A Zephyr Cove resident has one extremely expensive rock wall – that must be torn down. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board levied a $120,000 fine Jan. 26 against Edgar Roberts for 11 violations. In addition to the fine, Roberts must remove the fill from his and the neighboring properties, rebuild the retaining wall […]
Read more
The fleet of buses on the South Shore is about to increase by two. This is because the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 25 voted to allow the Tahoe Transportation District to use the two buses the county took off the road in July. They had been part of the BlueGo service, […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Councilman Bruce Grego’s desire to send a message to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency by not filling the city’s seat on the Governing Board was voted down by his colleagues, but not before the idea was well vetted. Grego’s contention is he believes the bi-state regulatory agency interferes […]
Read more
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Placer County have released the Homewood Mountain Resort Master Plan draft environmental impact report for public review and comment. Comments will be accepted until March 20. JMA Ventures, owners of the West Shore resort, want to redevelop the resort’s two existing base areas and replace chairlifts. Also included in […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed With the current budget situation in California, the California Tahoe Conservancy is struggling to do more than maintain the status quo. “Bond money has virtually run out. The remaining funds are earmarked,” CTC Executive Director Patrick Wright told his board last week. “We are probably facing one of the most challenging times […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed It’s a bit of hoping for the best, planning for worst when it comes to forecasting what the Lake Tahoe Unified School District budgets will look like for the next two years. Educators have their fingers crossed the proposed June ballot initiative by Gov. Jerry Brown passes. But the reality is it […]
Read more
By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal Four Placer County supervisors voted Tuesday to remove fellow supervisor Jennifer Montgomery from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency governing board. But Montgomery – bolstered by a contingent of supporters who traveled to the Auburn meeting from Tahoe – didn’t go quietly. Montgomery has served as board appointee to the Tahoe […]
Read more
By Bob Brundage, Reno Gazette-Journal Five Midas stores in the Reno-Tahoe area and one in Northern California recently lost their franchises and were forced to close their doors. Two of the six stores are in Reno, one is in Sparks, one is in Carson City, one in South Lake Tahoe and one is in Placerville. […]
Read more
By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Seven Republicans and one Democrat met Monday’s filing deadline to become candidates for the 4th District Assembly seat left vacant by Ted Gaines’ recent move to the state Senate. GOP candidates are Beth Gaines, Ted Gaines’ wife, a homemaker with business experience; Roseville City Councilman John Allard; Cheryl Bly-Chester, founder […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed “Credibility is the currency of leadership.” This was one of the nuggets of information Mike Levinson gave South Lake Tahoe city councilmembers during their three-hour strategic planning session on Jan. 25. Levinson, former city manager of Coral Springs, Fla., and now a consultant, was brought in for $1,500 to facilitate the meeting […]
Read more