By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee The Legislative Analyst’s Office provides a sobering take on how to solve the state’s $26.6 billion deficit without new tax dollars in a memo released Monday. School districts would shorten the school year by a few more days, districts would increase K-3 class sizes and college tuition would soar. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Movement is afoot to alter language in the multi-year agreement regulating who pays what and does what at Heavenly Village. South Lake Tahoe officials brought the idea to the board Tuesday with the hopes of possibly being able to offer in-kind services, help with special events and restructuring parking fees as incentives […]
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By Niesha Lofing, Sacramento Bee A dad who allegedly owes more than $190,000 in back child support payments to his El Dorado County ex-wife was arrested last week in Los Angeles after flying in from the Philippines. El Dorado County officials on Wednesday were notified that Gerald Boldt, who owed child support payments to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Money was the overriding concern of South Lake Tahoe City Council members as they went back and forth with what to do about the unsafe walkway in front of the rebar and concrete known as the convention center. What staff brought them last week were two ideas – one a covered walkway, […]
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By Kathryn Reed A blueprint for how South Lake Tahoe will conduct business is taking shape, with adoption of the formal strategic plan expected at the March 1 council meeting. The City Council spent about 90 minutes last week creating substance for the five priorities the group agreed to at the prior meeting. Besides what […]
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Reno Gazette Journal Environmentalists are suing the U.S. Forest Service to try to block logging at Lake Tahoe that the agency says is needed to help guard against another wildfire like the one that destroyed 254 homes three years ago. In addition to removing downed logs that hamper firefighting efforts, the Forest Service says the […]
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To combat potential public outcry when the 50-acre Lake Christopher fuels reduction project starts this summer, officials have scheduled an outreach meeting for Feb. 16 at 6pm at Lake Tahoe Airport in council chambers. South Lake Tahoe firefighters plans to use hand crews and low-impact equipment, including a helicopter, around the Trout and Cold creek […]
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By Denny Walsh and Rick Daysog, Sacramento Bee Consumer advocates were celebrating, and retailers were shocked Thursday, when the California Supreme Court declared that state law bars a merchant from asking for a customer’s ZIP code and recording it as part of a credit card purchase. As part of an address, a ZIP code qualifies […]
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By Robert Lewis, Sacramento Bee In what might be a sign that the recession ended for the rich faster than the rest of us, new real estate figures show mansion sales increased in 2010 across California even as total home sales fell. Last year, 22,529 California homes sold for $1 million or more – a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Stationary for council members, how to get an item on the agenda and receiving text messages during meetings. Those were some of the heady issues the South Lake City Council spent a chunk of time on this week. It was all part of the council going over its protocols Feb. 8. Apparently […]
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