By Lester Snow, Sacramento Bee Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg have asked the Legislature to move California’s water bond, Proposition 18, from the November 2010 ballot to the November 2012 ballot. This move was a matter of setting near-term legislative priorities and ensuring that California’s budget and economic recovery are […]
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For one weekend this summer, the Village at Squaw Valley is going to become one of the funkiest places around Lake Tahoe. Some of the most recognized jazz, blues and funk favorites of this era will perform at the annual Brews, Jazz & Funk Fest Aug. 14-15. from 2-8pm each day. Continuous live music will […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee A day after El Dorado County’s new budget went into effect July 1, it went $1.5 million out of whack. Officials anticipated property tax revenue would tumble when they built the 2010-11 budget, but apparently they weren’t pessimistic enough. “We thought 4 percent was conservative,” said Laura Schwartz, a county […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal For nearly a century, Kenny Osburn’s family camped, fished and played at scenic Independence Lake. Now, Osburn said, they can no longer do as they wish at a treasured place. After a $15 million transaction put land around the lake under the ownership of The Nature Conservancy, Osburn and other […]
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By Kathryn Reed When El Dorado County Sheriff Fred Kollar worked in Lake Tahoe the jail was serving TV dinners. Last week he made a special effort to commend the inmate, yes the inmate, who made the cream puffs. Kollar has a thing for cream puffs and he told inmate Jimmy Beechler these were as […]
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By Kathryn Reed Saturday afternoon’s rain showers contributed to 968 Park Hotel near Stateline being evacuated that night. Hotel staff had put cushions and other pool items under a concrete stairwell when the rain started. The thinking was that most summer storms in Lake Tahoe blow through fast and that they would retrieve the items […]
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By Allen Pierleoni, Sacramento Bee Let’s see, how does this go again? First, climb on top of the paddleboard and lay the paddle perpendicular to the board. Rise to the knees and pick up the paddle. Position the nose of the board into the wind coming off the lake. Uh-oh, the surface is rippling. That’s […]
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By William Ng, Incentive Travel As green consciousness and corporate social responsibility expand in the incentive travel market, hospitality stakeholders have been hard at work remaking major and small casino locales alike. Resort operators like Harrah’s Entertainment and MGM Mirage have transformed their properties into environmentally minded resorts. Began initially as employee engagement and internal […]
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By Kathryn Reed ROUND HILL — Neat stacks of paper fill every inch of Steve Teshara’s desk. They continue onto a side table. He goes to another room to get a piece of paper, this one with unemployment stats for the Lake Tahoe area and beyond. “I think the community is at a real tipping […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee People planning visits to Caples Creek or the Silver Fork of the American River from Aug. 2 to 6 are urged to use caution because of fluctuating water levels. The El Dorado Irrigation District announced that test flow releases from Caples Lake, Read the whole story
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