• Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course opens May 9.

• South Lake Tahoe Public Utility District’s board is having a public hearing on the 2013-14 budget May 2 at 6pm at 1275 Meadow Crest Drive in South Lake Tahoe.

• According to figures from Smith Travel Research, South Lake Tahoe’s hotel market came in second in California with a 17.1 percent increase in hotel room revenue from 2011 to 2012. The Santa Clara County market had the biggest increase at 20.8 percent.

• The Los Angeles Times reports that when Gov. Jerry Brown was in China, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom deputized the artichoke and avocado, respectively, as the state’s official vegetable and fruit. He also made the almond the state nut and rice the state’s official grain.

• After dominating the competition in five canoe races and winning two of three academic categories, the UNR concrete canoe team took the overall win in the annual Mid-Pac Concrete Canoe Competition on April 19-20 in San Jose.