Owners of what has been known for years as the Ferrari Crown Resort in Kings Beach plan to modernize the lakefront area. Laulima Partners of San Francisco this spring bought the acreage, which spans both sides of Highway 28. They are proposing a lodging and commercial-residential redevelopment project for the 4½-acre site once owned by […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters A U.S. judge on Wednesday temporarily halted lawsuits seeking $11.4 billion in damages from Caesars Entertainment Corp on Wednesday, urging the parties in the bankruptcy of its operating unit to settle before an injunction expires in August. The bankruptcy of the operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating Corp (CEOC), in January […]
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By Chris Macia, Sacramento Bee The sheer amount of sipping makes it look like a bacchanal of the highest order. We’re talking 2,854 wines from from than 750 California producers, a veritable ocean of fermented grape juice. But for the 55 judges at the 2016 California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition, evaluating all these wines […]
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By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times With concerns about the potential for another recession casting a shadow over this year’s budget negotiations, California lawmakers approved a new $170.9-billion spending plan on Wednesday that increases some funding for social services but stashes more away in a rainy-day fund. Although lawmakers are finishing their work on this […]
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By Kathryn Reed Anyone who has ever grown zucchini knows that it is for sharing because there is no way one family, let alone one person, can eat an entire harvest. Not only that, at some point it seems like you run out of ways to cook it. But the nice thing about zucchini is […]
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On June 24, members of the California Highway Patrol Meyers office are hosting “coffee with a cop” at Aplina Cafe in South Lake Tahoe. This is an opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the department’s work in El Dorado County. The program aims to advance the practice of community policing through improving […]
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Placer County is getting aggressive with hotel tax collections. Supervisors this month approved a $175, 000 contract with MuniServices of Fresno to assist with conducting more frequent inspections of records, and ensuring lodging operators are complying with the requirement. There are nearly 4,000 lodging operators in Placer County registered to collect transient occupancy tax. TOT must be […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy INCLINE VILLAGE – There are always chores to take care of before launching boats, kayaks, paddleboards and all the other warm-weather stuff at Lake Tahoe, but there’s one more job to take care of that’s just as important as tuning up the gear. Now’s the time to have everything inspected for […]
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By Joanne Marchetta June is wildfire awareness month at Lake Tahoe. And nine years later, the 2007 Angora Fire remains a vivid reminder that wildfire is one of the greatest threats facing our environment, our homes, and our businesses. We must prepare accordingly. Our region continues to take important steps to manage that wildfire threat, […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times How do government agencies, private foundations, industry groups and professional societies squander hundreds of millions of dollars? By trying to fight America’s obesity epidemic. Two new studies show that the best efforts of all these players – as well as schools, churches and individual healthcare providers – have largely […]
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