By Kathryn Reed Naiveté, ignorance, secretiveness, vindictiveness and complacency have no place in government. Not if the work of the people is going to be accomplished in a transparent, thorough, well thought out manner. The South Lake Tahoe City Council appears to have hit an all-time low. Lower than the Kathay Lovell-Bill Crawford juvenile behavior, […]
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By Wendy David The last few months have been some of the most difficult for our City Council, for our city and for our community. Similar to the national conversation, with immediate access to social media in many forms, controversial opinion pieces go immediately out to the public, even before the accused have an opportunity […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The series of March storms that slammed the Sierra Nevada made skiers and snowboarders rejoice and provided a much-needed boost to water storage reservoirs in California and Nevada. But even a one-month snow total that rivaled the “Miracle March” of 1991 isn’t enough to erase the snow drought that lingered […]
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A candle tipping over is being blamed for a structure fire in South Lake Tahoe on Monday morning. The owner of the home on Rubicon Trail had her hair slighted burned and was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation. She is expected to be released soon. Everyone else in the house, including a […]
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By Emily Zentner, Sacramento Bee California Highway Patrol rescuers hoisted a hiker out of a remote location in Kyburz after the hiker fell 30 feet from a rock formation and caught the episode on camera.. The hiker, a 52-year-old Napa resident, was rescued by a CHP helicopter and sustained major injuries in the fall on […]
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To the community, In November, after Measure C failed to pass, I did research regarding pension reform in California. I found that the California courts were ruling in favor of reducing pensions. There were precedents in the courts that allowed municipalities to reduce pensions. I then proposed to our City Council here in South Lake […]
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Bike Habitat ‘s 11th anniversary of the Tour of Carson City Bike Ride and lunch will be May 6. The ride will start and finish at Fuji Park in Carson. It starts at 9am. The 30-mile ride is free. It will go around the perimeter of Carson City. It will be moderately paced. For more […]
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Rhomi is back as our featured pet at the animal shelter in Meyers. She was adopted, but returned because the fence at the house was not strong enough for her. She is a very nice 3-year-old girl who loves to play at the dog park and go for hikes. She has lived with children and […]
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By Terra Breeden Glasses of bacon bloody Mary’s and craft beers clanged together in salutations while a disc jockey spun pop hits over a booming sound system. Guests shook their tail feathers on the dance floor and enjoyed a vast buffet of pork belly sliders, veggie platters, and pizza slices. Needless to say, it was […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 11, 2017, Las Vegas Sun. For opting not to heed President Donald Trump’s call to send National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval deserves a hand. The Republican governor was absolutely right in saying that the border assignment wouldn’t be an appropriate use […]
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