By Jessie Marchesseau Each year more than a dozen AmeriCorps members help educate residents and preserve the environment in the Lake Tahoe Basin. They come from all over the country and work for little pay in exchange for valuable work experience. “I’ve gotten an incredible amount of experience, more than I ever expected to,” said […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Lorenzo Gigliotti tendered his resignation Thursday. His last day on the job will be Sept. 1. In a sweeping interview in his office May 6, Gigliotti looked like a man ready to take on new challenges – possibly in the Lake Tahoe Basin – but also as […]
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By Kathryn Reed R is for recreation. At least that’s the thinking of the three-member panel that is moving closer to putting a measure on the November ballot that would redefine how Measure S money might be spent. Measure S, approved in 2000, taxes property owners in El Dorado County who live in the Lake […]
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By Kathryn Reed The money train known as SNPLMA (or Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act) is making its final run to the Lake Tahoe Basin. What this means is the millions of dollars that have floated to the region in the last decade will cease to exist after the round 12 dollars are allocated […]
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By Kathryn Reed A plan of action with clear priorities is being developed for South Lake Tahoe’s infrastructure, facilities and equipment. Jim Marino, who is in charge of the city’s Capital Improvement Program, on Tuesday methodically laid out for the five council members the importance of creating a five-year plan, how getting money for projects […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY – Nevada’s next biennium budget just got $217 million bigger thanks to mining, the Ruby Pipeline project in Northern Nevada and a stabilizing economy. The Economic Forum, a panel of five businesspeople appointed by the governor and Legislature, met Monday to review its forecast of state revenue for the current […]
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By Kathryn Reed Caltrans is not backing away from its May 11 start date to close Highway 50 over Echo Summit. A conference call the afternoon of May 2 between state highway officials, state Sen. Ted Gaines, reps from the two South Shore chambers of commerce, Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority’s Carol Chaplin, Steve Teshara of […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News sent Nancy Gibson, who came on board in April as supervisor of Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, a series of questions. She obliged us with the following responses in between countless meetings and unpacking boxes. Name?: Nancy Gibson Age?: Umm. How about, I have 33 years of Forest Service experience […]
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By Peter Baker and Helene Cooper, New York Times WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on American soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in a firefight with United States forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Obama announced. In a dramatic late-night […]
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By Kathryn Reed KIRKWOOD – While utility rates are not likely to go down for decades at Kirkwood, the reliability of the lights staying on will increase by tapping into PG&E’s lines. About a dozen people showed up Saturday to voice their concerns and opinions about the four proposals being studied by the U.S. Forest […]
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