By Joann Eisenbrandt PLACERVILLE — “What the hell are you doing? Why would you make El Dorado County like Los Angeles … Are you all crazy? What is your vision? More big-box stores, more dense housing, more people, more traffic? You are supposed to take care of the people who live in your county.” — […]
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By Larry Weitzman Sixty-two years ago Ralph M. Brown, a legislator from Modesto and later Fifth District Court of Appeals Judge, wrote the Brown Act and now called the Open Government Act. Brown in the preamble said, “The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good […]
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By Ryan Nakashima, AP LOS ANGELES—The use of Internet-ready devices like smartphones appears to have seriously cut into the time Americans spend watching traditional TV, new Nielsen data show, potentially undercutting the notion that mobile devices merely serve as “second screens” while people are plopped in front of the set. Data provided to the Associated […]
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By Kim Wyatt I’ve read that in Iceland on Christmas Eve, people often exchange books and spend the evening reading. In the spirit of this, I offer a review of two books that recently captivated me and would make fine gifts for the fiction and nonfiction readers in your life. For busy readers, I’ve boiled […]
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By Kathryn Reed A group of residents is trying to recall El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson and Auditor-Controller Joe Harn. The county elections department on Dec. 14 expects to give the petitioners approval to move forward with the process. To start the process 20 valid signatures from registered voters had to be obtained for […]
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Starting Dec. 18 homeless people in South Lake Tahoe will have a place to sleep other than the outdoors. The shelter will be open from 7pm to 7am, December to April. It is located at 981 Silver Dollar Ave., South Lake Tahoe. There will be 20 beds. Those staying will receive prepackaged foods and hot beverages. The warm […]
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· At the Dec. 17 South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District board meeting the electeds are expected to approve a three-year contract for General Manager Richard Solbrig that will include a 2 percent raise effective July 1, 2016. · The Placer County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local emergency for the high number of dead and […]
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On Dec. 17, the FNCTN Winter Launch Party will rock the Lakeview Loft located above Dart Beverage. On Dec. 18, FNCTN returns to Xhale Lounge with live disc jockey’s for Roger That House Parties. Both venues are in Stateline. South Lake Tahoe’s Stranger Weather will headline the first show of the second annual FNCTN Winter […]
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By Vernon Felton, Outside Since 1984, mountain bikes have been banned from all Wilderness areas. That, however, might change soon. The Human-Powered Wildlands Travel Management Act of 2015, a potential piece of legislation seeking to reverse that prohibition, has begun its journey on Capitol Hill, and, although the draft has yet to gain an official […]
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The historic 400-foot Black Wall that stands guard on the eastern flanks of Donner Summit, as well as the Peanut Gallery and Road Cut climbing areas are open to the public again. The Truckee Donner Land Trust and the Access Fund bought the land, which also protects the access trails to the popular Space Wall and Stealth Wall. […]
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