By Kathryn Reed After a 10-year hiatus from the South Lake Tahoe City Council, Brooke Laine will be sworn in Feb. 5. The ceremony will be at 8am so she can participate in that morning’s closed session prior to the open session starting an hour later. On a 3-1 vote, with Councilman Hal Cole the […]
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By Reuters WASHINGTON — Google will lobby Washington this year to make it harder for law enforcement authorities to gain access to emails and other digital messages. In a blog post on Monday, linked to Data Privacy Day, Google’s chief legal officer, David Drummond, said the tech giant, in coalition with many other powerful tech […]
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Corrupt law enforcement in South Lake Tahoe? That’s what some people believe. And they took to the streets Monday to make their feelings known. Ty Robben organized the Jan. 28 demonstration along Al Tahoe Boulevard. Robben’s issues started last fall when bounty hunters busted down his door. He’s been waiting for the South Lake Tahoe […]
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By Megan Hansen, Marin Independent Journal Assemblyman Marc Levine, in his first piece of legislation, is calling for banning plastic grocery bags throughout California, starting in 2015. Levine, D-San Rafael, introduced Assembly Bill 158 this month, reviving a similar bill that got stuck in a Senate committee last year after it faced criticism from plastic […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe police Officer Johnny Poland is out of jail on a $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to be in court on Feb. 14 to face five federal charges related to witness and evidence tampering. Poland was arrested Jan. 23 and was released from the Sacramento County Jail the following day. […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Low interest rates were blamed for a year-over-year decrease in net income at consistently profitable El Dorado Savings Bank. The Placerville-based bank reported a profit of $9 million in 2012, down from $10.2 million in 2011. Fourth-quarter net income was $2.8 million, compared with a profit of $3.3 million in […]
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By Kathryn Reed While beer is available at the South Lake Tahoe ice rink, those days may be numbered. City resident Eric Thelin filed a petition with the Alcoholic Beverage Control to prevent the sale of alcohol at the city owned rink. While South Tahoe owns the facility, it is Tahoe Sports Entertainment that runs […]
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Placer County is saving money and reducing energy use thanks to federal stimulus funds. The county installed energy efficient lights at several county-owned buildings. More than 2,700 interior lighting fixtures were replaced with energy-saving fluorescent bulbs and ballasts. Lighting occupancy sensors were installed to turn off lights when offices are not in use. In addition, […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Joint Powers Authority met Jan. 25 in the City Council chambers to decide how to allocate the estimated $450,000 in previously unspent Measure R money. Shay Navarro, chairperson of the Bicycle Advisory Committee, presented her committee’s funding requests. That committee in conjunction with the city, California Tahoe […]
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Nine people have applied for the one South Lake Tahoe City Council seat. The four council members will interview the candidates Tuesday starting at 9am. City Clerk Suzie Alessi conducted a random drawing to determine the order of interviews. Applicants will be interviewed in the following order: Howard Bittner, Kathay Lovell, Joan Walthall, Brooke Laine, […]
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