To the community, Eutrophication – diminishing clarity due to excessive nutrient loading. According to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the year-round or permanent resident population of the Lake Tahoe Basin is approximately 50,000. There are approximately 50,000 year-round Lake Tahoe residents of which, in my opinion, 20 percent own and care for our canine guest, […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Joe Farrow had it right Wednesday morning when he said, “Everybody in this room knows we have an issue to work on. A big issue.” The CHP commissioner uttered those words before kicking off a five-hour meeting to talk about mental-health training for police. More then 100 experts and advocates, […]
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El Dorado County Elections Department on Nov. 12 released new numbers from the Nov. 4 election. This is not the final count. Provisional ballots have not been counted. Here are the numbers for South Lake Tahoe City Council, with the top three being elected: Wendy David –1,676 votes Tom Davis — 1,409 Austin Sass — […]
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By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times Americans recently passed a milestone when federal officials reported that water use across the nation had reached its lowest level in more than 45 years: good news for the environment, great news in times of drought and a major victory for conservation. What was surprising in the U.S. Geological […]
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Arrest warrants have been issued for three people believed to be connected to a string of burglaries in Truckee dating to 2013. In late 2013 and into the early 2014, Truckee experienced an increase in residential burglaries. Evidence was submitted to the state Department of Justice in Sacramento for additional forensic analysis. All burglaries were […]
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An electrical fire caused damage to house in Meyers on Nov. 9. Firefighters responded to the Nottaway residence about 3:30pm Sunday. “It was later determined that the fire started in the kitchen and was accidental/electrical in nature,” Leona Allen, spokeswoman for Lake Valley Fire Department, told Lake Tahoe News. “The loss value is still being […]
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• Zawadisha’s third annual Holiday Bazaar is Nov. 29 from 10am-3pm at Bona Fide Books HQ in Meyers. • There is a teen writing group every Saturday at 3pm at the South Lake Tahoe Library. For more info, go online. • Sugar Bowl will be opening for the season Nov. 26. • Lt. Bryan Golmitz […]
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By Todd Shields, Bloomberg President Obama called for the “strongest possible rules” to protect the open Internet, advocating stricter controls than a regulator he appointed and causing shares of Comcast Corp. and other broadband providers to drop. “I am asking for an explicit ban on paid prioritization,” Obama said today in a statement, referring to […]
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By Danielle McCreaTuesday, Las Vegas Sun With state approval recently of dozens of medical marijuana licenses, a native Nevadan with two decades in the gaming industry is laying the groundwork for the new industry’s next steps. Heidi Cook, managing partner of Regulated Employee Resources, is creating an education program to ensure businesses keep up with state […]
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Lake Tahoe Society for Storytelling & Enlightenment is a collaboration of Bona Fide Books of Meyers and local artist Jared Manninen. LTSSE seeks to build community at Lake Tahoe and keep its history alive through inspired storytelling. In 2015, LTSSE will launch its first collection of illustrated Tahoe history books. A sampler will be available this […]
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