By Kathryn Reed Nothing separates the South Lake Tahoe Police Department fleet from the public. No fence. Only a sign telling people they can’t park in that area. Earlier this summer when the City Council was discussing capital improvement projects, No. 18 on the list was a perimeter security fence for the department. But it […]
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By Candace Taylor, Wall Street Journal Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison has sold one of his Glenbrook properties for $20.35 million, according to public records. The sale closed in mid-July and names the buyer as a California-based entity called Residential Property Mgmt LLC. The property is one of three parcels Ellison had listed together for $28.5 […]
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By Andrew Alden, KQED-TV Once upon a time, geologists tell us, a massive chunk of Lake Tahoe’s West Shore collapsed into the water in a tremendous landslide. The water responded by sloshing high onto the surrounding shores in a series of landslide tsunamis. A major new study in the journal Geosphere adds much new detail […]
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By Kathryn Reed When hot tubs are purchased and installed in the Lake Tahoe Basin no one explains where the water is supposed to go when it comes time to draining them – at least not for residents. For commercial hot tubs and pools, the rules are more defined. “Commercial hot tubs and pools are […]
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By Cari Romm, Atlantic There’s a certain type of parental pride that grows from just the right combination of willful ignorance, unflagging optimism, and impressive mental gymnastics. Junior’s latest report card was less than stellar? Well, yes—he’s so smart that school just bores him. Little League game spent on the bench? The coach probably doesn’t […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Add another casualty to California’s prolonged and punishing drought: Wildlife officials warned this week that dry conditions in the state’s Central Valley could have a devastating effect on North American waterfowl. The Central Valley is recognized as the most important resting and wintering ground on the Pacific Flyway, a global […]
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By Mike Stobbe, AP NEW YORK — The weather kills at least 2,000 Americans each year and nearly two-thirds of the deaths are from the cold, according to a government report. That may surprise some people, the researchers acknowledged. Hurricanes, tornadoes and heat waves “get more publicity, for some reason, than cold-related deaths,” said Deborah […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – A contrast in styles is the overwhelming difference between the two El Dorado County District 5 supervisor candidates. Kenny Curtzwiler is animated and passionate. He talks about how he goes to all the events in town, how people come to him with their problems and how he will get things […]
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By Matt O’Brien, Washington Post Nostalgia is just about the only thing the middle class can still afford. That’s because median wealth is about 20 percent lower today, in inflation-adjusted dollars, than it was in 1984. Yes, that’s three lost decades. Now, as you might expect, the middle class has been hit particularly hard by […]
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By Kathryn Reed One week after Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board found 12 violations at Tahoe Keys Marina the infractions have not been corrected. “That is significant,” Eric Taxer, water resource control engineer, told Lake Tahoe News of the ongoing problems. Failing to maintain a pump so boaters can get rid of their sewage […]
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