By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Engineering and erosion control crews faced a time paradox Wednesday in a scorched Sierra Nevada region. For weeks since the devastating King fire burned through 97,717 acres of timberland and watershed north of Pollock Pines, multiple agencies launched a long-term project to protect water supplies and wildlife habitat from destruction […]
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In what is being called one of the worst storms in years is coming with a slew of warnings – from the National Weather Service, departments of transportation, law enforcement, utilities and others. A winter storm warning has been issued by the NWS in Reno for the Lake Tahoe Basin for a 24-hour period starting […]
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By Steve Tetreault and Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — Congress in its final major bill of the year unveiled Tuesday declined to support a call by billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson for a ban on legalized Internet gambling. The $1.1 trillion measure would fund most government operations through September of next year, making […]
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By Bettina Boxall and Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times The U.S. House on Tuesday passed a California drought bill, despite a veto threat from the Obama administration and its expected demise in the Senate in the final days before Congress adjourns. The 230-182 vote was largely a symbolic gesture in the years-long effort by House […]
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Employees at two South Lake Tahoe businesses are accused of selling alcohol to minors. Miguel Mancillas working at Alpine Liquors and Daniel Marshall of Chevy’s restaurant were cited Dec. 5 by South Lake Tahoe police officers. They face a minimum fine of $250, and/or 24 to 32 hours of community service if convicted and this […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Thirteen months ago, El Dorado County supervisors voted to strip generous salary enhancements for seven elected officials amid cries that the county was vastly overpaying its public servants. On Tuesday, the board reversed itself and restored most of the pay cuts. Major salary reductions were due to go into effect […]
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By Kathryn Reed Free transit. Regional transit. Transit that goes where people want to go. These are concepts that many tourist destinations have embraced for years. Lake Tahoe, not so much. But that could change. Tahoe Transportation District in 2015 plans to make a concerted effort to take the necessary steps to bring free regional […]
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“Better things are coming. That is the exciting thing. I almost don’t want to leave.” Those are the words of Roberta Mason, who on Dec. 9 attended her last Lake Tahoe Community College meeting as a board member. Mason was the driving force to get the South Lake Tahoe college started and has been on […]
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By Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones California is in the middle of a really bad three-year drought that stretches across nearly the entire state. The drought has already wreaked havoc with the state’s agricultural sector, is expected to take a $2.2 billion bite out of the state’s economy this year alone, and shows no sign of […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is moving forward with continuity and change when it comes to city leadership. While it is normal for the mayor pro tem to take on the roll of mayor, that could not happen this year with Brooke Laine not being re-elected. At the City Council meeting on Dec. 9 […]
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