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The Nevada Supreme Court issues a decision on whether state engineer Tim Wilson’s order limiting water use in the Lower White River Flow System was an overreach in determining the viability of Coyote Springs’ planned community.
The high court heard arguments over water rights in a case that could set significant precedent for how the driest state in the nation manages the precious resource.
Misconduct Allegations Shadow Smart City Proposal in Nevada By Scott Sonner | May 10, 2021 RENO, Nev. (AP) — A former school teacher has sued the CEO of a major cryptocurrency company that wants to build a smart city in the Nevada desert, accusing him and his wife of sexually harassing her and creating a hostile workplace at their Lake Tahoe home where she worked as a nanny, tutor and assistant. Lawyers for Blockchains CEO Jeff Berns and his wife in turn are asking a judge to sanction the 45-year-old woman and her attorney, former Washoe County District A...
Misconduct allegations shadow smart city proposal in Nevada SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Jeffrey Berns, founder and CEO of Blockchains, poses for a portrait at their corporate headquarters east of Reno on March 2, 2021 in, Nev. A former school teacher has sued Berns, the CEO of a major cryptocurrency company that wants to build a smart city in the Nevada desert. She's accusing Berns and his wife of creating a hostile workplace and sexually harassing her at their Lake Tahoe home where she worked as a nanny, tutor and assistant. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via ...
Jeffrey Berns, the tech CEO asking the Nevada Legislature to let him form his own government in Storey County, has been sued by a former nanny who is accusing Berns and his wife, Mary, of trying to groom her “to participate in three-person sex” with the couple, according to court documents obtained by the Reno Gazette Journal. The woman, 45-year-old Rebecca Eller, said the couple lured her into employment as a tutor for their daughter, offering her a high salary, medical benefits and free living accommodations on their property. It soon became clear, she alleged in the lawsuit, that the c...