By Kathryn Reed Deficit spending is continuing in South Lake Tahoe for another year and may be what happens in 2013-14, too. The budget the City Council is expected to approve Sept. 18 includes $700,000 from unassigned excess reserves. And while the budget, which goes into effect Oct. 1, is balanced per state law, the […]
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Truckee Donner Land Trust must have $11.25 million by Dec. 20 to purchase Royal Gorge. The acquisition of Royal Gorge properties means access to 3,000 acres of open space, which comprises much of the historic Donner Summit area. The area offers cross-country skiing, birding, appreciation of history, hiking, biking, wildflower and wildlife observation. A “mystery” […]
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By Kathryn Reed Gino DiMatteo on Sept. 12 was released from El Dorado County jail in Placerville on bail. Ted Long is DiMatteo’s attorney of record. He is working with the Woelfel Law Firm in South Lake Tahoe. Rob Woelfel represented DiMatteo in court Wednesday because Long was out of town, however he was not […]
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By Brooks Barnes, New York Times LOS ANGELES — First came a competing save-our-schools ballot initiative, backed by a wealthy lawyer who proved more persistent than Gov. Jerry Brown had hoped. Then came a summer of minor financial embarrassments that handed Brown’s opponents a narrative to use against him. Now comes a nagging question: Against […]
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The Lam Watah Trailhead parking lot on Kahle Drive in Stateline is off-limits through Oct. 15. A contractor for the Tahoe Transportation District will be completing a number of improvements, including grading the trail from the Lam Watah boardwalk to the current parking lot, grading for trail parking lot expansion and restroom construction. This is […]
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Four El Dorado County sheriff’ vehicles were spray painted with graffiti while parked at the South Lake Tahoe substation Tuesday night. “Some of the moniker names appear to be gang related. We assume it’s local kids,” Lt. Pete Van Arnum told Lake Tahoe News. Although this occurred on Sept. 11 – a day most Americans […]
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Hundreds of Lake Tahoe Basin community members will help improve forest health at the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s 15th annual Tahoe Forest Stewardship Day on Sept. 29 at Tahoe Paradise Park in Meyers. The League welcomes volunteers of all ages and abilities. This year the Stewardship Day partner is the Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement […]
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The final bout of the season for the Tahoe Derby Dames is at Bijou Community Park on Sept. 15. It will be a double-header, with doors opening at 2pm and the bout at 3pm. Tahoe Green Team vs. The Grim Reap-Hers will be followed by the Super Hero Smash. This is where Reno and Tahoe’s […]
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By Padmananda Rama, NPR If you grew up in a bilingual Hispanic household, listening to the Democratic and Republican conventions may have sounded a lot like home. It’s no coincidence that both parties highlighted politicians like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro. Rubio, whose parents are from Cuba, introduced Mitt Romney […]
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The Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association and the South Lake Tahoe BMX Association are working to build a pump track, mountain bike skills park, and relocate the BMX track. The 4-acre park will be located in Bijou Community Park, near other community recreation features like the skate park and disc golf course. The groups are […]
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