By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee The California Assembly has begun enforcing a dusty rule in which the media can watch lawmakers debate public policy on one condition: Turn off the video cameras and microphones. Sergeants-at-arms, in a broad push by Assembly leaders to enhance decorum, recently began confronting credentialed members of the media and others […]
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By Kathryn Reed A driver lost control of her vehicle on Pioneer Trail, taking out a log fence and metal cyclone fence at Sierra House Elementary School. “We intend to have some temp fencing up this morning and permanent repairs complete within a few days,” Steve Morales, Lake Tahoe Unified School District facilities director, said. […]
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South Tahoe High School students involved in a senior prank the first week of school have been suspended for three days, will have to pay to clean up the mess and are not allowed to park on campus. No permanent damage was done with writing “class of 2011” in water soluble chalk at the front […]
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Hellen Barclay, a South Shore resident and Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra member, will be speaking about conditions of women in Kenya from a personal perspective. The meeting is Sept. 9 7:30am at Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. Breakfast and coffee is served. Contact (530) 409.2791 for more information.
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce Executive Director B Gorman and her husband have been renting the lower portion of their South Lake Tahoe home without a business license and without paying transient occupancy tax. When reached Sept. 7, Gorman said it was “pretty much friends and friends of friends” who […]
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The American Rated R 3 bagels out of 5 By Howie Nave In probably one of his most detached roles ever, George Clooney plays an assassin for hire in director Anton Corbijn’s “The American.” It’s ironic, too, because this movie is billed as a dramatic thriller, but most Americans will probably find this movie too […]
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By Chris McKenzie By voting “yes” on Proposition 22 on Nov. 2, voters can stop state politicians from raiding local taxpayer funds that should be used at the local level for vital local services like emergency 911 response, police departments, fire departments, libraries, parks, and transportation improvements. For years, Sacramento politicians have used loopholes in […]
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The Lake Tahoe Food and Wine Festival arrives at Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe Sept. 30 and lasts through Oct. 3. Events include lots of food and wine, plus discussions, presentations and demonstrations by celebrated food and wine experts including: Gary Vaynerchuk, author and host of the video blog Wine Library TV; Elizabeth Falkner, master […]
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Jim Wasserman, Sacramento Bee Sacramento-area property values collectively tumbled another $10 billion from 2009 to 2010 – about 12 percent of losses suffered statewide by property owners, according to new statistics from state tax authorities. But some believe the hard-hit capital region has seen the worst of its declines. A report from the California Board […]
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By U.S. Ski Team Alpine Olympian Tim Jitloff of Reno is back in the start this fall with his second Susan G. Komen Northern Nevada Race for the Cure on Oct. 3, an annual running race centered on raising money to find a cure for breast cancer. Jitloff’s mother, Pam, was diagnosed with breast cancer […]
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