South Lake Tahoe web developer Hanna Bernard created BeDrugSafe.com to help educate local parents and teens about the imminent threat of drugs in the area.. After hearing a presentation by Officer Rebecca Inman about drug use among Lake Tahoe teens, Bernard was inspired to create the site. “The presentation was such an eye-opener that I […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today he will propose to extend a package of taxes now set to expire in June 2013 into the next budget to avoid further cuts to education, which he said cannot withstand further reductions. To maintain a basically flat spending plan for […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The California Conservation Corps seeks military veterans interested in forestry work to join veterans crews based in Northern California. Members of the residential crews will live and work from CCC centers in Auburn and South Lake Tahoe, and receive paid training from the U.S. Forest Service in wildland firefighting and […]
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By Susan Wood Even the Easter Bunny wouldn’t put all his eggs in one basket this spring. So why would a smart ski resort company do the same in winter? That’s the question major U.S. ski resort companies such as Vail Resorts and Powdr Corp. ponder every year with their mix of assets, investments and […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee California revenues missed the mark in February by 3.2 percent, or $146.3 million, state Controller John Chiang said Monday. Chiang, who manages the state’s cash, said the shortfall was likely due to a spike in tax refunds going out earlier than expected in February. Income tax receipts were 5.7 percent, […]
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By USA Today ROCKVILLE, Md. — Many of America’s teens smoke cigarettes as well as use smokeless tobacco, and the tobacco industry’s marketing fuels their addiction, says the first U.S. surgeon general’s report on youth tobacco use since 1994. “The numbers are really shocking,” Surgeon General Regina Benjamin said in an interview, citing data in […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District board members are expected to vote March 15 whether to release ratepayer contact information to the Citizens Alliance for Responsible Government. John Runnels, a member of that group, made a presentation to the board Jan. 19. Because all five members were not in attendance the vote was […]
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By Kathryn Reed Providing more public access to Lake Tahoe as well as increasing the views for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists would be achieved if the Alta Mira building changed hands and then was leveled. This nondescript building at 3339 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe is on the March 15 California Tahoe Conservancy […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee A series of storms will bring snow and high winds to the Sierra Nevada and drenching rains and winds to parts of Northern California this week, the National Weather Service said today. The first wave arriving today in the Sacramento area today isn’t expected to drop much in the way […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The Indian tribe that owns Red Hawk Casino said it won a key court ruling Friday that staves off a looming financial disaster, at least for the time being. A judge said the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians doesn’t have to post a multimillion-dollar bond while it pursues an […]
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