Publisher’s note: This is one of five Q&A profiles of a South Lake Tahoe City Council candidate running in the Nov. 6 election. Name: Bruce Grego Age: 59 How long have you lived in South Lake Tahoe?: 45 years Work/volunteer experience: Work History: I grew-up helping operate my parents’ motel for 30 years between 1967 […]
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By Susan Wood LONDON – If securing Wimbledon or Olympic tickets were as easy to negotiate as getting around England by rail, the All England Club and London Games officials would have to dramatically expand their venues. United States take note. Great Britain is one of those places where you can forget getting behind the […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the proposed 2012-13 budget for Lake Tahoe Community College is about $800,000 less than the previous year’s budget, the institution continues to rely on reserves to balance the budget. The $13.7 million budget, which is expected to be adopted at the Sept. 11 board meeting, includes about $732,000 from reserves. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County voters on Nov. 6 will be asked if they want a countywide assessment that would tax people equally. The library system is divided into five zones, with all but one having passed a tax. That area is in the middle of the county, which includes Placerville, Pollock Pines and […]
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Updated: Sept. 6, 2012, 9:30pm. By Kathryn Reed The Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation appears to be helping South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman Angela Swanson cover up a donation from Gino DiMatteo. Nancy Rollston, president of the nonprofit foundation, Swanson and DiMatteo met this summer at least once to discuss a donation by DiMatteo to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – If the biomass facility that is proposed to be built between Truckee and Tahoe City comes to fruition, it will mean the U.S. Forest Service would be burning less material that is left over from fuel reduction projects. It also means energy will be created and put into the […]
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By Kathryn Reed PLACERVILLE – Gino DiMatteo pleaded not guilty Sept. 4 to the drug and bribery charges levied against him, while the charges against his wife, Irene, were dropped. He was formally charged with bribery, possession of marijuana for sale, possession of a controlled substance and possession of ammunition. The latter charge has to […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman Angela Swanson is the public official Gino DiMatteo is accused of bribing. “I have been advised by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office that I am involved in an investigation into the activities of Gino DiMatteo. I have cooperated with the district attorney’s investigation and I […]
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By Kathryn Reed Looking at what little is left on plates and the fact many want seconds indicates two things – the food is good and the people are hungry. Each Monday a cadre of volunteers puts together a nutritious, well-balanced meal for more than a 100 people. It’s free – free to eat – […]
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By Kathryn Reed Hiking to Angora Lakes is one of those mixed blessings this time of year. It’s the same feeling one can have on Fallen Leaf Lake Road. The route to get to either lake is crowded with vehicles on what is really a one-lane road, but the end result is a majestic alpine […]
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