Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is enhancing the Resident Deputy Program in Incline Village. After more than six months of planning and preparation, two Washoe County Sheriff’s patrol deputies and their families are now full-time residents of the community in which they serve, joining Deputy Paul Longshore who has been a resident deputy in Incline for […]
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By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Wall Street Journal Airbnb wants to be a travel agent. People who opened the apartment-sharing company’s mobile app in San Francisco on Thursday found something new: recommendations for rentals around Lake Tahoe and other nearby getaways. Surabhi Gupta, an Airbnb software engineer, said the feature is part of an effort by the […]
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By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has Democrats and Republicans on board with the broad outlines of his plan for stockpiling some cash and paying off debt. But as the special legislative session Brown called on the issue opened Thursday, it was clear that, as lawmakers like to say, the […]
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Lake Tahoe Sustainability Collaborative has received two grants dealing with Safe Routes to Schools. Both On Our Way grant applications were collaborative processes with South Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe Unified School District. The $156,000 grant will fund assessment and planning for South Tahoe Middle School, making the area safer and more accessible for students […]
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• The American Century Championship is offering complimentary tickets to military for the 25th anniversary of the celebrity golf tournament, July 15-20. All active duty, reservists, National Guard and veterans receive one complimentary ticket and one complimentary guest ticket for each day of the tournament. Apply by going online. • The next free Tapping Tuesday […]
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By Timothy Ballard Nonprofit organizations, law enforcement agencies worldwide and even private industries are increasingly researching and funding technological innovations to disrupt and stem the global epidemic of human trafficking. Worldwide, 2.4 million people are human trafficking victims at any given time, according to a 2012 United Nations report. Eighty percent of them are children […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the three Douglas County sheriff’s candidates a series of questions. The responses are running in the order they were received. All but one question is the same. Name: David James Brady Age: 58 Occupation: President of Brady & Associates, a financial services firm. Certified financial planner (1988) What groups, […]
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To the community, Recently an issue has arisen in our neighborhood that deserves to see the light of day. Indeed, to prevent such an event taking place behind closed doors again I propose the following: Master Plan Update Proposal: I propose the Crystal Bay-Incline Village Master Plan include language that identifies, protects, preserves and prioritizes […]
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By Lauren Weber, Wall Street Journal U.S. employers have a trust problem. Only about half of U.S. workers feel their employers are open and upfront with them, according to a survey about work and well-being set to be released this week by the American Psychological Association. And one-quarter of Americans say they simply don’t trust […]
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Tahoe Douglas Rotary Club is hosting its annual Burger Night on May 1 from 3-8pm. The dinner is at Red Hut Cafe in the Ski Run center in South Lake Tahoe. All proceeds from the evening support the vocational scholarship program at Whittell and South Tahoe high schools. Tickets for the Burger Night are $10 […]
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