Publisher’s note: This completes this three-part series on South Lake Tahoe’s budget. More stories will come in the future. By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s budget is convoluted and difficult to understand. After probing by Lake Tahoe News started earlier this year more documents have been placed on the city’s website. This is a good […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on South Lake Tahoe’s budget. By Kathryn Reed For most municipalities, people are the biggest expense. South Lake Tahoe is no different. In the 2010-11 fiscal year budget, the city has 205.75 full-time positions; 61 in the police department and 40 in the fire department. […]
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By Kathryn Reed After a long day of budget battles, it was time for Gayle Erbe-Hamlin to strike one more name off the payroll – hers. Erbe-Hamlin, chief administrative officer for El Dorado County, is resigning. Her last day will be Dec. 3. “I’m 61. At some point you think about these things. When I […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first in a three-part series about the South Lake Tahoe city budget. By Kathryn Reed Based on review of documents provided by South Lake Tahoe officials, including the current 2010-11 fiscal year budget, the city is deficit spending even though by state law it must have a balanced budget each […]
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By Kathryn Reed No home. No running water. Nowhere to sleep. Nothing to cook with. No clothes. That’s often the end result for people in disasters. They are left with nothing. ShelterBox has been providing interim help around the world since 2000. It’s a stopgap program. Boxes weighing about 100 pounds are flown into whatever […]
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By Kathryn Reed This may have been the first cruise where passengers lost weight instead of gained a few pounds. That’s what happens while living off salads and odd sandwiches (think beet, cucumber and tomato – but just one of those with bread) for three meals a day. Karen and Bob Smith who live in […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE — A case was made Friday to start a pilot waterborne transit project on the North and West shores as early as next summer. “Essentially it would be public transit on the lake,” explained Gordon Shaw of LSC Consultants. “This is not going to be a big ferry.” He was […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau The new pediatric dental office in El Dorado County is no ordinary dental office. The 42-foot-long van will have no permanent address. Instead, it will make its way to nine schools around the county each year. This week it was parked outside the former Al Tahoe Elementary School in South Lake Tahoe. […]
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By Kathryn Reed With snow on the ground and a chill in the air, the sun peaked through to shine a ray of light on those gathered for the somber occasion – the dedication of the memorial honoring South Lake Tahoe’s children who have died in combat. Pfc. Brandon Williams, 21, died in October 2006 […]
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By Kathryn Reed “There is no alternative for being yourself.” That is the message on the back of South Tahoe High School Ally T-shirts. Ally isn’t an acronym. It means friend or supporter. It is, though, the name of the gay straight alliance at the high school. Bridey Heidel has been the adviser for all […]
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