By Rick Gross Inflation is the normal state of affairs in the U.S. economy. Most economists consider an annual increase in the cost-of-living of 2 or 3 percent per year to be a manageable level of inflation. This increase usually is a good trend because it is an indication of a growing economy. While […]
Read more
· Bona Fide Books’ second volume of “Permanent Vacation” will be out this summer. Free shipping on orders placed before June 8. · The second annual Lake Tahoe Brewfest will be June 2 at Heavenly Mountain Resort’s California Base Lodge. · The Truckee EAA Chapter 1073 hosts a pancake breakfast and free airplane rides for […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed Recreational marijuana, while not extinguished in South Lake Tahoe, is having a hard time getting out of the starting gate. At the March 27 City Council meeting Sergio Rudin with the law firm of Burke, Williams and Sorensen said he had all he needed to write an ordinance that would be ready […]
Read more
To the community, Climate change is the defining issue of our time. We are bombarded daily by those who seek to divide us on the issue of climate change. Those that sow the seeds of division understand the climate science and the catastrophic impacts if it goes unchecked, but yet they still work tirelessly and […]
Read more
By David Ryder, New York Times Is the doctor in? In this new medical age of urgent care centers and retail clinics, that’s not a simple question. Nor does it have a simple answer, as primary care doctors become increasingly scarce. “You call the doctor’s office to book an appointment,” said Matt Feit, a 45-year-old […]
Read more
By Don Thompson, AP Crime survivors and law enforcement leaders on Monday criticized a legal system they said has gone too far in reversing get-tough-on-crime policies of past decades as they stood before hundreds of photographs of crime victims as part of their annual Capitol rally. They urged voters to support a ballot initiative that […]
Read more
By Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times Ahead of its first legislative committee hearing scheduled for next week, a Bay Area lawmaker has narrowed his bill aimed at building more housing near transit across California. Under the newly amended Senate Bill 827 from Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, cities would be allowed to restrict building heights […]
Read more
Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s annual tourism forum will be May 10. This year’s event will feature two keynote speakers, as well as breakout sessions focusing on the hospitality, retail, and culinary industries. Early bird tickets are on sale now through May 1. They are $30 for chamber members, $50 non-members. Then they […]
Read more
By Sam Gross, Reno Gazette-Journal Newly released national testing data show Nevada still has work to do to get its students on par with the rest of the United States, but the results do reveal some bright spots. Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a national test administered by an arm of the U.S. […]
Read more
The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes local, state and federal agencies, will continue prescribed fire operations this week around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Weather and conditions permitting, the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations in Sugar Pine Point […]
Read more