By Kathryn Reed Every year the South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation Department writes checks for about $140,000 to cover its utility bills. That’s about to be cut by 40 percent. With the approval this month by the City Council to spend $797,461 to retrofit the city’s swim complex that was built in 1975, the […]
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A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits the Great Basin today at 1am. The temblor was about 4 miles east of Topaz Lake, which is about 70 miles southeast of Reno. The shaker was felt in California and Nevada. No reports of damage.
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By Kathryn Reed Some police officers get the worst assignments – having to crawl under houses, being the first one in a building where a potential bad guy is hiding – and then having to always ride in the back seat. And then when you’re the one who schools always request as the special guest, […]
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Police are looking for man who tried to snatch a 10-year-old boy from the Y area of South Lake Tahoe while he was on his bike. The youngster was riding with two friends about 6pm Friday near Eloise Avenue and Third Street when the suspect drove his truck in front of the boy and tried […]
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By Kathryn Reed Time to make a run on the grocery store shelves. It’s that kind of weather forecast. A series of storms is lined up in the Pacific. They are predicted to hit Lake Tahoe this afternoon. A winter storm warning has been called for from 4pm Sunday to 4am Tuesday. Snow levels are […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was a universal look of disbelief and bewilderment upon the faces of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board members as they learned $850,000 is likely going to be taken away by the state in the 2010-11 fiscal year. Chief Financial Officer Deb Yates delivered the news about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s […]
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By Sindya N. Bhanoo, New York Times Ski resorts are not as fun for the environment as they are for skiers. The damage to forested hills caused by the construction of ski slopes is obvious. Trees are cut down, ground is cleared, and the resulting slopes are maintained as the foundation for a yearly carpet […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Davis got the best grade in the region from the American Lung Association for controlling smoking. Davis got a grade of B and Sacramento got a C but most cities got a failing grade in the annual State of Tobacco Control Report. The communities were graded on their ordinances covering […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee CalPERS investment deals generated a total of $125.1 million in commissions for the most successful placement agents, the controversial middlemen at the heart of an influence-peddling scandal at the big pension fund. A fresh disclosure of documents today by CalPERS shows that one-time board president William Crist was among those […]
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By Kathryn Reed Slowly, Maria Barrows-Crist is rebuilding her business, Kindertown day care. With each court appearance, her confidence builds that she will be allowed to stay open indefinitely. Because the state still has not provided El Dorado County Judge Steve Bailey with the documents he has repeatedly requested the onus is now on Barrow-Crist’s […]
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