South Lake Tahoe’s City Council had a budget meeting Sept. 8. One of the more alarming things to come out of it is that unemployment stands at 15 percent in the city — which is more than the state and federal numbers. With the Lake Tahoe Basin entering the shoulder season — when layoffs from […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nineteen out of 33 people who work in South Lake Tahoe for El Dorado County Department of Human Services were told that by the end of September they will be working in the Placerville office. Most work out of the two buildings on Silver Dollar Avenue the county leases. The county gave […]
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By TRPA staff Orange notice tags have been showing up on buoys around Lake Tahoe and will continue all month as the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency gets the word out that a permitting and registration deadline is approaching for all Lake Tahoe moorings such as buoys and boatlifts. TRPA’s Watercraft Enforcement Team started attaching the […]
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By Anna K. Richter South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center’s board, staff and volunteers were thrilled to hear the news that Jaycee Lee Dugard was alive, and our hearts went out to her the instant we learned she had young girls, ages 15 and 11. Doing the math, we recognized instantly that Jaycee Lee had been […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though Jacqueline Mittelstadt is still listed on South Lake Tahoe’s website as the city’s attorney, she is not doing the job. She said she received a call Sept. 8 from special counsel for the city who told her, “I am not allowed to return to work.’ Access to her computer has […]
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By Kathryn Reed What does El Dorado County have that no place else has? The answers to that question are being assembled by a coalition charged with the job of turning the entire county into geo-tourism destination. “Some of you might see marketing for Lake Tahoe and it does not reflect what you like. We […]
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Bijou Bash is back. Organizers say the Sept. 12 free event at Bijou Community Park will have something for every age. This event at the city-owned park went on for a few years before it petered. With the park growing in the subsequent years, some said it was time to bring back the Bash. A […]
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Publisher’s Note: The following is an excerpt from a communication to the El Dorado Community Foundation from a Fallen Leaf Lake resident. I am very concerned about a fund you recently started for Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District. It is my understanding that the fund has $30,000 deposited and another $52,000 pledged. I want […]
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By Kathryn Reed Phones started ringing at 6am — Jaycee Lee Dugard was found alive. Facebook posts have been rampant — some from those who went to school with her, others from people in the Lake Tahoe area, others from strangers touched by this 18-year ordeal. Dugard being found alive after being kidnapped June 10, […]
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Open Letter, The Mumford family has owned 440 Fallen Leaf Lake Road for 25 years. In the early years, we participated with a handful of folks to buy one of the first fire trucks and the initial gas tank at the landing. Since that time many safety and services improvements have been made for residents […]
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