Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the two candidates running for District 2 of the South Tahoe Public Utility District board the same questions. The answers are running in the order received by LTN. Name: Jim Jones Profession/work experience: B.S. civil engineer, Cal Poly, 1968 M.S. civil engineering, Stanford University, 1972 Consulting engineer, South Lake […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee The fact that you drag that recycling to the curb doesn’t mean it escapes the landfill. In the years since California enacted a recycling framework, subsidized by the deposits paid on cans and bottles, people have generally been willing to do their part. Cities and counties have reflected that […]
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By Lisa Leff, AP SAN FRANCISCO — A national marijuana advocacy group took steps Wednesday to begin raising money for a campaign to legalize recreational pot use in California in 2016, a move with potential to add a dose of extra excitement to the presidential election year. The Marijuana Policy Project filed paperwork with the […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau About 30 people gathered at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center on Sept. 25 for a public open house to review the recently released draft of South Lake Tahoe’s first Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan. The plan, which has been in the works for more than a year, is collaboration between […]
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By Thomas C. Frohlich, Robert Serenbetz, Alexander Kent and Alexander E.M. Hess, 24/7 Wall St. The proportion of Americans with a college degree has increased steadily each year for more than a decade. According to the latest U.S. Census data, 29.6 percent of Americans at least 25 years old had at least a bachelor’s degree […]
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By Peter Hutchison, AFP INCHEON, South Korea — Olympic boss Thomas Bach said future Games hosts would have to prove their “sustainability” and that there would be a shake-up of the bidding criteria. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president made the comments last weekend to Olympic Council of Asia delegates in Incheon, which has gone […]
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By Kitty Felde, KPCC Attention skiers: climate change means fewer trips to Tahoe this century. That’s the word from a first-time study by the Department of the Interior. Less snow also means additional challenges for storing water during drier months. According to the DOI’s Sacramento and San Joaquin Basins Climate Impact Assessment, the average temperature […]
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By Kathryn Reed How well do you know your friends? That was the overriding question this week as FBI Special Agent Scott Schofield spent two days at South Tahoe Middle School talking to students, faculty and parents about the dangers lurking on the Internet. It’s not just Facebook that is a problem. In fact, that […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the two candidates running for District 2 of the South Tahoe Public Utility District board the same questions. The answers are running in the order received by LTN. Name: Jeffrey “Shane” Romsos Profession/work experience: I’m currently a research scientist for Spatial Informatics Group – an environmental think tank specializing […]
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By Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times Northern and Central California typically receive 30 percent to 40 percent of their precipitation over the next three months, but this year, forecasters say the upper two-thirds of the state can expect to miss out on much of that badly needed moisture. The lack of significant rain will mean […]
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