By Geoffrey Mohan, Los Angeles Times The Brown administration’s effort to speed innovation to address the state’s endemic droughts was launched to little fanfare Tuesday. No specific funding or timeline was included in the program posted to the California Energy Commission’s website. A spokesman for the commission said it would begin this summer and is […]
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A bill in the California Legislature that would give Lake Tahoe more transportation money received unanimous bipartisan support in the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing. Senate Bill 231 is sponsored by state Sen. Ted Gaines, R-El Dorado Hills. “Although the permanent population in Lake Tahoe has been in decline, the region still remains a […]
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By Chris Megerian and Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times Gov. Jerry Brown accelerated California’s effort to slash greenhouse gas emissions Wednesday, burnishing the state’s reputation as a pacesetter in the battle against climate change. In an executive order, Brown said the state must cut the pollutants to 40 percent below 1990 levels by the year […]
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A Bay Area man with multiple DUI convictions is going to prison for five years. Michael Charles Ramirez of Concord was sentenced April 27 by El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Melikian after a jury had found him guilty of two counts of felony driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. […]
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By Kathryn Reed While concern remains about the adequate number of parking spots and the safety for pedestrians crossing Highway 50, the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously approved changes to the next phase of the Chateau project. A special meeting was required April 30 to answer questions from a meeting earlier this […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review Journal Eight years ago, California’s Indian casino market was approaching $8 billion in annual gaming revenue. By comparison, Nevada casinos in 2007 brought in a single-year record $12.8 billion, of which $6.8 billion came from the Strip. The recession knocked the California casino market down a few notches, as […]
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The third rabid skunk of the year has been found in El Dorado County. This time it was in Pleasant Valley. An animal services officer was called April 24 by someone observing a skunk showing signs of rabies. Test results came back positive for rabies. The rabid skunk was found on Pleasant Valley Road near Grindstone Road […]
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An early morning fire displaced two South Lake Tahoe women. Smoke was billowing from the single-family residence on Stockton Avenue when firefighters arrived about 3am April 30. One woman was outside, uninjured, while the other was not home at the time. Two dogs died in the fire. “The living room had some significant damage. Everything […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories Lake Tahoe News will be running leading up to the 50th anniversary of South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 30. By Darcie Goodman Collins As the city of South Lake Tahoe turns 50 this year, I have been contemplating the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s relationship with […]
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Seventeen people on the South Shore are accused of violating state construction laws. The Contractors State License Board in California and Nevada State Contractors Board conducted a simultaneous sting operation April 27. Seventeen individuals received citations for illegal contracting. Five unlicensed contractors were cited at a home near Pioneer Trail, while 12 were found at a Stateline condominium, including […]
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