Mountain Area Preservation is hosting an event on June 21 to educate people about Martis Valley West, the development along Highway 267. It will be at 5pm at Mellow Fellow, 10192 Donner Pass Road in downtown Truckee. The event will feature a 3D model of the proposed development, a video simulation of the project’s impacts, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Steve Neff, who was the chief financial officer for Barton Health from August 2014-March 2015, has filed a lawsuit against his former employer that is scheduled to go to trial in July. The lawsuit sites 11 causes of action. They include violation of labor law, fraud, breach of contract, harassment, unlawful termination […]
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By Jeffrey Spencer In TRPA’s latest publication Tahoe In Depth there is an article about their latest plan for transportation. The article outlines transit improvements, trails and technology. What is interesting to me is their thinking is reactionary rather than visionary; 19th century thinking for 21st century problems. We all have experienced the gridlock caused […]
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Four people are behind bars facing murder charges related to the May death of a Sacramento man. Raelyn Bergsten, 20, was apprehended in South Lake Tahoe. The other suspects are Jerry Vang, 32, Jimmy Vang, 34, and Chane Anne Xiong, 33. All four face murder charges and are being held without bail. Bergsten is in […]
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By Will Evans, Reveal There’s a hidden form of discrimination blocking job seekers across the country. It’s not a cabal of racist, sexist hiring managers colluding to give white men an advantage – though it can have the same effect. It’s the misuse of employment tests – which measure reading, math and other cognitive skills […]
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To the community, “It was a great experience to celebrate Memorial Day with the local community, sharing the traditional holiday fare of hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecue beans and much more!” exclaimed Ed Day while taking a break from serving dinners to Bread & Broth Monday meal guests. Day continued that he was also “taken back […]
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By Scott Smith and Hallie Golden, AP Massive waterfalls in Yosemite National Park and rivers raging in mountains throughout the western United States are thundering with greater force than they have for years – and proving deadly as warm weather melts the deepest mountain snowpack in recent memory. Record snowfall on towering Western peaks this […]
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The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on June 20 is expected to adopt the 2017-18 budget. Special presentations that day will be as follows: 9am – Senior legal services 10am – Road work plan 11am – Mental Health Services Act. At 2pm, the electeds will discuss the whole budget. The meeting will be in […]
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· Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care needs snap-trapped or live trapped (never poisoned) mice/voles to feed their 10 great-horned owls, two barn owls and two red-tailed hawks. Put mice in baggy and freeze them. The animal rehab center will take fish of any size – fresh or frozen – to feed the two river otters. · […]
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By Anshu Siripurapu, McClatchy Climate change appears to be fueling more wildfires as U.S. Forest Service officials are increasingly concerned they don’t have the funds to effectively handle another devastating season. While Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told senators last week he’s got enough budget funds to deal with most of the 7,000 fires […]
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