Lake Tahoe area ski resorts contributed to Vail Resorts’ fiscal year being one of extreme positive cash flow. Net income was $210.6 million for fiscal 2017, an increase of 40.6 percent compared to 2016. The Broomfield, Colo.-based company operates Heavenly Mountain Resort, Kirkwood Mountain Resort and Northstar in California. On Sept. 28 it released results […]
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By Sarah Litz, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada was ranked as the state with the second-highest rate of women murdered by men, a report from the Violence Policy Center said. Alaska was ranked the highest. Other states in the top 10 include Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Texas, New Mexico and Missouri. The annual report, […]
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By Matt Weiser, Water Deeply Mountain meadows are starting to get some respect. For over a century, meadows were the first alpine environments targeted for development, grazing and farming, because they tend to be flat and packed with rich soil and nutritious plants. But we’re starting to understand that meadows have a much more […]
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By John Myers, Los Angeles Times Backing an effort for California to claim a bigger share of the attention from presidential candidates, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill moving the state’s primary elections to early March. Brown’s decision, announced without fanfare on Wednesday, means the state will hold its presidential primary on March 3, 2020. […]
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A resident at an Echo Lake cabin is lucky to be alive after escaping the burning building early Wednesday. The occupant woke up about 5:50am Sept. 27 to find smoke filling the two-story cabin. The structure was fully engulfed with flames when Lake Valley firefighters arrived. They had to use a boat from the marina […]
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A Bay Area man is going to prison for stabbing his friend at Harveys in 2014. Christopher Calder, 33, of San Francisco stabbed Timon Sung of Novato in the abdomen after the two had been arguing about the level of noise in their hotel room. Calder’s attorney had hoped his client would be able to […]
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By Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee California lawmakers this year took historic action to address what one housing economist says is the state’s most serious problem: unaffordability. “Over the past 30 years, we’ve made it very difficult to build new housing and wages have not kept pace with the rising cost of house prices or rents, […]
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By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Federal law enforcement began investigating California’s courts seven years ago after receiving complaints that two Korean-speaking women in Los Angeles had been denied court interpreters. Courts in other states also were examined and faulted. Along with California, they began working to comply with U.S civil rights law, which […]
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Former South Lake Tahoe resident Ty Robben could be going to prison for seven years after being found guilty of making threats to area officials. Robben spearheaded protests against the local police department in early 2013 and made his opinions known at City Council meetings. He had websites and Facebook pages touting police corruption. But […]
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The California Tahoe Conservancy board this month awarded more than $3 million in Proposition 1 funds for eight projects to improve the Lake Tahoe Basin’s forests, lake clarity, and water quality. The projects approved for funding include: · Aquatic Invasive Species program planning, Tahoe Resource Conservation District $862,000: To evaluate new techniques for controlling aquatic […]
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