By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Colorado has the nation’s most meticulously regulated medical marijuana industry. Washington has the first-ever blood-level standard for driving while high. But in the birthplace of America’s medical cannabis movement and home of the most robust pot economy, California lawmakers can’t seem to figure out what they want to do about […]
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By Lisa Girion and Scott Glover, Los Angeles Times The Medical Board of California on Friday embraced a host of reforms aimed at combating prescription drug abuse and reducing overdose deaths but balked at a proposal to strip it of its authority to investigate physician misconduct. The board, meeting in Los Angeles, voted to support […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors received a progress report last week about the Lake Tahoe Basin Community Plans. Primary efforts include consolidating the nine current Tahoe Basin Plans with one overarching community plan and four local area plans. In consolidating the existing community plans into a single policy document, the update is addressing planning documents […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee At first glance, the role interest groups play in crafting laws in California seems easy to spot. Unlike in many states, legislative analyses list “sponsors” for many bills, indicating that a lobbyist suggested – perhaps even wrote – and martialed forces for the measure. But a Bee review of sponsored […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Californians have paid tens of millions of dollars the past three years in state fees that had been scheduled to die – but never did. The Legislature routinely has adopted fees as temporary but quietly extended them as expiration dates neared. Nearly two of every three state fees scheduled to […]
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By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times As colleges are rushing — or being pushed — to embrace online education, they might want to take pause: Most students prefer connecting with teachers and fellow students and don’t want to take all of their classes online, a study suggests. Students preferred direct instruction if they expected a […]
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By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee Seasonal firefighters were at work in Jackson on Thursday, finishing up a weeklong fire training academy where they practiced forming firebreaks, hand tool safety and deploying fire shelters. “We’re running two weeks ahead of schedule due to the dry weather,” said Robert Withrow, battalion chief for CalFire’s Amador, El Dorado […]
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By Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times SAN FRANCISCO — Following state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg’s call for an investigation, federal authorities have taken disciplinary action against a Nevada hospital in an alleged case of “patient dumping” in California. In a letter dated Thursday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave Nevada 10 […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Want to bring a sporting event to the South Shore? Then plan to make multiple calls to South Lake Tahoe, Douglas County, El Dorado County and Lake Tahoe Unified School District. And that’s just for starters. A permit from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is needed for many things. If […]
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By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times Safeway Inc. — Northern California supermarket giant – facing competition from dollar stores and Wal-Mart – reported flat revenue in the first quarter. The Pleasanton company said revenue for the period ended March 23 dipped slightly to $9.99 billion from $10 billion a year earlier – a dent that […]
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