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Dozens of new California laws go into effect in 2020
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/26/2019 - 4:33pm
New laws will be going into effect in California in the new year, putting into place California legislature action during 2019. There are many changes including road safety and distracted driving penalties, roadkill rules, minimum wage, independent workers and rent caps.
Except where noted, these laws are effective January 1, 2020:
Traffic Safety
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is highlighting several new laws passed this year:
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 8:10pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
11/28
12:43 p.m. - Burglary - Rubicon Trail, Tahoma - A CABIN WAS BURGLARIZED.
California voters hit the polls Tuesday; El Dorado County vote includes ballot measures
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/07/2016 - 7:44am
The California State Primary is Tuesday, June 7, and there are a few local items on the ballot.
The following are summaries of what voters on the lake side of El Dorado County will be voting on. If people are unsure of their polling place, visit this site, input your address and birthdate: http://elections.edcgov.us/lookup.fwx
Measure A - The preamble of the County Charter will be changed if passed. The proposed wording is below, with :
Significant drops in school suspensions and expulsions in State and South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/14/2015 - 11:42pm
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced a dramatic 20 percent drop in the number of students expelled in 2013-14 and a 15.2 decline in the number of students suspended. This marks the second year in a row of declines in both areas.
Numbers at Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) follow the same trend.
California advocates seek to cut school suspensions by tossing 'willful defiance' charge
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 3:17amSchool suspensions were once reserved for serious offenses including fighting and bringing weapons or drugs on campus. But these days they're just as likely for talking back to a teacher, cursing, walking into class late or even student eye rolling.
More than 40 percent of suspensions in California are for "willful defiance," or any behavior that disrupts class, and critics say it's a catchall that needs to be eliminated because it's overused for trivial offenses, disproportionately used against black and Latino boys and alienates the students who need most to stay in school.
