· South Lake Tahoe Building Department will give a presentation that highlights the California Code change update at Lake Tahoe Airport on April 27 from 5-6:30pm. For questions or more information contact Dave Walker at 530.542.6072 or dwalker@cityofslt.us · Barton Foundation’s annual golf tournament is June 23 at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. For […]
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For the second time in four years Douglas County has the best tasting water in Nevada. Cave Rock Water Treatment Plant had won first place for the state’s best tasting water. The service area includes Cave Rock, Lakeside and Skyland systems. They get their water directly from Lake Tahoe. Another Douglas County system, “Montaña,” was […]
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Kids Adventure Games will return to Squaw Valley, June 23-25. This for kids 6-14. Teams of two kids will navigate an adventure course that features biking, trekking, rope swings, mud pits, cargo nets, a giant Slip ‘N Slide and other obstacles. Competitors will strengthen physical and emotional bonds through a series of challenges centered on […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times The administration of the University of California system pays top workers salaries significantly higher than that of similar state employees, has provided millions of dollars in benefits not typical to the public sector and failed to disclose to the Board of Regents and the public that it had $175 […]
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By Nick Rahaim and Randi Rossmann, Santa Rosa Press Democrat After six days of scouring a remote section of the northern Sierra Nevada, authorities announced Monday they had suspended their search for a missing Santa Rosa couple presumed to have crashed while flying from Truckee to Petaluma. “They’ve exhausted the search,” said Sgt. Michelle Anderson […]
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State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-El Dorado, is hosting a video contest for high school and college undergraduates who reside in his district. The theme is How American Exceptionalism Made California Golden. Participants must create a two- to five-minute video using the theme. The videos may feature live people, stills, animation – whatever best conveys the […]
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South Tahoe Association of Realtors is hosting a class about radon on April 26 from noon-1pm. The free talk will be at STAR’s office, 2307 James Ave. in South Lake Tahoe. The guest speaker will be Jim Gorman of Tahoe Radon. Gorman is a licensed contractor and is certified by the National Radon Proficiency program. […]
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By Kathryn Reed A multi-million dollar transportation project on the South Shore has mushroomed into being a project that could dramatically change the state line area, with repercussions possibly extending beyond the Y. The loop road would essentially flop how Highway 50 and the southern section of the current loop operate. Even though the same […]
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By Joe Mathews Many mornings, I think my state senator has the best policy idea in California. At other times, I think he’s missing the point. The idea involves the sleep of schoolkids, and the state senator is Anthony Portantino, who represents the San Gabriel Valley. Portantino has won plaudits for a bill requiring middle […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College men’s soccer team will play an exhibition game against the Reno 1868 FC professional soccer team under the lights at home on April 25 starting at 7pm. There is no cost to attend. The Reno 1868 FC team is a new Division II professional team that is affiliated with the professional […]
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