By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is running out of time to approve a medical marijuana ordinance. The two-year moratorium allowing the three collectives that operate here expires in November. The City Council on Aug. 2 got a little closer to telling staff what they want – even though the discussion has been going on […]
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South Lake Tahoe Police-Fire Chief Brian Uhler’s daughter was in court this week on a traffic charge. However, the city will not release information about the case to Lake Tahoe News. Uhler did not respond to inquiries. City Manger Tony O’Rourke in a series of emails Friday evening concluded the dialog by saying, “If she […]
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In the past several weeks, Tahoe City Public Utility District has had numerous sewer pumps clogged by “flushable” wipes. “Flushable” is a catchy phrase and companies use it to market their products, according to TCPUD officials. Officials say the challenge is wipes can’t breakdown and more and more sewer lines and pumps are being clogged […]
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By Kathryn Reed Alien-like machines seem to be able to perform superhuman tasks in the middle of the forest. Cut, extract, de-limb, slice. Repeat, repeat, repeat. The sound of trees crashing echoes through the otherwise tranquil Angora burn area. A few birds chirp, but no people are venturing in to see what the noise is […]
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By Michael J. Mishak, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — A group of newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, has filed a lawsuit against the California Legislature, alleging that the institution violated state open-records laws by refusing to release the office budgets and spending records of lawmakers and legislative committees. Last month, the Assembly Rules Committee […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal Signs of life are emerging in the effort to grow existing business and bring new companies to the Reno-Tahoe region. A report Wednesday by the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada showed marked increases in the number of expanded and relocated businesses and jobs created in the fiscal year ending […]
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By Kathryn Reed Four years late, another 15 months before it might be approved and now a redirection at the eleventh-hour. That’s where the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Regional Plan update is. Instead of updating everything in the 1987 document, the bi-state regulatory agency has decided lake clarity and the California Sustainable Communities legislation should […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee George Runner thinks California’s new Internet sales tax law is a terrible idea – and he’s one of the people in charge of enforcing it. The former state senator sits on the State Board of Equalization, the agency that oversees the collection of sales tax in California. The board, which […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – South Lake Tahoe has someone new heading up fuels reduction projects – and it wasn’t by choice. Marty Scheuerman is now the division chief in charge of that aspect of the fire department, with Division Chief Ray Zachau being relieved of that responsibility. The billing quagmire surrounding the Lake Christopher […]
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Joseph Scanio, 69, has made his last legal visit to the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena. Part of the deal Scanio agreed to when he pleaded no contest Thursday to not complying with the city’s sex offender law was to not visit the entire city recreation complex or nearby library. In an unsolicited guest column […]
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