Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to Al Gore today and reprinted with permission. Dear Vice President Gore, It is with a great sense of urgency and concern that we collectively write this letter to you. It is relatively well understood in the Basin that the primary environmental and citizen-action nonprofit organizations are the Sierra […]
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To the community, Golden Bear Events and the American Legion Post No. 795 and Auxiliary would like to thank the community of South Lake Tahoe for a successful Fourth of July parade and event. Visitors and locals alike joined the parade and the hundreds of spectators to show appreciation for our fallen soldiers, veterans, active […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the July 30, 2013, Santa Cruz Sentinel. Demonstrating just how difficult it will be to reach any political consensus on reforming the California Environmental Quality Act, some interesting opposition to the effort popped up this week. Was it environmentalists, unions or the liberal Democrats who have been arguing that […]
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To the community, South Lake Tahoe is an amazing place. We have the most awesome lake in the world, the best tree skiing on the planet, an outstanding hospital and an extraordinary police force that focuses on real crime with real victims. Best of all, we have the most awesome people you will ever meet. […]
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To the community, In his book “Lasso the Wind” Timothy Egan wrote, “There is no institutional memory in the West, only dawn.” That statement fits the city of South Lake like a glove, a perfect fit. That’s true when one considers the City Council lifers, Hal Cole and Tom Davis. Had they remembered the troubles […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee One of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s first acts this year – before he became preoccupied with other affairs – was to end the use of cameras to catch motorists running red lights, labeling them “the San Diego version of a traffic trap.” It was the latest in a string […]
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By Dan Sheehan Lake Tahoe is certainly a beautiful area with its magnificent alpine lake like no other. The Lake Tahoe Basin also has some great wildlife. The black bear or Ursus americanus is a longtime indigenous resident of the area and has become a controversial topic of debate around the lake. There is plenty […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to Sheri Schimmel with High Sierra ASA. It is reprinted here with permission. It was also read earlier this month by Schimmel to the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board. Dear Sheri, Thank you for doing such a great job on the fields at the SLT high school (July […]
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To the community, A great day in history for people with disabilities was marked on July 26, 1987, when the United States Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. Although each state has enacted its own laws to enhance the federal law and protect their own citizens, the ADA remains the primary civil […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to Alfred Knotts at the Tahoe Transportation District and is reprinted with permission. Dear Alfred: I hope that this communication finds you well. I wish you continued success and good fortune. I am writing to offer a few suggestions to you and leaders of the Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) […]
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