Whether it’s the grandeur of Mother Nature, or history encapsulated in monuments and battlefields, or wildlife roaming free the National Park Service is there to remind us of our past and future. It is easy to understand how the Park Service is about our past, especially when looking east toward the National Mall or south […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times Faced with plummeting gasoline tax revenue, state transportation officials have announced plans to cut funding for road and transit projects by $754 million over the next five years, the greatest reduction in two decades. The 38 percent decrease was approved by the California Transportation Commission on Thursday, the same […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada higher education officials voted Friday to move forward on creating a common registration system for the state’s seven public colleges. The Nevada System of Higher Education, the governing body over the state’s public schools including UNR and Truckee Meadows Community College, want students from its campuses able to access classes at […]
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By Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times California’s congressional delegation continued to wrangle over how to respond to the Golden State’s water crisis Thursday when Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , released what she called a “discussion draft” of proposed legislation. Feinstein said in a statement that the bill addresses long-term and short-term water concerns. “In […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – In an attempt to encourage investment in the Stateline area, Douglas County commissioners on Thursday unanimously agreed to create a redevelopment agency. It essentially will encompass the casino core east to Kahle Drive. From Lake Park Way only the property on the north side of Highway 50 to Kahle is included. […]
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By John Myers, Los Angeles Times In a short speech with a long view of California, Gov. Jerry Brown used his State of the State address to challenge lawmakers to better balance the cyclical nature of success and setback that has dominated state government for the better part of two decades. “The challenge is to […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Similar, yet different. That’s one way to describe what the latest version of the Sierra Colina subdivision in Stateline looks like. “The original Sierra Colina project was going to be the premier project in the entire Lake Tahoe Basin. It’s unfortunate it ended up in litigation. Everyone lost,” Douglas County […]
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By Bart Jansen, USA Today Commercial drones are about to get a lot closer to the action. The drone startup Cape Productions follows skiers down the slopes with remote-controlled aircraft to record video of their runs. The San Francisco company announced Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration gave it approval to fly hundreds of feet closer to people than previously allowed. The […]
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By Jacqueline Howard, Huffington Post A team of scientists recently revealed that snow in urban areas can absorb the same toxic and carcinogenic pollutants that come from car exhaust. The interaction of pollutants with cold elements and freezing temperatures in snow might even cause the release of new compounds, according to Parisa Ariya, professor of […]
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By Kathryn Reed What will the visitors’ centers of the future look like and will they even exist? Those questions are expected to be answered by next summer after the Tahoe Fund delves into what might suit Lake Tahoe’s needs the best. There are various centers around the basin from chamber operated entities to U.S. […]
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