By Josh Richman, San Jose Mercury News Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper has missed a key step in his audacious plan to break up California into six states: He failed to gather enough signatures to qualify his initiative for the November 2016 ballot, the Secretary of State’s Office reported Friday. The slipup seemed like […]
Read more• Tahoe Youth & Family Services Color Blast Fun Run is Sept. 20 starting at 9am at Lake Tahoe Community College. For more info, call 530.541.2445. • Motorists can expect one-way traffic control from 7am-5pm Sept. 15-18 from Airport Road to F Street in South Lake Tahoe for paving and erosion control work. • Here […]
Read moreA fire Saturday night destroyed a mobile home on Melba Drive in South Lake Tahoe. “It will be red tagged by the building department. He won’t be able to live in that,” fire Capt. Jon Anderson told Lake Tahoe News. “If it is not taken down, he would have to gut the thing completely.” Anderson […]
Read moreRemindful of the famous Hollywood sign on the hillside overlooking Los Angeles since the 1920s, the Al Tahoe stood near the site of today’s Lakeview Commons. Almerin “Al” Sprague had built a hotel and named the area after himself in the early 1900s. Frank Globin bought Sprague’s Al Tahoe Inn and expanded the facilities starting […]
Read morePublisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the seven South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. The responses are being run in the order LTN received them. Name: Angela Swanson Profession/work experience: Grant writer and school facilities planning consultant. Age: […]
Read moreBy Joel Simon, Columbia Journalism Review The brutal murder of journalist James Foley and now Steven Sotloff in Syria has sparked disbelief and raw outrage. Now, a broader debate is opening about the role of the media in conflict zones: Are some stories just too dangerous for journalists to cover? Should governments pay ransom when […]
Read moreSeven autumn themed brews will be featured at the 20th annual Oktoberfest at Camp Richardson on Oct. 4-5. Activities include an owner and dog dress up contest, German food and desserts, craft booths, face painting, pumpkin patch, bouncy house, bungee platform, live music featuring the polka styling’s of the “Gruber Family Band and the event’s ever […]
Read moreLake Tahoe Educational Foundation’s annual Fall Food Fest is Oct. 11 from 6:30-10pm at Harvey’s. LTEF provides enrichment grants for programs in Lake Tahoe Unified School District. The event features food, beer and wine from local restaurants, breweries, and wineries. Music and auctions round out the evening. The $45 tickets are available at all elementary schools and the […]
Read moreBy Jonathan Berr, MoneyWatch Consumers hold CVS Health in higher esteem than ever in the wake of the second-largest drugstore chain’s decision to quit selling tobacco products. CVS says that decision will cost it $2 billion in annual revenue. CVS has three outlets on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. According to the weekly YouGov […]
Read moreMedicare open enrollment for 2015 is from Oct. 15-Dec. 7. El Dorado County Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program will give an update on Medicare benefits and costs for 2015 at three free community presentations: • Oct. 20, 12:30pm, South Lake Tahoe Senior Center located at 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe. • […]
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