By Leslie Scism, Wall Street Journal During the worst of last month’s wildfires in Northern California, Dick Fredericks got a phone call that passed on “some magical words”: His house was safe. The message from a private firefighting service hired by his home insurer, Chubb Ltd., was accompanied by an email with some two […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle From a Sierra crag at north Tahoe, with one sweep of the eye you can look across towering peaks and down into a valley — and take in a landscape shaping up as the next big turf battleground in California. On one side are the world-renowned Squaw Valley and […]
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To the community, “It is a great feeling to know I work for a company that enjoys giving back to the community,” commented Chris Barbar. Barbar is the assistant manager for ticket sales at Heavenly Mountain Resort and on Oct. 23, through Heavenly’s Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsorship, spent another Monday helping Bread & […]
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“Everest No Filter 2.0” documents Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richard’s second attempt to summit the 29,029-foot-tall Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. The duo originally set out to conquer this peak in 2016, and while Richards made it to the top with no supplemental oxygen, Ballinger was forced to turn just hours from the summit. This […]
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· California Conservation Corps members from Meyers are in Texas for the next month helping clean up the destruction Hurricane Harvey left behind. · The gates to Van Sickle Bi-State Park are closed for the winter season. However, the grounds remain open year-round. · Assemblyman Kevin Kiley and Clayton Markin, representing Travis Allen, candidate for […]
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By Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento Bee The Trump administration released a sweeping report Friday that pegged man-made climate change to droughts and wildfires in California and the West, but for reasons one may not expect. Scientists have uncovered little evidence that climate change is a driver of reduced rainfall and snowfall in the region, including […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted unanimously to increase the number of permit types Placer County can process on the bi-state regulatory organization’s behalf. This should help people in terms of time and with transportation costs. Beginning in spring 2018, the county Community Development Resource Agency in Tahoe City will offer a one-stop […]
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By Larry Weitzman A year ago, I sampled the new Kia Cadenza. I proclaimed that the Koreans are now out Japaneseing the Japanese in the car business, building cars of incredible quality and value, with super styling, comfortable interiors, astounding performance and remarkable fuel economy. While this all sounds like a puff piece for the […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Waterfall season is usually a late spring ritual. Not this year. With the abundance of snowfall last winter in the Sierra, it meant water flowing long past when it normally would be a trickle. Taking advantage of a Sierra Club hike, I ventured with a group to the Galena […]
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Publisher’s note: On the Nov. 7 El Dorado County Board of Supervisors agenda is a recommendation from CAO Don Ashton for the board to consider sending a letter similar to the one below to representatives opposing the House-passed federal budget resolution that would allow Congress to use a simple majority vote to eliminate the State […]
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