To the community, The California State Association of Counties is honored to recognize Alpine County in our 2014 Challenge Awards program, which recognizes the most innovative, cost-effective programs developed by our 58 counties. In March of this year, Alpine County and the Washoe Tribe created an unprecedented memorandum of understanding in order to provide child […]
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To the community, Our journey toward Measure F began in May 2013, when Lake Tahoe Community College enacted “Investing In Our Future,” a fiscal stability plan to ensure the sustainability of LTCC for the next 40 years. The first step in this plan was to build a shared vision of the future. In September 2013, […]
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By Adam McGill As your police chief, I’m frustrated. More than a year ago, I wrote to you regarding our community culture surrounding the use of alcohol. I received a great deal of positive remarks and many people have shared with me they changed their behavior in light of learning more about our alcohol use […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of seven community members to come up with this endorsement. Who is going to genuinely represent the constituency the best? While that question is good to ask in every race, it was the deciding factor for us when it came to who should be the next […]
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To the community, With in-your-face audacity, Proposition 47 is misleadingly titled “The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act.” Here’s what it actually does: Allows for the release of nearly 10,000 criminals from prison Downgrades many felonies to misdemeanors Shifts financial burden away from the State to local government. I cannot imagine how anyone’s neighborhood or school […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of seven community members to come up with this endorsement. For 40 years, Lake Tahoe Community College has served the needs of the community through excellent programs, outstanding educators and what are now adequate or subpar facilities. But we believe the leaders need to go back […]
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To the community, Sheriff [Ron] Pierini’s campaign cheerleaders have been working hard to broadcast the mantra that the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department isn’t broken and doesn’t need fixing. They wouldn’t have to work so hard if the sheriff would just answer a couple of simple questions: How come your department’s budget went up fivefold in […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee By any measure, health care is now California’s largest single economic sector, churning well over $200 billion a year in private and public funds each year, and growing fast. Obamacare, the aging of the population and other factors expand demand for medical services and pump more money into the system. […]
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To the community, My wife and I bought a retirement home in Tahoe in 2002, in part because there was a college in South Lake Tahoe. I have been on the LTCC Foundation Board since 2009. I am writing to urge everyone to support Measure F to modernize Lake Tahoe Community College and increase the […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News convened an editorial panel of seven community members to come up with this endorsement. An elected board, while comprised of individuals, ultimately is a team. They don’t have to agree – in fact 5-0 votes are not necessarily a sign of a healthy board – but they do need to […]
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