Vail Resorts is increasing its minimum wage to $10 an hour effective Sept. 26. This is when annual salary increases are to take place. This is for employees companywide, including the three Tahoe area resorts. “This is a wage above current minimum wages in all states where we operate and will impact thousands of employees […]
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By Van Tieu, KRNV-TV There are new allegations in the officer involved shooting at the Tahoe Hacienda Inn in South Lake Tahoe earlier this week that left a 22-year-old man dead. An attorney for Kris Jackson’s family is pursuing wrongful death and violation of civil rights actions against the officer who shot him. Alan Laskin, […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District board of directors this week unanimously decided to alter how members are elected. The board passed a resolution that says instead of running for a particular seat, candidates will all run together for the number of seats available. The candidates with the highest number of votes for the number […]
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By Renee Lewis, Aljazeera America In over half of the world’s largest aquifers, water is being drawn faster than it is being replenished, while some of those wellsprings may be much smaller than previously assumed, according to two studies released on Tuesday. As climate change and population growth increasingly stress the world’s water supplies, understanding how much […]
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By Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal If your mortgage is mired in a years-long default process, the bank may be finally coming for you. A report from a national real estate research firm shows Nevada lenders stepped up foreclosure activity in May, including big jumps in bank-owned foreclosure sales, or completions. Banks sold 775 repossessed […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — California water bills continue to fill the Capitol Hill hopper, and now one comes with a new twist. It’s crowd-sourcing drought solutions, in a long-shot bid to break a congressional stalemate. On Wednesday, House Democrats from Northern California who have complained about being shut out of drought […]
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By Aimee Picci, MoneyWatch School meals are designed to be both nutritious for students and easy on their families’ pocketbooks. Yet while some school lunches might get an “A” on providing essential nutrients, they appear to be receiving a flunking grade for affordability. The issue of school meal prices came to the forefront when a […]
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By Ann Harmon Drought? Never mind, the Tahoe basin hasn’t a problem. People who live here, people who visit, they’ll have plenty of water with Lake Tahoe nearby. But doesn’t a drought mean its forests are drying out, that many trees will die? Well, sure, but fire fighters and equipment are great these days. Tahoe will […]
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By David Siders and Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Some drought-related groundwater and water recycling projects would gain exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act under late-emerging legislation at the Capitol. The exemption, contained in a budget-related trailer bill, offers a narrower exemption than a broader one Gov. Jerry Brown originally proposed. Lawmakers appeared to […]
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By Riley Snyder and Michelle Rindels, AP CARSON CITY — Hoping to attract millennials and eco-conscious tourists to rural parts of Nevada, Gov. Brian Sandoval is announcing a plan to install electric car charging stations at regular intervals on the lonely stretch of road between Las Vegas and Reno. Sandoval and officials from NV Energy […]
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