To the community, Another year begins. Issa, the Japanese poet, said, “Old stupidities repeated, new errs invented.” Perhaps. It’s been a rough year for local government. The hit and run artist Tony O’Rourke left the city in a mess. And the mayor, Claire Fortier, made her contribution to political local disorder by waiting until after […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee A half-decade ago, as California’s economy was being hammered by a severe recession and the state budget was awash in red ink, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators created a blue-ribbon commission to study revenue “volatility” and recommend ways to offset it. The state had experienced wild swings of revenue for […]
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By John Garamendi California’s aging water infrastructure is insufficient for our present and future needs. Unfortunately, the current Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and its two massive tunnels is a destructive $25 billion boondoggle that won’t solve the problem. California can solve its water needs and end the water wars that pit north vs. south […]
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By Kelly Shanahan It doesn’t have the pink ribbons and 5K runs of October (breast cancer awareness month), but January is just as important: it is cervical health awareness month. More than 12,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2013 and 4,000 will die. This statistic is especially tragic because cervical cancer is […]
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To the community, On Dec. 10, Heavenly Mountain Resort once again funded and provided an Adopt A Day sponsor crew. “It feels good to give to the community during the holidays,” said Jennifer Van Gilder, Heavenly’s senior regional group sales manager. Van Gilder was joined by Adriann Kremer, catering and sales manager; Ashley Rojas, regional […]
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The world seems to be in a sad, angry and distrustful state of mind. We live in a time when in 2012 more active U.S. troops took their lives than died fighting in Afghanistan, according to the Military Suicide Report. In 2012, 70 journalists died. The record was 74 in 2009. That might not sound […]
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To the community, The snow removal in the city is unbelievable. I was in the area Sunday and was ashamed of the snow removal that has been done, or should I say not done. The roads are narrow and the pack on the streets is unacceptable. There were no plows out and the roads should […]
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By Nancy White WASHINGTON -– As Americans prepare for holiday celebrations, AAA reminds drivers and passengers alike of the dangers on the roads this New Year’s Day, which consistently ranks as the year’s deadliest day for alcohol-related fatalities. To strengthen efforts to protect the public against drunken drivers and reduce alcohol-related traffic deaths, AAA is […]
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To the community, The South Tahoe Board of Realtors generously donated money and their time to sponsor Bread & Broth’s evening dinner on Dec. 3. Their donation covered the costs involved in providing a hot, well-balanced meal to over 80 guests at their Adopt A Day of Nourishment dinner. Representing the South Tahoe Board of […]
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By Ellen Flynn As this year comes to a close, I look back upon the service we have provided throughout the year to our community, the impact we have made, and I’m compelled to write to my community. Clean Tahoe’s dedicated staff, Jeff Pollitt and Lou Graves, drove the streets of the city and county […]
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