By Kathryn Reed Measure L, the El Dorado County library tax, never came close to the two-thirds it needed to pass. The no votes had close to that amount with 63.5 percent. That’s with 45.2 percent of the precincts reporting Wednesday morning. The purpose of the measure was to make funding of the countywide system […]
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By Mike Rosenberg, San Jose Mercury News Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax hike measure, Proposition 30, which is billed as the only hope to prevent more cuts to California schools, was headed for a narrow victory Wednesday morning. With 64 percent of precincts around the state partially reporting results as of 12:30 a.m., the measure was […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun Sen. Dean Heller rode to a close but safe victory over Rep. Shelley Berkley Tuesday night, earning a public mandate for the Senate seat he was appointed to in mid-2011, and defying both the Democrats’ registration advantage and the power of their storied get-out-the-vote machine. Heller won by slightly […]
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Three of the seven Douglas County School District seats were up for a vote Tuesday night. Incumbent Karen Chessell will retain her seat, having beat Ron Santi with 57.74 percent of the vote; Neal Freitas beat former member John Louritt to take over Randy Green’s seat with 54.31 percent; and incumbent Teri Jamin topped Laurence […]
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Of the 208,600 registered voters in Placer County, 80 percent were forecast to turn out to cast a ballot on Nov. 6. While Placer County residents are represented by two congressional districts, it is the Fourth District that covers the Lake Tahoe area. Republican incumbent Tom McClintock faced Democrat challenger Jack Uppal. McClintock faced Democrat […]
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President Obama is going to be calling the White House home for another four years. The president has won the electoral college vote, though he is trailing Mitt Romney in the popular vote. Ohio put Obama over the top. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Kathryn Reed Naming a North Shore mountain Gold Star Peak is closer to becoming a reality. South Lake Tahoe councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse the idea of Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay. McClintock has set up a memorial to active duty military members who have died in each sector of his district where […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The grocery shelves were stocked, the coffee stand was open and shoppers were lined up at the deli counter for sandwiches. On the picket line outside, morale was high and strikers said they were settling in for the long haul. They pumped their fists every time a potential customer left […]
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By Kathryn Reed The sound of hope fills Tom Millham’s voice when he talks about the possibility of investors coming forward who could transform Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care into a sustainable enterprise for generations to come. For more than 30 years Tom and Cheryl Millham have been rehabbing wild animals in their spacious backyard. Long […]
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On Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, Truckee police officers conducted a minor decoy program in which a minor was used to attempt to purchase alcohol from businesses licensed in Truckee as “off-sale” retailers by the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control. Of the 18 licensed off-sale alcohol businesses in Truckee only one store, J&L Food […]
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