By Sara Rathod, Mother Jones Spring is upon us, which means the weather is finally nice enough to sit outside and munch on a grilled burger slathered with ketchup. Or, if you prefer, a crispy salad topped with strawberries and walnuts. Either way, chances are that at least a few of the ingredients in your meal […]
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South Lake Tahoe Police Department’s annual awards ceremony is May 26 at 3pm at the department. The employees and volunteers receiving recognition include: Jill and Gerry Carter – Citizen Award of Merit ESO Dan Brown – Distinguished Service Lead ESO Amy Poole – Distinguished Service Dispatcher Melissa Dube– Distinguished service Officer Mark Hounsell – Distinguished Service […]
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“Frivolous” is how El Dorado County Auditor Joe Harn described a lawsuit filed by a political consultant. A Sacramento County judge essentially agreed when he ordered Dan Dellinger to pay Harn’s attorney fees ($14,392.42) as well as the county’s ($30,681.53). Dellinger had filed the lawsuit in May 2015. Harn and Dellinger have been squabbling for […]
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By Ben Guarino, Washington Post Plants pervade almost every part of human life — not only do we eat them and wear them, we use plants for fuel, medicine, building materials, poisons and intoxicants. To limit the world’s plants to those that meet a human need, however, would be doing the leafy kingdom a disservice. In fact, according to […]
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There will be a candidates forum May 16 for those running for office in Douglas County. The non-partisan Good Governance Group of Douglas County is hosting the event from 6-9pm at the Carson Valley Inn, 1627 Highway 395, Minden. The program will include a formal Q&A for county commissioners candidates, and an opportunity for other […]
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South Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library is putting on two programs this month centered on science and Lake Tahoe. Bonnie Turnbull will give a climate change talk entitled Our Climate is Unhealthy — But We Have the Power to Heal It on May 21 at 1pm. This talk is focused on what is going on […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will resume work on the South Shore Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration project this week. Mechanical whole tree removal will take place off Fallen Leaf Road near Fallen Leaf Campground over the next several months and the area will be closed for public safety. […]
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By Matt Stevens and Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Gov. Jerry Brown issued a sweeping executive order Monday that permanently prohibits certain forms of water waste and makes monthly water-use reporting an ongoing requirement. The order comes as some urban water suppliers have suggested the drought is over and called for the state’s drought rules […]
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Amgen Tour of California women’s race viewing party will be at the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority office in Stateline on May 19 from 1-2pm. The cyclists are expected to pass by the Nevada Visitor Center at approximately1:45pm that Thursday. Local author Andrew M. Homan will be autographing and selling his book “Life in the Slipstream – the […]
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· South Lake Tahoe City Manager Nancy Kerry on May 14 will be the keynote speaker at the San Diego State University School of Public Affairs dinner for distinguished graduates where she will be receiving the outstanding alumni award. · The Squaw Valley Municipal Advisory Council will discuss the Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan project […]
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