To the community, CalPeco Utility line upgrade — why should the basin ratepayers be responsible? The inconvenient truth is that this project was proposed and an initial environmental analysis was undertaken by Nevada Energy in 2010 with a customer base of over 2 million. CalPeco/Liberty Utilities then purchased a smaller market share of customers which […]
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To the community, Congratulations to the 567 students from Lake Tahoe Unified School District who participated in Barton Health’s sixth annual We Can program. We Can, which stands for Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition, is a seven-week program designed for 4th- and 5th-graders that encourages healthy eating habits, activity, exercise, and overall wellness. […]
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By Warren Withers Wintertime in Tahoe means skiing and snowboarding for visitors and locals alike. Few other places on earth have the abundance of snowsports opportunities that we enjoy in the Tahoe basin. With all the excitement and fun, we can sometimes forget the few simple measures that can help us prevent the occasional, but […]
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To the community, The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority recently conducted a weeklong “Food and Toy Drive and Drop for Christmas Cheer”. The result was a full pickup load of donated food and toys, as well as cash in excess of $1,800. We were overwhelmed by the generous response from the Tahoe South community and want […]
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To the community, Live Violence Free would like to send a huge holiday appreciation to community members who helped out children and families this Christmas season. LVF extends deep gratitude for the Tahoe Douglas Rotarians and Sealed with a Kiss who hosted their annual Christmas Rotary Party, warmly welcoming 15 families to join the festivities, […]
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By Leanne Wagoner Signing up for health insurance can be a frustrating and time-consuming process. To ease the insurance buying process, Barton Health has stepped up by partnering with Covered California, California’s Insurance Exchange Marketplace, to assist our community members and provide certified enrollment counselors for the uninsured. Barton enrollment counselors help California residents navigate […]
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To the community, There are plenty of people in this town that would have you believe that South Lake Tahoe is on the road to ruin. The City Council’s vote last December to put parking meters at our beaches and on public streets just fuels that kind of thinking. Because paid parking is opposed by […]
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By Joanne Marchetta In a year chock-full of positive milestones for the Lake Tahoe Basin, one accomplishment that stands out is the community’s collective drive to create a walkable, bikeable Lake Tahoe. Even while a cold blanket of snow covers miles of Lake Tahoe’s bike trails and paths, significant preparations continue for expanding the bike […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Let’s start with the basics about California’s highway network, which a few decades ago was considered to be among the world’s best. It was mostly constructed in the three decades that followed World War II, as California’s population boomed and vehicular travel exploded. Eventually, however, just about when Jerry Brown […]
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To the community, Tahoe captured my heart as a young man. I raised my family here because I can’t imagine a better place to live. Thirty years ago I helped create the California Tahoe Conservancy. Today, the Conservancy leads California’s efforts to restore and enhance the extraordinary natural and recreational resources of the Lake Tahoe […]
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