Crews spent hours last week manually replanting 324 acres in Eldorado National Forest burned in the King Fire last fall. The seedlings currently being planted will re-establish plantations in units that were previously planted after timber harvests in the early 1990s, as well as units planted after the 1986 Hale Fire, and other units that were […]
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An indoor marijuana grow house in the Tahoe Keys was raided by officers last month, with processed and packaged pot with a street value of $76,500 confiscated. Sgt. Joe Sherry with the California Highway Patrol on March 17 at 10:15pm saw a pickup on Emerald Drive in South Lake Tahoe illegally parked and partially blocking […]
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By Sonya Sorich, Sacramento Business Journal As competition for local grocery shoppers’ attention increases, Raley’s Inc. is heightening its focus on wine. So don’t be surprised if you soon see a wine steward in your local Raley’s store, ready to help you decide which adult beverage to serve at your big Saturday night dinner. “It’s our […]
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To celebrate Earth Day, the Lake Tahoe chapter of Slow Food will host a screening of the documentary film “Slow Food Story” at Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema in Tahoe City. The film traces the roots of the Slow Food movement from 1986 in Italy to the global revolution to think differently about food, its […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle In the strange and continuing saga of California’s weather and water, the three best whitewater-rafting destinations — the South Fork American, Tuolumne and Middle Fork American — should have sensational conditions this summer in spite of the drought. The rivers are not expected to be in crisis in spite […]
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• El Dorado County Supervisor Brian Veerkamp will be representing the board at future Meyers meetings because Supervisor Sue Novasel has a conflict of interest based on property ownership. Veerkamp is also the alternate for Novasel on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board. • The Douglas County Public Library in Minden will be honoring […]
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Drought is a good thing for Lake Tahoe’s clarity. This was proved with today’s announcement that the largest gain in clarity in more than a decade occurred in 2014. A disc that looks like a white dinner plate could be seen to a depth of 77.8 feet, an increase of 7.5 feet. The Secchi disk […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee California education officials relied on three paper slips and a box to help determine who would win a nearly quarter-billion-dollar contract to overhaul the state’s system of testing students. At a state Board of Education meeting last month, board President Michael Kirst drew each of the three firms’ names to […]
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By Katie Orr, Capital Public Radio Law enforcement officers need a warrant if they want to search your house. A bill in the California Legislature would require they also get one to search your email. The bill is sponsored by the ACLU of Northern California. It would require that law enforcement agencies obtain a warrant […]
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By Kathryn Reed Getting rid of stress might not be possible, but how one deals with it can lead to a healthier outcome. Money, work, health and relationships are the top stressors for people in the United States. Identifying the stressors is the first step to being able to get rid of them. Sonia Rupp […]
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