By Kathryn Reed After nearly three hours, the South Lake Tahoe City Council turned the budget discussion on the nearly 200 people who attended the special meeting Thursday night. Councilman Bruce Grego led the charge, with his colleagues falling in behind, when he asked where those in attendance have been before last night. Then asking […]
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By Kathryn Reed While South Lake Tahoe employees cry poor, city documents show their wages keep going up. Furlough days that were implemented did not reduce salaries. They reduced take home pay because fewer hours were being worked. But retirement funds were not affected by furlough days. In actuality, city employees have been getting raises […]
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By Kathryn Reed Rochelle Nason was adamant Wednesday morning when she spoke with Lake Tahoe News – saying she is not resigning as executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe. However, a press release arrived at 2:34pm saying otherwise. Nason did not answer the phone when called this afternoon. The press release says, […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Councilman Tom Davis said, “I don’t want to be the taste police” when it comes to what kind of decorative lights people use on their businesses. The irony is the overall discussion was about signs – which is subjective and a matter of taste. With more discussion Tuesday about […]
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By Kyle Trygstad, Roll Call Republican Mark Amodei ran away with a victory Tuesday night in the special election for Nevada’s 2nd district. Amodei, a former state legislator and ex-state GOP chairman, took 57 percent of the vote to Democratic state Treasurer Kate Marshall’s 37 percent with 66 percent of precincts reporting. Amodei keeps the […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is not closing a fire station, even though the prospect of doing so has been discussed for several months. However, other changes besides personnel are in the works. “The biggest risk is inadequate code education and enforcement. We need to be more diligent,” City Manager Tony O’Rourke said of […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Rounding the corner en route to the Duke Theatre at Lake Tahoe Community College on Sunday, I walked into a sea of tiny American flags, 2,977 of them to be exact. One for each victim of the attacks. A loud bell was tolling — 2,977 times. In commemoration of the 10th anniversary […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a 12-part series running from Sept. 1-12 about how Lake Tahoe is tied to 9/11. By Stephen Ward When you’re young, you have a peculiar way of gauging things. Some children worry about a new school because of the size or shape of a fence, or from the look […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a 12-part series running from Sept. 1-12 about how Lake Tahoe is tied to 9/11. By Kathryn Reed Now I understand why “Women at Ground Zero: Stories of Courage and Compassion” cannot be read all at once. It is so emotionally charged that it requires the reader to pause […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a 12-part series running from Sept. 1-12 about how Lake Tahoe is tied to 9/11. By Kathryn Reed Machu Picchu. It’s what I think of when I hear 9/11. Throughout the day on Sept. 11, 2001, I kept being drawn to the most sacred temple at these historic Inca […]
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