By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal The board of directors of Placer Valley Tourism hired Dave Attaway as the chief executive of the tourism bureau for Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln. Since 2005, Attaway was executive director for the Switzerland County Tourism in Vevay, Ind. Prior to that Attaway worked 13 years in South Lake Tahoe, […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal The eight new earthquakes today near the Arrowcreek area southwest of Reno brings the total quakes in that area since Nov. 26 to about 43. This comes after a pause when there was no quake greater than magnitude 1 between 1:50pm on Tuesday and 4:07am on Thursday. “It looks like […]
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By Kathryn Reed Parks and recreation may be the toy department of any city, but being the leader is more than fun and games. Stan Sherer knows that reality all too well. Sherer is leaving his job as director of the Sparks Parks and Recreation Department for the same job in South Lake Tahoe. He […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s three incoming City Council members got a taste Thursday of what it is going to be like once they are sworn in Dec. 14 for their four-year term. Walk into council chambers at Lake Tahoe Airport with a clear schedule for the day because you don’t know how long […]
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By Kathryn Reed Honeymoons are supposed to last longer than eight days for department heads. No so for South Lake Tahoe’s police chief. Brian Uhler has been tasked with handling a reorganization of the department because Lt. Marty Hale has announced he is retiring Dec. 30. “We’re considering a restructure. It could possibly mean more […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee The judge in the Phillip Garrido case today appointed an expert on “malingering” to assess the accused kidnapper and rapist’s mental state, and his lawyer revealed she may seek a change of venue for at least part of the case. Garrido, accused of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991 when […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the search for a man who called in to dispatch Nov. 21 and reported he was lost in the Galena Creek area. They will resume search and recovery for Rick Gentry, 55, when weather allows, the sheriff’s office said. The RAVEN helicopter will continue to […]
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By Ron Trujillo, Sacramento Business Journal It was better times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, after the age of foolishness. OK, so I altered a few of the classic words, but when you are dealing with the housing market, changing a few things is almost required. And a […]
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By Frank X. Mullen Jr., Reno Gazette-Journal Seismologists at the University of Nevada, Reno are keeping their eyes on the ArrowCreek area of Reno where a swarm of 21 small earthquakes were recorded between Friday and Sunday and another small temblor hit Monday morning. “The earthquakes have all been in about the same spot,” said […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe firefighters have taken a vote of no confidence against Fire Chief Lorenzo Gigliotti. The lack of credibility, communication and leadership are the issues firefighters have with the chief. Gigliotti, who will have been at the helm for six years as of January, did not know about the vote until […]
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