By Kathryn Reed The bulk of the buildings on the 164-acre campus of Lake Tahoe Community College have been funded by the state of California. But that might change next year. For more than a year college board members have been discussing the possibility of asking local voters to pass a general obligation bond that […]
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The Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition will honor premier sports figures and their endeavors at the third annual Reno Tahoe International Sports Hall of Fame dinner gala on Nov. 23 at the Atlantis in Reno. The four inductees are: · Pam Buckner: Born and raised in Northern California, Buckner moved to Reno in the early […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee As the ballot measure evolved into California’s primary public policy tool over the last three-plus decades, clever people were paid large sums of money to figure out how to persuade voters. They adopted deception – there’s no other word for it – as a technique. Measures were written that purported […]
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Creating boundaries is an important aspect of doing business. Tahoe Regional Young Professionals is hosting a workshop titled “How to Say No.” Alexis Robin of Nourish Life Coaching will be the keynote speaker Oct. 16 from 5:30-6:30pm. The event will be at the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s board room in Stateline. TRYP […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee The Sacramento County Coroner’s office has released the name of a motorcyclist killed Monday when a car pulled in front of him on Greenback Lane near the entrance to Negro Bar State Park. The motorcyclist was identified as 41-year-old Shane Curtis Clark. His hometown was not available. Folsom police determined […]
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• George Runner will participate in a discussion with Betty Yee on “The State Board of Equalization – What It Does and How It Works.” The discussion will focus on the board’s formal powers and roles and explore the different views each board member has on tax policy in California. It will be Sept. 26 […]
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By Jakob Schiller, Powder The first time I went to my local ski area last year — Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort in northern New Mexico — there was one run open and almost all the snow was man-made. To any bird flying over it must have been quite a scene: a mostly brown hill […]
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The South Tahoe High School Homecoming Parade will begin Sept. 28 at 10am at the corner of Al Tahoe Boulevard and Highway 50. It will end at the high school. The parade is the kickoff event to a weeklong celebration of homecoming activities culminating with the football game and high school dance on Oct. 4. […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit lifted fire restrictions on national forest lands today. “The arrival of cooler, wetter weather brings safer conditions and has allowed us to lift restrictions on Forest Service managed lands,” Forest Service Fire Chief Kit Bailey said in a press release. “Even though restrictions will be lifted, […]
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By Julie Bykowicz, Bloomberg As President Obama began his first term in January 2009, an Arizona Indian tribe saw a long-awaited opportunity to jumpstart a plan to build a 225,000-square-foot casino not far from the Cardinals’ football stadium. Five years earlier, through a special company, the Tohono O’odham Nation purchased land outside Phoenix, 160 miles […]
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