By Tom Randall, Bloomberg If you live in California, Australia or Scandinavia, 2014 may feel like the hottest year on record. Not quite; on a global scale, it’s “only” third-hottest. The global average surface temperature for January through July was 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit (0.66 degrees Celsius) above the 20th century average, tying with 2002 as […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee When Capitol insiders talk about a “bag bill,” it refers to something for which an interest group is willing to spend big money – legally, it’s presumed – to see done. Senate Bill 270, one might say, is a double bag bill. It would phase out, beginning in 2015, the […]
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Food Bank of El Dorado County is having a free farmers’ market Aug. 27 in South Lake Tahoe for people in need. Families are entitled to one box of food. The distribution will be at the American Legion parking lot from 10-11am. For more information, call 530.621.9950 or email info@foodbankedc.org.
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• Charles Goldman will be speaking at 2pm Aug. 21 to the South Tahoe Public Utility District board of directors. • Parade magazine picked Placerville as one of the U.S. cities with the best Main Street. • El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will discuss the Meyers Area Plan on Oct. 28 during the annual […]
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The Tahoe Expo has put together a show to celebrate Lake Tahoe’s native culture and vibrant music. The concert will be Aug. 30 from 3-sunset on the Shakespeare Stage at Sand Harbor. Proceeds will go toward creating of the Washoe Cultural Center at Taylor Creek on the South Shore. Music acts include: Mary Youngblood with […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Now in its 18th year, the Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit is the place for politicians and others to tout how much they care about the basin, what they’ve done to make it great and what they want to do for the future. Since the first summit, $1.74 billion has […]
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Another old South Lake Tahoe building no longer exists. What many people remember as the former AAA building at the Y was demolished on Aug. 19. More recently it had been home to a Laundromat, standup paddleboard store and bike shop. In its place will be a Bev Mo store. The bike and SUP shops […]
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Barton Health this month launched MyChart. It allows patients to manage their health care information online. Barton patients with Internet access can make appointments, email their physicians securely and privately, and view parts of their medical records around the clock. Any patient who visits the hospital or a Barton physician office will automatically get an […]
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By Hayley Ringle, Phoenix Business Journal At 14 years old, Logan LaPlante is introducing the world to “hackschooling,” a term he uses as he gains hands-on skills through internships for his alternative, DIY schooling. LaPlante calls hackschooling “a mindset, not a system,” and says regardless of what type of school a child attends, they can […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division will begin conducting low-cost community flu vaccination clinics starting Sept. 24, with additional clinics offered through the beginning of November. The seasonal influenza vaccine will be available in nasal mist and flu shot forms at the clinics. Shots are recommended for those 6 months […]
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