By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — One person cannot do as much good as a group of like-minded individuals, but one person can make a difference. The power of one. That was the theme of the Tahoe Women’s Community Fund gala last week at Harveys. “We talk about the word collective. Our collective power is why […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee The evening’s first customer emerged sleepy-eyed from the doorway of his apartment near Sacramento State for his marijuana concentrates: 3 grams each of strawberry, banana and pear flavors. He had few words for the delivery driver who handed him a white bag containing the order. Their transaction lasted mere seconds. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though millions of federal dollars are headed to California to remove dead trees in national forests, if they had arrived sooner it would not have made a difference for the Emerald Fire. None of the $11 million allocated last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is coming to Lake Tahoe. […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt Completion of the Shingle Springs Village project, a gas station/convenience store complex on tribal lands of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, has been slowed by a stay granted Oct. 7 by El Dorado Superior Court Judge Curt Stracener. The project has been quickly taking shape just off Highway 50 south […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada state agencies submitted budget requests totaling $8.2 billion for the upcoming two-year cycle, $800 million more than the current spending level, administration officials said Friday. The release of agency requests is one step in a complicated budget-building process and likely will not be reflected in […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal On a clear September day in 2014, Nevada’s brain trust for economic development gathered in Carson City to celebrate the turning of a new chapter in Silver State history. Tesla’s $5 billion Gigafactory was coming to the Reno area, a coup for a state considered an underdog against formidable competition […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Hotel guests in Stateline are going to help fund the special events center that is going to be built on the front parking lot of MontBleu at Highway 50. The Tahoe Douglas Visitors Authority board this week approved raising the Douglas County lodging license fee. Now the county commissioners must […]
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By Kathryn Reed Proposition 51 could turn out to be a mixed blessing for entities in South Lake Tahoe. If it passes, Lake Tahoe Unified School District intends to reopen Al Tahoe Elementary School next fall. If that happens, the Lake Tahoe Boys & Girls Club will be on the street. This is why the […]
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Updated 7:10pm: By Susan Wood CAMP RICHARDSON — The Emerald Fire burning near Cascade Lake is 80 percent contained. It has burned more than 200 acres. According to Kit Bailey, U.S. Forest Service local fire chief, “We have stopped the forward progress.” The fire, though, is unpredictable. At one point the flames were going toward Lake […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The conversion of Kingsbury Middle School into affordable housing is in jeopardy because the county has not completed the area plan that encompasses the site and the allowable number of vehicle miles has been drastically reduced per Tahoe Regional Planning Agency rules. Patrick Taylor in July entered into an agreement […]
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