By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Lake Tahoe homebuyers and sellers beware because the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is looking to crackdown on erosion control measures at private residences. There is a good chance that a year after escrow closes BMPs will have to be completed. And when it comes time for disclosure about BMPs, sellers […]
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By Damin Esper, Contra Costa Times ALBANY — Rochelle Nason has been named to the Albany City Council to finish out the term of Peggy Thomsen. The vacancy was created when Thomsen, who was serving her fourth term as mayor, died June 8 at age 74. Nason, who has lived most of her life in […]
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By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg Wildfires blamed in part on climate change are consuming timber in the U.S. West at such a furious pace that half the Forest Service’s budget is now spent fighting them — up from 21 percent in 2000. Add in the firefighting of other agencies, as well as state governments, and the […]
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It took precision work of Washoe County sheriff’s deputies to rescue a downed paraglider from Herlon Peak above Sand Harbor. The victim, whose name has not been released, went down about 6:30pm July 5 in a rugged area. Approximately 20 sheriff’s search and rescue volunteers responded, along with units from the North Lake Tahoe Fire […]
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Living in a remote location sometimes requires being self-reliant and not being able to wait for authorities to handle the emergency. Such was the case July 6 for the residents of Sciot’s Tract along Highway 50. Several people ran to the highway when they heard a loud explosion. A car towing a trailer was engulfed […]
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A skirmish between friends in a Stateline hotel room ended with one person being stabbed and another taken to jail. Douglas County sheriff’s deputies on July 4 at 7:40am found Timon Sung, 29, of Novato stabbed in the abdomen in a room at Harveys. He was taken to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Christopher Calder, […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee Inside a government warehouse along a noisy freeway in West Sacramento is a set of metal shelves holding more than 100 carefully labeled cardboard boxes. Inside those boxes are tens of thousands of state records that could help scientists and water policy specialists better understand and protect California groundwater. But […]
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The U.S. Forest Service is investigating three fires that occurred at Round Hill Pines Beach on July 4. USFS spokeswoman Cheva Heck told Lake Tahoe News they were the result of illegal fireworks. The investigation is ongoing There were a lot of sirens over the holiday weekend on the South Shore. South Lake Tahoe police […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tahoe Keys Marina is in a bit of turmoil. Lawsuits, OSHA investigations and financial troubles have been issues since the ownership change. Donna and Robert Krilich bought the Tahoe Keys Marina in early 2009 for more than $20 million. South Shore real estate agent Jean Merkelbach has a minority interest in the […]
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In response to the governor’s drought declaration, North Tahoe Public Utility District board of directors voted to put into effect the Stage 1 conservation measures for voluntary water reduction. California adopted the 20 by 2020 Plan which requires all water purveyors achieve a 20 percent reduction in water use per-capita by 2020. The district has […]
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