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Water issue expert to speak in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:33pmThe Sierra Business Council is hosting Peak Innovation, a conference for Lake Tahoe locals, small business owners, communities and local governments. During the conference, Dr. Peter Gleick, an expert in water issues especially in the context of economic and environmental justice, will be at the conference which takes place October 8-10 in Tahoe City. In a National Geographic science blog, Gleick recently repeated the common question, “Why, if the California drought is so bad, has the response been so tepid?”
Local media to showcase discounted advertising packages at upcoming Chamber mixer
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/14/2014 - 12:07am
Event Date:
February 27, 2014 - 5:30pm
Discover new ways to advertise at TahoeChamber’s Media Mixer on February
27 at The Landing Resort and Spa at 5:30pm. This special mixer will include exclusive members-‐only advertising packages for print, television
and radio from TahoeChamber’s media partners.
Bookings up around South Shore Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/19/2012 - 12:47pmThe Lake Tahoe area ski season is getting a strong start this year. Carol Chaplin, executive director of the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, told Capital Public Radio that with ski resorts opening about a week early, lodging and bookings are up 5 to 10 percent from what they were last year.
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Climatologist Dr. Benjamin Santer presentation to be viewed via Web
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 2:53pmOn Tuesday night Sierra Business Council and Capital Public Radio will host a conversation with Dr. Benjamin Santer, a climatologist with the Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
For California Gov. Brown, Busy Final Weekend of Bill Actions
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 6:46amCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown cleared a mountain of legislation off his desk over the weekend ahead of a midnight Sunday deadline. Here are some of the highlights of the bills he signed and vetoed.
Renowned climatologist Benjamin D. Santer featured at Lake Tahoe lecture
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 10:18am
Event Date:
October 16, 2012 - 6:30pm
Sierra Business Council and Capital Public Radio, in partnership with UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and Sierra Nevada College, invite you to a discussion with renowned Climatologist Dr. Benjamin D. Santer on the evening of Oct. 16 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village at Lake Tahoe.
Health Insurance Premium Rebates Headed to Californians
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 6:03amNearly two million Californians should receive a health insurance premium rebate this week. The rebates are the result of the federal Affordable Care Act.
The federal law requires health insurers to spend at least 80percent of their premium money on actual health costs, rather than marketing and other non-medical expenses.
Insurers who don't meet that percentage are required to issue refunds.
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones says premium rebates total about $74 million, or about $65 per family.
California voters to decide on death penalty in November
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 8:34amCalifornia Secretary of State Debra Bowen has certified a measure for the November ballot that would eliminate capital punishment. Instead, prisoners would receive life without the possibility of parole.
Opponents include Republican State Senator Joel Anderson, who has tried unsuccessfully to change the death penalty process — including a bill that would have eliminated expensive, automatic appeals.
"To move forward and say that we're going to move these people into life without parole is to ignore what the public has asked for time and time again," said Anderson.
Programming changes at Capital Public Radio
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:35am
If you tuned into your pre-set Capital Public Radio station Tuesday night expecting to hear "Excellence in Jazz" you may have wondered where it went. Don't worry, it didn't go away, it's now on a new station.
Effective Tuesday Capital Public radio moved "Excellence In Jazz" and several other of its music programs from KXJZ 90.9/KUOP 91.3/KKTO 90.5/KQNC 88.1 over to its music station at 88.9 KXPR/ 91.7 KXSR, and 88.7 KXJS.
