To the community, In recognition of National Tourism Week, May 8-16, the California Travel & Tourism Commission (CTTC) is launching a statewide promotion called “Spend Tom”. The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority (LTVA) invites all California-based South Lake Tahoe businesses to participate in this program. “Tom” is Thomas Jefferson, the face on the rarely-seen $2 bill. […]
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Publisher’s note: The following is reprinted with permission. It is from South Lake Tahoe City Manager Dave Jinkens to Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Executive Director Joanne Marchetta. Joanne, I am in receipt of the report in the latest TRPA publication online [excerpt below] urging the board and public to support and encourage the growth and […]
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Dear Valued South Tahoe Public Utility District Customer: For the last two years, the city of South Lake Tahoe has been working to create a new redevelopment project area generally referred to as Redevelopment Area No. 2. The proposed plan would create a new redevelopment area of approximately 1,300 acres within the city limits. The […]
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To the community, Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe wishes to thank the community and the hundreds of donors who made it possible to donate $50,000 to Jaycee Dugard at the end of 2009. Because of the parade and the publicity it generated, we received donations from as far away as Hong Kong and New […]
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By Garry Bowen Imagine, if you will, being seated at your favorite family restaurant, and the server arrives promptly, takes your entree order, and then invites you to indulge yourself at their newly-revamped salad bar, beckoning with an offer that includes our colorful, fresh, and tasty homegrown produce. Would that make your choice of eating […]
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Dear residents of the city of South Lake Tahoe: Some residents may be concerned about adverse immigration consequences resulting from their response to the 2010 Census. This letter confirms that there cannot be adverse immigration consequences because under the law, responses cannot be shared with immigration enforcement agencies. However, if residents do not respond there […]
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Dear Fallen Leaf Community, As your publicly elected official, I believe that it is important to be transparent and to let you know the reasons behind my actions regarding the contract for the Fallen Leaf Lake store and marina. Therefore, I would like to share my thoughts and endeavor to explain my decisions of the […]
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Hello everyone, The Sierra Nevada Alliance has submitted a fresh, new project, “The Biggest Carbon Loser,†to Brighter Planet’s Project Fund. The fund seeks to provide motivated Americans with seed money for projects that help people fight and adapt to climate change in their own hometowns. The Biggest Carbon Loser project is a community-wide competition […]
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To Lake Tahoe News readers, New parents often refer to the age of their baby in months, not years. I’m no different. Lake Tahoe News, my baby, is 6-months-old today. Running LTN is in some ways like raising a child. It takes time, patience, advice from others and a willingness to admit when you are […]
Read moreDavid G. Schwartz, Center for Gaming Research Since the advent of the current economic decline, speculation about the impact of “tighter†slot machines on gaming revenues and visitation patterns has been rife. Indeed, it is easy to make an intuitive link between higher slot hold percentages—that ultimately make the slot playing experience either shorter in […]
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