By Adam Nagourney, New York Times LOS ANGELES — In case there was ever any doubt, forcing a 25 percent cut in urban water use by Californians in the fourth year of a searing drought is not going to be easy. That became clear Saturday morning when, after a 12-hour delay, state regulators took their […]
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Truckee Donner Public Utility District has taken action to implement state water reduction regulations. Compliance is mandatory and there are provisions for penalties and fines. The key impacts to Truckee Donner PUD customers from the SWRCB’s 2015 emergency drought regulations currently include: Restriction on irrigation with potable water of ornamental landscapes and turf to every other […]
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By Christine Armario, AP The number of breakfasts served in the nation’s schools has doubled in the last two decades, a surge driven largely by a change in how districts deliver the food. Instead of providing low-income students free or reduced-price meals in the cafeteria, they’re increasingly serving all children in the classroom. Food policy […]
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“Motherhood Out Loud” will be at the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre for one night for a fundraiser on May 9. The evening will begin with a dessert and wine reception with live music. Cakes by Grace and Flour Girl Wedding Cakes will provide the desserts, Thrans will decorate the Grand Hall and Vinny Berry will serenade the crowd […]
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Lake Tahoe Maritime museum friend and board member Sue Stout died April 16, 2015, from an unexpected cerebral hemorrhage. Her husband, Richard, and son, Christopher, were with her at Renown Medical Center in Reno. Sue was Tahoe Maritime Museum’s marketing guru and editor of the member newsletter “Tahoe MariTimes.” Working an untold number of hours […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal Nate Christy’s medical journey started in Reno with a routine appendectomy on Jan. 13. What has followed for Nate, 9, were six more surgeries, having to be revived seven times when his heart stopped and three blood transfusions. And now recovery involves a road out of town. Nate and many […]
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By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times California’s drought has threatened farmers, ski resorts and golf courses, but it’s unlikely to do much damage to the state’s overall economy or budget, according to a new report. “We currently do not expect the drought to have a significant effect,” said the report, released Tuesday by the nonpartisan […]
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• Crews at the Valhalla Estate on the South Shore are replacing part of its foundation. • Former South Lake Tahoe City Manager Dave Childs is retiring from public service. His last day as city manager of Palmdale will be June 18. • Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. […]
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Weather permitting, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit may continue prescribed fire operations starting April 20. Operations may take place in Blackwood Canyon between Tahoe City and Tahoma, at Ski Run Boulevard near Heavenly and on the East Shore near Logan Creek Drive. Operations may last through the next several weeks as […]
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In the 1950s, Highway 50 at Stateline was a two-lane mountain road where it met unpaved Kingsbury Grade, then labeled State Route 19, a twisting dirt road going to the Carson Valley. It was gated at the Daggett Pass summit for winter closure until the 1960s. The two white diagonal streaks between the junction […]
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