By Stuart Leavenworth For environmentalists in the Golden State, few laws are more sacred than the California Environmental Quality Act. Enacted in 1970, the law gives citizens and interest groups the power to challenge the decisions of local governments and state regulators and block projects they find objectionable. Used at its best, CEQA has protected […]
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By Lisa Herron The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit reminds snowmobilers, skiers, and snowshoers to show courtesy when enjoying the outdoors in the winter. Snowmobilers, skiers and snowshoers often share the same areas. The key to sharing them amicably is to be respectful when encountering each other. The LTBMU permits snowmobiling on […]
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By Tracy Franklin As part of the city’s initiative to increase communications, we will be offering a 12-part monthly series during 2013 highlighting emergency preparedness. Use these tools to prepare yourself for an emergency. More information is available in the city’s website. Create a Family Disaster Plan Your family needs a plan that tells everyone […]
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By Robert Reich Soon after President Obama’s second inaugural address, John Boehner said the White House would try “to annihilate the Republican Party” and “shove us into the dustbin of history.” Actually, the GOP is doing a pretty good job annihilating itself. As Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal put it, Republicans need to “stop being the […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Feb. 4, 2013, Sacramento Bee. A second state department is caught hiding money. Once again, there will be an audit, a legislative hearing and no doubt a “full” investigation. While full details are emerging, CalFire concealed $3.66 million that should have gone into the general fund. Its arrogance […]
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By Robert Stiles The low supply of housing inventory is giving some economists reason to believe we are in for much bigger price gains this year. As of Jan. 31, there were 111 active single-family homes on the market in South Lake Tahoe. We haven’t seen numbers that low since spring 2005. That’s less than […]
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To the community, Saint Joseph Community Land Trust wants to thank the St. Theresa Catholic Church Knights of Columbus for hosting its 10-year anniversary celebration with a free spaghetti dinner in Grace Hall. The excellent food and ambiance was appreciated by the board of directors and the many community land trust members in attendance. Thanks […]
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By Mark Barden and Jackie Barden Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence is the latest in a series of events following the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Our 7-year-old son, Daniel, 19 of his first-grade classmates and six educators were killed in the tragedy. We believe this hearing is an […]
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To the community, In his inaugural speech, President Obama repeatedly made reference to “we the people” which underlines the fact that the people have a social contract with the government. Thus, everything from funding phony wars to raising taxes is done in the name of the people. The government is our government. But at all […]
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By Alexander Nevsky A spotlight was shone this month on the harmful practice of steroid use during Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, where he admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs in all seven of his Tour de France victories. For an adult, the use of steroids is dangerous, but for youth who are still growing […]
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