The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors in closed session today voted 5-0 to remove Pamela Knorr from the interim CAO position after having placed her there in November to fill the vacancy left when the board ousted Terri Daly as CAO. On June 29, Larry Combs becomes the acting chief administrative officer. He has […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal Tourism on the south end of Lake Tahoe has taken hits in recent times, from ski season-sapping drought to tribal casinos in the California foothills. Now the region is fighting back. More than a dozen businesses, from high-rise hotel-casinos at Stateline to the small retailers in South Lake Tahoe, have […]
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By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee The Brown administration is pushing late-emerging budget legislation to let state officials force the consolidation of troubled water systems with larger, better-funded agencies, with the goal of improving Californians’ access to safe drinking water after four years of drought. Proponents say the measure would help people around the state, many […]
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By Susan Wood As South Lake Tahoe ponders showing off its own outdoor concert venue near the Lake Tahoe Airport, the city will have plenty of examples of communities to look to that have set the stage for the growing industry – the latest being the three-day extravaganza at BottleRock Napa. The South Shore is […]
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By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times California lawmakers passed a new budget Monday, but the debate over state spending is far from over in the Capitol. Shortly after the approval of a $117.5-billion general fund, legislative leaders returned to negotiations with Gov. Jerry Brown in an attempt to reach a final deal. “We’re close,” said […]
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CalFire crews made quick work of a fire in Strawberry off Highway 50 on Monday. The tenth of an acre fire burned on state land. It was reported in the early evening of June 15. The cause is under investigation. It was not a burn day and no lightning was occurring. “We want to make […]
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By Associated Press RENO — A community college in Reno is becoming the first in Nevada to establish a new four-year degree in logistics to help meet anticipated demand for skilled workers at Tesla Motors and other high-tech companies moving distribution hubs to the region. The state Board of Regents on Friday approved the Bachelor […]
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Creating a strategy for how best to fight a wildfire, knowing the resources available, and making plans to reduce potentially catastrophic blazes are some the particulars of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan. While such a plan has existed, this is the first time every fire agency in the Lake Tahoe Basin has participated. “It’s a […]
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A Bay Area woman died Saturday night when the motorcycle she was riding was struck by a vehicle going in the opposite direction on Highway 50 in Zephyr Cove near Martin Drive. A 2015 silver Nissan Versa driven by Alma J. Jaramillo-Garcia, 31, of Moxee, Wash., was headed east in the left lane. For unknown […]
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A South Lake Tahoe police officer this morning fatally shot a man at the Tahoe Hacienda Inn. Officers were called to the hotel on Lake Tahoe Boulevard at 2:40am June 15 because of reports of a woman who was screaming and crying. Ten minutes later an officer fired a single shot at a man in […]
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