By Jessie Marchesseau Housing for workers and traffic were two of the main concerns of Placer County planning commissioners on Feb. 2 as they discussed amendments to Northstar’s master plan. The 20-year Northstar Mountain Master Plan includes the following key points: · 5 new lifts · A gondola from the lower parking lots · 25 […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal If bitter political fighting is tearing your Facebook feed apart at the seams, take heart. There’s at least one issue that does more to unite than divide voters in the western United States; public lands. Polling from seven western states shows Democrats, Republicans and independent voters have similar interests when […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval has proposed slashing the state’s chronically underfunded mental health budget by $20 million– including eliminating 112 positions statewide– arguing that the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act means more mentally ill clients can find care in private hospitals. But advocates for the mentally ill say […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – California State Parks wants to turn the centerpiece of Kings Beach into a masterpiece. Overhauling the master plan from 1980 for the Kings Beach State Recreation Area and replacing the pier that boats can’t reach are closer to being a reality. Creating a more welcoming, aesthetically pleasing, environmentally sensitive […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s main advocate for the disabled has died. David Joseph Kelly passed away in his sleep at his South Lake Tahoe home on Jan. 31, 2017. He was 73. Kelly is the man behind Tahoe Senior Plaza, Kelly Ridge (named in his honor), and Sky Forest Acres. These three South Lake Tahoe developments […]
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By Lake Tahoe News What a difference a month makes. The snowpack just keeps getting deeper and that’s a good thing. “We’ve got a very good snowpack, a very robust snowpack on the ground right now,” Frank Gehrke said Thursday after taking a series of measurements in the field near the entrance to Sierra-at-Tahoe. He noted […]
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By Kathryn Reed A light is being shined on the lack of equality in Lake Tahoe Unified School District as officials work toward reopening Al Tahoe Elementary School. Declining enrollment forced the school to be closed in 2004. Now the remaining four elementary schools are overcrowded, necessitating some form of relief. On Jan. 31 the […]
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By Gary Martin, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — With millions expected to be wagered illegally on the upcoming Super Bowl, Nevada and gaming officials are eagerly awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether states should be allowed to offer legal sports betting. The Supreme Court delayed a decision on a case brought by New […]
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By Vanessa Rancano, KQED-TV California is producing less than half the new homes it needs to meet demand in the Golden State. In its first comprehensive analysis since the year 2000, California’s Department of Housing and Community Development paints a bleak picture of the state’s housing landscape. While it points to some hopeful developments, the […]
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By Michael Rohm The first thing Harold Slear saw when he walked through the main entrance of Boatworks Mall in Tahoe City just before noon Jan. 8 was merchants pulling inventory from their waterlogged stores. The owner of James-Harold Galleries, Slear was late for work because he had needed to clear his driveway of the […]
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