By Lisa Girion and Scott Glover, Los Angeles Times Doctors are fueling the nation’s prescription drug epidemic and represent the primary source of narcotic painkillers for chronic abusers, according to a government study. The finding challenges a widely held belief that has long guided policymakers: That the epidemic is caused largely by abusers getting their […]
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• More than 1,000 changes to the Title 24 building codes took effect Jan. 1. South Lake Tahoe building official Dave Walker is giving a presentation on March 12 from 5-7pm at Lake Tahoe Airport about some of the most significant changes. • Outside magazine in its April issue, which will be on newsstands March […]
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The El Dorado County Indian Gaming Local Benefit Committee has $49,847.04 from the state controller to distribute in the form of grants for programs and activities designed to mitigate the impact of gaming upon the community. Eligible agencies, including cities and special districts, may apply. Applications will be accepted until April 4. For additional information […]
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Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus continues its Winter MusicFest with the 9th annual presentation of J.S. Bach’s masterpiece “The Passion according to St. Matthew”. The first concert of the four concert series will take place April 12 at 7pm at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church in Carson City (3680 Highway 395). The program will […]
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By Kathryn Reed For the first time in the project’s history, South Lake Tahoe’s “hole in the ground” is now under the control of one owner. Tahoe Stateline Ventures, a subsidiary of Owens Realty Mortgage, has closed escrow on the nine parcels that encompass 3.4 acres at the site that it did not own. The […]
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To the community, Is the City Council just silly? It appears so on the subject of parking meters. First, the council created a ballot resolution for the June election that if it passes, would for the most part kill the city’s parking meter program. The vote was 5-0. So the resolution will be on the […]
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By Roque Planas, Huffington Post A bill introduced last month by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Salinas, would require the California’s Department of Education to develop a model for implementing a standardized, statewide ethnic studies curriculum for high schools. Although controversies over Mexican-American studies have roiled conservatives in Southwestern states, Alejo’s bill could put California on the […]
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• The Bicycle Advisory Committee of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority will meet March 7 from 9-11am in the room adjacent to the City Council Chambers at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Alpine County is turning 150. The Board of Supervisors will have a proclamation celebration March 18 at 9am at Turtle […]
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Gordon Pelton, a portrait artist, has been experimenting with ways to produce portraits in three dimensions. When a portrait artist paints on canvas, whether it be in oil, acrylic or watercolor, the result is a two dimensional representation of what is actually a three dimensional subject. Recently, Pelton has developed a technique for adding the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Douglas County Manager Steve Mokrohisky has tendered his resignation, with his last day slated for April 11. Like his predecessor, Mokrohisky is headed to Oregon. He will be the top guy in Lane County, whose county seat is Eugene. It’s much larger than Douglas County, with 350,000 residents and 2,100 employees and […]
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