By Ted Gaines California might end the fiscal year with a whopping $20 billion in its rainy day fund. You might think a reserve that size, plus billions more in unanticipated revenue flowing into the state’s coffers this year, would satisfy even the tax-hungriest Sacramento politicians and satisfy their appetite for tax increases. Sadly, you […]
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By Sarah Tory, High Country News On July 14 of last year, Peter Doro and Jake Lord joined the Friday afternoon stream of people leaving the sprawling cities of Colorado’s Front Range for the mountains. They planned to summit Capitol Peak, a soaring mass of granite 14,130 feet tall near Aspen on the state’s Western […]
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Updated May 23, 9pm: By Kathryn Reed “It is 100 percent about commercials.” That is the reason Charter-Spectrum is telling customers Sacramento station KCRA is being removed from the lineup in the South Lake Tahoe area. Instead, people will have to get their programming from the NBC affiliate KRNV out of Reno. “Even though you […]
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A Steller’s jay in South Lake Tahoe has tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first bird this year to test positive in El Dorado County. The animal was found on May 7. San Mateo and Santa Clara counties have also had reported cases of West Nile. Confirmation of the West Nile virus […]
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A backboard is one way to improve your tennis game, but it won’t provide any insight into why your backhand isn’t as penetrating as it could be. A pro – that’s who you should be hitting with. A professional has the ability to work with players of all levels to elevate their game. It […]
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By Kate Irby and Emily Cadei, Sacramento Bee California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock doesn’t believe his party’s controversial plan to stiffen work requirements for food stamp recipients goes far enough. But his proposal to require even more people to work for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits was too strict even for most of his […]
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By Sam Gross, Reno Gazette-Journal It’s been a week since Aaron Salazar was found battered and unconscious near railroad tracks in Truckee, California, and his family is no closer to understanding what happened to the 22-year-old student who was traveling by rail from Colorado to Oregon. Was he attacked? Was he thrown from the train? Was this […]
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To the community, Bread & Broth was very excited to have members of Barton Hospital’s dietitian department sponsor the Monday meal on May 14. So many departments from Barton Hospital host Adopt A Day of Nourishments and they always send wonderful sponsor crew members to help at their sponsorship dinners. True to form, the five […]
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Firewood permits go on sale at the South Lake Tahoe office of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit on June 4 and at the Incline Village Forest Service office on June 6. Permits cost $20 per cord, with a two-cord minimum and a limit of 10 cords per household. Permits have specific conditions and complete […]
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South Lake Tahoe is looking for participants in the annual 4th of July parade. The parade will be staged on Ski Run Boulevard. Starting at 10am participants will head west on Highway 50 to Al Tahoe Boulevard where the parade will lead up Al Tahoe and conclude at Bijou Community Park. Individuals, businesses, sports groups, […]
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