By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle On the South Fork American River last weekend, 75 rafters and kayakers launched the spring white-water season with an ecstatic 13-mile trip from Lotus to Folsom Reservoir. “It was great, absolutely euphoric,” said Nate Rangel of Adventure Connection out of Lotus in the Sierra foothills. “We’re expecting the best […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEEKS BAY – While there has been more snow than recent years, it still hasn’t been normal in Lake Tahoe. A snowshoe in late February put the exclamation point on this statement. Rarely were the snowshoes even on; part of the time Yak-Tracks were worn and much of the time all that […]
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By Laurel Hamers, Mercury News STANFORD — Stanford researchers who studied trends in the atmospheric circulation patterns that affect California’s rainfall have found that conditions linked to the hot, dry weather during our latest drought have become more frequent in recent decades, according to research published Friday. That means that while this year’s El Niño-driven […]
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By Michael Doyle, Sacramento Bee A gate meant to protect bats using a mine shaft in Tahoe National Forest also impedes the miners who have staked a claim on the site. But now, capping a dispute that has spanned multiple courts and encompassed everything from the Fifth Amendment to federal bat-protection efforts, a judge has […]
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By Susan Wood While it isn’t a one-woman unit, those who do business with South Lake Tahoe’s planning department have been relying on the same person for the past 16 years – Judy Finn. The associate planner is retiring this month. “I have to tell you, this is the worst news to come out of […]
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By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada ranks No. 1 in the United States for “labor underutilization” in 2015, with 13.9 percent of the population unemployed, underemployed or who wants to work but have given up. Some call it the “real unemployment rate.” That compares with an overall “U-6” unemployment rate last year in the United States […]
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By Paige Blankenbuehler, High Country News In the midst of the raucous and polarized presidential election, a quieter story has been at play as well: the growing political clout of Latino voters. Nationwide, about 12 percent of the country’s eligible voting population is Hispanic — and the West is home to nearly 40 percent of […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Marina operators throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin are beginning to make a concerted, united approach to dealing with aquatic issues. The Tahoe Marina Association is a relatively new group made up of the owners. Eleven of them gathered last week at Camp Richardson to hear a presentation from the […]
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By Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times The domes and arches etched into Yosemite’s famed granite cliffs may seem frozen in time, but in reality they’re constantly moving. The dramatic rock formations were formed as layers of rock peeled away from the mountainside, like an onion. The flakes remain attached at a few points but are completely […]
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By James Rufus Koren, Los Angeles Times California has taken a step closer to becoming the first state to make retirement savings accounts a near-universal benefit for workers with a plan that lawmakers hope will help ease an expected massive shortfall in retirement savings. A state board Monday sent a set of recommendations to the […]
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