By Brad Rassler, Outside Outdoor recreation is an economic colossus: its reach is massive, its wealth enormous, and its influence continues to grow as more boots hit the ground. You can see it in Joshua Tree’s crowded campgrounds or in Mount Tam’s trailhead parking lots; in the Appalachian Trail’s thru-hiking numbers or in REI’s record sales. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Red dominates large segments of a map of Lake Tahoe. This signifies “wildfire ignition risk” zones. These are areas most susceptible for a catastrophic wildfire because of the dense vegetation. The California Tahoe Conservancy on Thursday accepted a $6.8 million grant to treat between 1,200 and 1,800 acres in the wildland urban […]
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By Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg A La Nina that threatens to push cold temperatures across the northern U.S. and extend drought conditions in the south will probably remain in the Pacific deep into the winter, fading away by spring, according to U.S. forecasters. The weather phenomenon — defined by a cooling of the equatorial Pacific Ocean’s […]
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Publisher’s note: This column is from the Dec. 8, 2016, New York Times. By Harry Reid In my time in the Senate, I’ve served with 281 senators. I’ve rarely given advice unless asked. But since I am leaving the Senate floor for the final time, I have a few things to say. To Republicans, I […]
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By Kathryn Reed Neighbors on Ski Run Boulevard have long endeavored to set themselves apart from other areas of South Lake Tahoe. It’s a community within a community. Nice, wide, paved, plowed and lighted sidewalks are inviting to walk on. Even the street itself is wider than many – giving it that feel of a […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY – The size of the next state budget became clearer Tuesday when financial experts projected Nevada will collect $541 million more in tax revenue over the next two years than it did during the last budget cycle. The Economic Forum projects the state will collect $7.9 billion […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters The bank lenders of Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s operating unit said they might walk away from a plan to bring the casino unit out of its $18 billion bankruptcy, potentially sending a high-stakes reorganization plan into disarray. The committee of bank lenders, which includes Blackstone Group LP’s GSO Capital Partners, has yet […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Tahoe City is one step closer to getting its first new lodging for tourists in decades. The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Dec. 6 to approve the Tahoe Basin Area Plan and the Tahoe City Lodge. Most of the discussion Tuesday centered on Tahoe City and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jeff DeFranco will become Lake Tahoe Community College’s fifth president effective Jan. 3. He was greeted with applause and a standing ovation from the nearly 20 people at the board meeting after the announcement was made Tuesday night. The board of trustees on Dec. 6 unanimously approved the […]
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By Amelia Pak-Harvey, Las Vegas Review-Journal Combine educational issues with Nevada’s upcoming legislative session and you’ve got a scene straight from the movie “Jerry Maguire”: Show me the money. When legislators convene in February, they’ll have a number of topics tugging at the state’s purse strings. First, they’ve got to get an estimated $400 million […]
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