By Carl Hasty The Tahoe Transportation District is on the brink of becoming an unfortunate casualty of legislation proposed to withdraw Nevada from the bi-state Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Compact with California. The unintended consequence of Nevada Senate Bill 271 will be a direct threat to over $400 million programmed over the next five years […]
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By Colin Sullivan, New York Times Indoor marijuana cultivation consumes enough electricity to power 2 million average-sized U.S. homes, which corresponds to about 1 percent of national power consumption, according to a study by a staff scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Researcher Evan Mills’ study notes that cannabis production has largely shifted indoors, […]
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By JoAnne Skelly Yes, daffodils are poking out their sunny heads. Yes, the forsythia and flowering plums are blooming. Yes, there are some beautiful warm days. However, it’s still too early for planting tomatoes or peppers, cucumbers, squash, beans and many others. It never fails, when the first lovely spring days arrive, people new to […]
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Skiers and riders will have one last chance to shred Sierra-at-Tahoe this season after closing day on April 24. On April 25, Sierra will host its Annual Customer Appreciation Day. Skiers and riders of all ages may purchase a lift ticket for $25. All proceeds raised from the day’s lift ticket sales will be donated […]
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Updated: April 20 11:47am. By Kathryn Reed The term “parking Nazis” for the people charged with patrolling the lot at the Village Center near Stateline will have to be retired now that South Lake Tahoe is severing its agreement with High Sierra Patrol. Since the reorganization at the city, staff has been delving into why […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s City Council took a baby step toward wanting to be done with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. On the same day, the council agreed the board and members of the League to Save Lake Tahoe should get a clue about what is really going on in the basin and […]
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South Lake Tahoe AAUW and Lake Tahoe Community College are co-sponsoring a Math and Science Career Day for girls in grades 6-8 on April 30 from 9am-3pm at the South Lake Tahoe college. The goal is to encourage middle school girls to become interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. The keynote speaker will […]
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Caltrans started work April 19 on a $1.7 million concrete barrier project along eastbound Interstate 80, east of Truckee. The project will replace existing guardrail with a permanent concrete barrier at seven locations between the Truckee River and Nevada state line. Motorists can expect eastbound lane closures from 5am Mondays to 1pm Thursdays through June […]
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By Torey Van Oot, Sacramento Bee The election is still several weeks away, but 4th Assembly District candidate Beth Gaines is already contemplating bill packages and committee assignments. The Roseville Republican has met Gov. Jerry Brown and the first lady several times. She’s even attended a news conference on the Capitol steps. Gaines and Democrat […]
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By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun The PokerStars PAC report shows that 48 out of 63 lawmakers received cash last year, shortly before the company paid for two of them – Assemblymen William Horne and Kelvin Atkinson — to go to London. I have listed the contributions below from the PAC filing, although some lawmakers […]
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