Publisher’s note: Today begins a random series of stories about growing a vegetable garden in South Lake Tahoe. By Kathryn Reed Sun, soil, seeds. Those are the primary elements that make for a successful garden. Now is the time for Lake Tahoe gardeners to be getting their soil ready. With much of the soil in […]
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By Haya El Nasser, Aljazeera America The climate change debate currently pits the bulk of the scientific community against holdouts who don’t believe rising temperatures are the result of human activity. But in California, a state suffering from a historic drought, why the phenomenon is happening is less important than the simple fact that it […]
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By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has Democrats and Republicans on board with the broad outlines of his plan for stockpiling some cash and paying off debt. But as the special legislative session Brown called on the issue opened Thursday, it was clear that, as lawmakers like to say, the […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the three Douglas County sheriff’s candidates a series of questions. The responses are running in the order they were received. All but one question is the same. Name: David James Brady Age: 58 Occupation: President of Brady & Associates, a financial services firm. Certified financial planner (1988) What groups, […]
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By Brian Hickey, KCRA-TV Northern California climbers called off their trips to the world’s tallest mountain this week after growing tension in base camp and dangerous climbing conditions on Mount Everest led to their tough decisions. Adrian Ballinger is the lead guide and owner of Alpenglow Expeditions based in Lake Tahoe. Ballinger was to lead […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Fresno Bee Imagine this: A state senator is carrying a package of bills for a major corporation. The same company backs a foundation that plans to give the senator its national legislative achievement award. The award comes with $25,000 cash. What ethical or legal issues does the scenario raise? That question was […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sometimes it takes just one application. That was the case for Tom Greene. It means Lake Tahoe Community College’s vice president of Academic Affairs and Student Services is leaving. This summer he becomes president of American River College in Sacramento. “I didn’t send out a bunch of applications. This is the only […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Despite one of the worst winters ever for resorts around Lake Tahoe, Vail Resorts on Wednesday reported that stellar snowfall in Colorado buoyed the company’s performance for the 2013-14 ski season. “Our performance this year reflects our ability to drive outstanding performance across our business despite varied conditions,” Vail Resorts […]
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By Rory Carroll, Reuters With California facing its worst drought in a century, state officials have fast-tracked first-in-the-nation water efficiency standards for new toilets, urinals and faucets, an action expected to save about 8.2 billion gallons of water the first year while cutting energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The draft standards, released late last […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe High School is nothing like it was eight years ago. And that’s a good thing. While it took many people – including the voters of the school district – to help transform the school, it was the leadership of Principal Ivone Larson that led the charge. Larson has known for […]
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