By KTVN-TV Officials say a California Highway Patrol officer who was assigned to the Truckee office was arrested Aug. 15 after turning himself into the Placer County Jail. Roseville police officers say that on Aug. 11, they were investigating Jose Ignacio Roid, 30, of Roseville who they say had concealed a video camera in the bathroom of […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee State officials will not force most California water districts to reduce water use this year, even as they caution that the five-year drought persists and note that drought-fueled wildfires continue to wreak havoc. The State Water Resources Control Board in May asked California’s 411 urban water districts to evaluate how […]
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By David Helvarg, Sierra Thirty-three years ago, President Ronald Reagan established the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), stretching 200 miles out from our shores. At 3.4 million square miles, it’s more extensive than our continental landmass. But unlike our lands, our public seas belong to all of us, and right now they are in trouble. […]
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To the community, Sadly, Placer County Planning Commission approved the huge KSL Squaw Valley project last Thursday by a 4-2 vote. Local Larry Sevison voted to approve. Not one change was made to the behemoth project — 1,400-plus bedrooms, numerous 96-foot buildings, 18 homes at the base of the Shirley Lake trail, and a 96-foot building […]
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By Kathryn Reed Instead of being granted more than $1 million in attorneys’ fees, the court did a 180 and is telling the lawyers who requested that sum that they have to pay more than $2,000 for bring forward the “frivolous” request. The case involves South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Pines Lodge. Both sides said […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mayor Wendy David on Aug. 16 signed the settlement agreement on behalf of South Lake Tahoe. Once City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner does the same, the nearly year-old issue goes away. Conner in fall 2015 filed a lawsuit against the city – essentially her four colleagues and her employee City Manager Nancy Kerry […]
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The South Lake Tahoe City Council today gave glowing reviews to the city manager and city attorney. Even so, neither will be receiving a raise. City Attorney Tom Watson asked for more vacation time. The council deferred making a decision on that request to the September meeting. Watson gets two weeks vacation, just like all […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Long Beach pie and Reno revelry crossed paths in the Biggest Little City on Monday as a new JetBlue flight arrived to a band and cheering squad on the tarmac at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Underneath all the fanfare and positive vibes, however, is the latest test for Reno-Sparks — specifically […]
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The California Tahoe Conservancy plans to sell several parcels in South Lake Tahoe. The board at its September meeting will be asked to approve the pre-sale agreements for the properties located in the Tahoe Valley Area Plan. A letter went out Aug. 15 to people in the vicinity. “The Conservancy is working closely with […]
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By Larry Weitzman With a starting price of less than $13,000, almost anyone can afford a new car, especially one that gets over 40 mpg and comes with a standard powertrain warranty of 10 years and/or 100,000 miles. Considering just that info, the Mitsubishi Mirage is a great deal. And the price has not increased […]
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