By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada’s 2016 election had a few hiccups, but it was overall a smooth, successful exercise in democracy, state and local election officials said Monday. Despite pre-election chatter about hacking and rigged systems, “Everything went very, very smoothly” during the Nov. 8 vote, Wayne Thorley, elections deputy […]
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By Larry Weitzman When many people think of Volvo, they think of the model 544 (see Anne Savoy’s car in Bull Durham) which reminds me of my family’s 1947 Chrysler Windsor. Or they think of the pure three box design of the 144 series which meant first series, four cylinders and four doors. The two-door […]
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By Maura Dolan and Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times In a loss for local governments, the California Supreme Court decided Monday that online travel companies such as Expedia Inc. are exempt from paying hotel occupancy taxes. The ruling came in one of several lawsuits filed by California cities and counties against the online firms, […]
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· TRPA’s offices will be closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2. The office will reopen Jan. 3, but the front counter, which is normally closed on Tuesdays, will reopen Jan 4. · Santa will be shredding at Sierra-at-Tahoe on Dec. 24 from 9am-4pm. · It should be a smoke free holiday season in the Lake Tahoe Basin. According […]
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Tahoe Regional Young Professionals will host two events this month. The South Shore Networking Mixer is Dec. 14 from 6-9pm at Echo Restaurant located inside the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe. One free drink and complimentary appetizers will be provided for attendees. Attendance is free for members and $10 for non-members. Attendees are […]
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Nadia Guerriero is now vice president/general manager of Northstar. Prior to takin the helm of the Truckee ski resort she was senior director of base area operations, village and events. Guerriero has been with Northstar since 2007. Beth Howard, who had been GM for two years, is now COO at Beaver Creek. “Northstar is an extraordinary […]
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By Kathryn Reed When Lake Tahoe Community College students start classes in fall 2020 they might have the option of living on campus. This afternoon the college board will hear a presentation by representatives of Brailsford & Dunlavey about the feasibility of having residential housing at LTCC. The company investigated what type of housing students […]
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By Christopher Elliott, Washington Post If you’ve never heard of a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), consider yourself lucky. I hadn’t either until a knock at my door on a January evening seven years ago. A process server pushed an envelope into my hand. “You are being sued,” a notice at the top of […]
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Lake Tahoe could reach its natural rim by the end of the week. The storms that blew through Dec. 9-10 brought 8,690,131,707 gallons of water to the lake. That is 26,669 acre-feet. The natural is rim is 6,223 feet. As of Dec. 11, the lake level was at 6,222.97 feet. The last time the lake was […]
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· All South Lake Tahoe fire stations have barrels for people to drop off toys for Christmas Cheer. · South Lake Tahoe’s offices on Tata Lane will be closed during the noon hour from Dec. 12-Feb. 17. · The Douglas County Public Library in Minden will be closed Dec.24-26, the Zephyr Cove branch will be […]
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