Publisher’s note: Updated May 18 at 9pm. By Kathryn Reed About 80 people are interested in being the next city manager of South Lake Tahoe. The deadline to apply was May 17, though resumes will be accepted by consultant Bob Murray and Associates if they are postmarked by that date. Bob Murray would not say […]
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By Kathryn Reed Douglas County School District has a superintendent – assuming she accepts the position. It took two votes Monday night for the board to unanimously agree Lisa Noonan should take the helm of the district. Noonan has also been interviewing in Michigan. Board President Teri Jamin said a message was left for Noonan […]
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Lake Tahoe is tops among travelers for the second year in a row, so say the users of TripAdvisor, who ranked Lake Tahoe the No. 2 U.S. destination for the 2010 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Destinations Awards. Lake Tahoe was also ranked No. 8 in the country for Outdoor and Adventure. “TripAdvisor is considered the world’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed Census workers will be out in force in Lake Tahoe this month because the number of people who returned forms by mail is lacking. Throughout South Lake Tahoe 40 percent of the forms were returned. From Ski Run Boulevard to the state line that figure drops to 28 percent. That area of […]
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A stabbing at a popular park in Gardnerville during a softball game sent one person to the hospital and another to jail. On May 14 at approximately 9pm, deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office arrived at Lampe Park. They found 26-year-old Brandon Robertson injured from a stab wound and separate slash wound to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed The sign says no parking for 48 hours. But it doesn’t say when the time period starts or ends. The photo was taken Friday afternoon and no one was near the equipment. Friday was not a furlough day for city staff. Road crews don’t usually work weekends. The equipment is parked on […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee There’s plenty of bustle on Placerville’s Main Street, but it’s a small-town kind of bustle, not the sort that suggests an economic giant. Despite the quaintness of the old town, this city has the Sacramento region’s highest per capita sales tax revenue – accomplished without the big new malls and […]
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By Kathryn Reed All of the information about being an international student at Lake Tahoe Community College or studying abroad is still on the website, but the program no longer exists. It will continue to be there, just changing a bit. The college board of trustees this week eliminated the program as well as Jen […]
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By Kevin Yamamura and Susan Ferriss, Sacramento Bee Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked lawmakers Friday to eliminate the state’s welfare program starting in October and dramatically scale back in-home care for the elderly and disabled as part of his May budget revision to close a $19.1 billion deficit. The Republican governor also proposed cuts to state […]
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By Kathryn Reed Clint Curtis doesn’t want to make an issue of Tom McClintock living just outside the boundaries of the 4th Congressional District. Maybe that’s because he moved to the Roseville area in January from Florida. Curtis spent most of his time Wednesday night talking to the Lake Tahoe Democratic Club about how he […]
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