By Kathryn Reed Less than four months after South Lake Tahoe’s less restrictive vicious dog ordinance became the law of the land, the council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to make tweaks to it. No longer will a hearing officer resolve matters. All dog bite cases will be heard in Superior Court. “We believe the hearings […]
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By Aaron Hussmann Students in Lake Tahoe Unified School District are getting a course in energy and resource efficiency this week from a group of college students who have eschewed normal spring break shenanigans to spread the word on environmentalism. Members of the San Diego State University student group CALPIRG Energy Service Corps kicked off […]
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By Kathryn Reed This year’s rural fire bills have been delayed because CalFire is still trying to figure out who should receive them. “CalFire found a number of problems with addresses that should no longer be in state responsibility areas,” George Runner, who is a member of the state Board of Equalization, said April 2 […]
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By Sandra Chereb, AP Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval favors keeping alive the threat to leave the bi-state Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Compact, a decades-old agreement that has governed environmental controls and development in the basin , a legislative committee was told Tuesday. But conservation groups said given more cooperation with California, environmental groups and business […]
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By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee Shingle Springs residents are gearing up for a showdown over a proposed 1,000-home mega development off Mother Lode Drive. The project, named San Stino, will have 1.6 units per acre over a 645-acre tract. Developer Joel Korotkin of San Stino LLP estimates the build-out could take several years, depending on […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the 10th anniversary of the Drug Store Project. Today’s event at Lake Tahoe Community College is designed to teach sixth-graders that they have choices and what can happen if they choose to use drugs. By John K. Holihan Jr. The California National Guard’s Drug Demand Reduction Team mission is to coordinate […]
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By Joe Drape, New York Times It is a lucrative time of year for Nevada, where more than $200 million will be wagered in sports books on the men’s college basketball tournament, a pot of money that has budget-crunched states across the country pushing for a piece of the action despite strong opposition from the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Think South Tahoe Public Utility and Dennis Cocking is probably the first name that comes to mind. Even his boss admits Cocking is the face of the district. “People go to him when they want to know what is going on with the district,” South Tahoe PUD General Manager Richard Solbrig said. […]
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By Cathy Payne, USA Today This year’s spring allergy season is nothing to sniff at: The season may be longer and stronger, allergists say. Blooming trees have been releasing pollen into the air, triggering allergic reactions in some people. The start of tree pollination varies across the country. Increased mean temperatures from climate change affect […]
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By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times In 92 years, See’s Candies has never shied away from being old-fashioned. At the factory on La Cienega Boulevard, some octogenarian workers measure their decades of employment in hip replacements. Quaint floral details are still hand-piped onto chocolate eggs. An inexorable march of candies heads through tubes the length […]
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