By Ben van der Meer, Sacramento Business Journal Winn Communities is looking for an extension on entitlements for three housing projects in El Dorado County. But it’s not because of lagging confidence in the market, or even a lack of labor. Rather, the company wants to complete needed road infrastructure first, saidGeorge Carpenter, a company […]
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By Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times The bend-don’t-break adaptability of trees extends to handling climate change, according to a new study that says forests may be able to deal with hotter temperatures and contribute less carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than scientists previously thought. In addition to taking in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, plants also […]
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· Alpine Meadows and Squaw Valley expect to keep lifts running into May. · North Tahoe Public Utility District needs members for the Recreation and Parks Commission. For additional information and the application, go online. · Music, mountains and brews return to Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows for the second annual WinterWonderGrass Tahoe festival April 1-3. For […]
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The calendar says spring so that means it is going to snow in Tahoe. Winds are expected to increase today as the storm moves in. Rain will precede the white stuff, with snow levels starting today above 8,000 feet. More rain and snow in the basin is expected Monday and into the night. According to the National […]
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In May of 1969, the city of South Lake Tahoe issued a building permit for a new office building at 1052 Tata Lane. The final inspection was February 1970, with the U.S. Forest Service as the owner and occupant. Next door to the right was Don Weir’s Dodge dealership which later became Bernie Kass’ Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed MCCLOUD – Mount Shasta Ski Park received the best 30th birthday present it could – snow. So much white stuff has fallen this season that the original planned closing date of March 12 has been moved to April 17. This North State resort has had a couple tough years. It was open […]
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By Richard Rojas Sr. During my more than 30-year career as a California state park ranger, I was known as the diversity guy because I was one of the few Latinos to wear the park ranger uniform. Similar diversity deficits exist across most park systems. The National Park Service workforce is only 5 percent Latino, […]
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By Kim Severson, New York Times King Vitaman and I were tight when I was young. Sweetened cereals were a rarity in my house, so beating my siblings to breakfast was the only way to make sure the king and I would have some time together. I got up early to follow his animated adventures […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the licensing of Caesars Entertainment President and CEO Mark Frissora on Thursday despite two new issues raised since the state Gaming Control Board’s favorable suitability hearing for him earlier this month. Frissora, the former top executive for Hertz Global Holdings, spent more […]
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By Associated Press California has nearly $64 billion in pension debt that eventually must be paid to current and former teachers and state workers — a figure more than $20 billion higher than previous estimates, state Controller Betty Yee reported Friday. Yee disclosed the higher pension liability for the first time in California’s comprehensive annual […]
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