By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times BISHOP — Ancient hunters and gatherers etched vivid petroglyphs on cliffs in the Eastern Sierra that withstood winds, flash floods and earthquakes for more than 3,500 years. Thieves needed only a few hours to cut them down and haul them away. Federal authorities say at least four petroglyphs have […]
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By Jim Christie and Peter Henderson, Reuters SAN FRANCISCO — Warnings that a new millionaires’ tax would send California’s wealthy stampeding for the state line began before the results were final. But the super-rich may well stand their ground. “Anyone know a good realtor in Incline Village?” Aaron McLear, the spokesman for California’s anti-tax campaign, […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY – Officials are considering a whole menu of changes in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park and will prioritize them based, in part, on public input. The Nevada Division of State Parks received input on Sand Harbor, Cave Rock and Spooner Lake backcountry at its second public meeting on the Lake […]
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Two men offering car repair services are being sought by South Lake Tahoe police officers. On Nov. 17 at about 4pm an 89-year-old resident of South Lake Tahoe was approached by two men in the Safeway parking lot who offered to repair a dent in the car for a cash payment $80 and later additional […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee Since the waning days of former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration, California has pushed to become the earliest adopter of President Obama’s health care plan. But it wasn’t until Obama’s re-election this month that state officials were fully confident their plans would take flight. They first had to survive a U.S. […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The Indian tribe that owns struggling Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs struck a new deal with the state Friday that could bring the tribe some desperately needed financial relief. Gov. Jerry Brown announced a new gambling compact that significantly reduces the amount of money the state gets from Red […]
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Heavenly Mountain Resort wants to start expanding its summer operations next year, with the goal of having the projects in the ground in the next building season. Before they can move forward the U.S. Forest Service must sign off on the proposal. Public comment is being taken by the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The […]
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By Aaron Sankin, Huffington Post California has a poverty rate of 23.5 percent, the highest of any state in the country, according to figures released this week by the United States Census Bureau. The only other geographic region with an equivalent poverty rate is the District of Columbia, with 23.2 percent. The second most poverty-stricken […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun Rest easy, Nevada. You’re still a battleground state. At least so say political operatives on both sides of the aisle. Admittedly, they may have a bit of a vested interest in saying so. Presidential battleground status opens the spigot to tens of millions of advertising dollars. By the last […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – The two Tahoe Regional Planning Agency board members who have the most issues with the Regional Plan update chose not to listen to the 2½ hours of public testimony on Thursday. Claire Fortier, who represents South Lake Tahoe on the Governing Board, called out Mara Bresnick and Byron Sher for […]
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