By Kathryn Reed The 2007 Angora Fire was devastating. Compared to the Wine Country fires, though, it was nothing. For starters, there was no loss of life in the Tahoe blaze. The toll today stands at 43 for this October’s blazes, but that number could increase. Angora was out in a matter of days. Wine […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is contemplating regulating the type of to-go containers restaurants use, whether retail outlets can sell Styrofoam and plastic utensils, the packaging of meat in grocery stores, and what egg cartons are made of. The elected officials on Tuesday gave staff direction to come back with verbiage for a ban […]
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By Soumya Karlamangla, Los Angeles Times Dr. Scott Witt kept close behind the ambulance carrying the newborns. On his motorcycle, he drove over and ducked under downed power lines. He swerved around embers blowing onto the highway. Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, where Witt oversees the neonatal intensive care unit, was being evacuated Oct. […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — State utility regulators are investigating “issues of public importance” regarding the pending Energy Choice Initiative that will be on the November 2018 ballot. If approved by voters, Nevada’s energy industry will be restructured to allow consumers to pick their electricity supplier. The investigation by the […]
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Barton Health has added a chief operating officer to its management team, a first for the South Lake Tahoe-based health care organization. “We have added the position of COO to our executive team in order to ensure that the operations across all the clinical departments are consistent. As Barton continues to expand access to additional services […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Charles Thompson, a long-time El Dorado County resident and logger, left his family home with an unidentified woman on Oct. 2, 2015, and his family has not heard from him since. The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office this week issued a news release and video seeking the public’s help […]
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By Susan Wood It was like a back-to-the-future flashback on vacation home rentals at Lake Tahoe. Only this time, it was El Dorado County fielding the brunt of fiery opinions – not the city. On the same day South Lake Tahoe officials hashed out rules on vacation home rentals within their boundaries, El Dorado County […]
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By Kathryn Reed Data. It’s the four-letter word that could make the difference in the world of vacation home rentals in South Lake Tahoe. Instead of making arbitrary rules based on emotion, at least three City Council members want facts to guide their decision-making. Mayor Austin Sass with his pouting, fidgeting and lack of professionalism […]
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By Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times A state legislator who was groped by a male lobbyist weeks after she was sworn into office. A legislative staffer-turned-lobbyist who for years would only wear pantsuits in order to project a “business-only” air. A government affairs director who faced inappropriate advances from an associate in full view […]
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By Emily Benson, High Country News When their taps began spitting out air instead of water a few years ago, one family in Paso Robles was forced to snake a hose from a neighbor’s property into their home for drinking water. They ate from paper plates instead of dishes, could no longer wash their laundry […]
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