· Sammy Hagar will be at Harveys on Aug. 26 at 7:30pm. · According to AAA, two-thirds of Americans are concerned about potholes on local roadways. · Tahoe Donner Golf Course will open May 13. · South Tahoe Association of Realtors is hosting a breakfast on May 17 at 9:30am at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers […]
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On May 14 the League to Save Lake Tahoe will organize the year’s largest single-day, hands-on citizens science effort to capture a snapshot of the water quality health of South Shore streams feeding into Lake Tahoe. The League will host Snapshot Day on the South Shore with support from Lahontan Water Quality Control Board, South Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed Water customers at the lake say they are suing Douglas County because they are being forced to subsidize another water company, which is against state law, and therefore they are being discriminated against. “If the county means what it says and every water system must stand on its own, then they need […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County supervisors appear to be putting the hiring of a public information officer and swimming pool over fully funding the sheriff’s department. There is a $7 million budget deficit for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Instead of recommending cuts, the board last week told acting CEO Larry Combs […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee In the broadest sense, this year’s version of the annual budget wrangle pits Gov. Jerry Brown, who wants to keep a lid on spending and build budget reserves, against his fellow Democrats in the Legislature, who want to spend more. The sharpest skirmish is likely to be over demands to […]
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By Suzanne Woolley, Bloomberg Retirement savers are upping their game: A record 13.6 percent of 401(k) participants raised their savings rate during the first quarter this year. Overall, employee contributions, combined with employer matching funds and profit sharing, rose 12.7 percent to reach another record. Not only are savings rates up, but more people are […]
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By Brady McCombs, AP SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake Tribune‘s pending sale to the wealthy Huntsman family unshackles the newspaper from cost-cutting corporate owners and resolves crippling financial uncertainty — but it also raises concerns about whether the influential family will meddle in the paper’s coverage. The same question has come up after […]
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By Kathryn Reed California’s tourism industry is coming off its sixth consecutive record year, and South Lake Tahoe is part of that trend. “We are looking at an industry that is about 2.5 percent of the state’s economy,” Caroline Beteta, Visit California president and CEO, said during a conference call this week. “This tremendous growth […]
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To protect nesting peregrine falcons, certain climbing routes on Donner Summit’s Black Wall are closed until mid-summer. Each year, volunteers with the Truckee Donner Land Trust and Access Fund monitor Donner Summit climbing areas for nesting raptors. A peregrine falcon nest with chicks has been located at the recently conserved Black Wall climbing area. Raptors […]
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By Carol Singleton With an estimated 35,000 bears, California has a healthy and growing black bear population. In spring, hibernating bears emerge from their winter slumber and begin an almost perpetual search for food. It is not uncommon for a black bear to consume up to 20,000 calories a day. Unfortunately, this search can sometimes […]
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