There’s a pennant race going on — in case you didn’t know. Lake Tahoe News has two tickets to give away to the Sept. 22 game at AT&T Park in San Francisco where the Giants will be hosting the Padres. Could this be the game where the Giants secure a playoff spot? To win the […]
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Piper and Ella are sweet girls about 8 years old who were abandoned outside when their owner moved. They were very matted and had to be clipped, but their multi-colored fur will grow back beautifully. They would prefer to go home together. Piper and Ella are spayed, microchipped, and vaccinated. They are at the El […]
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By Robert E. Doyle Park agencies, park rangers and in particular the California state parks system always have enjoyed a high level of public trust and credibility. But the disclosure that state park managers hid funds from the taxpayers has damaged that trust and angered the public, especially park supporters. Yes, hiding the funds was […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second of five Q&A profiles of a South Lake Tahoe City Council candidate running in the Nov. 6 election. Name: Austin Sass Age: 59 How long have you lived in South Lake Tahoe?: I moved to South Lake Tahoe in 1975. In 1983, I leased out my house and left […]
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To the community, On behalf of Whittell High School Boosters Club, we wanted to thank the Tahoe Douglas Fire District for their generous donation to the school of $1,700. Whittell Boosters Publisher’s note: This article explains how the fire district had the money to donate.
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman says she’s ready to get behind a lobbying effort for legislation that would enable the state to collect tolls on Nevada highways. At Tuesday’s Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority meeting, Goodman said she would press the issue if it means Nevada could […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee In January, Gov. Jerry Brown traveled to Irvine to meet with members of the Orange County Business Council, highlighting what he expected to be widespread business support for his November ballot measure to raise taxes. Kaiser Permanente and Occidental Petroleum Corp. had already committed money to the campaign. “Business is […]
Read moreThe nomination period is open for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 2012 Best in the Basin awards program. The program recognizes environmentally compatible projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin that stand out as the best designed, planned and implemented. The nomination period ends Oct. 12. The categories are: · new residential · residential modification · […]
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Kingsbury General Improvement District customers could start paying for water based on consumption instead of the current flat rate. There will be a public hearing on Oct. 16 at 6pm to discuss the proposal. If the board agrees that night to switch to meters, the change would be effective Nov. 1. The change would affect […]
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• The Lake Tahoe Friday Evening Farmers Market at Kahle Community Park will continue through Oct. 26 from 4-7pm. Corley Ranch will provide local, fresh-cut Douglas County pumpkins in the basin’s only pumpkin patch later this month. • Lake Tahoe Coin Jewelry in South Lake Tahoe has the petition for redetermination forms for anyone who […]
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