Meyers without electricity
Sierra Pacific Power says power will be restored at 9pm to residents in the Meyers area. The company is calling it a circuit lockout.
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Signs designed to make navigating Tahoe roads easier
By Kathryn Reed The forces behind creating informational signs on the South Shore that are relevant and prominent will bring what they hope are the final designs to the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Sept. 15. Then Caltrans needs to give its blessing before installation begins next summer. A maintenance agreement between the city […]
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Barnes and Noble coming to South Tahoe
By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is about to have a real bookstore again — sort of. Barnes and Noble is taking over the running of Lake Tahoe Community College’s bookstore in November. The board approved this decision Sept. 8. “It’s premature to say they would expand the bookstore, but it’s not out of the […]
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Gaines brings constituents up-to-speed
By Kathryn Reed State parks, releasing prisoners, budget woes, water and concealed weapons. Those were some of the topics broached by Ted Gaines and his South Shore constituents. The assemblyman who represents the California side of the lake was in South Lake Tahoe last month for an informal coffee and chat with locals. “I think […]
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Stateline casinos biggest losers in Nevada in July
July is usually one of the best months for gaming revenue at the Stateline casinos because all of the celebrities in town are dropping big bucks at that tables after a day on the links at the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament. Not so this year. The South Shore casinos came in with the largest […]
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Poland gets his day in court
By Kathryn Reed After 45 minutes of back and forth testimony from opposing counsel, the judge didn’t decide if Johnny Poland should be given back his badge to resume work as a South Lake Tahoe police officer. The city is fighting his reinstatement, which counters the recommendation a three-person panel made nearly a year ago. […]
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SLT unemployment at 15%
South Lake Tahoe’s City Council had a budget meeting Sept. 8. One of the more alarming things to come out of it is that unemployment stands at 15 percent in the city — which is more than the state and federal numbers. With the Lake Tahoe Basin entering the shoulder season — when layoffs from […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services struggles to maintain services
By Kathryn Reed Nineteen out of 33 people who work in South Lake Tahoe for El Dorado County Department of Human Services were told that by the end of September they will be working in the Placerville office. Most work out of the two buildings on Silver Dollar Avenue the county leases. The county gave […]
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SLT city attorney being paid not to work
By Kathryn Reed Even though Jacqueline Mittelstadt is still listed on South Lake Tahoe’s website as the city’s attorney, she is not doing the job. She said she received a call Sept. 8 from special counsel for the city who told her, “I am not allowed to return to work.’ Access to her computer has […]
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El Dorado County strives to be geotourism destination; workshop Sept. 9
By Kathryn Reed What does El Dorado County have that no place else has? The answers to that question are being assembled by a coalition charged with the job of turning the entire county into geo-tourism destination. “Some of you might see marketing for Lake Tahoe and it does not reflect what you like. We […]
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