By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe will be using the law firm Burke, Williams & Sorensen out of Oakland when City Attorney Tom Watson leaves at the end of the month. Nira Doherty, a partner in the firm, has been on retainer with the city for a while. She is used in special cases, most […]
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By Elaine Glusac, New York Times Fewer international travelers came to the United States during the first few months of this year than over the same period last year, confirming concerns of some in the travel industry. Figures released by the U.S. Department of Commerce show a drop in international visitors to the United States […]
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Park rangers will be providing free, guided hikes to Sand Harbor overlook on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. The hike is a four-mile loop and offers views of Sand Harbor. The hike is moderately difficult. Bring water, lunch, sunscreen, a hat and sturdy hiking boots. Meet at Spooner Lake State Park parking lot at 9:30am. […]
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Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority has $51,000 to give to local nonprofits from proceeds from the American Century Championship. Applications are due Oct. 13. LTVA in partnership with NBC Sports and American Century Investments, already gave $62,000 to volunteer organizations that worked at the event and to other initiatives during tournament week. Recipients included area high […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Environmentalists have sued a U.S. agency to try to stop it from allowing oil and gas drilling on a vast stretch of federal land in Nevada, where the government is reversing protections put in place nine months ago under the Obama administration. The Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity say […]
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By Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee More than half of California voters say the state’s housing affordability crisis is so bad that they’ve considered moving, and 60 percent of the electorate supports rent control, according to a statewide poll. The findings from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies reflect broad concerns Californians have over the soaring […]
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By Ted Gaines Following the conclusion of the 2017 legislative session, I’d like to highlight just a few of the ways the Legislature voted to increase taxes and make California less affordable. Gas Tax (Senate Bill 1) The Legislature passed and the governor signed a transportation proposal that imposes $52 billion in permanent new gas […]
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By Paul Rogers, Bay Area News Group Immigration and housing dominated the headlines from Sacramento this year. But with little fanfare, state lawmakers working with Gov. Jerry Brown also approved a sweeping measure to provide $4.1 billion in new funding for parks and water projects — everything from building Bay Area hiking trails to expanding […]
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Susan (Susie) Patricia Laney passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 12, 2017, surrounded by her family after a two-year battle with cancer. She was 49. Susie was born Nov. 24, 1967, with her surviving twin sister, Lisa Watson, to Paul Watson and Beverly Pinkley. Susie worked as an assistant to appraiser Randee Pelcher in […]
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· Troy Matthews is leaving Tahoe Youth & Family Services to be executive director of the Barton Foundation. · The Nevada Department of Agriculture signed an agreement with Food Bank of Northern Nevada to provide emergency food assistance to the 95,000 food-insecure individuals in Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe […]
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