A $95,519 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control allowed the South Lake Tahoe Police Department in the last year to target alcohol related problems and problems at locations that serve alcohol. The department was able to make additional officers available for events like SnowGlobe, Live at Lakeview and holiday weekends including the 4th of […]
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By Jessie Bekker, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s health insurance marketplace, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, is one step closer to transitioning onto a state-based operation. A $24.4 million, five-year contract with vendor GetInsured is set to save the state around $6 million annually starting in 2020 compared to using the federal enrollment platform, Healthcare.gov. […]
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By Associated Press Officials with counterculture festival Burning Man say they won’t install fences around major burns at this year’s event in the northern Nevada desert, nearly a year after the death of a man who ran into flames of a towering wooden effigy. However, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports that Burning Man officials said they […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink As the California 4th Congressional District campaign stretches into July, incumbent Tom McClintock and challenger Jessica Morse have yet to square off in a public debate. Moonshine Ink recently reached out to both candidates and they both agreed to a virtual debate using written responses. Each responded to a different […]
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By Daniel Sperling, Austin Brown and Mollie D’Agostino, The Conversation Over the last half-decade, public transit ridership declined nationwide. The number of vehicle miles traveled in cars is rising, and traffic congestion is getting worse in many U.S. cities. At the same time, the century-old taxi industry is struggling, with many taxi companies going bankrupt. […]
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Beginning this month, enforcement of El Dorado County’s vacation home rental ordinance will be handled by the Department of Planning and Building. Compliance activities will become the responsibility of code enforcement. The treasure-tax collector will continue to issue VHR permits and business licenses for the rest of 2018. Early next year, the county anticipates transferring […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink Regardless of town planning commission approvals in the last year, three grocery chains attempting to open stores in Truckee are still working to get off the ground. Nugget appears dead in the water for now; Grocery Outlet is trying to appease nearby concerned residents as a Town Council discussion approaches; […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Two Las Vegas gaming companies received tentative approval Wednesday from the state Gaming Control Board to amend their corporate structures to enable them to streamline operations and refinance interest expenses. In separate actions, the board unanimously recommended amended orders of registration for Caesars Entertainment Corp., and Golden Entertainment […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors this week provided preliminary approval for public transit in Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows. The approval moves forward a petition from lodging operators and ski resorts to form a tourist-based improvement district in Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows. If approved, it would add a 1 percent assessment on gross lodging […]
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By Stephen Pyne, The Conversation So far, the 2018 fire season has produced a handful of big fires in California, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado; conflagrations in Oklahoma and Kansas; and a fire bust in Alaska, along with garden-variety wildfires from Florida to Oregon. Some of those fires are in rural areas, some are in […]
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