By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Office of Education’s board has called for a special meeting with the sole agenda item being a discussion about Superintendent Jeremy Meyers. Meyers is an elected official, so the board does not have control over any discipline or sanctions. “On the surface, and my reading of the Education Code […]
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By Nick Stockton, MSN California’s always been for dreamers. Dreams of gold brought the forty-niners. Easy seasons and expansive arable acreage brought farmers, dreaming of an agricultural paradise. Fame, natural beauty, and the hang-loose cultural mosaic have brought dreaming millions to the state where summer never seems to end. The summer dream has become a […]
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The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of those involved in a series of vandalism cases at Incline Village churches dating back to Easter. Investigators are interested in tips from citizens who have witnessed or seen graffiti or writings from anti-Christianity websites and/or satanic worship graffiti. Citizens […]
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By Jackie Valley, Las Vegas Sun A nearly $11 million federal grant will transform how Nevada cares for children with mental health issues, according to state officials who cheered the award. On Tuesday, the administration of Gov. Brian Sandoval announced that the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services will receive a grant from the […]
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By Josh Cohen, Next City Local bike and pedestrian planners have long had a complicated relationship with the federal Department of Transportation. It is often incredibly difficult to pay for ambitious infrastructure projects without the U.S. Department of Transportation’s help, but because the feds haven’t yet codified much of those ambitious, next-generation street designs, ambitious […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe since earlier this summer has been paying South Tahoe Public Utility District for water and sewer just like any other customer. South Tahoe PUD, though, is not paying the city a franchise agreement like all the other water companies in town. If the city has its way, there will be […]
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By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times Under orders to slash water use amid a historic drought, cities and towns across the state saved about 75 billion gallons in July, eclipsing Gov. Jerry Brown’s once-daunting order for a 25% reduction. But, in a paradox of conservation, water agencies say the unprecedented savings — 31% in July […]
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AAA is projecting 35.5 million people in the U.S. will take to the roads and skies Labor Day weekend. That calculates to $13.5 billion travelers will pour into the economy — up 2 percent over 2014. Each person taking a trip for the long weekend is expected to spend an average of $380 on goods and services, according […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee An unprecedented number of Californians left for other states during the last decade, according to new tax return data from the Internal Revenue Service. About 5 million Californians left between 2004 and 2013. Roughly 3.9 million people came here from other states during that period, for a net population loss […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal Two churches were damaged in a string of vandalism in Incline Village over the weekend. The Village Church on McCourry Boulevard and the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church near Kelly Drive were vandalized overnight Saturday. Both churches are located along Mt. Rose Highway less than a mile apart. The incidents follow several […]
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