• Mammoth Mountain opens Nov. 10. • The 2012 Tahoe Rim Trail through-hikes are Aug. 4-8 and Sept. 18-22. Register online starting Nov. 21. Call Jaime at (775) 298.0231 for more info. • People are invited to get involved with the Lake Tahoe Prosperity Center. The North Shore event is Nov. 15; South Shore is […]
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As the “Official Shipper of the Holidays,” the United States Postal Service this week released the suggested mail-by dates to ensure packages, cards, and letters reach their intended destination before the 2011 celebrations begin. Dates are provided as a guide for dropping holiday wishes into the mail. Postmarking for domestic mail — mailed from and […]
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Publisher’s note: The following editorial is from the Nov. 4, 2011, Sacramento Bee. There is no ideal solution to get California out of its medical marijuana quagmire. But two steps would be a huge improvement and help fix much of what is broken with Proposition 215, approved by voters 15 years ago Saturday. If we’re […]
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By Barbara De Lollis, USA Today Travelers in the coming year should prepare to pay higher rates and compete for the best rooms, a new analysis of future hotel bookings suggests. Occupancy nationwide is expected to increase by about 5 percent and rates by about 4 percent, according to industry tracker TravelClick’s analysis of North […]
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TAMBA Trail day with Carson Valley Trails Association is Nov. 12. CVTA has been busy all summer working on the Sierra Canyon Trail with trail machines putting in about 13 miles of trail. Now they are trying to finish the last half mile section by hand. Meet at the end of Carson Street (two blocks […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two new faces will be on the South Tahoe Public Utility District board, incumbents are returning to Lake Tahoe Unified and Lake Tahoe Community College boards, and the recreation measure on the South Shore is officially R. Kelly Sheehan came out of the gate with 65.13 percent of the vote compared to […]
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Waiting until just before the comment period ended, opponents to the U.S. Forest Service’s plans to thin about 10,000 acres on the South Shore submitted letters questioning the validity of the environmental document. The South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project would treat 10,112 acres; the intent being to target the wildland urban […]
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By Tyrus W. Cobb Proponents of “green energy” continue to hype the potential of solar, wind, biomass and other renewable resources as cheap, abundant engines that can efficiently propel economic growth in the state. But these cheerleaders ignore the soaring costs associated with producing electricity from these sources, a differential that will only be magnified […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee A political rift within the tribe operating the Thunder Valley Casino Resort is fueling acrimony over a $1 million sponsorship pledge for the Sacramento Kings and triggering a recall drive against tribal council members. The turmoil within the United Auburn Indian Community, whose Placer County casino is one of the […]
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