By Kathryn Reed “Right now we just hope he does not stop breathing.” If he does, it means Derek Penaranda will likely have died. Penaranda’s parents are hoping and praying their son will survive the beating he sustained in a South Lake Tahoe bar last weekend. Today he is clinging to life in a coma […]
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El Dorado County voters are being asked on June 5 to approve two measures that would help small businesses. Measure C is a countywide measure that would alter El Dorado County’s Charter that was approved in 1994. It would allow department heads to approve expenditures of $10,000 or less. As it is now, anyone doing […]
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By Susan Wood With international and U.S. Olympic officials paving the ski trail this week for future bids in the States, organizers of a bi-state coalition to bring the 2022 Games to the Tahoe-Reno region solidified their dedication to the monumental effort. It’s early, and there’s a lot to do. But great feats don’t happen […]
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By Kathryn Reed Saying no to the governor’s tax plan on the November ballot will mean a $1.6 million hit to Lake Tahoe Unified School District. Because of union contracts layoffs at that point aren’t an option even if the school board wanted to entertain that idea. What Gov. Jerry Brown has told districts is […]
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Updated: May 22, 2012, 3:25pm By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON — One skydiver is dead and two others survived their jump near Camp Richardson on Tuesday morning. Robert Ranieri, 29, of South Lake Tahoe was found in 12 to 15 feet of water by El Dorado County sheriff’s divers. Lt. Pete Van Arnum said Ranieri […]
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By Kathryn Reed Recommendations for how to spend $500,000 to improve ball fields on the California side of the South Shore are expected to be discussed in July by the board that oversees recreation Measure R. However, the committee that is tasked with coming up with the ideas in its last two meetings did not […]
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By Kathryn Reed On June 5, the South Lake Tahoe City Council is slated to have a workshop on the capital improvement program, or the infrastructure of the city. At the June 19 meeting, the council is expected to approve the certificate of participation that is basically a $5 million loan. That money is slated […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sides are clearly being drawn as the clock ticks on the comment period on the environmental impact statement for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Regional Plan update. TRPA Executive Director Joanne Marchetta is making the rounds pitching her agency’s views that are contained in preferred alternative 3. Meetings are scheduled to gain […]
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By Kathryn Reed Riding four-wheelers on what are normally ski runs, more trails to hike on, an outdoor events center – those are just some of the offerings Heavenly Mountain Resort wants to provide guests in the coming years. The U.S. Forest Service is taking comments until mid-June on the resort’s proposed plans. “A lot […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is headed for the Guinness Book of World Records because 1,188 bicyclists rode in a single file on Thursday afternoon. This broke the record of 916 cyclists who did the same thing in Davis. Paperwork needs to be reviewed by the Guinness folks, along with the video of the […]
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