By Kathryn Reed An El Dorado County employee has filed a lawsuit against the county, interim chief administrative officer/human resources director, district attorney and auditor-controller. Kelly Webb, one-time director of Information Technology for the county, in the suit alleges her First Amendment rights were violated, that she was discriminated against because of her age and […]
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By William D. Cohan, Fortune There have been so many truly extraordinary twists and turns in the saga of Caesars Entertainment over the past eight years that it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the whole thing went off the rails. After all, an $18.4 billion bankruptcy filing at one of the biggest gambling empires in Las […]
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By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times Millions of Americans could soon lose health insurance when the Supreme Court decides the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act this month, but states have made few concrete plans to deal with the potential fallout, and they may get little help from Washington, President Obama warned Monday. […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — Reno is bidding a bittersweet farewell to an iconic 110-year-old bridge made famous by newly divorced women — and a Marilyn Monroe character— who walked from the courthouse to cast their past and their wedding rings in the river below. The “Wedding Ring Bridge,” also known as the “Bridge […]
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By Terri Hendry, KRNV-TV Plans to build a medical marijuana dispensary off the Mount Rose Highway is raising opposition. Now, one of the owners and investors of the proposed dispensary is speaking out. Hugh Hempel says he plans to attend a meeting set from 5:30 to 7:30pm June 10 at Galena High School to answer questions […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday he will not run for Harry Reid’s Senate seat. Sandoval made known his intentions to remain as governor, at least for now, following the conclusion of the 2015 legislative session on June 1. In a statement, Sandoval said: “In 1984, Nevada […]
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By Kathryn Reed Putting a roof over people’s heads from Nov. 1-April 30 is the goal of a small coalition of people on the South Shore who are making strides to create a warm room. Marissa Muscat, who has taken on the role of project manager, is spearheading the efforts to create a nonprofit that […]
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By Peter Robison, Nacha Cattan and Benjamin Bain, BloombergBusiness The street lieutenant fidgeting in a Ciudad Juárez pizza parlor deals drugs for Barrio Azteca, a gang that emerged from Texas prisons in the 1980s to control a chunk of illegal shipments from Mexico into the U.S. Southwest. Think No Country for Old Men—secret nighttime drops, […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Andy Harris came to the courtroom Friday with a lengthy prepared statement: a tribute to Robert “Bob” Harris, the former U.S. Forest Service supervisor for the Tahoe basin and the father he loved and idolized. In his written text, the son was also going to ask the judge to show […]
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By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times A panel of water experts on Sunday mapped out the challenges California faces in meeting future demands for water at a time when water sources are under stress and future supplies appear uncertain. The panel, speaking at the Los Angeles Times book club, agreed the problems are serious […]
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