By Josh Richman, San Jose Mercury News Six times as many California voters disapprove of how Congress is doing its job compared with those who approve, a new Field Poll finds. But as dismal as that sounds, it isn’t even a record. The 13 percent approval rating Congress now boasts is better than the 9 […]
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By Terrence McCoy, Washington Post The days when people thought only heavy Cheech-and-Chong pot smokers suffered cognitive consequences may be over. A study in the Journal of Neuroscience says even casual marijuana smokers showed significant abnormalities in two vital brain regions important in motivation and emotion. “Some of these people only used marijuana to get […]
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By Sacramento Bee Completion rates at the California Community Colleges have fallen steadily over the past four years, according to the first update of the system’s Student Success Scorecard. The accountability report released Tuesday, which tracks key performance measurements across the state’s 112 community colleges, shows that the six-year completion rate for students seeking to […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee Californians agree their state is parched, but they diverge by region on how supplies dried up and what should be done about the drought. “There’s clearly a consensus that the state has a serious water shortage,” Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo said of a survey on the subject released […]
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Tahoe’s other season — construction — is already starting. South Lake Tahoe is soon going to into the act. Project Category Estimated Cost Harrison Avenue Streetscape Project Water/Air Quality $5 million Bijou Erosion Control Project Water Quality $10M to $11.5M Class 1 Bike Trail Rehabilitation Air Quality $550 to $650K City Facility ADA Improvements […]
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By Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee More than 50 years ago, California’s revered Master Plan for Higher Education established public community colleges as a means to educate the state’s lower-division students and prepare them for transfer to a higher institution. Today, the sprawling system of 112 colleges and more than 2.1 million students transfers only about […]
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By Kathryn Reed One day Julian Marley might write a song about South Lake Tahoe, or maybe Reno, since that is where he will end up playing on Sunday. Marley, son of the legendary Bob Marley, along with the Uprising Band were slated to be the headliner of the 4th annual TWC Cannabis Cup on […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee RENO — The signs of decay linger on Virginia Street, the main casino corridor in “The Biggest Little City in the World.” Pawn shops and cut-rate motels line up alongside the high-end hotel towers. The strip is still pocked with shuttered casinos, victims of the recession and burgeoning competition from […]
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By Scott Smith, AP CHOWCHILLA — The scarcity of irrigation water in drought-stricken California has created such a demand for well drilling services that Central Valley farmer Bob Smittcamp is taking matters into his own hands. He’s buying a drilling rig for $1 million to make certain he has enough water this summer for thousands […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the six El Dorado County supervisor candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. The responses are being run in the order they were received by LTN. One candidate chose not to answer the questions. Name: Sue Novasel Age: […]
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