By Teri Mizuhara Keeping your vehicle up-to-date on its maintenance schedules can prevent wildfires. By making sure all your vehicles are in good working order you can help reduce the potential of wildland fires occurring in California. Recent examples of wild fires caused by vehicles are clearly visible in El Dorado County along Highway 50 […]
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By Teri Mizuhara Recently there have been a number of wildfires caused by people using gas powered equipment to create defensible space at the wrong time of day. Using equipment such as tractors, lawn mowers or weed eaters at the wrong time of day can end disastrously. It is best to operate gas powered equipment […]
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By Tracy Franklin This is the sixth of a series of articles highlighting emergency preparedness. Use these tools to prepare yourself for an emergency. More information is available in the city’s website. Pre-planning is key to your safety. When it comes to fire — be smart. If the fire is too big for you to […]
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Although I wish I could take credit for this, I can’t: Millions of people, most of whom are neither gay nor looking to get same-sex married, are loudly asking on the Internet how exactly this case impacts their life. For them we have provided a handy guide: If you are a homosexual and are already […]
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Publisher’s note: Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, on June 27 delivered the following remarks on the House floor. Mr. Speaker: Three major developments have occurred within the last six weeks that are each disturbing by themselves, but extremely alarming when viewed together. The first was the revelation that for more than two years, one of […]
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To the community, Yesterday was a momentous day, not only for LGBT Americans, but for all beings who hold the vision of justice and equality for our country. Today we celebrate the Supreme Court and its defeat of the discriminatory and misnamed Defense of Marriage Act. We celebrate the return of marriage equality rights in […]
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By Sheldon Adelson “Click your mouse and lose your house” isn’t a marketing slogan for advocates of legalized online gambling. But it should be. Right now, several state legislatures, including the populous states of California and Pennsylvania, are considering proposals to allow the legalization of online gaming. Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware have already approved […]
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Publisher’s note: The following was read into the record June 20 at the California Tahoe Conservancy meeting by Ann Nichols, president of the North Tahoe Preservation Alliance. She asked for it to be reprinted here. When you search for the CTC website, Google states, “Founded to protect, preserve & restore the water quality, wildlife, public […]
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By Teri Mizuhara It’s your day off and you’re home relaxing when suddenly you hear sirens, a lot of them, off in the distance. So you wander outside to see what’s happening when you suddenly spot a large column of smoke from a wildfire on the horizon growing fast. Your stomach knots up as you […]
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To the community, On June 11, the City Council promised us tomorrow. That day the council approved the permit for part of the original plan for the Chateau project that was billed at $400 million. The plan present on the eleventh will cost under $20 million. No one knows when what’s left of the Chateau […]
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