By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times SACAMENTO– Having previously ordered the closure of hundreds of redevelopment programs throughout California, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday vetoed six bills that would have given local governments other economic development powers, saying it is too soon to consider alternatives. The governor and Legislature had acted earlier this year to […]
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Medicare expert Margaret Reilly will host a community forum explaining Medicare and health insurance on Oct. 3 from 12:30-2pm at the South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation facility located at 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd. This meeting is for anyone who currently has or is soon to have Medicare as their primary health insurance. This meeting […]
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California Transportation Commission has allocated $4.8 million to construct a water quality and collection and treatment facilities along Highway 50 west of South Lake Tahoe. The CTC allocated $236 million last week in new funding to 32 projects that will improve the state’s transportation system and strengthen California’s economy. The allocations include $81 million from […]
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By Sue Shellenbarger, Wall Street Journal Could you pack more into each day if you did everything at the optimal time? A growing body of research suggests that paying attention to the body clock, and its effects on energy and alertness, can help pinpoint the different times of day when most of us perform our […]
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Placer County is having a town hall meeting on the Lake Tahoe Basin Community Plan update on Oct. 17 in Kings Beach. The meeting will take place at 6pm in the North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 North Lake Blvd. The meeting will be a chance for community members to learn more about the update process, […]
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By Megan Garber, Atlantic Last week, California took a big step forward in open-source education. Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a proposal to create a website that will allow students to download popular textbooks for free. The legislation contains two bills: One, a proposal for the state to fund 50 open-source digital textbooks, targeted […]
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By Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times One spectacular Sunday in Paris last month, I decided to skip museums and shopping to partake of something even more captivating for an environment reporter: Vélib, arguably the most successful bike-sharing program in the world. In their short lives, Europe’s bike-sharing systems have delivered myriad benefits, notably reducing traffic […]
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Sandy is a very nice 9-year-old yellow Lab who acts years younger than she looks. She knows several commands, walks nicely on her leash, and has beautiful teeth. Sandy likes other well-mannered dogs and has lived with small children. She love the water and likes to play fetch. Sandy ended up at the shelter because […]
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• The first South Lake Tahoe City Council forum is Oct. 1 at 11am at Inn by the Lake. • Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe’s annual wine tasting is Nov. 2, 6pm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. • You obviously like to get your news digitally. This story proves you aren’t alone. It should also be […]
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To the community, On Sept. 30, Tahoe Pipe Club completed its final summer 2012 Lake Tahoe clarity measurement. During summer 2012 (June through September) the average clarity of Lake Tahoe was equal to 59.7 feet and represented an 8 foot improvement in summer clarity compared to the 2011 average as reported by the Tahoe Environmental […]
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