By Kathryn Reed The start of regular twice-weekly phone calls between Caltrans and Lake Tahoe officials began this morning. South Shore folks are most concerned about the message that is being delivered by the media outside the Lake Tahoe Basin. A KTVU-TV anchorwoman on the 10pm May 4 broadcast mentioned the closure over Echo Summit […]
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By Kathryn Reed Former South Tahoe High School security guard Larry Brown pleaded guilty last week to felony transportation of marijuana and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Brown, 64, was arrested in November 2009 in an incident involving marijuana and a 16-year-old female student. His employment with the school district was terminated […]
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By Kathryn Reed The money train known as SNPLMA (or Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act) is making its final run to the Lake Tahoe Basin. What this means is the millions of dollars that have floated to the region in the last decade will cease to exist after the round 12 dollars are allocated […]
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By Paul Pinkham, Florida Times-Union Lawyers for five victims of a fatal Easter Sunday boat crash in Palm Valley two years ago have settled their lawsuit against the boat manufacturer. Terms of the settlement, reached last week in mediation, are confidential, and lawyers for the plaintiffs and Crownline Boats declined comment. Three injured people and […]
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Updated: May 4, 2011, 6:40am The driver of the Chevrolet Tahoe was identified as Dan Steven Navone, a 56‐year‐old Gardnerville resident. ——- A 56-year-old Gardnerville man died Tuesday night when his vehicle went over an embankment at the bottom of Kingsbury Grade in the Carson Valley. The name of the victim is not being released […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee The agency that provides water to Placer County is expected to declare a water shortage emergency in a matter of days as a result of a recent canal failure. The Placer County Water Agency has been able to meet customer needs while the weather is cool and demands are low, […]
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By Kathryn Reed A plan of action with clear priorities is being developed for South Lake Tahoe’s infrastructure, facilities and equipment. Jim Marino, who is in charge of the city’s Capital Improvement Program, on Tuesday methodically laid out for the five council members the importance of creating a five-year plan, how getting money for projects […]
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Results of a special election Tuesday means there is a Gaines in both branches of the California Legislature. Republican Beth Gaines won the Assembly seat her husband, Ted, vacated after he was elected to the state Senate earlier this year. Gaines was the favorite in the GOP-dominated 4th District that encompasses Lake Tahoe. She beat […]
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State Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, on Tuesday announced his legislation to create additional transparency and accountability within the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency cleared a major hurdle, passing out of the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee with bipartisan support. Senate Bill 593 would require each California member of the TRPA Governing Board to comply with […]
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By Kathryn Reed The South Lake Tahoe City Council barely discussed the cultivation of medicinal marijuana at its meeting May 2. Changes made from input given at the April meeting were incorporated into the policy the council is expected to approve at its May 17 meeting. The first reading of the ordinance was Tuesday. Changes […]
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