By Kathryn Reed Tahoe Wellness Cooperative could have medicine on its shelves this weekend. Cody Bass, owner of the lone medicinal marijuana shop in South Lake Tahoe, told Lake Tahoe News he intends to be calling people first thing this morning to have supplies replenished in a matter of days. All of this is allowable […]
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By Kathryn Reed Recreational marijuana is going to be for sale in South Lake Tahoe. When still remains to be seen, but most likely by summer. The City Council made substantive progress March 27 in regards to this controversial topic that has languished for months. Some of the major decisions the council agreed to include […]
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Publisher’s note: The following was read to the South Lake Tahoe City Council on March 27 by David Orr, a member of the city’s recreational marijuana working group. After South Lake Tahoe voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 64 in November 2016, the city of South Lake Tahoe began the process of considering local cannabis regulations in […]
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By Eric Niiler, Wired After a wimpy winter, spring break has arrived, and skiers and snowboarders from Maine to Mammoth Lakes are stoked. More than 18 feet of snow has dropped at Squaw Valley in March; Utah’s famed powder resorts have finally broken the 100-inch mark; and New England has been pummeled by four big […]
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Publisher’s note: The following is an email sent March 24 by South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler to David Orr of the subcommittee working on recreational cannabis after learning the group was convening without him or the two council members assigned to the working group. Lake Tahoe News was sent the letter by a […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s hard to know who is in charge of the city of South Lake Tahoe. It could be the firefighters since their chief is acting city manager. Take a look at the agendas since the full time city manager left – more fire related items than usual. And with this being an […]
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By Associated Press LONDON — The travel and tourism sector is set for a modest slowdown in 2018 as a result of higher oil prices and airfares, a year after it experienced its best year on record, according to a leading global industry body. In its annual Economic Impact Report, the World Travel and Tourism […]
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By Amy Graff, San Francisco Chronicle A series of supercharged storms that blasted the Sierra in March has bolstered the snowpack that was alarmingly low before the start of the month. The National Weather Service in Sacramento tweeted Saturday that the water content of the snowpack has more than tripled in the past month. […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County is trying to get a handle on homelessness by creating a continuum of care for those in need. Daniel Del Monte, deputy director of the Community Services Division of the county’s Health and Human Services Agency, was at last week’s South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting painting a bleak […]
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By Conor Dougherty, New York Times A growing homelessness crisis. Complaints about traffic congestion. Worries that the economy is becoming dominated by a wealthy elite. Those sound like California’s problems in a nutshell. But now they are also among California’s leading exports. Just ask the citizens of this city, where growing numbers of Californians and […]
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