By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle In a newly disclosed memorandum, President Obama’s Justice Department has told federal prosecutors they can file criminal charges against medical marijuana users and suppliers and shut down pot dispensaries, despite a congressional ban on federal interference with medical marijuana laws in California and other states. The Justice Department had […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has scrapped demands for a $1 million VIP compound at this year’s Burning Man, the agency announced Friday evening. The agency also announced that it granted Burning Man its special recreation permit for the 2015 event, which is allowed to draw 70,000 people to […]
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By Brenna Lyles, Sacramento Bee Dozens of homeless people camped out on the grounds of the Placer County government complex in north Auburn were forced to leave Thursday as a new ordinance took effect banning unauthorized camping on county-owned land. Authorities estimated that 50 to 70 people had occupied camps sprawled across the county property. […]
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By Anne Knowles Lake Tahoe businesses are going to be facing increasing competition from Reno employers for a range of workers. That’s the downside of anticipated growth in the Reno area led by Tesla Motor’s battery factory and Switch’s data center, both under construction at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, the 107,000-acre business park nine […]
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By Kathryn Reed A judge on Thursday put the brakes on abandoned cars being able to be stored in South Lake Tahoe. John Runnels has 30 days to get rid of the vehicles sitting on his property on the northwest corner of the Y. Previous city managers, city attorneys and councils have wanted to rid […]
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Placerville-based El Dorado Savings Bank reported second quarter profits of $2,803,419, which represented a $21,312 increase compared to the same period in 2014. Earnings for the first six months of this year totaled $5,795,045 compared to $5,901,573 in 2014. “The continued strong profits reflect the stable performance of the loan and investment portfolios,” CEO George L. Cook Jr. said in a […]
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Two researchers from the UNR are poised to play a key role in a project that has the potential to unlock massive resources of power generated from geothermal sources. Professors Jim Faulds and Wendy Calvin, among the world’s leaders in the understanding of geothermal systems, are providing their expertise to the project funded by the […]
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By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times In his quest to force tougher action on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown has traveled to China, Mexico, Canada, even the Vatican. But he was much closer to home on Thursday, just a couple dozen miles from the ranch his family has owned for generations. Standing in front of […]
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Truckee police officers spent the better part of Thursday night looking for a man accused of domestic violence. Corbin Nunnally, 30, left the Gateway shopping center on Donner Pass Road when police arrived about 5pm Aug. 6. Officers were told a woman was in distress. Nunnally is wanted for his possible involvement in several felonies […]
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By Kathryn Reed No one thing can be blamed for the proliferation of catastrophic fires, but there are some things that could be done to help combat them. “So much is driven by politics. As a scientist, I’m not sure I have much control, Hugh Safford said. Safford, a regional ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, gave […]
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