Hilton guests began complaining to the FCC that the hotel was blocking their ability to use their own Wi-Fi hotspots unless they paid a $500 fee. In […]
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By Mary Clare Jalonick, AP WASHINGTON — Democrats have blocked a Senate bill that would have forced the Obama administration to withdraw new federal rules to protect smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands from development and pollution. Supporters of the legislation — and opponents of the rules — did not get the 60 votes needed Tuesday […]
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By Nanette Asimov and Paolo Lucchesi, San Francisco Chronicle Do not — repeat, not — eat crab caught along much of the California coast until further notice. That’s the stunning message issued Tuesday by health officials just days before Saturday’s start of the recreational crab season, which may be delayed. The California Department of Public […]
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By Kathryn Reed Heroin is the No. 1 drug problem in South Lake Tahoe. “It’s the biggest issue of law enforcement,” Russell Liles, a detective with South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team, said. “Once you do it, your biggest goal is to get more.” It’s that initial rush that people want to keep reliving. […]
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By Stephanie Pincetl In energy, we are learning how to make the invisible visible. We now know that cities are responsible for 70 percent of the globe’s green house gas emissions (GHG). We know that 60 percent of those urban GHG emissions comes from cars, trucks, and other forms of transportation, with the remaining 40 […]
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By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco voters have rejected a proposal to restrict Airbnb and a second ballot measure prompted by the city’s housing crisis. Tuesday’s vote went against restrictions on Airbnb and a ballot measure to freeze construction of luxury housing in the Mission District. Airbnb, by far the world’s largest home-share […]
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By Amy Westervelt, KUNR Iain Buxton has cured breast cancer — in mice. The doctor says his isn’t the only team to have made such strides, but a lot of promising research is getting stuck in labs due to a lack of research funding. “Not enough grants are funded. Seven out of a hundred about […]
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By Associated Press BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Breckenridge voters have approved Colorado’s first local tax on ski lift tickets. The city asked voters to approve a 4.5 percent sales tax on single-day and multiday Breckenridge Ski Resort tickets. It’s expected to generate $3.5 million a year for transit and parking improvements in the resort town. The […]
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