By Sarah Hockensmith and Will Richardson, Tahoe In Depth Have you ever seen a bear print in the snow? How about a bear walking through your neighborhood during the winter season? At such times, many might ask themselves “shouldn’t this bear be asleep right now?” Others might be compelled to ponder “do bears really even […]
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By Joe Mathews Why can’t we solve California’s devastating housing shortage? Perhaps it’s because the proposed solutions—sprawling construction, denser construction, granny flats, affordable housing mandates, and regulation exemptions—are all built on the same flawed premise: that housing must exist solely on land. And California’s combination of strict regulation and anti-density NIMBYism makes it impossible to […]
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Updated Dec. 27, 5:40pm: By Kathryn Reed More than 30 people in South Lake Tahoe were abruptly without jobs when Chevys didn’t open today. Sara Barker, spokeswoman for the chain, told Lake Tahoe News no advance notice was given to the workers. Dec. 24 was the last day the restaurant on Highway 50 served food. A few […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The cost of that government pension is about to go up again, for California taxpayers as well as some public employees. CalPERS moved to slash its official investment forecast Tuesday, a dramatic step that will translate into billions of dollars in higher annual pension contributions from the state, local governments […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun As part of a final push for clean energy in the remaining weeks of the Obama administration, the Department of the Interior approved a 728-mile power line Dec. 13 that will move wind energy from Wyoming to Southern Nevada. That wind power, which the federal agency says is enough […]
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· On Jan.6, Alpine Meadows will join 75 other resorts across the United States and Canada in hosting the Guinness World Records event for the largest ski and snowboard lesson ever taught. · Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Bridgeport Ranger District is open for snowmobiling. · UberSki is now available in Lake […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink A new player in the housing scene took a big step forward when the Truckee Planning Commission recommended approval of the hotel-residential development known as Coburn Crossing, with amendments. The project includes a 114-room Marriott Springhill Suites hotel and 138 residential units, to be built on the 10.35-acre property wedged […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tahoe Keys property owners have been asked to scale back their water use while one of the wells is out of commission. The motor on well No. 3 went out this month. It should be back in service soon, according to water officials. Pumps generally have a lifespan of seven years. This […]
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By Anna Gorman, KQED-TV Riverside County plans to connect former inmates with health clinics and social services. Orange County hopes to get homeless residents into housing — and help them stay there. Placer County is opening a respite center where homeless patients can go after they leave the hospital. Those are just some of the pilot […]
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By Associated Press The Reno-Tahoe International Airport is keeping busy this year, with 50,000 more passengers passing through its gates than in 2015. KTVN-TV reports that nearly 3.6 million passengers traveled through the Reno-Tahoe airport in 2016. Airport officials say an increased number of destinations helped boost passenger numbers. Currently 125 flights fly out of […]
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