• Here is the agenda for the Oct. 28 9am El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Fodor’s picked Lake Tahoe as one of the top 10 places for a hot air balloon ride. • The Truckee Town Council will receive an update about Ebola from Tahoe Forest Hospital System officials […]
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South Lake Tahoe has collected nearly $40,000 this year in two cases of people who were not paying transient occupancy tax money for their vacation rentals. South Lake Tahoe Police Department, which runs the vacation home rental department for the city, conducts routine audits to ensure TOT is being collected. A recent audit of a vacation home […]
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By Sasha Khokha, KQED-TV California’s severe drought is putting stress on everyone these days: the residents whose wells are running dry; the farmers forced to experiment with growing their produce with much less water; and of course, the thirsty fruits and vegetables themselves. But preliminary research suggests the dryness isn’t hurting the produce’s nutritional value, […]
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U.S. Forest Service officials are threatening to shut off access to Taylor Creek on the South Shore if people don’t start behaving better. “We have had mobs of people rushing the bears trying to get a selfie. People are going off the trails to look for bears,” Lisa Herron, spokeswoman for the Lake Tahoe Basin […]
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Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra and Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe are collaborating to honor two local women with the Live Your Dream award. Eligible applicants must be women who provide the primary financial support for their families, and are attending an undergraduate degree program or a vocational skills training program. This award honors […]
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By Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones In the months after Hurricane Sandy, insurance companies spooked by rising seas dropped coastal policies in droves. That could become an increasingly common story, according to the largest-ever survey of how insurance companies are dealing with climate change, released Wednesday. Global warming is increasing the risk of damage to lives […]
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Thursday was the first night all the lights were turned on from Tallac Avenue to Los Angeles Avenue in South Lake Tahoe. The road and landscaping improvements are part of the multi-million dollar Harrison Avenue project. It is jointly funded by the city and property owners in the area. Work is still being done in the […]
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Several South Lake Tahoe businesses were burglarized this week. Police believe the same suspects – who remain at-large – committed the five break-ins. On Oct. 22 at approximately 11:15pm officers responded to the Kmart Garden Center. Two suspects smashed the front door glass and attempted to steal the cash registers. They took an unknown amount of […]
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Here are the latest campaign finance statements from the South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates: Wendy David Tom Davis Bruce Grego Brooke Laine Matt Palacio Austin Sass Angela Swanson.
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To the community, I started this letter three weeks ago, but then decided not to get involved for two reasons. One, Sheriff (Ron) Pierini didn’t need my help, and two, the people of Douglas County are smart enough to see through (Dave) Brady’s negative campaigning. Then, a few days ago, I read a letter to […]
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