By Associated Press A bill that will suspend Nevada’s prevailing wage rules on school construction projects was signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday. Senate Bill 119 will extend school construction bonds beyond the term approved by voters as a way to ease overcrowding, but also ends rules that are essentially a minimum […]
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By Ben Deci, Fox-40 Higher education students, including those from Lake Tahoe Community College, and staff marched on the Capitol Building Thursday to express their frustrations with Gov. Jerry Brown and UC President Janet Napolitano. Brown is threatening to cut $120 million in funding to the University of California system if there are tuition increases […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times From the LAPD beating of Rodney King 24 years ago to last year’s death of Eric Garner after a scuffle with New York police officers, bystanders who recorded the incidents on video have allowed the public to see at least some of what happened. One California state senator wants […]
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By Associated Press A long anticipated El Nino has finally arrived. But for drought-struck California, it’s too little, too late, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service on Thursday proclaimed the phenomenon is now in place. It’s a warming of a certain patch of the central Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide, associated with flooding in […]
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By Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee The standoff between state officials and the University of California over its finances and admissions policy grew tense Tuesday as the university threatened to limit enrollment of California students next year unless it receives more money from the state. UC President Janet Napolitano told an Assembly budget subcommittee that the […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada school districts now have the authority to issue 10-year bonds without voter approval, according to an emergency bill passed by the Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday. The law change will provide an estimated $20 million a year to Washoe County School District to […]
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By KTVU A destructive insect that could have serious adverse impacts for wineries and agricultural water use was discovered in Marin County last week, county officials said Wednesday. An official with the Marin County Department of Agriculture found a glassy-winged sharpshooter last Thursday while inspecting a shipment from a nursery in Ventura County, according to […]
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If people didn’t know the Maloff name, they will now. The second significant building in South Lake Tahoe is going to have their name on it. Next up is the Robert Maloff Center of Excellence. The Barton Foundation was given $10 million to build a health and sports performance center just behind Barton Memorial Hospital […]
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Two South Lake Tahoe men are accused of stealing the identities of five people in order to illegally purchase art. Chad Galvan, 31, and Marcus Gamez, 31, were arrested last week on burglary and identity theft related charges. “On Feb. 25, they went to the Marcus Ashley Gallery in South Lake Tahoe. While there they […]
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Three Bay Area men were arrested early Wednesday morning in South Lake Tahoe on burglary charges. An alarm went off at Tahoe Keys Liquor about 1am March 4. Two people were inside the store when a police officer arrived. The glass on the front door had been smashed. An El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy stopped […]
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