Simon Hook from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory will speak Nov. 13 at 6pm at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village. Hook uses Lake Tahoe as a validation site for earth observation satellites that measure surface temperature and recently used satellite surface temperature measurements made over the last 30 years to study large […]
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By Jeremy Miller Finally! I’ve waited for what feels like an eternity for something that really amazed me in theaters. Not since “Guardians” have I truly been blown away, until now. Unsuspecting director David Dobkin (“Wedding Crashers,” “The Change-Up”) was behind the camera while Nick Schenk (Gran Torino) and Bill Dubuque manned the screenplay for […]
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By Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg California voters are being asked to lighten criminal penalties for low-level drug possession and nonviolent thefts such as shoplifting, to help ease crowding in the state’s prisons. Support for the ballot initiative is uniting billionaires on opposite ends of the political spectrum, from financier George Soros and Netflix Inc. Chief […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe’s Keep Sierra Clean Day is Oct. 19. Staff and volunteers will hit the trails to pick up trash before the snow falls. Registration begins at 10am, with the lift spinning at 10:30am. Sierra will provide a free lunch, live music and giveaways on the Solstice Plaza. The event goes until 3pm. In addition, there […]
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By Dave Jinkens In a stunning step backward from transparency the El Dorado County Planning Commission, holding a difficult to attend morning weekday workshop on the draft Meyers Area Plan at City Hall in South Lake Tahoe on Oct. 16, recommended that any new Meyers Area Advisory Council formed by the Board of Supervisor after […]
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Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit personnel will conduct prescribed fire operations in numerous locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin beginning today. Smoke from prescribed fire operations is normal and may continue for several days after an ignition depending on the project size. To receive prescribed fire notifications, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Relationships and collaboration are what have allowed Nancy Gibson to accomplish things her predecessors have not always been able to do. While she has not done everything she has wanted, the forest supervisor of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit knows the job could never completely be done. Such are the hazards […]
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To the community, Our city needs Brooke Laine on the City Council. Her integrity, experience and business background are assets we need to keep. She was born and raised in South Lake Tahoe and is passionate about the future of our community. She’s committed, and she can do the job. We urge you to vote for Brooke Laine […]
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To the community, Reporting from the Oct. 16 El Dorado County Planning Commission meeting: After a member of the Planning Commission commented that he gives more weight to the comments of the public members who were able to attend today (vs. the public feedback provided at all previous meetings, the community “vote” on height last spring, […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A search is under way for a man who Friday morning shot at an El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy. At about 8am Oct. 17, the deputy contacted a man near Cable Road in Camino. A struggle began with the 6 feet 2 inch 225 pound man. The man then retrieved […]
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