By Lia Kvatum, National Geographic News It flies in the face of conventional wisdom, but one solution to control nuisance black bears in the United States may be to offer them snacks, one biologist says. Especially in the western United States, black bears will often break into cars, homes, and campsites in search of food. […]
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Larry Brown, the former South Tahoe High School security guard accused of providing marijuana to a minor, pleaded not guilty Friday during his arraignment in El Dorado County Superior Court. Brown, 63, was charged with one felony count and two misdemeanor counts related to his arrest in November involving marijuana and a 16-year-old female student. […]
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By Claire Fortier How could the South Tahoe Public Utilities District justify a 4 percent increase when the economy of South Lake Tahoe has flat lined? That was the question asked by a half dozen people who addressed the STPUD board during its public hearing Thursday night. The board answered by directing STPUD staff to […]
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By Jim Wasserman and Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee California officials filed a fraud suit against the former chief executive of CalPERS and his close friend, a former pension fund board member turned placement agent, in an explosive new twist in the influence-peddling scandal that’s been simmering at CalPERS for months. The lawsuit by Attorney General […]
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Sierra Nevada College at Lake Tahoe, home to the West’s only four-year degree in Ski Business and Resort Management, is opening its Center for Ski Business Studies at China Peak Mountain Resort. This program is made possible due to the unique relationship between Tim Cohee, program director for SBRM at the college, and China Peak […]
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By Kathryn Reed As the economy sputters, a new phrase could be coined – fly and dash. Lake Tahoe Airport has seen an increase in the number of pilots gassing up without paying, as well as shunning the landing fees. “I attribute it to the economy,” Michael Golden, who operates Mountain West Aviation, told Lake […]
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By Gary Thomson, Auburn Journal Could Placer County Water Agency users soon be paying an extra charge on their bills for clearing brush and protecting the upstream watershed against fire and erosion? It’s a question that the Tahoe National Forest’s top ranger gave an opportunity for leaders of government and private industry to ponder during […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal For 22 years, Bowman’s Bonnie Lightner has been enjoying a front-row seat from her home overlooking the North Fork American River to the ebbs and flows of the Sierra snowmelt. This past week things turned sensational. With the spring snow melt and rains continuing, Lightner watched as the water that […]
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By Kathryn Reed In less than an hour and with a split vote, the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday declared 20 percent of the city blighted in order to create a redevelopment area that encompasses 3,100 acres. State law requires an area be deemed blighted before creating a redevelopment area. With the latest […]
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By Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee Median incomes for El Dorado and Placer county residents were among the highest in the state in 2008 and median incomes for that year rose in Sacramento and Yolo counties, according to figures released last week. But the nation’s economic crisis took its toll statewide as total adjusted gross income […]
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