Updated April 17: By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District’s hydroelectric plant in Alpine County is expected to be online this fall, with power being sold to Liberty Utilities. The South Lake Tahoe-based water-sewer district had hoped to have the plant operational a few years ago, but money and construction delays pushed the date […]
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By Soumya Karlamangla and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times The vaccination rate for California’s kindergartners soared this fall from the previous year, fueled by a state law that made it significantly tougher for parents to exempt schoolchildren from shots. It was the highest vaccination rate among kindergartners since at least 1998, and comes […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal President Trump’s proposed budget would cut all Amtrak funding for Truckee, Reno, Elko and Winnemucca, possibly ending rail service in Northern Nevada. Trump’s proposed budget would zero out funding for long-distance rail lines, which are defined as more than 750 miles. Parts of Amtrak’s California Zephyr, which runs from […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. All articles may be accessed via the home page under Special Projects, 2017 Affordable Housing. Updated April 15: By Kathryn Reed Transit oriented development – it’s the latest buzz phrase in the basin. Simply put, it means […]
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By Brian Melley, AP We were trudging up the side of a mountain on skis to measure California’s massive snowpack when a late blast of winter stopped us in our tracks. I started the morning less concerned about strong winds forecast and light snow than keeping pace with veteran snow surveyors in the thin Sierra […]
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By Patrick May, Bay Area News Group We did it! With one more soaking-wet storm front dumping its stuff special-delivery over Wednesday night, California woke up on Thursday to a new all-time record for rainfall, as measured in the all-important “Northern Sierra eight-station index,” a catchment area that pretty much defines the Golden State’s water-level […]
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By Michael Rohm Beth Christman, director of Restoration for the Truckee River Watershed Council, knows exactly how small 40 acres is. Compared to the 90,000 acres of degraded watershed within the greater Sierra Nevada region, 30,000 of which are slated to be restored by 2030, 40 acres is a drop in the bucket. But this […]
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By Rong-Gong Lin II and Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times California’s climate has long been dominated by cycles of intense dry conditions followed by heavy rain and snow. But never before in recorded history has the state seen such an extreme drought-to-deluge swing. Experts and state water officials say California is seeing more […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post The new Aspen Skiing Co.-KSL Capital Partners alliance is buying Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain, Snow Summit and Bear Mountain, giving the nascent partnership more than 6,000 acres of Southern California ski terrain across four resorts that host more than 2 million visits a year. No price was announced, but […]
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By Kathryn Reed Congestion on the slopes at Heavenly Mountain Resort could be lessened in the coming winters via trail widening throughout the mountain – in both states, and inside and outside the basin. The resort has plans to remove hundreds of trees in a 25.3-acre area for widening, while another 29.6 acres would be […]
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