By Sammy Roth, Desert Sun How much you pay for electricity could soon depend on when you use it — and Coachella Valley residents could see their summer bills go up substantially. The California Public Utilities Commission could soon ask Southern California Edison and other utility companies to start designing “time-of-use” residential electricity rates, to […]
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By Kathryn Reed The ability to make Olympic Valley the next incorporated city in California was dealt a set back this week. The draft of the comprehensive fiscal analysis (CFA) says, “… the town’s potential general fund and road fund expenditures materially exceed revenues in each year of our forecast and incorporation does not appear […]
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By Nicole Zaborsky Homelessness has many faces. Some are old, some are young. It affects all races, religions and sexes. It can be triggered by a poor economy, inconsistent work, a medical catastrophe, and death of a family member. In Lake Tahoe Unified School District there are 246 homeless students. I recently sat down with […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau MEYERS – Seven miles west of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 50, the Echo Summit bridge is cracking, rusting and flaking apart. Caltrans has been working on a replacement/rehabilitation plan for the bridge since 2012. A community open house at the California Conservation Corps office in Meyers on Thursday was designed to […]
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By Anna-Louise Jackson, BloombergBusiness Memorial Day could kick off a busy summer for travel, as low gasoline prices and an improving job market are fueling vacation-planning. About 37.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during this holiday weekend, the most in 10 years, according to AAA. This 4.7 percent projected increase […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – What’s living and growing in Lake Tahoe wasn’t always here. Some of the non-native or aquatic invasive species were intentionally introduced to the waters and others were surreptitiously brought here. No matter their course of arrival, the AIS as they are better known, are altering the ecosystem. The Eurasian milfoil […]
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By Kathryn Reed Riding a bike isn’t just about getting from Point A to Point B. For some it’s more than getting exercise and seeing pretty scenery. Cycling is a big business. The Outdoor Industry Association’s 2012 report found that cyclists spend $81 billion annually. The bulk of that figure – $70 billion-plus is on […]
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By Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada continued to chip away at its home foreclosures in April. A Wednesday report from California research firm RealtyTrac found that foreclosure activity across the state was up 39 percent year over year in the month, extending to one in every 555 homes. That was good enough for No. […]
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By Kathryn Reed A long undeveloped commercial space is about to become South Lake Tahoe’s first indoor entertainment venue. The third floor of the movie theater at Heavenly Village was once going to be a residential unit. By November it is slated to be a 110-seat events center with a separate high-end bar-lounge area. Gary […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Last September, Andrew Tavalero was within days of completing his six-month hike of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail when he stopped in a remote Washington town. Tavalero, 22, struck up a conversation with some other hikers, who told him his Siskiyou County hometown of Weed had been hit with a […]
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