By Ben van der Meer, Sacramento Business Journal The major force holding back Lake Tahoe-area real estate through the first half of 2015 is the same as elsewhere: lack of inventory. And though many experts think a lot of new construction could solve the situation elsewhere, that’s not likely for Tahoe. Sue Lowe, corporate broker and […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County has hired a public relations firm to primarily focus on getting out a positive message about the latest grand jury report. The scope of work with Endicott Communications out of Roseville says the primary objectives are: “1. County more favorably perceived by residents and other key regional stakeholders. “2. […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun Most Nevada companies that have received permission from the federal government this year to fly drones will be using their unmanned aircraft to take photos and video. That’s according to data released last week from the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College, which compiled a […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy TRUCKEE – Whether to jump aboard the global warming freight train or to simply remain at the station as the issue continues to heat up was the question posed last week at a Truckee climate planning workshop. Town Manager Tony Lashbrook explained that the mission, moving forward, is to scope out, process […]
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Chemicals from a vehicle were cleaned up before they reached Lake Tahoe after a single-car crash on July 8 in Tahoe Vista. Placer County Office of Emergency Services reported cleaning up 55 gallons of isocyanate, Jessie Fidler, 24, of Tahoe City was going east on Highway 28 about 3:50pm Wednesday when she dozed off, according […]
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The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 was introduced today by the four senators representing California and Nevada. The bipartisan legislation was crafted to protect the Lake Tahoe region by improving water clarity, reducing wildfire threat, jumpstarting innovative transportation and infrastructure projects, and combating invasive species. The federal legislation would bring $415 million to the basin over […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Hot on the heels of San Francisco and Seattle, Los Angeles became the most recent city on the West Coast to pass a $15-an-hour minimum wage. Los Angeles’ increase, which won’t be fully instituted until 2020, is the latest in a trend of minimum wage increases across the nation. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Swallow nests at Hard Rock Lake Tahoe were there one day and essentially gone the next, according to South Shore residents who documented it with photos. This could be a big deal because federal law protects swallows. “If there are eggs or young in those nests, it is illegal to bring down […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink At least 10 couples lost their wedding deposits this March when the man who had claimed to own and reside on the property they booked was evicted following a five-year legal battle. The couples will follow through with their weddings under the new owners of the property, but are not […]
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By Phoebe Sedgman, BloombergBusiness The El Nino forming across the Pacific has been turbocharged by a series of tropical cyclones that helped to shift the direction of trade winds, potentially adding to warming that’s evoking parallels with the record 1997-98 event. Several cyclones, including a rare storm in the Southern Hemisphere this month, resulted in […]
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