By Kathryn Reed An unexpected spike in the cost of retiree pension benefits and a continual declining value of some redevelopment properties is being offset by a substantial increase in transient occupancy taxes in South Lake Tahoe. All of this means the 2015-16 budget that takes effect Oct. 1 is balanced. And while legally the […]
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By Mike Benefield, High Country News It’s time to move irrigation pipe. It’s one of those things you have to do when you have a certain amount of land and enough water to irrigate it. My knees hurt as I walk each piece of pipe over to the next dry spot. Here in central Oregon, […]
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By KTVU-TV A man accused of a home invasion crime in Dublin and linked to a bizarre kidnapping case in Vallejo from March appeared in an East Bay courtroom Thursday. According to court documents, an emergency 911 call was placed from the lock screen of the cell phone, which revealed the telephone number and ultimately […]
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By Tracy Seipel and Jessica Calefati, San Jose Mercury News SACRAMENTO — A day after a state senator revived a bill to hike the state’s cigarette tax by $2 a pack, a new Field Poll unveiled Thursday found that two-thirds of California voters back such a tax increase. That’s one of the key findings in […]
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A boat parked at Lake Forest Campground in Tahoe City was completely destroyed Aug. 26 by fire. A motor home and nearby vegetation also caught fire Wednesday afternoon. The flames did not spread beyond the campsite. North Tahoe Fire Department officials said rehab of the site is not required. The cause of the fire is under […]
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The 18th annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day is Sept. 12. This is a day of planting, weed pulling, and other restoration activities to preserve and protect Lake Tahoe’s watershed. Refreshments, lunch and prizes will be provided. Bring water, wear clothes that are comfortable. The event is put on by the League to Save Lake Tahoe. It is […]
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By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee The purchase of 10,000 acres of watershed land west of Lake Tahoe is slated to launch a living laboratory testing whether the answer to drought lies in fewer trees. Research by the environmental group the Nature Conservancy has shown that thinning forests of small- to medium-size trees and bushes allows […]
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The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program is looking for volunteers. Current volunteer needs include: Drivers — are needed to deliver meals one day each week from 10:30am to 12:30pm to homebound adults in Placerville, Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, and the Georgetown Divide, and especially in South Lake Tahoe. Kitchen volunteers — are needed to help with […]
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The California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service are hosting two open houses to present a land exchange concept that they say would help both agencies better manage their holdings in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The proposal would transfer Forest Service urban lots to the California Tahoe Conservancy, while conveying some larger CTC parcels to the Forest Service. The […]
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By Jackie Valley, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Health Co-Op, a consumer-owned and operated health plan created under the Affordable Care Act, is going out of business because of high costs, state officials announced Wednesday. Consumers insured by the co-op will be covered through Dec. 31, said Janel Davis, spokeswoman for the Silver State Health […]
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