By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee Zyler Hartman of Sacramento was too young to participate, but he closely followed the campaigns of November 2012, especially the debate over Proposition 37, the ballot measure that would have imposed new labeling requirements on genetically engineered foods. Hartman is 19 now and could vote in next month’s primary election. […]
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While the Chateau project has been inching above the fence line, finally there is less obstruction. The fence along Highway 50 near the state line on the South Shore came down May 12. Still, who the retail tenants will be has not been released. The only known business is McP’s Pub. The bar will be […]
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A fire of about 1 acre in size burned near Cold Creek Trail on the South Shore on May 12. The fire was reported about 3pm Monday. The U.S. Forest Service was the lead agency, but no one was available for comment. There were two burn areas above Alice Lake Road about 50 yards apart. […]
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By Rob Hotakainen, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Josephine Drum says her daughter was “cheated out of life” when she was killed while driving to work in downtown Seattle in 2012, hit by a man in a Jeep whose blood tested positive for marijuana. “I feel if you smoke marijuana and you have to smoke […]
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Trax, Truckee Police Department’s narcotics detection canine, made his first unannounced search last week at Truckee High. Nothing was found. “I am very happy that nothing was found. Our goal is not to catch kids, but to help our students make smart and healthy choices,” TTUSD Superintendent Robert Leri said in a statement. Thursday’s unannounced […]
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By Chris Strohm, Bloomberg The top U.S. law-enforcement agency wants to give investigators greater leeway to secretly access suspected criminals’ computers in bunches, not simply one at a time. The Justice Department says the proposal, made public last week, is an attempt to keep up with technology that lets people hide identities online. Privacy advocates […]
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Updated May 12, 3:45pm: A homeless man was found dead the afternoon of May 10 behind the Factory Stores at the Y. A South Lake Tahoe police officer told Lake Tahoe News there was no sign of foul play and that the man had a history of medical conditions. El Dorado County sheriff’s Lt. Pete […]
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By Jeff Meston The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department and Lake Valley Fire Protection District have joined in developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for South Lake Tahoe. A CWPP enables a community to plan how it will reduce the risk of wildfire. The plan identifies strategic sites and methods for fuel reduction projects […]
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By Neil Irwin, New York Times The days of Americans getting health insurance through their employers may be numbered — and the change could be just as profound as the shift of employers forcing employees to manage their own retirement savings. As the Affordable Care Act goes from thousands of pages of legalese to actual, […]
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By Jay Hancock, NPR Can corporations shift workers with high medical costs from the company health plan into online insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act? Some employers are considering it, say benefits consultants. “It’s all over the marketplace,” said Todd Yates, a managing partner at Hill, Chesson & Woody, a North Carolina benefits […]
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