By Kathryn Reed If South Lake Tahoe adopts an ordinance banning plastic bags, it is likely it would not be the law of the land until 2014. This is because the ordinance as written takes three months to be implemented and the council isn’t likely to vote on it until late summer, early fall. A […]
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By Susan Wood RENO – The roots of “Why I Farm,” as told by small, third generation farmer Gary Romano, run deep. It was clear by the recent Meyers-based Bona Fide Books opening party releasing Romano’s historic, semi-political account — subtitled “Risking it all for a Life on the Land” — that there’s a vested […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau INCLINE VILLAGE – Lake Tahoe is not the same as it used to be. Most of us are already aware of this, but none as much as Charles Goldman. In 1959, Goldman, a limnologist and UC Davis professor, formed the Tahoe Reasearch Group and began regular and extensive testing of Lake Tahoe. […]
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By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — When California voters approved Las Vegas-style gambling in 1998, proponents said it would be limited to places already recognized as American Indian lands. But a rare ruling from the Obama administration and a deal approved by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown would allow one tribe to build a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Hot. That’s the word of the day. It’s the word for the last five days. It will probably be the word for today, too. Sunday is expected to be the sixth consecutive day South Lake Tahoe has recorded a record high. The following is data from the National Weather Service in Reno: […]
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved tentative 2013-14 $690.5 million budget is 5.4 percent less than the current year’s budget. The reduction is largely a result in how the county is budgeting multi-year infrastructure projects. The proposed operating budget is up $10 million, or 1.9 percent, because of projected increases of $7.9 million, or […]
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By Kathryn Reed What would happen if an ember the size of a softball were to land on your property? On your roof? Is there anything that would catch fire? That is the visual Leona Allen with Lake Valley Fire Protection District likes people to think about. If that burning ball can ignite a larger […]
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By Kevin Oliver, KCRA-TV It’s shocking research on invasive species, literally. Researchers and scientists spent this past week on Lake Tahoe zapping fish with electricity as they try to survey the number of non-native fish and stop their spread. The researchers used modified vessels called E-boats, equipped with electrified probes that stun anything that swims […]
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By Michael Wines, New York Times One week after the revelation that an Oregon farmer had found genetically engineered wheat growing in his fields, scientists remain mystified over how the strain — apparently the remains of a test crop shut down a dozen years ago — got there. The boom in so-called transgenic crops should […]
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By Kathryn Reed Former South Lake Tahoe City Attorney Cathy DiCamillo is back on the payroll. She started this week as interim deputy city attorney. She will be working for Nira Feeley, who is interim city attorney until Tom Watson takes the helm July 8. Feeley will be going out on maternity leave about a […]
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