By Kathryn Reed By the time Fourth of July roles around, all campsites in the Lake Tahoe Basin that are in a California state park will be open. It’s not the case now. At least one loop of each campground is open. But state budget cuts have forced superintendents at the various units to be creative […]
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By Kathryn Reed Skip breakfast and don’t worry about needing dinner. The food is that plentiful and that good. Unfortunately, the opportunity to indulge in a three-course lunch for $10 is going away soon. Students in Lake Tahoe Community College’s Principles and Practices of Intermediate Food Preparation are the servers, chefs, dish washers, meal planners, […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County is looking to adopt a budget for 2010-11 that has $49 million less than the current one. Property taxes are projected to be down by 4 percent, sales tax off by 11 percent, and vehicle license fees reduced by 4 percent. To attain the balanced budget for the fiscal […]
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By Kathryn Reed “It is nothing more than a guy going through town and making money.” Those are the words of David Kelly, president of the Tahoe Area Coordinating Council for the Disabled (TACCD). He is the face and voice of the disabled on the South Shore. And he is not happy with what a […]
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By Kathryn Reed MV Transportation is being told to hand over the keys to the South Shore transit operation and to cease operating BlueGo as of noon June 20. A letter from South Tahoe Areas Transit Authority attorney Michael McLaughlin dated May 28 to MV Transportation says STATA is terminating the three-year contract that was […]
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By Kathryn Reed Creating “art” on public structures without permission is illegal. That is why this month crews from South Lake Tahoe Police Department will return the underpass of Trout Creek to its natural color. A myriad colors fill nearly every space under the Highway 50 structure that covers sand. The side where Trout Creek […]
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Lake Tahoe News would like to salute all the men and women who have died fighting for the United States of America. You are what Memorial Day is all about. Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice.
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By Kathryn Reed FALLEN LEAF LAKE — Not a cloud in the sky — it’s a bluebird day. Boats fill the slips. Children run around; some getting wetter than their parents would like. Ice cream is one of the most sought after items in the store. Hikers are in short-sleeves. Those from off the hill […]
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By Kathryn Reed Hiking season in the Lake Tahoe area is a gradual migration from lake level to higher elevations. It may be an extended lake level season this year based on the weather the Sierra has experienced this month. Still, I was able to get in one of my favorite hikes earlier this month […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe hotels owe the city more than a half million dollars in taxes and penalties. The properties are deliberately not paying the city the transient occupancy tax they collect. City Attorney Patrick Enright was back in court this week fighting to get the $43,000 Inn at Heavenly owes. The TOT […]
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