· The Great Lake Tahoe Sternwheeler Race between the Tahoe Queen and M.S Dixie II is Sept. 5 at 11am on the South Shore. · Liberty Utilities is planning an outage on Aug. 19 from 11pm to Aug. 20 at 5am in South Lake Tahoe to replace a bad cable. It will affect Tahoe Beach Retreat, Days […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News More than 10,000 acres of scenic meadows, forests and trout streams in the Sierra Nevada 10 miles west of Lake Tahoe have been preserved in a deal in which environmentalists hope to prove that thinning out overgrown forests can increase California’s water supply. The Northern Sierra Partnership, an […]
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By John Moorlach This year, the majority Democratic Party found new ways to spend the $6 billion to $9 billion in additional tax revenue, passing the largest state budget in California history. Funding to fix our roads and bridges, however, was woefully inadequate. Now the majority party has decided that California’s roads are a mess. […]
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By Meg James, Los Angeles Times VH1 Classic, with music videos from the 1980s and ’90s and movies like “The Breakfast Club,” was designed as a nostalgic stop for channel surfers. Viacom Inc. launched the channel 15 years ago during the last big boom in cable programming. Back then consumers were hauling home high-definition big […]
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The Autumn Food and Wine Festival will return to Truckee for its 30th anniversary Sept. 11-13. Events are at the Village at Northstar and Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe. Renowned regional chefs will compete head-to-head for the coveted first place award during the Culinary Competition and Grand Tasting which will be on the final day of the festival. Leading […]
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By Ellen Knickmeyer, AP SAN FRANCISCO — State contractors have readied plans to acquire as many as 300 farms in the California delta by eminent domain to make room for a pair of massive, still-unapproved water tunnels proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown, according to documents obtained by opponents of the tunnels. Farmers whose parcels were […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Dylan Sullivan has been removed from all criminal cases and instead will hear civil issues. The reason for this change has not been disclosed. Presiding Judge Suzanne Kingsbury, who makes the assignments, deferred comment to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office. She would not explain […]
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· Citywater, a contemporary classical music group, will play at the Boathouse Theatre on the South Shore on Aug. 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets may be purchased online. · Nevada County’s Citizens’ Academy is Sept. 14-Nov. 23. For more info, go online. · Squaw Valley Institute’s 4th annual Farm to Table Dinner is Aug. 27 at […]
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By Ben Egel and Brenna Lyles, Sacramento Bee Like most state recreation areas, Nevada County’s South Yuba River Park has plenty of trails to hike on. Unlike most others, though, it also has a path to roll on. About half of the gently sloped, 2.5-mile Independence Trail on the west side of Highway 49 […]
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