By Kathryn Reed Making a city green or sustainable takes some green, aka cash, to make it a reality. That was one of the key messages conveyed by Leon Churchill, city manager of Tracy. He addressed South Lake Tahoe’s Sustainability Commission on Wednesday afternoon. South Tahoe Mayor Jerry Birdwell heard Churchill speak last month at […]
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The median price of single-family home in Lake Tahoe has dropped 18 percent in 2009. Chase International’s third quarter report also shows overall inventory is being depleted at a fast rate in the Lake Tahoe and Reno markets. The Reno-Sparks area has seen the greatest increase in the number of units sold. Year to date, […]
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By Kathryn Reed A handful of Kindertown supporters gave their spiel to the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Oct. 6 in an effort to get the elected officials involved in keeping the day care-preschool open. “If there were a better facility out there, I would take my daughter there,” Allison Borta told the council. […]
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Washoe County authorities are still investigating the stabbing death of Charles Baymiller, 73, of Incline Village. Mary Baymiller, 71, was taken to Renown Medical Center in Reno. Her condition has not been released. The couple was found in their Lakeshore Drive home when Washoe County deputies responded to check on their welfare the night of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Randy Lane’s Lake Tahoe Development Company filed for bankruptcy Monday in regards to the largest development project ever to break ground in South Lake Tahoe. The more than $400 million convention center near Stateline sits idle — concrete and rebar now slightly dusted with snow. Lane on Tuesday said this is just […]
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By Kathryn Reed “It’s so rare to have a happy ending.” Those were the words of UC Berkeley police Officer Ally Jacobs as she spoke with a throng of people gathered Tuesday outside South Lake Tahoe City Council Chambers. The council brought Jacobs and Lisa Campbell, UCPD special events manager, to town to honor them […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jacqueline Mittelstadt on Tuesday may have addressed the City Council for the last time in open session as South Lake Tahoe’s city attorney. The city’s legal counsel has been embroiled in a personnel brouhaha ever since she brought to light issues about how much outside legal counsel the city had retained and […]
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By News 4-KRNV Authorities in Placer County last week arrested three North Lake Tahoe residents for allegedly cultivating an illegal marijuana farm. Placer County Sheriff’s deputies charged Christopher Egger, 23, Steven Day, 48 and Mathew Steele, 28, with growing marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale and conspiracy, according to a news release issued by Sgt. […]
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Washoe County deputies responding to a welfare check of an elderly couple on Monday night in Incline Village found one person dead and another needing medical attention. Deputies arrived at the Lakeshore Drive condo about 8pm and located a 73 year old man who had apparently been stabbed to death. A 72 year old female […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Lorenzo Gigliotti is fueling a fire of discontent as he lobbies to build a firehouse and training center at Lake Tahoe Community College. While Gigliotti addressed the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board this summer, the Lake Tahoe Community College board heard from President Paul Killpatrick on […]
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