Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the May 1 Sacramento Bee. Sometimes you wonder if the U.S. Forest Service knows who its employers are. One of those moments came Sunday, with Tom Knudson’s report on how cattle poop has contaminated alpine creeks and lakes in portions of the Sierra Nevada where the U.S. Forest Service […]
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By Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee Median incomes for El Dorado and Placer county residents were among the highest in the state in 2008 and median incomes for that year rose in Sacramento and Yolo counties, according to figures released last week. But the nation’s economic crisis took its toll statewide as total adjusted gross income […]
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Publisher’s note: Click on the link below to read the Sacramento Bee’s mini Q&A with the six El Dorado County sheriff candidates. The candidates are: John D’Agostini, former Amador sheriff’s deputy and DA investigator Larry Hennick, retired El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy Ernie Hillman, former El Dorado County undersheriff Bob Luca, retired chief, California Bureau […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Boaters zooming too close to the shores of Lake Tahoe take notice — officials are poised this summer to start getting serious about enforcing rules to slow them down. With the boating season soon to commence, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency plans to enforce a 600-foot no-wake zone at the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Douglas County School District still doesn’t know who its next superintendent is going to be. The board interviewed two candidates Monday night at the Minden office before a room of more than a dozen people. Board members Cindy Trigg and Karen Chessell were participating via telephone. The first motion was to have […]
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On May 1 at 1:48am Truckee police officers were dispatched to a reported street fight involving a handgun inside the Donner Creek Mobile Home Park. Officers located trails of blood that led to one of the mobile homes. Several people were inside the mobile home. Three had suffered knife and assault injuries and one had […]
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AdventureSmith Explorations of Tahoe City pledges to plant 100 trees for every new traveler booked on a journey now through May 15. The active travel company secures matches between adventure-seeking clients and a treasure-trove of small, expedition ships. “Part of our mission is to give something back to the individuals, communities and environments encountered on […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Favorable winter weather should reduce wildfire danger across most of Nevada and much of the Sierra this summer, federal experts said in a report released Monday. While parts of the Pacific Northwest are at significant risk of wildfire, the situation looks more favorable in western Nevada and most of the […]
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To the community, On May 1, the Leadership Lake Tahoe organization from the Chamber of Commerce organized a graffiti coverage effort which resulted in the covering/removal of graffiti at 65 locations throughout the city. The program was well organized and there were no issues. As a matter of fact dispatch received calls from citizens thanking […]
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By Kathryn Reed Barton Health has trimmed its payroll even further, with 16 people taking early retirement packages at the end of April. Employees with at least 10 years of service and who are 59 or older qualified for the package. The South Lake Tahoe health care system offered the incentive in hopes of not […]
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