By Kathryn Reed Measure L, the El Dorado County library tax, never came close to the two-thirds it needed to pass. The no votes had close to that amount with 63.5 percent. That’s with 45.2 percent of the precincts reporting Wednesday morning. The purpose of the measure was to make funding of the countywide system […]
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By Mike Rosenberg, San Jose Mercury News Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax hike measure, Proposition 30, which is billed as the only hope to prevent more cuts to California schools, was headed for a narrow victory Wednesday morning. With 64 percent of precincts around the state partially reporting results as of 12:30 a.m., the measure was […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun Sen. Dean Heller rode to a close but safe victory over Rep. Shelley Berkley Tuesday night, earning a public mandate for the Senate seat he was appointed to in mid-2011, and defying both the Democrats’ registration advantage and the power of their storied get-out-the-vote machine. Heller won by slightly […]
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Three of the seven Douglas County School District seats were up for a vote Tuesday night. Incumbent Karen Chessell will retain her seat, having beat Ron Santi with 57.74 percent of the vote; Neal Freitas beat former member John Louritt to take over Randy Green’s seat with 54.31 percent; and incumbent Teri Jamin topped Laurence […]
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Of the 208,600 registered voters in Placer County, 80 percent were forecast to turn out to cast a ballot on Nov. 6. While Placer County residents are represented by two congressional districts, it is the Fourth District that covers the Lake Tahoe area. Republican incumbent Tom McClintock faced Democrat challenger Jack Uppal. McClintock faced Democrat […]
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President Obama is going to be calling the White House home for another four years. The president has won the electoral college vote, though he is trailing Mitt Romney in the popular vote. Ohio put Obama over the top. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Kathryn Reed Naming a North Shore mountain Gold Star Peak is closer to becoming a reality. South Lake Tahoe councilmembers voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse the idea of Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay. McClintock has set up a memorial to active duty military members who have died in each sector of his district where […]
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TAMBA’s end of season party is at Mo’s Place in South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 7 starting at 6pm. There will be a huge raffle with prizes donated by many local businesses. All proceeds go directly back to TAMBA. This is our largest fundraiser for next year’s trail projects. Here’s a short list of some […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations in the Kiva Beach area near the Taylor Creek Visitors Center on Nov. 7. Crews anticipate burning 2 acres, conditions permitting. Operations at Kiva Beach may last through Thursday. In addition, prescribed fire operations will take place at High Meadow on Nov. 8. Crews […]
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The Carson Valley Inn is serving a free spaghetti lunch to all veterans and active military – plus one guest – on Veterans Day. The event will be in the Valley Ballroom from 11am to 4pm Nov. 11. Veterans and active military personnel simply present a military ID for entrance. There will be a Veterans […]
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