By Marty Hittelman California has been the birthplace of so much that is new and better for our country and the world – technology, social change, culture and political thought. But California’s budget process is holding us back. We are locked in an antiquated and deadly trap, the Legislature’s two-thirds vote requirement to pass a […]
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To the publisher, When the City Council approved redevelopment area two and questioned whether or not Councilman [Bruce] Grego should vote on R/D area two because his law office is in the area, the city attorney said Grego wasn’t in conflict; his lease agreement was month-to-month. When I asked to see a copy of the […]
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To the publisher, The debate swirling around the Upper Truckee River Restoration and Golf Course Reconfiguration Project is not a debate about river restoration. All participants support this end. It’s not even a debate between golfers and environmentalists. Few, if any, deny the right of the golfers to play on the current Lake Tahoe Country […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Sept. 22, 2010, Chico Enterprise-Record. Our view: Saying schools must have water available in the cafeteria is like saying classrooms must have roofs. Of course it should be mandatory. There are two kinds of legislation that bother us. OK, maybe there are more than two, but these are […]
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By Richard Branson Four years ago in Long Beach, I, along with 15 business leaders, met with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss how to deploy clean energy around the world. Our message was clear: Adopt policies that put a price on carbon emissions, and investment in clean energy will […]
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By James Kellogg My labor union supports Proposition 23 for one simple reason: It will protect the jobs of millions of hard-working California men and women. Prop. 23 will temporarily suspend some very expensive, job-killing regulations under the state’s global warming law, AB32 – regulations that even folks advocating immediate implementation of those rules admit […]
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To the community, Les Wright of the Lake Tahoe Marathon recently donated $1,000 to the South Lake Tahoe BMX Association. The BMX Association is a nonprofit organization designed to provide quality BMX programs that promote safety, fun, and good sportsmanship in a positive and healthy environment. The track is open June 1 through Oct. 1 […]
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Updated Sept. 22 at 8:27pm: CHP Sgt. Dan Paxton of the South Lake Tahoe office said tonight, “The marathon will go on and we will be involved.” Patrolmen can do traffic control, they just can’t bill anyone for it, Paxton said of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s mandate. To the community, An unbelievable political event has occurred. […]
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By Peter Halacsy If you don’t mind a new San Franciscan’s point of view, what I see behind the faltering outcomes of American education is a failure to communicate. American schools are using two-dimensional communication in a 3-D world. All one needs to do is view the YouTube video of a toddler quickly mastering an […]
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By Tom McClintock Throughout what was supposed to be a “recovery summer,” the president has repeated a familiar theme: that Republicans ran us into a ditch and now they want the keys back. That’s an important point, and we need to understand exactly what the Bush administration did to run us into a ditch. In […]
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