By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Wildflower season in Lake Tahoe is going to be a bit unusual this year because of the drought. There is less of everything now compared to this time last year. Lisa Berry with the California Native Plant Society on June 1 led two dozen people on an excursion to find […]
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By Reuters Creating the state of California took a revolt that led to the short-lived Bear Republic, a war with Mexico, and various international treaties. Now, some northern natives hope to take it apart, starting with a couple of ballot initiatives. Tuesday, voters in Del Norte and Tehama counties will consider a measure calling for […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times California’s chief elections officer reported Friday that the percentage of voters registered with no party preference has increased while the percentages for registered Republicans and Democrats declined. Compared with four years ago, the number of registered voters has increased by about 1 percent, to 73.3 percent of the number […]
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By Kathryn Reed Accountability and transparency are buzzwords in government circles. South Lake Tahoe wants to take ownership of them by allowing the public to delve into the city’s multi-million dollar budget in ways it has never been able to until now. In May the city unveiled its partnership with Open Gov, a firm that […]
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By Kimberly Kindy, Washington Post On Wednesday, in response to the Isla Vista shootings, a bill was introduced in the California Legislature that would give families, neighbors, friends and law enforcement the ability to appeal to a judge to temporarily remove firearms while a court determines a person’s competency. Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, who introduced […]
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By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — After declaring in 2000 that measles had been eliminated from the U.S. through a successful vaccination program, government officials now say the number of confirmed cases has reached a 20-year high as people who get the disease abroad bring it back to America. Unvaccinated Americans and foreign […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – A cable to walk on that is no bigger around than the diameter of an average finger, balance beams swinging a hundred feet off the ground, bridges swaying even without the wind, ropes that turn climbers into spiderpeople. These are just a few of the contraptions of the ropes […]
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By Tom Hamburger, Washington Post In Georgia, kids resisted the loss of their beloved fried chicken. In New Mexico, whole-wheat tortillas went straight to the trash can. And in Tennessee, after schools replaced familiar flaky white biscuits with a whole-grain variety, one official reported a “severe amount of rejection.” What began as an effort led […]
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By Sandra Chereb, AP Proposals to allow betting on federal elections and monitoring taverns and slot parlors for compliance of “incidental” gambling activities failed to garner support of a legislative panel Tuesday. Both measures were debated during the 2013 session and there was little to no appetite by members of the Committee to Conduct an […]
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By Kathryn Reed Everything is in place for Lake Tahoe Community College to proceed with a general obligation bond in November – except for the board voting to do so. That is expected to take place at the June 10 board meeting. At the meeting this week the board approved an agreement with Keygent Advisors […]
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