By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Government won’t solve climate change. And people won’t do anything to change the course of events without a monetary incentive. It is a global crisis. And the solution needs to be implemented worldwide. Those are the thoughts and concerns of James Hansen, former director of the NASA Goddard Institute for […]
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By Josh Richman and Jessica Calefati, San Jose Mercury News SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown rolled out a $113 billion budget Friday morning that boosts K-12 schools but doesn’t add more money for the University of California, which has threatened tuition hikes. Although the proposed budget shows income and corporate taxes fueling the state’s second […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Driven by climate change and a persistent ridge of high pressure over the Pacific Ocean that caused California’s drought, 2014 was the state’s hottest year ever recorded. Temperatures last year averaged 61.5 degrees Fahrenheit in California — 4.1 degrees hotter than the 20th century average, according to a […]
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By Kathryn Reed While it could take 18 to 24 months before Lake Tahoe Community College begins construction on a new building, that doesn’t mean there won’t be more immediate changes to the South Lake Tahoe campus. The passage of the $55 million facilities bond in November means plenty of improvements are coming. Remodeling the commons […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAVE ROCK – Loud crunching sounds could be heard as a 50,000-pound excavator destroyed the Woodwind II. Grown men were somber witnessing the destruction of what was once a beautiful vessel that graced the waters of Lake Tahoe. The catamaran broke from its mooring Dec. 11 during the windstorm at Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun Settlement talks have emerged in a class action lawsuit accusing Nevada of misusing public funds for busing mentally ill patients to California. The talks are the latest in a 16-month legal battle between Nevada and the city and county of San Francisco. A successful negotiation would end one of […]
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By Kathryn Reed More than $1 million is about to be infused into the Y in South Lake Tahoe. Sutter Capital Group based in Sacramento last month bought the Factory Stores at the Y. But don’t expect discount stores to fill the empty spaces. Owners want to revamp this prime piece of real estate that […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News After two months in a row of declining conservation, Californians are doing better at saving water, but they remain far short of a goal set by Gov. Jerry Brown last January. Statewide, residents cut water use by 9.8 percent in November, compared with November 2013, according to new […]
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By Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The U.S. Forest Service has abruptly decided not to spend $10 million on a five-year nationwide public relations campaign to brand itself as a public agency that cares about people and nature. The agency was planning on the campaign at a time when it’s struggling to pay for […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – A multi-theater indoor-outdoor performing arts center in the mountains has a growing audience of supporters. Now organizers need the funds to make the facility a reality. The Tahoe Regional Arts Foundation is planning to build a center at Castle Peak. A 75-year lease has been signed with Vail Resorts-Northstar. […]
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