By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle The abominable snowpack in the Sierra Nevada reached an unprecedented low this week, dipping below the historic lows in 1977 and 2014 for the driest winter in 65 years of record-keeping. Electronic surveys show the water content of the snow throughout the Sierra is a shocking 8 percent of […]
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Spring is a busy time of year for wildlife. Bears, deer, birds and bobcats as well as dozens of other species emerge from winter ready to fill their bellies and raise their young. Because of this increase in wildlife activity, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reminds people to leave young wildlife alone if […]
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The California Transportation Commission has allocated $325.8 million to 142 transportation projects, including ones on the South Shore. Fifty-one biking and pedestrian projects throughout the state will receive $27 million in allocations from the Active Transportation Program. El Dorado County will receive $750,000 to construct a class I bike and multi-use path on Sawmill Road. […]
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By Patrick Clarke, Travel Pulse A recent study on vacation time conducted by economic analysis firm Oxford Economics and commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association reveals that many Americans are hurting themselves and their companies by refusing to capitalize on paid time off. According to Rachel Emma Silverman of the Wall Street Journal, Oxford Economics’ […]
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By Michael R. Blood and Kimberly Pierceall, AP Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to retire next year leaves no clear successor in his home state of Nevada, where a popular Republican governor appears reluctant to change jobs and the pending loss of Reid’s clout in Washington is causing anxiety over who might replace him. […]
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The U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations in several locations around Lake Tahoe on March 30, weather permitting. Operations may take place in Blackwood Canyon between Tahoe City and Tahoma, on the south side of Meeks Bay, on Gardner Mountain near South Tahoe High School and off Gardner Street, on Luther Pass near […]
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By Timothy Stenovec, Huffington Post Your options for how to watch TV continue to grow, but cable companies could make you pay dearly if you want to “cut the cord.” Sony and Dish have recently launched services that allow you to watch live TV streamed over the Internet without subscribing to a cable or satellite […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee State prison officials said Thursday that they are loosening some restrictions on where thousands of California sex offenders may live in response to a state Supreme Court ruling earlier this month. The new policy essentially means that state officials will review the cases of all 6,000 sex-offender parolees to determine […]
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By Kathryn Reed Another winter has gone by and still there is no place for the homeless in South Lake Tahoe to seek shelter. Frustration is beginning to show among those who keep meeting to talk about establishing a warming room in South Lake Tahoe. Without nonprofit status, it is impossible to apply for grants […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Poverty is the issue du jour of this year’s legislative session – with good reason. By an alternative Census Bureau method of calculating poverty, including the cost of living, 23.4 percent of California’s 39 million residents are impoverished, the nation’s highest rate. A Public Policy Institute of California study found […]
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