By Tony Bizjaz, Sacramento Bee Weeks into a new gas tax hike, California transportation officials said Thursday they are studying ways to charge drivers based on how many miles they drove since their last fill-up rather than the amount of fuel they use. The problem? California drivers are choosing such fuel-efficient cars that the […]
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Douglas County’s voting machines, which showed their age in the last election, are going to be replaced. After 13 years, the machines need to go, according to Clerk-Treasurer Kathy Lewis. The county has allocated $500,000 for the machines. The Legislature has set aside $1.8 million to help all the counties purchase voting machines; Douglas will […]
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By Kathryn Reed The next phase of the Greenway Bike Trail in South Lake Tahoe is about to go forward. Trustees of Lake Tahoe Community College on Tuesday are expected to approve three items related to the project. The college, city of South Lake Tahoe and California Tahoe Conservancy are involved in a three-way land […]
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Two El Dorado County projects have been awarded from Caltrans. The planning grants are funded through the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB1) to support efforts to plan more sustainable communities, reduce transportation-related greenhouse gases and adapt for the effects of climate change. Nearly $32 million in grants were awarded. Among projects awarded […]
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By Kim Wyatt “The California Field Atlas “ By Obi Kaufmann Heyday, 552 pages, $45 One-line review: Get lost in this singular, enchanting atlas of our golden state. “This is a love story,” begins “The California Field Atlas,” and the instant I opened this enchanting book I was under its spell. What is the purpose […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Apple Hill has been an autumn destination for decades for Northern California families in search of fresh fruits, Halloween pumpkins, Christmas trees and wine tasting. Now, it is at the center of a legal fight over who can use the name “Apple Hill” to hawk their farm goods. The dispute […]
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Updated 9pm: Cars were scattered about the Stateline casino corridor Saturday afternoon in what ended up being a three-car accident. Several people were injured, but none with life-threatening injuries. Ryan Land, 33, of Fallbrook was arrested on felony driving under the influence charges. He was reportedly going 60 mph in the 25 mph zone. He […]
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· Dharma Love in the Swiss Chalet Village in South Lake Tahoe now sells books published by Meyers’ Bona Fide Books. · South Shore author Jennifer Quashnick will be launching her third book in her Mountaingirl Mysteries series, “Sierra Nevada Dangerous Developments,” on Dec. 16, 4-5:30pm at the American Legion in South Lake Tahoe. · […]
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By Susan Wood For over a decade, the Lake Tahoe Boys and Girls Club has represented a home away from home for hundreds of South Lake Tahoe youngsters. Now it needs a home itself. The thinking is eventually the Lake Tahoe Unified School District may want to reopen the Al Tahoe Elementary School, so shared […]
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By Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle For years, the Grove of Titans was barely more than a myth. Incredibly old. Incredibly large. And incredibly hard to find. It used to be that the grouping of eight old-growth redwood trees deep within Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park near Crescent City could be reached only by following […]
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