By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Recently some 2,000 yoga enthusiasts made like warriors, formed trees and played eagle amid the pine-scented air, cool breezes and breathtaking beauty offered by Lake Tahoe. By nightfall, the visitors to Squaw Valley Resort, from as far away as Canada and the Eastern Seaboard, grooved to pulsing beats from nationally […]
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To the community, The El Dorado County Grand Jury, in its Final 2010 Report states, “The (South Lake Tahoe) City Council, in its reports, procedures and by evidence received by the Grand Jury, points to a severely handicapped organization that needs major changes.” If ever there was a time when substantive change could happen, this […]
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By Venessa Wong, Bloomberg Businessweek A housing market rebound seems tenuous following the expiration of the home buyer tax credit, and consumer confidence remains weak due to lackluster employment, but David Stiff, chief economist at Fiserv, says the bottom is near. Home prices in the U.S. have declined 29.5 percent over the past four years, […]
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Nearly 30 restaurants are participating in the inaugural Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week, and most have posted their three-course prix-fixe menus here. Menus are offered during the weeklong celebration, Sept. 5-12. There are no passes, tickets or coupons needed to take part in Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week. Instead, guests simply visit the eatery, all of which […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s possible the multi-million dollar animal shelter that has been in the works for a number of years on the West Slope will break ground this fall. The 17,700-square-foot facility would consolidate the multiple locations El Dorado County Animal Services Authority currently occupies. It would also mean no longer needing to pay […]
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By Mike Zapler, San Jose Mercury News The strictest term limits in the nation, enacted 20 years ago to end the “stench of greed and vote-selling” in Sacramento, have instead made California’s government so dysfunctional, many who once backed the reform say, that they now regret pushing for it. “Of all the mistakes I’ve made […]
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By Larry Olmsted, USA Today Reno calls itself “The Biggest Little City in the World.” That’s meant to say it’s a small town with big-city amenities. But the reality is that its casinos, shops, restaurants and nightlife play second fiddle to the main attraction surrounding the city: the great outdoors. “Outdoor recreation is huge here […]
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What does the phrase “Sample the Sierra” mean to you? Write a poem, a short essay, a story, a memory – something honest conveying what those three words symbolize to you. Send it to info@LakeTahoeNews.net, along with a photo to illustrate the words or a photo of yourself. In the document, put your full name […]
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By Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee An estimated 22,000 businesses call Placer, El Dorado and tiny Alpine counties home. For much of its existence, the Auburn-based Golden Sierra Workforce Investment Board has focused on matching workers with those businesses, building a pipeline between potential employee and entrepreneur. The federally funded investment board works with local businesses […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Highway 342 near Gold Hill remains closed this morning after a V & T train derailment on Sunday night. The road will remain closed until at least 9 a.m. Monday while crews work to get the train back on the rails, Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Chuck Allen said. Read the whole story
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