By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Sheriff Jeff Neves is resigning in December, more than a year before his term ends. He told Lake Tahoe News on Tuesday morning it has everything to do with wanting to spend more time with his family – to make up for missed anniversaries and birthdays celebrated without him. […]
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By Kathryn Reed With each pedal rotation, the crisp morning air seems to get warmer. Clearly, it’s not and it’s just the exertion and exhilaration of mountain bike riding through the forest that are warming my body and soothing my soul. It’s mornings like this that I remember why I love living in Lake Tahoe. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Back room discussions are going on regarding the El Dorado County courthouse in South Lake Tahoe, with the public being kept in the dark. Marjorie Springmeyer, whose family donated the land for a city hall that never got built, pleaded with the council this month to come clean. “I have asked for […]
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By Kathryn Reed After proponents and opponents verbally attacked each other, the South Lake Tahoe City Council voted 5-0 in favor of endorsing Measure B. The Nov. 3 ballot measure is a revision of Measure S, which was passed in 2000 by voters in El Dorado County living at the lake. What is dividing the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Local carpenters are likely to be at Tuesday’s Lake Tahoe Unified School District when an update is given on the construction at South Tahoe High School. Three members of the local carpenters union spoke before the board at the Oct. 13 meeting requesting future contracts involving the $64.5 million Measure G bond […]
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By Kathryn Reed It would be hard to find someone who doesn’t believe air pollution contributes to the decline of Lake Tahoe’s clarity. Then why don’t residents of the Lake Tahoe Basin have to have smog checks on their vehicles? Not enough people live here — not enough vehicles pollute the air. The two states […]
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By Susan Wood CAMINO — Johnny Appleseed may have planted roots in the Ohio Valley, but his memory is alive and well in El Dorado County. The agricultural region that spans from Placerville to Pollock Pines has become the toast of the town this fall with its signature Apple Hill Growers Association harvest. The area […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jacqueline Mittelstadt’s resume does not need updating — at least for two weeks. The South Lake Tahoe City Council in a series of open and closed sessions that were interrupted by several breaks finally told the nearly full house at 2:58pm Tuesday that the whole matter had been continued to Nov. 3. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Battle lines are drawn and threats have been issued all because of something the public is not completely privy to despite it being their money being spent on this contentious issue. In these economic times when staff is being laid off, furlough days proposed, and a budget for 2009-10 that will be […]
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Publisher’s Note: Lake Tahoe News will be publishing articles from Mt. Tallac High School students through Oct. 21. The South Lake Tahoe school is having an open house Oct. 21 from 9am-noon. But first, a few words from the woman who runs the show. By Susan Baker Mt. Tallac High School, in the words of […]
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