· Most of Bijou Bike Park is open, with work continuing on the two large slope style lines. · Lake Tahoe Humane Society has launched a giving campaign titled Paws for the Cause via the Network for Good giving site. The purpose is to start the long road back to building the organization’s financial base […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Food. It’s what matters to many travelers. But it’s not a reason to visit the South Shore – not yet, any way. The importance of being a culinary destination was illustrated during a presentation last week by Erik Wolf. He is the executive director and founder of the World Food […]
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By Elizabeth C. Tippett, The Conversation Nike’s having its #MeToo moment – and it illustrates plainly what’s still missing from our discussion of sexual harassment in the workplace. Women at Nike, fed up with the status quo, recently undertook a covert survey asking about sexual harassment and gender discrimination, which eventually reached the CEO of […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee California became the first state in the country Wednesday to require that new homes have solar panels on their roofs. The mandate, which takes effect in 2020, won unanimous approval of the California Energy Commission. One commissioner predicted the “green” lifestyle regulation will eventually go national. Read the whole […]
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By Wade Tyler Millward, Las Vegas Review-Journal Michael Flaskey says his industry has matured. And for the CEO of Las Vegas-based timeshare company Diamond Resorts, that maturity — in the form of more analysts on Wall Street and more attention from regulators — has meant big money. Diamond Resorts owns Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort in […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times The 2014 water bond included a novel funding approach designed to take at least some of the politicking out of deciding which projects get public money. This week’s tortured deliberations by the California Water Commission showed just how tough it is to do that. By applying a complex […]
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By Jeff German, Las Vegas Review-Journal A state task force Friday moved closer to overhauling how Nevada tracks casino emergency response plans in the wake of the Oct. 1 mass shooting outside Mandalay Bay. The 14-member panel met and approved several recommendations in a report seeking to change an outdated state law requiring casinos to […]
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· TAMBA is hosting a work day on May 19 on the lower section of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride Trail to do some enhancements and address erosion issues. Meet at the Toad’s parking area off Oneidas Road at 9am. Volunteers will ride into the Toad’s trailhead to get tools and for a safety briefing, work until 1pm, […]
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By Tara Lohan, Water Deeply Imagine a California where springtime temperatures are 7 degrees warmer than they are today, where snowmelt runoff comes 50 days earlier and the average snowpack is just 36 percent of the 1981–2000 average. That may be the reality by the end of the century if we don’t curb greenhouse gas […]
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The Martis Camp Community Foundation is giving four seniors in Tahoe Truckee Unified School District four-year college scholarships, totaling about $140,000. Two Truckee High School seniors, Mitzi Ayala and Abraham Gonzalez, will receive the MCCF scholarship, which will award each of them up to $60,000 over four years. Both students stood out for their academic […]
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