Sacramento, CA…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) today announced the locations of three new Level II housing unit facilities, a total of 2,376 beds, to be built at two existing prison sites. One 792-bed facility will be built on state prison land adjacent to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) in San Diego and […]
Carson City, Nev…More than 8 million people in the U.S. suffer from non-healing wounds, which are often impeded by such diseases and conditions as diabetes, obesity, aging and the late effects of radiation therapy. The newly expanded Carson Tahoe Center for Wound Healing (CWH) is located on the second floor of the Carson Tahoe Specialty […]
Washington, DC…Americans across the country have new health insurance that starts today, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Today, health reform is real in a new way for people like Daniel, a 22-year-old student who enrolled in a gold-level insurance plan and is paying just $70 a month after subsidies. It’s real for Lucy, from […]
Washington, DC…After a rigorous 10-month selection process involving 25 proposals from 24 states, the Federal Aviation Administration has chosen six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and test site operators across the country. In selecting the six test site operators, the FAA considered geography, climate, location of ground infrastructure, research needs, airspace use, safety, aviation experience […]
Sacramento, CA…State Controller John Chiang has updated his public employee compensation website with the latest wage and benefit data for California city and county employees. The site – publicpay.ca.gov – offers maps, search functions, and custom report-building tools. It also allows users to download raw data for their own research. This update covers calendar year […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…The 2013/14 Winter season is here and many of the resorts are open and more terrain is being opened daily. Just a bit of a cautionary note as the bases are still slight so stay on marked trails and were they were able to lay down a man made base. If you are […]
Washington, DC…In Seasonally Adjusted Data: In the week ending December 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 338,000, a decrease of 42,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 380,000. The 4-week moving average was 348,000, an increase of 4,250 from the previous week’s revised average of 343,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was […]
In This Issue Holiday Happenings Homewood & West Shore Cafe Events 8th Annual Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event Alpenglow Winter Film Series Christmas Dinner at Jake’s Shop Local – Win Prizes Lake Tahoe – Can we save it? A Benefit for Blake Volunteer & Member Appreciation Party Tahoe Youth Ballet presents Party Like it’s SNOWFEST […]
Auburn, CA…Funding for a multitude of projects in North Lake Tahoe was recently approved by the Board of Supervisors in Auburn. The funding comes from the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), which is a tax that is added to the cost of any dwelling rented for less than 30 days. The tax funds generated in the […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…The 2013/14 Winter season is here and many of the resorts are open and more terrain is being opened daily. This last storm put a fresh coat of white on the area’s resorts but unfortunately didn’t add much for those resorts in need of mother nature rather than man-made to get the season […]
