By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Comprehensive maps of California’s earthquake faults and geology are now available on the Internet for the first time. Among other things, the new maps reflect the latest research on earthquake faults. For example, the Midland Fault crossing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has been updated to show that it was active […]
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Powerful. Kind-hearted. Loving. Hard-working. These words are how the daughters of Donald Lee Reed described their father following his death April 28, 2010. Yet, Don was so much more than these simple words. He began life Dec. 12, 1934, in Sioux City, Iowa, as the eldest son of Ray and Isabell Reed. The family lived […]
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Using public transportation to get around on the North and West shores of Lake Tahoe will become easier when the soon-to-be built Tahoe City Transit Center is finished. The Placer County Board of Supervisors moved that closer to reality when it awarded the construction contract for the center this week. The center will serve as […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Late-season storms did wonders for California’s snowpack, fluffing those white drifts in the Sierra Nevada to 143 percent of average as of Friday. A month ago, the total stood at 106 percent of normal. The readings came in the season’s final snow survey on Friday by the California Department of […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee Sacramento State officials are considering whether to declare the campus “impacted,” an action that would make it harder for students outside the region to get in. An impacted California State University campus is one where more qualified students want to enroll than the university has funding to accommodate. The designation […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee The El Dorado Irrigation District and the U.S. government corrected a long-standing ownership oddity with a swap of land parcels this week. The exchange comprised 14 parcels amounting to 755 acres. Two parcels were at Silver Lake off Highway 88, where the ownership of land had long been the opposite […]
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By Austin Fay When Karen Frates, assistant general manager of Tahoe Seasons Resort, was asked why she was at the Tahoe Tourism Town Forum, she replied jokingly, “I’m here for encouragement.” She insinuated the 160-suite resort near Stateline is struggling, as is everyone in this recession. The Tahoe Tourism Town Forum provided about 150 business […]
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South Lake Tahoe police are issuing a warning to local businesses concerning a company called National Fire & Safety Inspection Co. which may be performing fire inspections they are not licensed to perform in South Lake Tahoe. In February, two males arrived at a local business in the Y area and advised employees they were […]
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Publisher’s note: The police activity resulted in Tahoe Valley Elementary School in South Lake Tahoe being locked down for 40 minutes. By Kerry Benefield, Santa Rosa Press Democrat A third arrest was made Wednesday in connection with the deadly stabbing that erupted during a birthday party in west Santa Rosa on Saturday night. Edward Scuitto, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Unified School District was able to secure $2 million more in bond sales Tuesday than financial advisers anticipated because of a good bond rating and favorable yield. The district will have $17.7 million in its coffers in the next week. The money is part of the $64.5 million bond approved […]
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