By Kathryn Reed Five multi-million dollar condominiums will replace a rundown building that looks like a relic from an architectural era that would be best not repeated. Tahoe Lakeview LLC had the final subdivision map and condominium plan approved by the South Lake Tahoe City Council last week. TRPA permits are already in hand. Don […]
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Publisher’s note: Updated May 28, 2010, at 11:55am. By Kathryn Reed MV Transit may walk away from its three-year contract to provide bus service to the South Shore of Lake Tahoe if something isn’t done about the more than $2 million it is owed. The Fairfield-based company entered the contract Aug. 1, 2009. On May […]
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By Kathryn Reed Surprises. There have been a lot of them as crews put in water meters on the California side of the South Shore. One house had five lines to it. Pipes aren’t the size crews expected. Some lines are not straight. Others aren’t as deep as expected. Crews have dumped dirt on flowerbeds. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said his May revise did not take away money form K-12 districts. But it’s a lie. At Tuesday’s Lake Tahoe Unified School District board meeting, CFO Deb Yates will explain how another $160,000 in cuts is coming to the district for 2010-11. It’s more of the funny math Sacramento […]
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By Lisa Huard CORONADO — California’s Travel and Tourism Commission predicts the number of visitors to California will increase by nearly 3 percent this year. It’s anticipated that visitors will spend about $92 billion on food, lodging and other expenses. That would be a 5 percent increase from 2009, with many of these individuals coming […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was certainly a production worthy of names like Nannette Niven, Bob Grant and J.J. Clause being associated with it. And it was definitely an original. The three South Tahoe High School performing arts teachers were recognized Thursday for their dedication to their specialties as well as their vision toward the future. […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Douglas County officials on Thursday let businesses in the Nugget Building at Stateline know the 57 parking spaces on the west side of the building will be off-limits to their patrons. Today, property owner Chuck Bluth plans to deliver a letter to each county commissioner expressing his side of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mother Nature is hard at work this season as she creates another tributary into Lake Tahoe. Trout Creek in South Lake Tahoe normally flows into the Upper Truckee Marsh and then into the Upper Truckee River that lets out into Lake Tahoe at Cove East. Not this year. The creek has its […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nearly one-third of the money it takes to maintain Ski Run Boulevard’s landscaping and bike trail is in jeopardy of disappearing. Every year the business improvement district that includes more than 70 businesses and property owners in this area of South Lake Tahoe must come before the City Council to renew the […]
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Publisher’s note: Updated May 18 at 9pm. By Kathryn Reed About 80 people are interested in being the next city manager of South Lake Tahoe. The deadline to apply was May 17, though resumes will be accepted by consultant Bob Murray and Associates if they are postmarked by that date. Bob Murray would not say […]
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