By Susan Wood One couldn’t say Lake Tahoe Community College President Kindred Murillo doesn’t stand up for the college, judging from her behavior election night to see if the bond measure that would fund infrastructure improvements would pass. With 100 percent of the precincts voting, the $55 million bond measure passed with 56.62 percent of the […]
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By Susan Wood With El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago being termed out of her District 5 seat, it means someone new will be sworn in in January. Sue Novasel is the unquestionable winner with 100 percent of the precincts reporting. She has 3,592 votes or 59.92 percent of the vote. Her opponent, Kenny […]
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By Kathryn Reed and Susan Wood Voters in South Lake Tahoe appear to want a little of what they are used to mixed in with something new. Three seats were up on the City Council, with all of the incumbents seeking re-election Nov. 4. Tom Davis and Angela Swanson are in the top three with […]
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By Tracy Seipel and Jessica Calefati, San Jose Mercury News California voters soundly rejected two hotly contested propositions Tuesday night — one that would have halted excessive health care insurance rates and another that would have raised the state’s 39-year-old cap on medical malpractice damage awards. An Indian gaming proposal also failed. But voters passed […]
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By David Espo and Robert Furlow, AP WASHINGTON — Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Obama’s final two years in office. Republican Mitch McConnell led the way to a new Senate majority, […]
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By Kathryn Reed There will not be a new sheriff in town. With 100 percent of the precincts reports, Ron Pierini will be keeping his job as sheriff of Douglas County. He came away with 11,677 votes or 68.92 percent. Challenger Dave Brady had 31.08 percent or 5,266 votes. “I’m very, very happy with the […]
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By Melissa Pamer, KTLA-TV Though there were few attention-grabbing statewide races or ballot measures, Californians headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in the 2014 midterm, re-electing Gov. Jerry Brown to an unprecedented fourth term. Polls closed at 8pm and results trickled in over the course of the evening, but the gubernatorial election […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Board of Supervisor on a 3-2 vote Nov. 4 accepted the resignation of CAO Terri Daly. Supervisors Norma Santiago and Ron Briggs were in the minority. Santiago and Briggs also are the two supervisors who are being termed out and won’t be in office starting in January. Human Resources […]
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Mark E. Leung, 60, of South Lake Tahoe, was sentenced today to one year in prison and ordered to pay $160,000 in restitution for making a false statement to obtain workers’ compensation benefits According to court documents, Leung worked for the U.S. Postal Service until 1987 when he claimed he sustained a work-related injury. Leung […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The state’s battle against Uber is on. The Nevada Transportation Authority late Thursday unanimously supported Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto’s strategy to take legal action against illegal passenger carrier activity in the state. Commissioner Keith Sakelhide wondered aloud why the board that regulates buses and limousines statewide and […]
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