By Joe Mathews Are you a Kamala or a Loretta? Attorney General Kamala Harris and Rep. Loretta Sanchez — the leading candidates for U.S. Senate next year — confront Californians with a choice. But it’s not a choice about competing policies or visions. Californians don’t have political arguments about what we believe anymore. Harris and […]
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By Alan Miller With low water conditions at Lake Tahoe due to the ongoing drought, there have been a number of maintenance dredging projects taking place to keep boating and commercial access open at existing marina and boat ramp facilities. Some of these dredging projects have been completed, while others are going on right now, […]
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By Henry Alford, New York Times Everything I know about the Internet, I learned from my 87-year-old mother. Like, the harder you hit “Send,” the faster the email travels. If you want wholly to colonize your reader’s subconscious, just end your email or text right in the middle of the. If you’re still not sure […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was originally sent to Ricardo Suarez, division director of Central Federal Lands Highway Division, regarding the Fanny Bridge Community Revitalization Project. It was then sent to Lake Tahoe News for publication. Dear Mr. Suarez, I would like to thank the Central Federal Lands Highway Division and your staff members Michael Davies and […]
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By Paola Soto, San Diego Union-Tribune The idea of attending college is frightening for some high school students. But the possibility of being exposed to the college atmosphere while still in high school can be rewarding. My junior year at Kearny High School, I was given the opportunity to enroll in a three-unit course per […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised 2015-16 budget sharply increases spending on California’s 6-plus million elementary and high school students. He estimates that local property taxes, state aid and federal funds will raise K-12 spending to $83 billion, or something north of $13,000 per pupil. Most of it is devoted to Brown’s […]
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To the community, The community of South Lake Tahoe is blessed with very generous and kind-hearted people, organizations and businesses. Bread & Broth has been a recipient of this generosity and every week for the last three years, there has been a sponsor for every available Monday evening dinner. Being no exception, the May 11 […]
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To the community, Timmy Smith touched so many lives and always made you smile when he entered a room. Timmy loved to make you laugh and also was proud to serve his country. Timmy was always a protector to all. You will never be forgotten — Sept. 20, 1982-April 7, 2008. Forever on our hearts. […]
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To the community, As a member of the Placer County Board of Supervisors, an obligation exists to make ethical and justified decisions which are beneficial to the taxpayers of Placer County. On April 29, I requested justification from the director, staff and board members of Placer County to provide the benefits to the taxpayers of […]
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By Nancy Kerry Leaving a legacy is often described as passing something down from one generation to another; in other words, what impacts will remain after a lifetime of service and actions? Recently a broad group of South Shore community leaders came together to consider what our shared legacy for the community would be as […]
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