Food Bank of El Dorado County will be distributing food in South Lake Tahoe on April 27 from 10-11am. The give-away will be at the American Legion Hall, 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd. These are emergency supplemental groceries to those who need it most. One allocation per household is allowed. Recipients must live in El Dorado County and meet […]
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Placer County supervisors this week approved the 2016 Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit Systems Plan. It replaces the 2005 document. The new plan formalizes many of the recommendations from local government partners, transit advocacy groups and business leaders who want to develop a world-class transit system for residents and visitors. It will cost $8.7 million over five […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Water providers throughout California said Wednesday they want to decide how much water their customers need to conserve during the ongoing drought rather than take orders from the state. Californians remain under strict state conservation orders that have caused many residents to take shorter showers and let their lawns turn brown […]
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To the community, One of the most important jobs in El Dorado County is the county administrative officer. El Dorado County is currently looking for a new qualified candidate to replace the temporary CAO Larry Combs. While this process is stated to be an open state and national search, the county’s past record shows that […]
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By James Doubek, NPR As laptops become smaller and more ubiquitous, and with the advent of tablets, the idea of taking notes by hand just seems old-fashioned to many students today. Typing your notes is faster — which comes in handy when there’s a lot of information to take down. But it turns out there […]
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· South Lake Tahoe is offering an American Red Cross lifeguard certification course. For more info, go online. · The nearly 30-mile Tour of Carson City Bike Ride & BBQ is May 1 starting at 9am at Bike Habitat. For more info about the free ride, call 775.267.5053. · Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove, is having […]
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Construction has begun on Liberty Utilities’ first solar facility. The Luning Solar Energy Center in Mineral County will be a 50 megawatt project. In addition to the solar facility, a 120 kV power line approximately 1.6 miles long will be constructed from the solar facility to NV Energy’s existing Table Mountain substation. NV Energy will then deliver […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner sat in her official chair on Tuesday lobbying for special favors for her business, though she denied that is what she was doing. Conner, who owns Golden Bear Events, is putting on an event at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center this weekend. She went […]
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Three dogs died in a South Lake Tahoe house fire Thursday night. Firefighters were able to keep the blaze to the interior of the two-story house, so it’s possible it could be rebuilt. In the mean time, the two occupants of the 3701 Aspen Ave., Unit 4 residence are displaced. There was extensive smoke and […]
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Roads in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin are a mess with wet snow and errant drivers. Interstate 80 going east is currently closed near Boreal with no estimated time of reopening as the California Highway Patrol clears multiple crashes. Traffic on Highway 50 at Echo Summit was stopped for at least 30 minutes this […]
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