By Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News WASHINGTON — Climate change is costing taxpayers billions of dollars in disaster relief and the tab will only increase as extreme weather events become more common, according to a new government study. The federal government has spent an estimated $350 billion over the past decade responding to extreme weather […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee The operator of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows on Wednesday will formally announce plans to link the two North Lake Tahoe area ski resorts with a base-to-base gondola starting with the 2019-20 season, a proposal that faces significant opposition from environmental advocates. The newly named California Express gondola would allow […]
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By Susan Wood After intense deliberation and public pleading on both sides, the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday night temporarily closed the door on new vacation home rentals. The 4-0 vote, with Councilman Tom Davis having to recuse himself, came on the same day an intent to petition for a ballot measure against […]
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By Steven Kurutz, New York Times There’s a term in the horse world known as “gentling.” It refers to working with a wild horse until it becomes responsive to a trainer’s commands, meaning that it no longer wants to kick you in the face. If handled properly, it even bonds with its trainer. Gentling happens […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Larry Ellison has made billions in high technology and has a knack for buying glitzy real estate properties. Can the founder of Oracle Corp. bring his Midas touch to a faded Lake Tahoe resort once owned by Frank Sinatra? Ellison’s Lawrence Investments has been cleared to buy the Cal Neva […]
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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 – Experience counts in most facets of life. So at age 33, alpine skier Julia Mancuso is counting on that theory to take […]
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By Arthur Kane, Las Vegas Review-Journal The names and salaries of 349 state employees, including park rangers and game wardens, have not been made public to taxpayers who spent $30.1 million last year in wages and benefits for those staffers. State officials said the positions are sensitive and the names must be protected, but several […]
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By David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle Underground power lines don’t sway in the wind. Tree branches blown sideways by a gale can’t hit them. They don’t sit on wooden poles that can fall down. They would, in other words, seem to be an ideal way to prevent wildfires in a place like California, which […]
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By Kathryn Reed A spotlight is being shined on a private street with a very public profile. Herbert Avenue in South Lake Tahoe is one of those streets that is popular with people who live in the neighborhood. They use is to avoid Ski Run Boulevard. Now the developers of Whole Foods 365 wants to […]
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By Shivani Vora, New York Times Natural disasters like Hurricanes Maria and Irma and the recent wildfires in California have led to a spate of warnings from countries that want to caution their citizens about the risk of traveling to the United States, but the advisories are also noting potential for violence in the wake […]
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