South Lake Tahoe attorney Alfred Nash Villalobos was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison. The 46-year-old could have been sent away for 30 years after being convicted in August 2011 on federal extortion and obstruction of justice charges. Villalobos is the son of Alfred J.R. Villalobos of Stateline, a former director on the board […]
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By Mandy Kendall I read something the other day which shocked me (and that’s not easy I can tell you). According to EarthSave.org, it takes 2,500 gallons of water, 12 pounds of grain, 35 pounds of topsoil and the energy equivalent of one gallon of gasoline to produce one pound of feedlot beef. Figures from […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to the South Lake Tahoe City Council and is reprinted with the author’s permission. I sat in at the Lodging Association meeting last Thursday and heard the loop road presentation from Carl Hastings. [sic] I was not happy with Plan No. 1 or Plan No. 2, so am glad […]
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TAMBA has two trail building days coming up. The first is with the U.S. Forest Service and Hilride Progression Development Groups on June 24. They are hosting a work day to train people on building progressive features on the Corral Trail. Meet at the lower parking area at 8:30am Oneidas Street off Pioneer Trail in […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown urged state regulators this week to reduce the prevalence of chemical flame retardants in household furniture, joining a growing number of critics who argue the chemicals are toxic and unnecessary. “Toxic flame retardants are found in everything from high chairs to couches and a growing body of […]
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By Kathryn Reed With some areas of the Angora burn having lost 100 percent of its trees, human assistance was needed to restore what a human was ultimately responsible for destroying. Replanting of mostly Jeffery pines was what the California Tahoe Conservancy chose. The state agency owns about 90 acres of the nearly 3,100 acres […]
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By Michael Cooper, New York Times Throughout the Great Recession and the not-so-great recovery, the most commonly discussed measure of misery has been unemployment. But many middle-class and working-class people who are fortunate enough to have work are struggling as well, which is why Sherry Woods, a 59-year-old van driver from Atlanta, found herself standing […]
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The El Dorado County Department of Transportation is inviting the public to attend a workshop on the Travel Demand Model Update. The Travel Demand Model is an essential tool that helps determine the county’s future transportation needs. Not just for transportation engineers, the workshop will answer general questions about development, purpose and use of the […]
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Public and interested parties are invited to comment on the Dollar Creek shared-use trail project until July 6. There is a meeting about the trail on June 28 from 6-8pm at the North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 North Lake Tahoe Blvd., Kings Beach. The project is located in Placer County, primarily with California Tahoe Conservancy […]
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The yellow haze blowing through the South Shore is the annual pine pollen. In addition to kicking up allergies and leaving behind yellow everywhere, the winds are a fire threat. A red flag warning is in effect for the Lake Tahoe Basin and most of northwestern Nevada until 10pm Thursday. The wind is expected to […]
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