· Erin Jones is the newest doctor at Barton Family Medicine in South Lake Tahoe. · Barton Health Community Advisory Committee is having a mental health forum on Oct. 1 from 8:30am-1pm at South Tahoe High School in the Fallen Leaf-Cascade rooms. Email lwagoner@bartonhealth.org if interested in attending. · A group opposing development on a […]
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By Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times Disdain and disgust have been common sentiments when it comes to Americans’ views of the national political environment. But local government was supposed to be the safe haven, where things got done in a more neighborly way, with a lot less frustration than, say, dealing with the groaning bureaucracies […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s 50th anniversary parade on Sept. 19 will slow traffic. The route is from the Y to Bijou Community Park. The two westbound lanes of Highway 50 from Stateline to the Y will be open. The two eastbound lanes of Highway 50 from the Y will be closed from 9:30-10:30am, with a rolling lane opening […]
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Expect traffic delays on the North Shore and in Truckee on Sept. 20 during Ironman Lake Tahoe. It starts at the Kings Beach State Recreation Area; with bike ride going to Tahoe City through the Truckee River corridor, following the Truckee River past Squaw Valley and into Truckee. Here the course turns south back toward the lake, […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the annual Blue Ribbon Awards. The categories are: Geotourism – Providing an authentic Tahoe experience. Tourism – Innovative program, promotion or product for visitors. Experience – Business providing compelling and captivating experiences. Entrepreneur – An innovative individual who assumed the risk of starting a […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal NV Energy is seeking approval from the state for a new community solar program that will allow customers to access renewable energy through a subscription. The Subscription Solar Pilot Program will allow customers to receive a production credit on their bill even without rooftop solar on their homes by subscribing […]
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Emergency paving operations on westbound Interstate 80 started today and will last through Sept. 17. Work on deteriorating pavement in the right lanes of westbound I-80 between the agricultural inspection station and Donner Park will require alternating closures of right lanes 2 and 3 as well as ramp closures at five Truckee exits. Expect traffic […]
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To the community, I’m wondering if Tahoe residents have been well informed about the El Dorado County General Plan and zoning changes in progress and how they might be impacted. I’m from the west county and just recently discovered that 14,500 of the 37,000 parcels being changed are in Tahoe. We are told they are […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Summer officially ends next week, but California’s devastating wildfire season will almost certainly rage on. As of Monday, three enormous blazes — the Valley Fire in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties; the Rough Fire in the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County; and the Butte Fire, burning in […]
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Updated 2:49pm: All mandatory evacuations, evacuation advisories, and road closures in Amador County have been lifted. —- Mother Nature is lending a hand when it comes to the Butte and Valley fires burning in Northern California. However, tens of thousands of people remain displaced — either permanently or as evacuees — as the fires rage. […]
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