Congressional candidate to visit South Tahoe
There will be “meet and greet” for Clint Curtis, the District 4 candidate for U.S. Congress, on Sept. 26 at 3pm. For full information, check out the Lake Tahoe Democratic Club website.
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Tallac Association struggles to be financially solvent
By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON — Negative numbers fill the ledger of the Tahoe Tallac Association – putting the board in the awkward position this week of offering the executive director a contract extension with little or no money to pay her. Staff (high season has three full time and four part time) has been […]
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Man Black Booked for cheating at Stateline club arrested in Vegas
By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun A New Jersey man who has been on Nevada’s List of Excluded Persons – the Black Book – since 1994 and on New Jersey’s List of Exclusion since 1989 was arrested in a Las Vegas casino Wednesday morning. Brent Eli Morris was apprehended by enforcement agents of the […]
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Lahontan’s Tahoe office threatened with power being cut
By Kathryn Reed California’s budget mess had employees at Lahontan Water Quality Control Board scrambling to figure out a way to keep the lights on. With rent not being paid on the South Lake Tahoe office on Lake Tahoe Boulevard, it also meant the electric bill was not getting paid. These checks are cut in […]
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Ordinance on cultivating pot in South Tahoe takes shape
The draft ordinance of South Lake Tahoe’s marijuana cultivation ordinance is expected to be discussed at next week’s pot committee hearing. More input was given at this week’s meeting. Representatives from the three medicinal marijuana collectives, concerned residents, city staff and others are working on crafting language for the ordinance. The South Lake Tahoe City […]
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Free defensible space cleanup day
Residents in the Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal service area may drop off natural wood debris on Sept. 25 for free from 7:30am-2pm. This offer is open only to property owners — no commercial customers. Proof may be required. A limit of three yards (approximately 20 bags) per trip, or 3-yard capacity trailers. Acceptable items include […]
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Discovering the Northwest through Living Voices
Discover a unique combination of theater, video and live interaction that creates a high impact experience and an unforgettable journey through history with Living Voices presented by Tahoe Arts Project. Witness the dynamically changing Northwest at the turn of the century. The expansion of the railroad, the discovery of gold, labor struggles, and world war […]
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SLT City Council forum
The South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a community City Council Candidates Forum on Oct. 19 at 5:30pm at the library on Rufus Allen Boulevard. This structured forum will provide each candidate the opportunity for opening and closing remarks and explain their position on several local issues. Immediately following the closing remarks portion […]
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Marathon events expected to slow weekend traffic in basin
Drivers in the Lake Tahoe Basin should expect a few inconveniences this weekend because of Lake Tahoe Marathon events. On Sept. 25 is the Great Lake Tahoe 72 Mile Bike Race that starts and finishes at Zephyr Cove. Anticipate the peloton coming across the state line into California from the start in Zephyr Cove about […]
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Former Cal-Neva owner indicted on wire fraud charges
By Stuart Pfeifer and Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles real estate mogul Ezri Namvar, an Iranian immigrant who amassed and then lost billions of dollars of commercial real estate holdings, has been indicted on wire fraud charges, his attorney said. Namvar, former owner of such high-profile properties as the Marriott hotel in downtown […]
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