By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times Forecasts of an approaching El Niño winter have ski resort operators dreaming of the kind of snowy peaks that were a common sight in California before a four-year drought dried up the state’s $3-billion ski industry. But optimistic talk of powder-covered slopes may not be enough to persuade […]
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By Sharon Bernstein, Reuters A plan to ask voters to repeal a new California law tightening vaccination requirements for school-age children may falter due to a shortfall in signatures needed to put the referendum on the ballot. The effort is part of a backlash against a bill signed into law this summer by Democratic Gov. […]
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By Kathryn Reed For decades it has been the go-to store on the South Shore for a great bottle wine, unique presents, holiday items, gift baskets and specialty foods. At the end of the month the doors to the Cork & More will close for the last time. Owners Kim and Jim Warlow are retiring […]
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By Associated Press With all the questions surrounding the nation’s water supplies and systems, one thing seems certain: Customers will be paying more to keep their taps flowing. Rates have been shooting up nationwide in drought-stricken states and in cities trying to upgrade their aging infrastructure. Experts say the trend is sure to accelerate as […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Skiers, boarders and snowshoers are hopeful a looming El Nino could give the Sierra Nevada its biggest winter snowpack in years. But on the West Shore they’re also fretting about how they’re going to access all that powder once it lands on popular backcountry peaks in and around places such […]
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By Kathryn Reed Public transportation on the South Shore is a nightmare that is not serving those who need it most. That was the message delivered by nearly two dozen people on Sept. 30 to Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Tahoe Transportation District personnel. The purpose of the meeting was to gather information about unmet […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE – Cubby is going into hibernation indefinitely. The man who has been Zephyr Cove Elementary School’s mascot for the last 16 years is turning in his bear suit uniform. Pedro Kinner never expected to have this “job” for so long. Nor is it one he every applied for. It all […]
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By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times The year of the brown lawn and shortened showers concludes today, with water officials citing bleak statistics and expressing hope that the next few months will bring the heavy rains California so desperately needs. “Water year” 2015 was hot, dry and fiery, compounding the misery brought on by a […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories Lake Tahoe News will be running leading up to the 50th anniversary of South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 30. By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe was supposed to have a designated city hall that would be in the middle of town, not one […]
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By Joshua Brustein, BloombergBusiness The website Intrade gained almost mythical status in certain circles during the 2012 presidential election by letting users bet on how the elections would turn out. Gamblers thought it was fun, and economists marveled at how well the prediction market produced accurate forecasts. Intrade users traded contracts that paid out if […]
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