By Hal Cole Let me be candid. There is presently a noose around the city’s neck titled “pension and health care” and unless we restructure the way these benefits are delivered it will choke our city’s future. We are not alone. Most cities are experiencing the same predicament. Those who address it head-on will survive, […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter was sent Sept. 10, 2014, to Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association members. It was sent to Lake Tahoe News by a resident of the South Lake Tahoe community. To TKPOA homeowners, I personally apologize for the misleading statements that I have made and that have been made by association management over […]
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To the community, The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority would like to thank all of our community members, visitors, businesses and agencies who have helped keep our Lake Tahoe beaches clean throughout a busy summer season. Debris on Lake Tahoe’s beaches affects everyone’s enjoyment of the lake, and trash and debris on the beaches and streets […]
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By Vern Pierson On Sept. 5, the following letter to the editor was submitted to and received by the Sacramento Bee: A June 2014 Gallup Poll confirms that Americans have lost confidence in the news media. Across newspapers, TV, and the Internet, confidence is less than 22 percent. In fact, confidence in newspapers has declined […]
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By National Transportation Safety Board As a brand new school year begins, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reminds parents, students and motorists to be alert and to put safety first in school zones and near school bus stops. School buses are the safest means of transportation for getting to […]
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By Charles J. Moore, New York Times LOS ANGELES — The world is awash in plastic. It’s in our cars and our carpets, we wrap it around the food we eat and virtually every other product we consume; it has become a key lubricant of globalization — but it’s choking our future in ways that […]
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By Mike Boots and John Podesta Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson signed two landmark bills, ushering in a new era of conservation. The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act codifies the simple premise that when we take something from the earth, we have a responsibility to give something back. Using revenues from […]
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By Brian Uhler Several South Lake Tahoe businesses were disrupted over the past three months (June-July-August) by 19 smash and grab commercial burglaries. Typically, these burglaries are occurring between 3-9am. The offender(s) have broken windows or glass doors to gain access to these businesses across town. The crimes have not been centralized in any one […]
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By Roger Patching You are about to be ripped-off big time by your local electric company, Liberty Utilities (LU). But, if you act now, we might be able to stop it. We’re going to try to simplify what LU wants to hide in technical smoke and mirrors. The rip-off amounts to more than $50 million […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee As Gov. Jerry Brown runs for re-election, he has adopted “California Comeback” – voiced during his State of the State address in January – as his informal slogan. Not surprisingly, therefore, Brown’s Employment Development Department issued a report last week, keyed to Labor Day, crowing that California has recovered – […]
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