By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – At the rate El Dorado County supervisors are dealing with vacation home rentals, it’s possible some of them won’t even be in office before a full ordinance comes up for a vote. It was more of the same at the most recent meeting on April 12. Supervisors Sue Novasel and […]
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By Larry Weitzman Another California city, Santa Cruz, is about to go under. It won’t be from a Pacific tidal wave, but an overwhelming tidal wave of pension costs from CalPERS, which is a direct result of government employee unions and the politicians they buy off. As reported by the very respected Dan Walters, Santa […]
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By Jim Polson, Bloomberg What if the billions of tons of carbon dioxide pumped out by the world’s power plants could be converted into something that’s more useful? Ten teams will split $5 million to test ways to do just that. The researchers are developing systems that break down the greenhouse gases to make products […]
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By Eric Ting, San Francisco Chronicle Californians may get to vote on a plan to split the state into three smaller states this November. Venture capitalist Tim Draper, who previously pushed a proposal that would split California into six states, says that his three-state proposal has enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. […]
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The next South Tahoe Action Team training begins April 18. South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue is accepting applications for the four-week disaster training class. Classes are April 18, April 25, May 2 and May 16 from 5:30-7:30pm. This program is designed to incorporate trained citizens in the field with SLTFR and other first responders during […]
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South Tahoe High School junior Alyx Carlson has been selected to be a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders. Carlson was nominated by Mario Capecchi, winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine and the science director of the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists, to represent California based on her academic […]
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South Lake Tahoe will be celebrating Earth Day on April 28 at Bijou Community Park. Earth Day recognizes, celebrates, and promotes the region’s beauty, while educating the public about local environmental issues. This will be an opportunity to learn about ways to counteract global climate change through recycling and composting, alternative energy, water conservation, sustainability, […]
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By Danny King, Travel Weekly For most of the history of snowmaking technology, the ski industry has viewed it as a plan B effort: filling in bare spots on an occasional warm, dry day in the mountains, especially late in the season. But global warming has changed that view. Increasingly, snowmaking is becoming a […]
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Caltrans is joining forces with state and local agencies, and volunteers across the state to increase public awareness on the volume and cost associated with removing trash along state highways and neighborhood streets as well as in public parks and beaches. Caltrans District 3 maintenance crews spent Wednesday and Thursday working along highways in Chico, […]
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Placer County supervisors this week chose the art for two roundabouts on Highway 28 in Kings Beach. “Daow Aga” by artist Brett Moten of Reno and “Estrella” by artist Roger Berry of Clarksburg were selected by members of the community through a nationwide search facilitated by Tahoe Public Art. In June 2017 the Placer […]
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