By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Not wanting a smart meter could be an expensive choice. An estimated 10,000 NV Energy customers in Southern Nevada who don’t want smart meters will be hit with extra costs, under a draft order to be presented to the state Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday. If […]
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By Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee Four people were killed, including two children, and five others were injured in a collision Saturday night in the Apple Hill area of Highway 50 near Placerville. California Highway Patrol officers say a Toyota Prius westbound on Highway 50 near Braeburn Lane about 6:05pm veered into the path of a […]
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The Placer Board of Supervisors took up several Lake Tahoe-related actions at last week’s meeting in Auburn. Items included: approval of an annual contract with the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association for marketing, transportation and infrastructure projects; approval of an amended lease for the Jackpine parking lot in Tahoe City; approval of the acquisition of […]
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By Charles Piller, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Lt. Col. David Kauffman of Placerville as the first independent inspector general of the California Military Department, which includes the National Guard. The position was established by Senate Bill 921, signed into law in September in response to concerns raised by a Bee investigation of the […]
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By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — The drubbing Republicans suffered in California elections this year came as no surprise to many GOP activists, who for years have been advocating a shift in direction to avert irrelevancy. Now, some longtime party stalwarts are questioning whether it is even worth the effort. Business groups are […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee California elected officials from governor to legislator will see their pay cut by thousands of dollars next month under decisions made by appointees of former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Effective Dec. 3, Gov. Jerry Brown’s pay will drop to $165,288. Legislators will be paid $90,526, legislative leaders $104,105. Salaries for constitutional […]
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By Melody Gutierrez, Sacramento Bee Police have identified the man stabbed to death Wednesday night at Red Hawk Casino as 19-year-old Gene Mcarn. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies were dispatched to the Shingle Springs casino about 10:30pm Nov. 21 following an alleged stabbing. Mcarn was transported by friends to Marshall Medical […]
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By Kathryn Reed A lawsuit was filed this week to stop Kingsbury General Improvement District from making more than $6 million in improvements to its water pumping plant at the shore of Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Shores, which owns the land where the KGID facility is located in Stateline, has the authority per prior agreements to […]
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By Stacy Finz California’s egg farmers filed a lawsuit against the state late last week, arguing yet again that new standards for confining egg-laying hens under Proposition 2 are too vague to be enforced. They’re asking that the law, which goes into effect in January 2015, be abolished. The lawsuit marks the third legal challenge […]
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By Los Angeles Times Slacker employees don’t pull their weight. But they do a great job attaching it to their bosses. Managers spend nearly 17 percent of their working hours dealing with poor performers, according to a report from staffing firm Robert Half International. That’s basically a full day a week that could have been […]
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