By Joe Mathews Californians, I regret to inform you that your diplomas have been held, and you won’t be graduating. You flunked higher education. Another state budget, accompanied by an 8-month-long controversy over UC demonstrated once again that we Californians don’t have a clue about what our public universities mean to the state. Because if […]
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By Jennifer S. Holland, National Geographic If you live in the eastern United States, you might want to keep an eye on your backyard for some surprising summer visitors. Bears. The American black bear (Ursus americanus), which was heavily diminished by overhunting, habitat loss, and fragmentation in the past century, is making an impressive comeback […]
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Caltrans has set up travel time billboards around South Lake Tahoe. Using Bluetooth technology, readers along the highway collect data from mobile devices and transfer that data to a server to determine how long it takes vehicles to travel from one reader to another. This information can then be used to display travel times on the […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times The lawsuits hit the courts within days of the state mailing notices to some Central Valley irrigation districts: They were to stop diverting from rivers and streams because there wasn’t enough water to go around. Unsurprising as the move may be in this fourth year of drought, to the […]
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Fire restrictions on National Forest System lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin began today and will remain in effect until the official end of fire season. Campfires will be restricted to certain exempted recreation sites and other fire-related activities will be prohibited. On National Forest System lands, fire restrictions mean: · No open fires, campfires or […]
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The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office’s next S.T.A.R. Academy is Aug. 3-14. The training is Monday–Friday from 9am-noon, with an afternoon driver proficiency training and law enforcement support visits. The training will be at the Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. Academy training is diversified with instruction and interactive participation provided by experienced senior […]
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Roads in Incline Village will be closed during the festivities on July 3-4. The following traffic and parking controls are planned for Friday and Saturday: July 3, 9:30-11:30am road closures: Highway 28 between Southwood Boulevard West and Southwood Boulevard East, including cross street of Village Boulevard. Southwood Boulevard between Highway 28 and Incline Way. Incline Way between […]
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· Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition will be providing a free bike valet at the celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline on July 14-19 from 8am-4pm. · The Northstar Mountain Run is Aug. 9 starting at the Village at Northstar and finishing at the top of the Tahoe Zephyr Express. It is a 10.6K run. For more […]
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By Tracy Seipel and Jessica Calefati, Contra Costa Times SACRAMENTO — In a historic decision that could reverberate nationwide, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill mandating that almost all California schoolchildren be fully vaccinated, regardless of their parents’ personal or religious beliefs. By signing Senate Bill 277 into law, Brown pushed the Golden […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Collaboration. That is what has allowed public and private entities in the Lake Tahoe Basin to get things done. Various speakers pointed this out last week at the annual Western Governors’ Association confab. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, the outgoing chair of the group, said how collaboration is necessary for […]
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