By Patrick McGreevy and Rong-gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times California lawmakers approve one of the toughest mandatory vaccination laws in the nation California lawmakers on Thursday approved one of the toughest mandatory vaccination requirements in the nation, moving to end exemptions from state immunization laws based on religious or other personal beliefs. The measure, […]
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By Adam Liptak, New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Los Angeles ordinance that allowed the police to inspect hotel and motel guest registries without permission from a judge. In a second decision, the courtclarified the standards for excessive force claims against corrections officers from people awaiting trial. Both […]
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While the state brought in more gaming revenue in May compared to 2014, the same cannot be said for the Stateline casinos. Throughout Nevada casino revenue was just more than $1 billion, a 3.33 percent increase from last year. In Stateline the numbers were down 6.76 percent for a net win of $16.15 million. Most […]
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By Adam Liptak, New York Times WASHINGTON — In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion in the 5 to 4 decision. He was joined by the court’s four more […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – While people were in awe of the setting of the Western Governors’ Association gathering on Thursday, the reality is that in a non-drought year it would never have been able to be there. The group assembled June 25 at the boat ramp at Sand Harbor. The ramp never opened this […]
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Updated 9:50pm The fire has burned 17,622 acres and is 29 percent contained. “The availability of water to support firefighting efforts is a concern in large portions of the West this year. Thanks to a generous donation by Park Ranch and support from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife the use of Heenan Lake water […]
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By Natalie Kitroeff, BloombergBusiness Differences in wealth could affect the lives of American kids from the very first moment they enter a classroom, a study has found. People with prestigious, lucrative jobs produce children who do better on math, reading, and memory tests, according to an analysis released today by the liberal Economic Policy Institute, […]
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Update 7:35pm: The Washington Fire, which is three miles from the town of Markleeville, is 15 percent contained. Markleeville residents are under an evacuation advisory issued by Alpine County Sheriff’s Office. No mandatory evacuations are in effect at this time. “Significant progress has been made toward containing the western flank of the fire south of […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee A plan to save endangered fish has pushed California’s fragile water system almost to the breaking point, putting additional strain on farmers while drawing down reservoirs at Folsom and Oroville to historically low levels. At an informal hearing Wednesday of the State Water Resources Control Board, federal and state regulators […]
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A Placerville man was arrested on indecent exposure charges 25 minutes after registering as a sex offender. Esteban Rocha, 51, registered about 11:50am June 23 with Placerville police. The process took about 40 minutes. Just after 1pm a 911 call was placed regarding a man who had exposed himself to a woman in the 1300 […]
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