By Kathryn Reed While the majority of voters said yes to Measure C, that was not enough support for the South Lake Tahoe roads measure to pass. The sales tax initiative required two-thirds of the voters to cast yes ballots. With all the votes counted on Nov. 7, El Dorado County Elections Department is reporting […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fourteen hundred. That’s the maximum number of vacation home rentals South Lake Tahoe will allow. After another meeting of the City Council on Nov. 7 where short-term rentals dominated the discussion, it’s possible the electeds might let the ink dry on the latest ordinance before revising it yet again. But no promises […]
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By Don Jenkins, Capital Press Snowpacks in California, Oregon, Idaho and Washington are expected be much smaller by mid-century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, according to federal projections released Friday. The Fourth National Climate Assessment, completed once every four years, asserts that the mild winter of 2014-15 may have foreshadowed the future. “As […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of stories about Lake Tahoe area athletes who hope to compete in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. By Susan Wood PARK CITY, Utah – With 16 medals under his belt, it’s difficult to imagine this self-assured family man who snowboards for a living insisting on needing […]
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By Associated Press Governors of 19 Western states are pressing the federal government to do more to prevent the spread of damage-causing invasive mussels from infected federally managed waterways. The Western Governors’ Association last week sent a letter urging Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to put in place by spring 2018 controls to prevent the […]
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By Sam Stanton and Nashelly Chavez, Sacramento Bee Rain and snowfall that swept over Northern California on Saturday morning hold the promise of relief from the deadly fire season that ravaged the state this year, but fire officials say it is far too early to believe the danger of more wildfires has passed. “It just […]
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By Kathryn Reed Ski Lake Tahoe has long been a behind the scenes group of Tahoe area resorts that collectively promoted their industry. After 20 years the group has dissolved and will no longer be that one voice this winter or beyond. “Ski Lake Tahoe certainly was a brand platform for the regional ski product, […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle From a Sierra crag at north Tahoe, with one sweep of the eye you can look across towering peaks and down into a valley — and take in a landscape shaping up as the next big turf battleground in California. On one side are the world-renowned Squaw Valley and […]
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By Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento Bee The Trump administration released a sweeping report Friday that pegged man-made climate change to droughts and wildfires in California and the West, but for reasons one may not expect. Scientists have uncovered little evidence that climate change is a driver of reduced rainfall and snowfall in the region, including […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Waterfall season is usually a late spring ritual. Not this year. With the abundance of snowfall last winter in the Sierra, it meant water flowing long past when it normally would be a trickle. Taking advantage of a Sierra Club hike, I ventured with a group to the Galena […]
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