By Normitsu Onishi, New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — Next month, California voters will be asked to consider 11 ballot propositions whose passage would carry the full force of law, an exercise in direct democracy that traces back to the Progressive Era of the early 20th century. Tom Steyer, the founder of Farallon Capital Management, […]
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By Aaron Sankin, Huffington Post Coming outside to see an empty rack where your bicycle used to be is one of the painful realities of living in a major city. No matter how strong your lock is, there’s never a guarantee that it will be there when you get back–no matter how safe the neighborhood […]
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• Tahoe Transportation District is having a meeting about the loop road on Oct. 30 from 5-7pm at Lake Tahoe Community College. • The shoulder-to-shoulder repavement project on Highway 89 from Squaw Valley Road to West River Street is complete. There will be a ribbon cutting Oct. 19 at 10am at Squaw Valley Park on […]
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To the community, The City Council election is less than a month away. Who will get the gold ring on the city’s merry-go-round? There are two incumbents on the ballot. Hal Cole and Bruce Grego. Cole has served on the council 16 years. He poses as one who has done no harm in serving. No […]
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Publisher’s note: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. People are affected by cancer in all sorts of ways and communities do various things to shine a spotlight on various cancers. This is the first of four stories about cancer. By Kathryn Reed We had so many requests for mammograms in the next 30 days. It […]
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Not one Lake Tahoe area ski resort made it into the top 10 of Ski magazine’s annual reader survey. Mammoth – while not Tahoe – is the only California resort to make it in the top 20. It came in at No. 18. The Tahoe resorts making the top 30 are Northstar at 27, Heavenly […]
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El Dorado Winery Association is one of nine organizations to receive a marketing focused grant for agriculture education and outreach and one of three organizations focused on California wine. The $179,000 grant is from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The money, which will be given out over three years, will help with the […]
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By Whitney Evans, Quill The freedom of speech, assembly, religion, the press and to petition government are seen as fundamental rights, thanks to the U.S. Constitution. Beyond that, though, is access to government information a fundamental human right? And if so, do journalists need to do a better job informing the public about the importance […]
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The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park backcountry during October and November, weather permitting. The Tunnel Creek road, from Highway 28 to Tunnel Creek Station, may be closed in order to conduct the burns. Signs will be posted throughout the area when […]
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A group of partners has come together to present a State of the South Shore Economy forum on Oct. 23 at Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe. The event will kick off at 5pm with a social hour, followed by the forum from 6-8pm. Speakers and topics feature: Tahoe Prosperity Center Chairman, Thomas Greene; Lake […]
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