Employers, are you basing how much to pay prospective applicants based on what they made at their last job? If so, you are violating California law. To help close the persistent gender pay gap, the California legislature passed a law, which came into effect on ... Read more >
“Once upon a time, in a place now known as Montana, dinosaurs roamed the land. On a fateful day, some 66 million years ago, two such creatures, a 22-foot-long theropod and a 28-foot-long ceratopsian, engaged in mortal combat. While history has not recorded the circumstances ... Read more >
The Legislature passed and Governor Jerry signed 1016 laws this year. Not a record, but nothing to sneeze at. Here is the first (random) sampling, more to come in future columns. Pet-Friendly Parks – Not later than July 1, 2020, owners of pets will have ... Read more >
Accidents happen. Sometimes they happen in our backyard – like Heavenly Valley at South Lake Tahoe. Teresa Martine was skiing down Powder Bowl when her kneecap “moved out and back in.” She called for ski patrol. SKI PATROL TOBOGGAN ACCIDENT Volunteer ski patroller Gus Horn ... Read more >
Major League Baseball debuts don’t get much worse than right fielder Dustin Fowler’s. The Yankees prospect started his professional career during the Yankees 2017 run to the American League Championship series in a game against the Chicago White Sox. But Fowler never got to bat ... Read more >
As you faithful readers recall, we annually present a handful of our favorite Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest winners. For you new readers, the Bulwer-Lytton Contest is named after novelist Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton who wrote many famous novels including “Paul Gifford” which started with the immortal ... Read more >
Last week we made our recommendations for the State Propositions on your November 6 ballot and a handful of statewide elections. Here we go with an even more difficult chore, recommendations for local elections. If you wonder why there are no recommendations on several local agencies, ... Read more >
On July 17, 1981 a group of 1,600 people gathered to watch and participate in a tea dance in Kansas City, Missouri. (Aside: A tea dance is just that: an afternoon social event where people gather to drink tea and dance.) During the tea dance, ... Read more >
Remember, yours truly is a moderate Democrat and not an anti-tax guy, which may be obvious. View an excellent Good Morning Truckee PowerPoint on these Propositions Local candidates next week. STATEWIDE BALLOT INITIATIVES Prop 1: YES. Proposed by the Legislature, provides $3 billion for various ... Read more >
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