By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Glancing at the 458 candidates who recently showed up for the California Highway Patrol’s applicant screening on a recent blustery morning, one wouldn’t think the department has a diversity problem. The group that had gathered in the gym at the CHP’s West Sacramento academy came from the Sacramento region and […]
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By Larry Weitzman Let’s get something straight right from the start, minivans may be the most practical vehicles ever designed and with the new Toyota Sienna it gives away very little to other kinds of vehicles in performance and handling. But it has more utility than any other kind of vehicle. Sure, you’re not going […]
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By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times By any measure, the Pacific Crest Trail is a beastly thing, an angry anaconda that slithers up the entire length of California and all the way to Canada, some 2,650 rugged miles. That’s approximately 6 million steps — some of them glorious, many of them merciless. But along the […]
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By Ted Gaines Jan. 1 marks the New Year and also the day that hundreds of new California laws go into effect. In addition to the changes those laws are supposed to bring, there are other major problems facing the state in 2015. The budget picture is improved, but the state consistently ignores the longterm, […]
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• Join fellow book artists for an afternoon of free book making on Jan. 4 from 3-5pm at Bona Fide Books, 1609 Magua St., No. 4, Meyers. No experience necessary, but a love of books helps. • Tahoe City Cross Country is open. • The U.S. Coast Guard still hasn’t finished its investigation of when […]
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Robert Fish, a seasonal Caltrans equipment operator working out of Truckee, was plowing Interstate 80 on Christmas about 9pm when he noticed a man trying to wave down traffic near the eastbound Hirschdale Road off-ramp. James Mengel, 77, of Citrus Heights said he had been involved in a hit-and-run accident and his truck would not run. […]
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The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations this week on Kingsbury Grade near Buchanan Road, Ski Run Boulevard near Heavenly, Luther Pass and Spooner Summit. Operations will last through the next several weeks as conditions allow. Each operation follows a prescribed fire burn plan, which considers […]
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By Josh Richman, San Jose Mercury News After months of seeing gas prices sink ever lower, Californians will ring in 2015 by paying more at the pump as a result of the state’s landmark greenhouse-gas emissions law. But how much more we’ll pay, and whether it’s worth it, remains bitterly debated among oil companies, some […]
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It depends on what end of the lake you are on if the gaming revenue numbers are good or bad news. On the South Shore the win was down 30.36 percent for November compared to 2013, while on the North Shore there was a gain of 22.14 percent. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released the […]
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Getting boats in and out of the Tahoe Keys is not getting any better as winter progresses. Buoys for navigation and speed limits at the main channel are sitting to the side, in muck because the water level is so low. If the lake level rises — especially in any significant way, it won’t be until […]
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