By Joseph Franklin, The Conversation Who is going to die by suicide? This terrible mystery of human behavior takes on particular poignance in the wake of suicides by high-profile and much-beloved celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. It is only natural that people want to know why such tragedies occur. Those closest to those who […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Advocates for responsible gaming are worried that addictive gambling behavior could balloon with the arrival of nationwide sports wagering. And the state lawmakers who could make a difference by requiring the implementation of new programs aren’t doing much to help. “With the exception of New Jersey, none of […]
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By Paul Rogers, Bay Area News Group Most voters already know that Gavin Newsom and Dianne Feinstein — who easily advanced to the November general election in their races for governor and U.S. senator — were among the big winners in Tuesday’s California primary election. But there’s another group also popping the champagne this week: […]
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By Larry Weitzman My car review this week is one of the least expensive economy cars for sale in the United States, the Kia Rio 5 door LX edition. It stickers for $15,290 with a six-speed auto cog swapper. If you like to shift, the sticker drops to just $14,200. Both require the obligatory delivery […]
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To the community, The recent election results in Palm Springs in support of vacation rentals and against the anti-VHR crowd should be the death nail to the hysteria brought to local governments. These selfish local activists have zero interest in the economic lives of their neighbors and the economic well being of the South Lake […]
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· Lights on the Lake is a 25-minute fireworks shows on July 4 shot off from near Edgewood Tahoe. The show will begin at 9:45pm, with simulcast on radio stations KRTL–93.9-FM and KOWL-AM 1490. · Starting June 11, CalFire will suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the state responsibility area of Amador, […]
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By Kimberly Veklerov, San Francisco Chronicle A bipartisan effort in Congress to ease federal restrictions on cannabis, which President Trump said Friday he is inclined to support, would solve a few of the biggest problems facing the nascent industry in California, experts say. Most important, they say, the bill introduced Thursday — which gives […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors last week approved $413,000 in upgrades for North Lake Tahoe’s popular Speedboat Beach. Improvements will include a permanent restroom to replace existing port-a-potties, reconstruction of the wooden staircase that provides access to the beach from Harbor Avenue, a new beach overlook, walkway improvements and signage. The signage will include a […]
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South Tahoe Association of Realtors is partnering with United Blood Services to host a blood drive on June 19. Everyone is invited to stop by the office and donate between 9am and 1pm. The office is at 2307 James Ave., South Lake Tahoe. Donors may reserve a time slot . Drop-ins are also welcome. To […]
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Updated 8:45am: By Kathryn Reed From the El Dorado County Grand Jury report that was released last week one might conclude only one entity in the county has an issue with CalPERS. This would be because the grand jury only investigated El Dorado County. It didn’t touch on the two cities in the county – […]
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