By Leighton Woodhouse, New Republic Tucked in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Pasadena, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) looks and feels like a high-security college campus for engineering nerds. From the streetlight banners celebrating the latest satellite launch to the bungee rocket toys in the gift shop, the facility — which is formally […]
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A nearly seven-mile stretch of Highway 267 in Placer County will be repaved this summer, with work set to start June 1. The project is from just north of Schaffer Mill Road to Brockway Summit. The work involves grinding down the existing roadway and filling it with hot mix asphalt. There will be shoulder closures during the […]
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By Aaron Gulley, Outside After years of chasing the lightest, most minimal shapes for cross-country riders, helmet companies have started building lids with more rear coverage and added safety features. Bell wasn’t the first into this space, but it made a splash with the launch of its Super two years ago. This year, BRG Sports, […]
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By Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times When Helen Clark brought her father-in-law, then 83, to the doctor last year, she knew his mind was slowing, but a mental status exam confirmed it. He knew the year, where he lived and the name of the president. But when the doctor asked him to count backward […]
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By Phillip Reese and Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee For a lone, lovely month, it hasn’t much felt like a drought in the Sierra Nevada. Rain and snow have fallen week after week during May in the high country. Temperatures have dropped below normal most days, reducing the amount of water lost to evaporation. Southern California […]
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· South Lake Tahoe crews met the June 1 deadline to take down the gate to give more direct access to Connolly Beach. · More proof advertising online is the way to go – check out this graphic from Mary Meeker’s Annual Internet Trends Report that was published by BloombergBusiness. · Lake Tahoe Unified School District […]
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By Kathryn Reed By filling the superintendent vacancy the Douglas County School District board created another. Teri White on May 28 was selected to replace Lisa Noonan as superintendent. White has worked for DCSD since last summer as director of human resources. “I love being part of a district that is as good as ours. […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories Lake Tahoe News will be running leading up to the 50th anniversary of South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 30. “He who has the gold, makes the rules.” – Michael Hotaling, Airport Master Plan consultant, at the March 16, 2015, public meeting By Joann Eisenbrandt […]
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By Larry Weitzman Having deficit budgets is commonplace in the federal government. They just effectively print more money to cover it. (They do it by borrowing money such as selling T-bills.) But in subordinate governments, while borrowing is sometimes done and some jurisdictions even end up going bankrupt (making future borrowing even more expensive and […]
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The Tahoe Snowflakes took first place in the production number category at the all stars competition at Vacaville Ice Sports. The May 24 event was an artistic showcase competition sanctioned by the Ice Skating Institute. The production number consists of all the skaters from all the teams. Also in first place was the oldest of the […]
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