By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Alfred Villalobos, the former CalPERS board member accused of bribing pension fund officials, has squandered $68 million of his fortune and owes more money to one casino than he has in cash, the state said Wednesday. In a court filing, the state revealed fresh allegations about Villalobos’ spending habits in […]
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By Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette-Journal Thousands of gallons of diesel fuel that threatened Donner Lake after a tanker truck overturned early Wednesday has been contained, and the spill will have no impact on Truckee Meadows Water Authority customers, Bill Hauck of TMWA said Wednesday. “At this point, only a limited amount of diesel fuel actually […]
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By Kathryn Reed Five multi-million dollar condominiums will replace a rundown building that looks like a relic from an architectural era that would be best not repeated. Tahoe Lakeview LLC had the final subdivision map and condominium plan approved by the South Lake Tahoe City Council last week. TRPA permits are already in hand. Don […]
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The Avoid the 6 DUI Campaign will be deploying officers this holiday weekend at DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols to continue efforts toward arresting drunken drivers, lowering deaths and injuries, and educating the public about the dangers of impaired driving. As the summer season kicks off at the end of May holiday travelers, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Will Styrofoam be banned from use in South Lake Tahoe? It’s what the Sustainability Commission wants and recommended to the City Council this month. But the council was mum on its opinion about getting rid of the product that many restaurants use for to-go containers. The problem with polystyrene is it doesn’t […]
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Publisher’s note: Updated May 28, 2010, at 11:55am. By Kathryn Reed MV Transit may walk away from its three-year contract to provide bus service to the South Shore of Lake Tahoe if something isn’t done about the more than $2 million it is owed. The Fairfield-based company entered the contract Aug. 1, 2009. On May […]
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By Kathryn Reed Whittell High School’s new principal could be named June 8. The two finalists will be at the school May 28 for a meet-and-greet. The first candidate will be on campus at 11:30am, the second at 1pm. The names of the two are not being released until then. Before arriving in Zephyr Cove […]
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Hundreds of South Tahoe Public Utility District customers were without water for a couple hours on Tuesday afternoon. The liquid was flowing at 5:50pm A major water main broke at Tahoe Keys Boulevard and Arizona Street. Officials at the plant didn’t know what caused the brake. No water meter work was being done in this […]
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By Puget Sound Business Journal Seattle Central Community College has named Paul Tracy Killpatrick its new president. Killpatrick, currently the superintendent-president of Lake Tahoe Community College in California, will replace Mildred Ollée, who retired after serving seven years at the school. Killpatrick has served as president of the Lake Tahoe school for two years. Read […]
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South Lake Tahoe received a $300,000 grant from the California Housing and Community Development Department Community Development Block Grant Program, Economic Development Enterprise Fund to continue the city’s Technical Assistance Program to assist small businesses –- a program locally called Business Coaching. In 2006, the city was awarded $500,000 to establish a Microenterprise Assistance Program […]
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