· Snowmobilers plan to gather July 23 from 6-8pm at the Flight Deck at Lake Tahoe Airport to discuss proposed changes to accessibility in the Eldorado National Forest. · Thomas Martinez is the newest deputy of Douglas County Sheriff’s Department. · It’s time for athletes age 50 and older to sign up for the Reno-Tahoe […]
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By Larry Weitzman It seems for almost every Toyota, there is a Lexus. With the Lexus NX300h that impression might have some merit. The new NX series, originally introduced for the 2015 model year has some relationship with the Toyota RAV4 (which happens to be the biggest selling compact SUV), sharing some structure, wheelbase and […]
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Paving operations will impact sections of Highway 89 in Truckee next week. Crews are scheduled to work on Highway 89 at the Deerfield Drive intersection on Monday and on Highway 89 from the roundabouts to Prosser Dam Road from Tuesday to Thurdsay. Operating hours will be from 6am-6pm. Motorists should expect one-way traffic controls with […]
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The proposed purchase of three parcels at Dollar Hill by Placer County could provide an opportunity that accelerates solutions for local housing needs and includes rental units and homes for purchase. The location of the property, near town centers, grocery stores, parks, transit and schools make it ideally suited for local achievable housing. It will […]
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By Mike Dunne, Sacramento Bee Just east of Placerville, where narrow and windy Carson Road starts to scale Apple Hill, a vista not of orchards but of vineyards suddenly opens to the north. It’s a landscape that could have been painted by Grandma Moses, or maybe Thomas Kinkade, all light, color and order – rows […]
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By Kathryn Reed SnowGlobe can be a divisive topic even in the heat of summer. For those who are bothered by the electronic music festival, their angst never really goes away. Tami Wallace of the South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and Steve Teshara with Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce flanked South Lake Tahoe […]
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By Joe Mathews Go home to Ohio, LeBron James. Yes, I’m happy to see the world’s greatest basketball player join my favorite team, the Los Angeles Lakers. But as a Californian, I fear LeBron is the last thing our state needs. His arrival is a high-profile symptom of one of our state’s big problems: California […]
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Seven sports will be added to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. Four of these sports are International Ski Federation (FIS) events that will be on show at the 2019 Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Utah. Those are: freestyle skiing, mixed team aerials; freeski big air, men’s and women’s; and in snowboard, […]
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The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors at the July 24 meeting at 2pm in Placerville is expected to vote on recommendations from the vacation home rental ad hoc committee. Supervisors Sue Novasel and Mike Ranalli are the subcommittee members. Here is a link to the agenda. According to the county, approval of the concepts […]
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By Jordan Cutler-Tietjen, Sacramento Bee The pilot whose private plane crashed south of Truckee on Tuesday morning was flying with an expired medical certificate, according to multiple sources. Flying without a medical certificate is an illegal violation of Federal Aviation Administration regulations, according to Ian Gregor, public affairs manager for the FAA’s Pacific Division. The […]
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