By Jessica Keys The conversations and attitudes we have with children about food can be linked to their eating habits. Use these new sayings developed by childhood obesity researchers to help guide children in a healthier direction during the holidays and beyond: Old: Clean your plate. New: Eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re full. […]
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By Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee Median home ownership and rental prices are further apart in the Sacramento metropolitan area than nearly any of the most populous U.S. regions, according to an Urban Institute report released this week. Monthly mortgage payments in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties will eat up 32.9 percent of a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Five acres of land bordering the Upper Truckee River near the mouth of Lake Tahoe are a reminder of how the environment wasn’t always a priority. A maintenance yard next to a river. That wouldn’t happen today. Daily, trucks drive into the yard – which isn’t paved. Old dumpsters are rusting. Debris […]
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By Larry Weitzman The issue at hand is whether the city of Placerville can legally contract with a private contractor to issue parking tickets. The law has been clear since April 23, 2002, that it cannot do so, yet Placerville has continually contracted with a private company to handle this service. By flaunting the law […]
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While there was no action taken in closed session Thursday by the California Tahoe Conservancy board, it was a better experience for Patrick Wright compared to June. Wright, the executive director of the state agency based in South Lake Tahoe, this summer was told by his board he better get his act together. Apparently he […]
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El Dorado County sheriff’s detectives on Dec. 6 discovered a large scale, commercial style butane extraction lab in Camino. They were following up on a narcotics investigation in the 5000 block of Monte Vista Way. Via a search warrant they seized numerous items used in the commercial manufacturing of concentrated cannabis, including multiple commercial vacuum […]
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The big news Thursday from Vail Resorts wasn’t its quarterly earnings report, but instead the hefty investment coming to Whistler Blackcomb. This is the second season the Broomfield, Colo.-based company has owned the Canadian resort. The $52 million cash infusion for next year will include a 10-passenger gondola, a new six-pack lift and a high-speed […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — As the best snowboarders and skiers in the world kicked off their quest to reach the South Korea Olympics next year, America’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, suggested that the United States’ participation in the Winter Olympics is “an open question.” In an interview […]
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El Dorado County is accepting comment on its River Management Plan. The plan focuses on whitewater recreation on the 20.7-mile segment of the South Fork of the American River between the Chili Bar Dam and the confluence of the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. The initial plan was adopted in 2001 by the Board of […]
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· Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe earned top honors from the California Hotel & Lodging Association for its guest relations program. · Sierra College, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District and Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee are asking people to take this adult education and strong workforce development survey. The deadline to take […]
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