Lodging properties at Lake Tahoe receiving a Four Diamond designation from AAA for 2010 are Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe in Incline Village and Resort at Squaw Creek. Ciera Steak + Chop House at MontBleu in Stateline is the one restaurant to earn that designation.

Weidinger Public Relations in Stateline hits the 25-year mark this year.

With a March deadline approaching, only one candidate remains in the field to replace retiring Placer County District Attorney Brad Fenoccio – that’s Placer County Assistant District Attorney Ronald “Scott” Owens.

On Jan. 27 the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is expected to vote on an affordable housing project for Kings Beach.

Hot August Nights, usually a Reno car gig, is expanding to the South Shore. For more info, go to www.hotaugustnights.net.