By Bridget Jones, Auburn Journal Plans for a new courthouse in Tahoe City by 2015 are “up in the air” after a state budget approved by the California Legislature Tuesday. The new building is scheduled to be funded by Senate Bill 1407, which passed in 2008 and authorized the statewide increase in court use fees. […]
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By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee SONOMA – The travel is crazy, the pressure intense. Work consumes almost every weekend. But Rick Bray of Placerville has his dream job: NASCAR mechanic on a top Sprint Cup team. Bray, 45, has been part of Denny Hamlin’s crew on the No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota since 2006. It’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed At the end of a 2½-hour meeting Thursday, the main thing decided by the recreation board overseeing Measure S was to have another meeting. With it being nearly the eleventh-hour in terms of figuring out whether to put an initiative on the Nov. 8 ballot, the three-member panel has set July 13 […]
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A food handler card will be required for all non-exempt food handlers starting July 1. A food handler is an individual involved in the preparation, storage or service of food in a food facility. There are some exemptions: temporary food facilities, certified farmers’ markets, commissaries, grocery and convenience stores, licensed health care facilities, schools, and […]
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By Ashlie Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times The new normal is warmer. “The climate of the 2000s is about 1.5 degree Fahrenheit warmer than the 1970s, so we would expect the updated 30-year normals to be warmer,” said Thomas R. Karl, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climatic Data Center. That recent temperature […]
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North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce Business Mixer at the Incline Village Center is July 7 from 5-7pm, 760 Mays Blvd. The theme of the mixer is “Celebrate Old Town America” and is coordinated and hosted by the Dead Sea Warehouse and the Mark Twain Cultural Center. Attendees will mix and mingle and enjoy free […]
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• South Tahoe High Principal Ivone Larson is up for the California Governor’s Council on Fitness and Sports Principal of the Year Spotlight Award. Voting is online. • Washoe County sheriff’s Lt. Heidi Howe has received the national designation of Certified Jail Manager through the Jail Manager Certification Commission. Howe is one of 357 jail […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee After a veto fight with his own party and unresolved differences with Republicans, Gov. Jerry Brown signed an on-time $85.9 billion spending plan Thursday that slashes higher education and the safety net while relying on a windfall of tax revenues. Besides a February 2009 budget that was $24 billion out […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee State fish and game officials warned the public to take precautions to avoid encounters with bears in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The warning comes in the wake of a black bear tearing at a tent at Camp Richardson over the weekend. The camper suffered shallow scratches on his back in […]
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July 4th celebrations often include cook-outs, picnics, boating, time spent with family and friends and, of course, fireworks. But for too many Americans, the nation’s annual celebration is filled with tragedy, as it is one of the deadliest holidays of the year when it comes to alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities. The Avoid the 6 El Dorado […]
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