Tahoe Truckee Region Local News: Business, Economy & Jobs


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07/26/2023
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Coverage through state health insurance exchange will rise almost 10 percent.

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07/26/2023
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As heat waves sweep across California, it’s workers who pay the heaviest price.

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07/26/2023
Despite efforts by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to shelter more than 14,000 people this year, the city's homeless population keeps growing. That does not necessarily mean her signature program is failing. The larger question: How does California measure success?

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07/26/2023
The iconic California burger joint known for its crossed palm trees and cups printed with Bible verses banned its employees in five states from wearing masks at work.

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07/26/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to a five-year agreement with the North Tahoe Community Alliance that gives the organization oversight and administrative support over the Capital Projects Advisory Committee.

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07/24/2023
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Transfers to 4-year institutions are a crucial benchmark of community college success.

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07/24/2023
Thousands of Californians died from opioid overdoses in 2021. In response, many communities are making it easier to obtain life-saving overdose reversal drugs while some families are calling for tougher criminal penalties for fentanyl dealers.

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07/21/2023
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California's health insurance program for low-income residents conducted its first eligibility check since 2019.

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07/20/2023
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Bi-directional charging allows EV owners to sell power to the grid

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07/20/2023
Luis Yauri Oyola hopes one day to buy a tractor to start a business in Peru; he estimates that he is six years away from that goal, for which he will have spent more than a decade of his life living thousands of miles away from his family. He is on call 24/7 and doesn’t leave the job site except for necessities.

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07/20/2023
The lack of enough places for everyone to live has sent coastal rent prices inland, removing large swaths of previously cheaper rental units.

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07/20/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will spend $4.5 million on free legal services for undocumented workers involved in state investigations of wage theft or other labor violations. The lawyers can help with their immigration cases.

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07/19/2023
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With Barbie getting a big Hollywood movie, here’s how the doll helped build the California toy industry.

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07/19/2023
California’s electric rates are among the highest in the country. Three big power companies propose charging fixed rates based on income, saying low-income customers will save money. Critics doubt it’ll work.

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07/19/2023
Rick L. Callender, president of the California/Hawaii Conference of the NAACP, has announced that the organization is offering free legal advice and consultations to public and private sector employees who have been targets of racial harassment and discrimination.

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07/19/2023
Thirteen Republican state attorneys general have sent a cautionary letter to the CEOs of the 100 largest U.S. companies, highlighting the potential legal ramifications of using race as a factor in employment practices.

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07/18/2023
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Two new studies show climate change is the primary force causing more severe wildfires.

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07/18/2023
Image for display with article titled Tobacco Tax Revenue Down as Californians Quit. That Means Less Money For Child Services

In 1998, voters approved Prop 10, funding child services programs through a tax on smoking.

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07/17/2023
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New report says governor has not offered justification for switching priorities.

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07/15/2023
Places where a California move is common do not require a long relocation.