By Susan Wood “Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both,” wrote C. Wright Mills, an American sociologist and intellectual. Mills, who taught at Columbia University right up to his death in 1962, was concerned with the citizens’ responsibilities in post-World War II society – […]
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By Joe Mathews Take my guilty plea, Mr. Mueller. Because this Californian is colluding with a Russian. Specifically, that most alluring of Russians, the Russian River, which seductively winds through Mendocino and Sonoma counties to the Pacific. Traveling the length of the Russian—as I recently did—reminds you that California and Russia are too intertwined for […]
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The California Highway Patrol will be conducing a sobriety checkpoint on the South Shore on June 30 from 8pm-2am. The sobriety checkpoint will be staffed by a team of CHP officers who will be controlling traffic, evaluating driver’s sobriety, and hand out literature warning of the dangers of drinking and driving. Driver’s license checks will […]
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By Elaine Glusac, New York Times Once the LGBT Memorial in New York City opens, which is expected this month, its designer, the multimedia artist Anthony Goicolea, plans to offer personal tours of the site in Hudson River Park through Airbnb’s Experience tours, exploring its composition of nine stones, some bisected by prismatic glass that […]
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Douglas County Manager Larry Werner is resigning effective Aug. 31. Last September the board on a 3-2 vote extended his contract to Dec. 31, 2019. Werner has been at the helm of the county since February 2016 when Jim Nichols and the commissioners parted company. Werner’s stint was originally supposed to be an interim appointment, […]
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More children have come forward alleging they were sexually assaulted at a South Lake Tahoe child care facility. Since David Rodriguez-Flores’ arrest on June 20 police officers said more victims have been identified. How many has not been released. Nor have their ages or genders. Police said the new information points to “a pattern of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Precautionary signs are up at Fallen Leaf Lake after 10 gallons of raw sewage entered the lake early Friday morning. “The signs will be removed once the water quality at the spill site is at the same baseline level as water found at other points around the lake,” South Tahoe Public Utility District […]
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Tahoe Rim Trail Association is partnering with Sidellis of Lake Tahoe for an afternoon of gear and beer. The July 15 event will be from 2-5pm at the South Lake Tahoe brewery.. It’s an opportunity to check out a variety of different gear options for camping, backpacking, and day hiking while sipping on a beer. […]
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The Fourth of July holiday period signifies the busiest time of year in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is instituting the following annual alcohol bans: · Nevada Beach on July 4, from 6am until midnight. · Zephyr Cove Resort and Zephyr Shoals (former Dreyfus Estate) from June […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and the Incline Village General Improvement District are warning people that Incline Village will be crowded Fourth of July, plus there will be temporary road closures. The following traffic and parking controls are planned for June 30-July 5: Road closures on July 4: Lakeshore Boulevard will be closed on July […]
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