Publisher’s note: This is one of a few stories about construction planned for the Lake Tahoe Basin this summer. By Kathryn Reed An $11 million erosion control project in South Lake Tahoe has been delayed for at least one month because on Wednesday at a special meeting the City Council threw out all bids and […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has released a Safety Activity Book filled with activities for kids. The book does have an important mission — teaching young children how to stay safe. “The activity book is definitely a great deal of fun,” Sheriff Mike Haley said. “But more importantly, it provides a format that will engage […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee The bad news is that a dry winter means the Sierra snowpack is only half of its statistical normal as the annual spring runoff begins. The good news is that we’re still living off the unusually wet winter we had two years ago and major reservoirs – Shasta, Trinity, Oroville […]
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By Kathryn Reed Before Lukins Brothers Water Company pitches an idea about how to supply the T.J. Maxx building with adequate water to fight a fire, the company is asking the California Public Utility Commission whether all ratepayers can absorb the cost of an interconnection to South Tahoe Public Utility District. “I think if I […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Nevada’s biggest gaming companies went to the Legislature on Wednesday to ask lawmakers to protect them from strip mall slot machine parlors and barroom sports betting kiosks. It’s a Goliath vs. David image. But the big gamers say they need legislative intervention now to protect the […]
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The Boys and Girls Club Lake Tahoe is having a spaghetti feed April 18 from 5-6:30pm at the club’s main site (1100 Lyons Ave., South Lake Tahoe). The cost is $5/person. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. All proceed go to support programs and the services for the 900 members. Each […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 4, 2013, Sacramento Bee. Sometime today, a very fast jet carrying a very important man and his entourage will streak across the Central Valley sky. That’s the closest President Obama will get to the part of California where mortgages are upside down, where unemployment is disgracefully high […]
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By Dan Spano The median price of homes sold in March was $349,000, exactly $100,000 more than March 2012. This is also the highest monthly figure since March of 2009 when the median was $352,049. Just 30 days ago the median price was $295,000. During the last 12 months, there were 763 closed sales of […]
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By Robert D. Dávila, Sacramento Bee William “Bill” Scott, an innovative lawman who was Placer County’s longest-serving sheriff, died March 27 of lung cancer, his family said. He was 88. Sheriff Scott was a war hero and Auburn police chief when he ran for Placer County’s top law enforcement job in 1954. At 29, he […]
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Artist demonstrator Addie Chernus will be discussing her technique of painting on silk on April 10 from 7-8:30pm. Prior to the beginning of her demonstration, the Tahoe Art League will have a social get-together and a brief update on TAL business matters starting at 6pm. All of the monthly Tahoe Art League meetings are free […]
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