Letter to the Publisher, With 12 vacant deputy positions, we must look introspectively at what we can do for our county and Sheriff’s Department to help improve public safety and community services. Personally, I have chosen to reduce my salary if elected sheriff. As you may know, the sheriff of El Dorado County receives a […]
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Provided by Placer County More than 32,000 veterans call Placer County home, and it’s Rick Buckman’s job to reach out to them and provide the help and services they need to obtain benefits. During the 2008-09 fiscal year, Buckman, the county’s veterans services officer, and his staff filed 3,500 claims for Placer County veterans, garnering […]
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By Kathryn Reed A lackluster economy is boding well for South Tahoe Public Utility District. It means instead of 1,525 water meters being installed in 2010, a total of 2,775 will be. This is the result of the initial bid coming in much less than anticipated. The district expected to use the bulk of its […]
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By Laura Salinas Between 1.6 million and 2.8 million youth run away each year and even more contemplate running. What would lead teens to believe life is better on the streets than in their home? Factors that lead youth to run away are family conflict, sexual orientation, drug/alcohol related issues or escaping state care. For […]
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By Scott Brown, Tribune-Review Ben Roethlisberger will tell his side of the story — or at least what he has been through since being accused of rape in a civil lawsuit — tonight on the ESPN magazine program E:60. The Steelers quarterback talks one-on-one with reporter Michael Smith at 7 p.m. about a subject on […]
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The A.W.A.R.E. Club at Lake Tahoe Community College is sponsoring an organic, vegan dinner and speaker with a Thanksgiving theme on Nov. 20. Hope Bohanec, Grassroots Campaigns Director, IDA, will be the speaker. Her topic is Eco-Eating: The Power of Your Plate. She will discuss the environmental impacts of our food choices including global warming, […]
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Gov. Jim Gibbons this month announced his intention to sponsor a major initiative to completely eliminate landfills as presently known. “There have been huge leaps in recycling technology,†Gibbons said in a statement. “We can conserve natural resources, create clean energy and create jobs by looking at landfills not as places where we bury our […]
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It may be a bit awkward tonight at the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education meeting. With challenger Judy Cefalu now 11 votes ahead of Duane Wallace, it’s just a matter of time before she replaces him on the board. The El Dorado County Elections Department expects to certify the Nov. 3 election […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Nancy Garrido’s court-appointed attorney has been removed from the case, pending a possible appeal later this month, court records indicate. The move took place last Thursday in a secret court hearing during which only Nancy Garrido, defense attorney Gilbert Maines, court staff and security officers were present, according to El […]
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Gina Thompson of the U.S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, received the honor of Public Employee of the Year-Federal at the California Film Commission’s Annual On Location Awards. The event honors those with successful efforts working with film commissioners and local communities, resulting in positive economic impacts of film productions throughout California. Thompson […]
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