From Sierra Sun...
North Tahoe Community Alliance to Convene, Oversee Capital Projects Advisory Committee
07/26/2023The 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.
From CalMatters...
California Blocks In-N-Out Burger Plan to Ban Masks in Workplace
07/26/2023The 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.
From CalMatters...
Los Angeles Homeless Population Grows. But Mayor Karen Bass Has Also Made Gains
07/26/2023Despite 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?
From CalMatters...
California’s Opioid Deaths Increased 121% in 3 Years. What’s Driving the Crisis?
07/24/2023Thousands 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.
From CalMatters...
California Farmworkers Embroiled in Labor Investigations to Get Free Lawyers
07/20/2023Gov. 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.
From CalMatters...
California’s “Cheapest” Cities Hit With Biggest Rent Hikes
07/20/2023The lack of enough places for everyone to live has sent coastal rent prices inland, removing large swaths of previously cheaper rental units.
From The Sacramento Bee...
Goat Herders Prevent California Wildfires. Most Haven’t Seen Their Families in Years
07/20/2023Luis 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.
From The Sacramento Observer...
07/19/2023Thirteen 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.
From The Sacramento Observer...
California NAACP Launches Employee Discrimination Hotline
07/19/2023Rick 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.
From CalMatters...
Major Changes May Soon Hit Your Electric Bill. Here Are 5 Facts to Know
07/19/2023California’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.
From Monterey Herald...
433,402 New Californians: Which States Did They Come From?
07/15/2023Places where a California move is common do not require a long relocation.
From Sierra Sun...
Nevada County Supervisors Expresses Support for New Truckee Library
07/14/2023The Friends of the Truckee Library made another step toward building a new library in Truckee after the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved support for a grant application.
From CalMatters...
Ending Mono Lake Diversions to Los Angeles: Good for the Environment, Bad for the Climate
07/12/2023The environmental costs of ending water diversions from Mono Lake to Los Angeles would be mixed: It might help a shore bird habitat but would require changes that increase carbon emissions.
San Diego Tops San Francisco in Average Monthly Rents
07/11/2023For the first time, San Diego has surpassed San Francisco for average rental rates, making the All-American City the nation’s third-most expensive rental market, according to a Zillow report. But San Jose had the nation’s highest monthly rent with $3,411.
From Sierra Sun...
More Than $2.5M in Business, Visitor Taxes Reinvested in North Tahoe
07/11/2023More than $2.5 million in funds generated by transient occupancy taxes and the North Lake Tahoe Tourism Business Improvement District have been allocated for the second half of the fiscal year.
From CalMatters...
Demand for California Caregivers is Rising. Their Pay Isn’t. 2 New Bills Aim to Help
07/11/2023Many California caregivers are aging immigrants making near-minimum wage. Two bills to improve pay and safety could benefit elderly Californians facing a caregiver shortage.
From CalMatters...
Street Medicine Teams Bring Health Care to the Unhoused
07/10/2023California’s more than 170,000 unhoused people often lack the means and mobility to locate and visit a doctor who will accept them. At least 25 street medicine teams throughout the state are trying to fill that gap by providing health care to unhoused individuals in need.
From CalMatters...
California Safety Net for Undocumented Immigrants in Danger From Budget Deficits
07/10/2023As California gives immigrants access to more public programs, its poverty rate declines, some say. But budget and recession worries slow that progress.
From Tahoe Daily Tribune...
American Century Championship Contract in Tahoe Extended Through 2029
07/10/2023NBC Sports and American Century Investments jointly announced today a multi-year extension of one of the most prolific partnerships in professional sports – the American Century Championship – to run through 2029, the tournament’s 40th anniversary.
From CalMatters...
Should Student-Athletes Get a Slice of School Sports Revenue? California Bill Sparks Backlash.
07/09/2023A proposal to set up degree completion funds for California student athletes has met with stiff opposition from universities and the NCAA. College athletes could earn a share of the revenue they generate under the bill — as much as $25,000 for each year that they played their sport. But the bill’s author has delayed it until 2024 after opponents charged the fund would draw money away from less lucrative sports like gymnastics and swimming.
From CalMatters...
Who Counts as a ‘First-Generation’ College Student? California Colleges, Universities Can’t Agree.
07/09/2023Many California colleges and universities define “first-generation college student” differently, creating a confusing situation for students to navigate.
From YubaNet...
Truckee Home Access Program Resources Now Available in Spanish
07/07/2023The Truckee Home Access Program preserves, produces, and protects homes to create places for people who work full-time in the Truckee region to live locally.
From YubaNet...
Funding Awarded for Hwy 49 Improvements
07/06/2023The California Transportation Commission awarded the Nevada County Transportation Commission $14.6 million of Trade Corridor Enhancement Program funding for southbound improvements on the State Route 49 corridor between the McKnight Way Interchange and La Barr Meadows Road.
From YubaNet...
Nevada County’s 2023 Assessment Roll at $25.7 Billion
07/06/2023The Nevada County assessor reports that the county’s assessed values grew 6.26% last year, a positive reflection of overall property value growth.
From CalMatters...
Legislative Staff Would Wait for Union Until 2026 Under New Bill
07/06/2023Legislative leaders declared support for a bill to let staffers finally form a union, but the newly amended bill wouldn’t allow one for another three years.
From CalMatters...
State, Truck-Makers Strike Deal Over Zero-Emission Vehicles
07/06/2023Truck manufacturers won’t file legal challenges over California's controversial mandate, and in return, the state air board will relax some smog-fighting requirements.
From CalMatters...
How’s California’s Middle Class Scholarship for Public University Students Going So Far?
07/05/2023A budget deal between lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newson includes $227 million more for the state’s Middle Class Scholarship, part of a commitment to eventually remove any reason for public university students to go into debt. The revised program debuted last year, sending an average of nearly $2,000 to 300,000 students.
From CalMatters...
Mental Health Providers Say New Medi-Cal Reform May Force Them to Cut Services
07/05/2023Medi-Cal is changing how it pays mental health providers. Many of those providers say they may no longer be able to afford peer support specialists, home visits and other services.
From CalMatters...
California Caste Discrimination Bill Stays Alive
07/05/2023The first-in-the-nation measure to add caste to state anti-discrimination laws, which passed the state Senate, survives the Assembly judiciary committee. The bill’s author refused to water down the measure further.
From CalMatters...
Here's Why Hotel Workers are Striking Before National Holiday
07/02/2023A union says hotel workers making $20 to $25 an hour aren’t earning enough to live near where they work.
From CalMatters...
Cal State Proposes Annual Tuition Hikes to Make Up Budget Gap
06/30/2023Breaking from over a decade of traditionally not raising tuition for its students, Cal State leaders on Thursday released a proposal that would start annual increases in fall 2024. They say it’s the only way to make up a shortfall between operating costs and revenues.
From CalMatters...
Troubled Nursing Home Chain Owner Gets New Licenses Before Reforms Take Effect
06/29/2023California health officials say granting the licenses prevents the eviction of hundreds of residents from their homes and provides oversight provisions, including a two-year monitoring period.