By Yvonne Gonzalez, Las Vegas Sun Election officials across the country are looking to shore up election systems against hacking, a facet of the 2016 election that led to a yearlong congressional investigation. Nevada is organizing cybersecurity under a new central hub, according to the Secretary of State’s Office, and is among more than 35 […]
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Friends of the South Lake Tahoe Library have two diverse events coming up in April. The first is April 11 at 6pm — Trail Talk: Everyday Trails. Feel like you do the same hike, ride, or run every time? Not sure where to look for a new, exciting adventure? Come ask the experts. This event will feature […]
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By Trina Hamilton and Winifred Curran, The Conversation There are many indexes that aim to rank how green cities are. But what does it actually mean for a city to be green or sustainable? We’ve written about what we call the “parks, cafes and a riverwalk” model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green […]
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To the community, Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH) hosted an open house on Feb. 15 at the South Lake Tahoe warm room. The event honored the South Shore’s faith community for their support since the organization’s inception. In addition to thanking the entire faith community at the event, TCH gave special recognition to the […]
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Rhomi is a 3-year-old Husky/pit bull girl who loves to play at the dog park and go for hikes. She has lived with children and is very affectionate. Rhomi is house trained and crate trained. She pulls a bit on the leash and will chase cats. Rhomi is spayed, microchipped, tested for heart worm, and […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt “I feel trapped in Paradise. I live in Tahoe in the mountains, but I live by an asphalt plant. I want the spectacular clean air and water that was the Tahoe promise.” –Jeff Marcus, Julie Lane resident Tahoe Asphalt is the only asphalt plant in the Lake Tahoe Basin. It […]
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By Dan Walters, CalMatters When Santa Cruz, a picturesque and funky coastal city, first started to feel the pinch of rising retirement costs for city workers, it took several steps to limit the fiscal pain. As recommended by the League of Cities and other authorities, Santa Cruz issued a bond to pay down its rising […]
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By Nancy Trejos, USA Today Guests have a lot of demands these days. And hotels are changing their tactics to meet those demands. Hotels can no longer offer a simple bed and a bathroom. They have to think through every decision when designing a guestroom, from the type of mattresses to the bathroom lighting to storage […]
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By Associated Press A couple reached a $2.5 million settlement with a Northern California city and its police department after investigators dismissed the woman’s elaborate and bizarre kidnapping as a hoax. Police in Vallejo initially discounted a report by Denise Huskins and her boyfriend, Aaron Quinn, that a masked intruder drugged them in their home […]
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By Matt Weiser, Water Deeply Atmospheric rivers are vital to western water supplies, yet until very recently they were poorly understood: difficult to predict and measure, and very hard for scientists to estimate where they would make landfall. These are often erroneously called “pineapple express” storms, a term that applies to only a subset of atmospheric […]
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