By Roff Smith, National Geographic More than a third of all of the food that’s produced on our planet never reaches a table. It’s either spoiled in transit or thrown out by consumers in wealthier countries, who typically buy too much and toss the excess. This works out to roughly 1.3 billion tons of food, worth […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Dysfunction, distrust and plenty of dialogue filled a three-hour meeting of the Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District board Thursday night. Whether or not to allow El Dorado County to have a larger role is one of the major items that still needs to be resolved. The board is contemplating a […]
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By Adam Nagourney and Abby Goodnough, New York Times LOS ANGELES — A measles outbreak that began at Disneyland is spreading across California and beyond, prompting health officials to move aggressively to contain it — including by barring unvaccinated students from going to school in Orange County. The outbreak has increased concerns that a longstanding […]
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By Ed Joyce, Capital Public Radio More than three years of drought has reduced reservoir storage in California and groundwater supply. Some wine grape growers in Amador County are worried the limited resource could make this season more challenging. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that, barring “epic rain and snowfall,” the drought will […]
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By Kathryn Reed January is destined to be a record for the weather books. And it might be for some companies in the Lake Tahoe Basin, too. No snow means no money for many businesses, which in turn means no paycheck or a smaller one because of reduced hours for employees. And with locals not […]
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By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times California’s drought crept in slowly, but it could end with a torrent of winter storms that stream across the Pacific, dumping much of the year’s rain and snow in a few fast-moving and potentially catastrophic downpours. Powerful storms known as atmospheric rivers, ribbons of water vapor that extend for […]
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By Kathryn Reed One of South Lake Tahoe’s prime pieces of real estate may be more than a plot of dirt 18 months from now. Halferty Development Corporation out of Pasadena has until June 1, 2016, to obtain a building permit for the nearly 1.5 acres at the corner of Highway 50 and Ski Run […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College is not one of the 15 two-year institutions that will be part of a pilot program to offer a four-year degree. LTCC was one of 36 schools vying for this opportunity. “The board, faculty, staff, students and administration are disappointed, although remain supportive of the California Community College […]
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By Avery Stonich, Outdoor When the new Kachina Peak lift opens at Taos Ski Valley this season, inbound skiers and riders will gain access to prime terrain once reserved only for those willing to hike to the top. The triple chair will whisk people up to 12,450 feet, just shy of the Kachina Peak summit, […]
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By Taylor Goldenstein, Los Angeles Times Drought, fire-suppression techniques and changes in land use have made California forests denser with smaller trees and more susceptible to fast-moving wildfires, a study to be released Tuesday has found. Researchers at UC Berkeley, UC Davis and the U.S. Geological Survey compared tree surveys conducted between 1929 and 1936 […]
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