By Kathryn Reed Redevelopment, housing, mental health, environment and recreation are the five main concerns of a grass roots group that wants to bring change to the South Shore. About 20 people met last week at the American Legion in South Lake Tahoe to discuss what they believe could be done to make the area […]
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By Larry Weitzman About two years ago, I told the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors that if the budget wasn’t cut, they were going to run out of money, money to maintain county roads, buildings and other assets, money to build a new sheriff’s HQ and another half dozen items that require about $12.5 […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal What a difference a year makes. Thanks to an El Nino-fueled surge of snowfall in the Sierra Nevada the Truckee River is once again flowing strong through the whitewater park in downtown Reno. Thanks to an El Nino-fueled surge of snowfall in the Sierra Nevada the Truckee River is […]
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By Richard Lardner, AP Women would be required to register for the military draft under a House committee’s bill that comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units. A divided Armed Services Committee backed the provision in a sweeping defense policy bill that the full House will consider […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s snowplow fleet was breaking down so much this winter that it eventually resembled scrap metal more than it did working machines. “Catastrophic” is how staff described the situation. Four pieces of equipment are no longer operable. “By not replacing them, you lower the level of snow removal next year,” […]
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Higher education institutions in Nevada are using a five-year grant to develop infrastructure for health-related research and STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education. The National Institutes of Health gave the money to Sierra Nevada College, UNR, UNLV, College of Southern Nevada, Great Basin College, Nevada State College, University of Nevada School of Medicine; Western Nevada College, […]
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By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee In the Gold Rush-era foothills community of Jackson, the worst-case scenario painted by the Environmental Protection Agency last year about a 100-year-old dam there held a chilling warning. In a scant two minutes, a breach at the Eastwood Multiple Arch Dam would send a 15-foot-deep mudflow with high levels of […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the first stage of the Zephyr Cove stables upgrade project this week. Existing facilities, trails and utilities will be upgraded to meet current building code and accessibility standards. Erosion control measures will be put in, too. The first stage, which will last through mid-July, will […]
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· Kevin Fabino as is now director of Development Services for South Lake Tahoe. · Vacasa, which employs several employees in Lake Tahoe, raised its minimum wage to $15 hourly nationwide — more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25. · Permanent restrooms will be built this summer next to the Tahoe Keys tennis […]
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By Associated Press Colorado’s tourists would be able to buy as much marijuana as residents if a bill moving through the Legislature passes. The measure repeals Colorado’s unique-in-the-nation tiered purchasing system for marijuana. All adults over 21 are allowed to possess an ounce of marijuana — but retail pot shops can’t sell more than a […]
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