By Susan Wood In two whirlwind finishes Thursday, the Amgen Tour of California women’s and men’s bike races came down to a sprint at the end. San Francisco rider Megan Guarnier made her move over Sarah Storey and Latvian Toms Skujins barely beat Adam De Vos. Lake Tahoe served up one of its usual weather-challenging […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle A greener yard and a more leisurely shower just might be in your future. State officials, in a policy shift that reflects California’s easing drought conditions, decided Wednesday to scrap the emergency conservation mandates that have forced cities and towns to cut water use as much as 36 percent, […]
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By Susan Wood GARDNERVILLE – It’s been said: The personal is the political. When five of the seven candidates running for four seats on the Douglas County School District board of trustees took up the question of transgender access in restrooms at Monday night’s forum at the Carson Valley Inn, the usually tame venue got slightly raucous. […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The National Weather Service in Reno has issued an advisory today for boats on Lake Tahoe. However, meteorologists aren’t warning cyclists about the gusts that may reach 50 mph. Tahoe continues to present the Amgen Tour of California bike race officials and riders a challenge when it comes to weather. […]
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By Denis Cuff, Bay Area News Group With the drought fading and temperatures heating up, it’s no wonder more sprinklers are popping up. But is it too soon? Some homeowners and environmentalists worry water restrictions are coming off too fast in a state struggling to have enough water for people, businesses, fish and wildlife. Water industry […]
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By Kathryn Reed It seems like every time the South Lake Tahoe City Council makes some change to the vacation rental ordinance, another group of people becomes disenfranchised. On Tuesday it was those who have the tourist rentals in a multi-family dwelling. The staff report says, “There will be no VHR permits for multi-family properties […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe voters in November will decide if the hotel and sales taxes should be increased. The City Council on May 17 agreed to go forward with the ballot measures. What to spend the added revenue on remains to be decided. The current transient occupancy tax is 10 percent throughout much […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal Immigration enforcement agents have arrested 87 immigrants in Reno and Las Vegas during a five-day operation they said targeted individuals who pose a threat to public safety. Of those arrested, 22 were picked up in Reno, including a 33-year-old Mexican national with prior drug trafficking, DUI and domestic violence convictions […]
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By Michael Doyle, Sacramento Bee California’s two Democratic senators remain somewhat out of sync over proposed water legislation, underscoring its ambiguous future on the eve of a big hearing. Four months after Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s introduction of her latest California water package, Sen. Barbara Boxer is still evaluating the 185-page bill. Her wait-and-see attitude hints […]
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By Moonshine Ink As Tahoe delves into a rabid housing crisis, the real question is: What solutions can we tap into to solve this issue? There are myriad options being explored by the community at large. The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, which is spearheading a regional housing needs assessment, just wrapped up a series of […]
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