By Kathryn Reed Coordination and connectivity are two of the main items missing when it comes to recreation on the South Shore. People don’t know what’s available, where things are, how to find out about them and once they figure it out things are not linked together. An example is bike paths don’t lead to […]
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By Lauren Sommer, NPR The record-breaking wildfire in Yosemite National Park is almost fully contained, two months after it started. The blaze calls attention to a problem across the Western U.S. — after a century having its fires routinely extinguished, the forests are overloaded with fuel. A heated debate has flared up about what do […]
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Publisher’s note: Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D), Barbara Boxer (D) and Harry Reid (D) voted to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, Sen. Dean Heller (R) voted against it; Reps. Tom McClintock (R) and Mark Amodei (R) voted against it. By Toluse Olorunnipa, Kathleen Miller and Brian Wingfield, Bloomberg Gum Tong owns a […]
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A brush fire behind the Amacker Ranch on the South Shore burned about a 100-foot-100-foot swath of land. “It was next to a hiking trail. It could have been anybody or anything at this time,” Brad Zlendick, Lake Valley battalion chief, told Lake Tahoe News. The investigation into the cause of the Oct. 16 fire […]
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By Brian Hickey, KCRA-TV JACKSON — Employees at the Jackson Rancheria Casino will soon have a starting wage that is $2 higher than the statewide minimum of $8 per hour. The Indian casino, owned and operated by the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians, announced that in January, pay for its employees will start at […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Water managers Monday urged Californians to step up their conservation efforts, warning that many parts of the state could face water shortages next year if this winter proves to be another dry one. Officials are not ready to declare a statewide drought. And managers of the Metropolitan Water District […]
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By Charles S. Johnson, Billings (Montana) Gazette Bob Anderson, chair of the Tahoe Area Sierra Club, died in a rollover accident Friday in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Africa. His wife, Grace, was injured in the accident but survived. They were among the passengers in a Land Rover that rolled over. Anderson was a leading […]
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By Lisa Mascaro and Michael A. Memoli, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON – The top Senate leaders jointly announced an agreement Wednesday on a bipartisan proposal to raise the nation’s debt limit and re-open government that Congress is expected to approve to prevent an economically dangerous default. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Minority […]
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By Kathryn Reed Advocates for banning plastic bags in South Lake Tahoe got a partial win Tuesday. While the ordinance for the ban was on the consent agenda as a second reading, it got pulled for discussion. Tim James, manager of the California Grocers Association, wanted time to explain how without putting a fee for […]
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By Lydia O’Connor, Huffington Post Veterinarians have have seen an increase in animals with pot poisoning, a KTVU report says. According to veterinarians at the Berkeley Dog and Cat Hospital, the majority of incidents are accidental and the result of pets sneaking snacks from their owners’ medical marijuana products, most notably baked goods. The veterinarians […]
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