By Joe Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Among the hundreds of campaign expenses incurred by the state firefighters’ union political action committees this year, two relatively small line items reflect a grudge the organization has held for years. The California Department of Forestry Firefighters Small Contributor PAC made 147 contributions to state and local candidate campaigns in […]
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By Lisa Huard Details in the Newtown, Conn., tragedy will continue to evolve for quite some time. Lives will never be the same; rather they will end up being a “new normal” for the families and friends of all the individuals lost. Did it happen because gun control allows people to buy assault weapons? Was […]
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Placer County supervisors last week gave their support to efforts to name an unnamed peak in eastern Placer County in honor of three Tahoe servicemen who were killed in action in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The peak, located in the Lake Tahoe Basin on U.S. Forest Service land in Placer County, will be […]
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By Rosie Schaap, New York Times Around this time last year, I advocated forgoing eggnog in favor of glogg, the Scandinavian mulled wine. I’m not here to issue a mea culpa, but I’m also not proud when it comes to holiday drinks and certainly not above a little backpedaling. I have nothing against eggnog. What […]
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International real estate investment and services firm Kennedy Wilson today announced it along with unnamed partners bought the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe and Ritz-Carlton Residences. The properties had been bank owned. However, a year ago JMA Ventures, owners of Homewood Mountain Resort, had entered an agreement to buy the residences. KW said Pacific Western Bank provided […]
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Help support Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care and Tahoe Youth & Family Services by eating at Freshies in South Lake Tahoe on Dec. 18. The restaurant is donating a portion of proceeds to these two nonprofits. Tom and Cheryl Millham from LTWC will have photos of the birds and other animals they have rehabilitated. Freshies is […]
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A winter weather advisory is posted until noon. Another 2 to 4 inches of snow above 7,000 feet could fall. There are great conditions with fresh powder through Lake Tahoe. But remember to stay on open runs only. Here is the Dec. 18 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By Kathryn Reed RENO – Even though plaintiffs wanted to draw El Dorado County back into the fray of the MV Transportation-STATA lawsuit, a bankruptcy court judge on Monday granted the county’s motion to dismiss. Sallie Armstrong, outside counsel for the county, argued that the county’s payment of $160,000 to MV two years ago satisfied […]
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In cooperation with Himmel Haus, Blue Angel Café, and Rainbow Mountain, Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation on Dec. 20 is hosting the inaugural Lake Tahoe Santa Run to benefit Christmas Cheer and the HSSF Scholarship Fund. Catch Santa on the slopes at Heavenly that day and then join him for the Santa Run that evening. […]
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To the community, In light of Claire Fortier’s expected, yet somewhat sudden, departure from the South Lake Tahoe City Council last week, the big question that looms in the minds of many of us city Of South Lake Tahoe voters is who and how will Claire Fortier be replaced. In my opinion, and in the […]
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