Updated: On Dec. 10 at 3:10pm with county counsel comments. By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to sue a fellow elected official, Auditor-Controller Joe Harn. At issue is payment of $169,859 in developer mitigation fees to Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire District. This is not a new issue, but […]
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By Kathryn Reed JoAnn Conner is seeking legal action to have the censure imposed by her City Council colleagues be overturned. She is also asking to have a court rule that the ban on her speaking to city staff is illegal. Her attorney, Jacqueline Mittelstadt, on Dec. 9 filed the paperwork in El Dorado County […]
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· Lake Tahoe Community College will be closed from Dec. 18-Jan. 3. Winter quarter classes begin Jan. 4. · Tahoe Regional Young Professionals at the Winter White fundraiser raised more than $4,500 for Live Violence Free. · Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has created the Environmental Improvement Program Project Tracker, which is online. · The nonprofit SOS […]
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By Susan Wood Let’s be honest. You’d have to be living under a rock to not know what’s important to South Lake Tahoe residents and tourists. Recreation. Recreation. Recreation. So, the city – which is now all over recreation — is hoping you won’t be living under a rock as it launches a series of […]
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By Joe Jackson, Outside The emergency we’re most likely to encounter this winter has nothing to do with a superstorm, nuclear attack, or apocalyptic volcanic eruption. It’s more likely to take place in your car. And when you slide off the road or your ride breaks down, the right gear can mean the difference between […]
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By AC Shilton, Outside After a long bike ride, it’s natural that your mind shifts into beer mode—time to relax! In anticipation of that post-workout appetite, one of Lake Tahoe’s tourism bureaus has commissioned an interactive map to help steer you from the trails to the nearest watering holes. It’s called the Ale Trail, and […]
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Zephyr Cove Elementary and Whittell High schools are closed today. The district office said this is because of “concerns about afternoon blowing snow, snow accumulations and safe travels from school.” In Tahoe Truckee Unified School District all schools are open except for Donner Trail Elementary/Donner Summit. All other districts/schools at the lake are open as […]
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By Sarah Farmer, Southern Research Station Although the United States leads the world in production and consumption of forest products, the U.S. share of the global forest products market has declined precipitously since the 1990s. The declines are a result of decreases in U.S. construction and paper manufacturing, according to a new study by U.S. […]
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By Nile Green Is it right to talk about friendship in a time of hatred? More specifically, is it right to consider Muslim affection for the West when, from Boston to Paris to perhaps San Bernardino, Muslims appear to be saying we hate you? Security analysts have looked at the social profiles of the terrorists […]
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By Joshua Holland, Nation The 400 richest Americans now have more wealth than the bottom 61 percent of the population, a report released last week by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) reveals. According to “Billionaire Bonanza: The Forbes 400 and the Rest of Us,” just the 20 individuals at the top of the pile—a group […]
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