By Kathryn Reed Rumors are rampant, while facts are few when it comes to why South Lake Tahoe’s city manager is not at work. On the March 6 agenda is a closed session item stating: Public employee discipline/dismissal/release. This is the third meeting with this same agenda item. An attorney other than Nira Doherty with […]
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By Larry Weitzman The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors couldn’t wait the five years as the County Charter provides for charter review, but instead used their power to impanel another Charter Review Committee early (three years after the last Charter Review Committee). The results of this new CRC are another run at increasing the […]
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By David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle Even as drivers debate repealing California’s recent gasoline tax hike, an often-overlooked state program has quietly helped push fuel prices higher. Dubbed the low carbon fuel standard, the program is designed to fight climate change by forcing oil companies to lower the “carbon intensity” of the fuels […]
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By Amanda MacMillan, Outside Lindsey Vonn made history last month with her 64th World Cup win—the most ever for a female skier—after spending most of 2014 rehabbing a torn ACL. Even more remarkable: she had not one but two major knee surgeries in the past two years. Many people who tear their ACLs are told […]
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By Jay Hamburger, Park Record Vail Resorts could medal in any U.S. bid for a Winter Olympics. The Colorado-based ski behemoth has properties in three of the places that are seen as contenders to become the bid city once the United States Olympic Committee mounts an effort to secure another Winter Olympics, perhaps as early […]
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To the community, SnowGlobe appears to be following the letter of their contract with the city of South Lake Tahoe with the possible exception of holding an after party in Bijou Park. They have also generated revenue for local businesses, employed local residents and donated to local charities. What is not apparent are the current […]
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· South Lake Brewing is having a fundraiser for Sierra-at-Tahoe’s avalanche dogs on March 16 from 6-10pm. In addition to beer, there will be pizza, music and a raffle. Dogs on leash welcome. · Here is the Sierra roadwork schedule for the week from Caltrans. · Power to Your Pelvis – Taking Control of Your Pelvic […]
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By U.S. Ski Team Mark Engel (Truckee) scored a career-best World Cup slalom result, finishing 19th in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Sunday. Austria’s Marcel Hirscher once again crushed the field, winning by 1.22 seconds over Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen in second and Switzerland’s Ramon Zenhaeusern in third. With the victory, Hirscher won the overall World Cup […]
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There will be a South Shore Arts town meeting on March 13 from 5:30-7:30pm at Tahoe Mountain Lab on Harrison Avenue. There will be an informal pre-gathering with light refreshments from 5-5:30pm. It will be facilitated by the Nevada Arts Council and the Tahoe Arts Alliance. The goal is to bring residents, businesses, and […]
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By Ramona Giwargis, Las Vegas Review-Journal Growing up in a religious Southern California household, Jazzmyne Lizarraga-Valle couldn’t even talk about sex. But three months ago, the aspiring teacher proudly held a sign that read “Reproductive Freedom For All” as she marched among thousands of people in Nevada’s Women’s March. The event marked the height of […]
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