The El Dorado County Grand Jury’s budget has more than doubled from what supervisors originally approved. The 2011-12 budget was for $40,422. But halfway through the fiscal year the jury spent the allocation that was supposed to last through June 30. In January per court orders the Board of Supervisors added $12,000 to the grand […]
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By Steve Kubby Are California’s four U.S. attorneys telling us the truth about federal marijuana laws? Here are quotes from the feds, as well as evidence to refute their allegations. Judge for yourself if these federal prosecutors are acting in a lawful manner: “All marijuana cultivation and sales are illegal under Federal law.” Congress has […]
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By Ella Lawrence, KQED On a steep hill above Marshall, a gorgeous rolling sheep ranch sits on 800 acres of land. Its owner Marcia Barinaga, a third-generation American Basque, bought it with her husband when she decided to “take a break” from her career as a science journalist and retire on the land they had […]
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The South Lake Tahoe branch library is putting on a Lego Block Party he last Saturday of each month (adjusted for holidays). Those dates are: March 31, April 28, June 30, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 29, and Oct. 27. Design, build, and invent with Legos. The whole family is welcome. Lego creations will be […]
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By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler Who will be the next stewards and advocates of the national parks? In a society where Baby Boomers are graying steadily if not quickly, and where the “face” of the National Park Service is decidedly male and Caucasian, it’s not an unreasonable question to ask. The question was raised […]
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By Kathryn Reed Joy Barney is doing her part to make sure students on the South Shore are getting outdoors. The conservation education coordinator for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service was shocked when she moved here five years ago and some high school students looked at her funny when […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun Evil doers looking for public officials to corrupt should put Nevada on their list of hunting grounds. The Silver State emerged as the ninth most corruptible state in the nation, according to an exhaustive $1.5 million yearlong investigation by a partnership of public integrity organizations. Investigators rated states on […]
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By Sadie Barr Something curious happens when we reduce fat, sugar and salt from school food and replace it with less processed options – kids won’t eat it. Their over-salted, hyper-sweetened and fat-laden palates have been primed by years of beige and orange food in the lunchroom to shun anything that tastes like real food. […]
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With mortgage interest rates below 5 percent and housing prices at record lows, local first time house hunters with modest incomes may benefit from El Dorado County’s First Time Homebuyer Loan Program. The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency’s Housing Program has received $800,000 from the state’s Home Investment Partnerships Program fund to […]
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A snowboarder died at Sugar Bowl Resort on Monday. No personal information about the victim has been released. The boarder was in the Crow’s Peak area of the Lake Tahoe area resort. “Ski Patrol performed first aid and transported the individual to the base area, where a helicopter and paramedics were standing by to provide […]
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