By Joann Eisenbrandt PLACERVILLE – Rural Communities United, an El Dorado County unincorporated citizens group, filed a lawsuit Jan. 13 in El Dorado County Superior Court asking the court to void the Board of Supervisors’ Dec. 15 approval of the Targeted General Plan Amendment/Zoning Ordinance update and certification of its environmental impact report. The base […]
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In its capacity as the Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency this week released a draft active transportation plan for public review and comment. The plan is designed to help local, state, and federal agencies continue to develop multiple-benefit projects to improve transportation options for bicyclists and pedestrians in the Lake Tahoe Basin. […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Nevada homeowners were slapped with a rising tally of foreclosure filings last year, bucking a nationwide drop as the state remained among the hardest hit in the country. A total of 16,533 properties, or 1.4 percent of homes statewide, received a foreclosure-related filing in 2015. That’s up 6.6 percent […]
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An off duty ski school instructor at Sugar Bowl Mountain Resort has been missing for nearly 24 hours. Carson May, 23, was last seen at the resort on Thursday afternoon. Resort officials were notified about 10am Jan. 15 that May was missing. John Monsoon with the resort off Interstate 80 told Lake Tahoe News the Placer […]
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By Scott Smith, AP The names of iconic hotels and other landmarks in the world-famous Yosemite National Park will soon change in an ongoing battle over who owns the intellectual property, park officials said Thursday. The luxurious Ahwahnee Hotel will become the Majestic Yosemite Hotel, and Curry Village will become Half Dome Village, said park […]
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The future of the Joann Conner vs. city of South Lake Tahoe case remains in limbo. Conner wants someone other than El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey to hear the case. However, Bailey has said he is capable of making an unbiased ruling. Now it will be up to a judge in neighboring […]
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With 18 inches of white stuff dropping overnight on parts of the Tahoe basin, Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Incline Village schools are closed today. However, the Friday night performance of “Cinderella” is still going on. Zephyr Cove Elementary and Whittell High schools are on a one-hour delay and buses will run main […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy TRUCKEE – It’s always better to deliver good tidings to an enthusiastic crowd, and judging from the attendance (standing room only) and the attitude of the recent Good Morning Truckee crowd, they were ready to hear what’s new in Truckee. Rick Holliday, owner of Holliday Development headquartered in Emeryville, easily captured […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Vail Resorts on Wednesday reported climbing visits,and increased season pass sales and visitor spending at its resort network across Colorado, Utah and California. North America’s largest resort operator said lift ticket revenue for the season through Jan. 10 — including season pass sales — was up 19.4 percent over the […]
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By Garrett Epps, Atlantic The most important fact about Monday’s oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association is that this case—one of the most important of the term—will be decided on the basis of no facts at all. The petitioners in Friedrichs are asking the Court to hobble unions […]
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