By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink When a system is put under pressure, it must evolve or falter. Such is the case with the local housing market. Thanks to an innovative community, current pressure has led to evolution. One concept gaining steam in Truckee involves a new way of living with your neighbors. Enter the Truckee […]
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By Kathryn Reed How long has it been since there was a Burger King in South Lake Tahoe or even on the South Shore? The answer is years. The question is relevant because a wrapper from that fast food restaurant was picked up this week along a bike trail here. It’s either been there a […]
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By John Myers, Los Angeles Times California’s 168-year run as a single entity, hugging the continent’s edge for hundreds of miles and sprawling east across mountains and desert, could come to an end next year — as a controversial plan to split the Golden State into three new jurisdictions qualified Tuesday for the Nov. 6 […]
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A Truckee man turned himself into police on June 12 regarding an April robbery. Raymond Jesus Soltero, 18, and two juveniles face charges stemming from an alleged marijuana robbery in Truckee on April 27. According to police, Soltero had arranged to buy concentrated cannabis from the victim. Police said a gun was used in the […]
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By Sean Hood, Water Deeply California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires each local Groundwater Sustainability Agency to develop and implement a Groundwater Sustainability Plan for its basin and the first plans for critically overdrafted basins are due to be completed by January 31, 2020. Each plan must be designed to achieve safe yield within […]
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The Voltaire Fire burning in Carson City remains at 504 acres and 30 percent contained. Crews are continuing aggressive work on containment lines on June 14. People are advised to continue to avoid Voltaire Canyon Road. The fire started earlier this week when two campers were burning poop in a hole, according to officials. — […]
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By Bing Pan, The Conversation Are fewer people visiting the U.S. now that Trump is president? Some have blamed the Trump administration for a sharp downturn in international tourist arrivals in 2017, as measured last September. A more recent revision of the numbers suggests that might not be accurate. So what’s driving the latest trends […]
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By Laura Tsutsui, Politico California is one step closer to getting a cut of $2.5 billion over the next decade for its water needs now that the House has passed a bill aimed at funding water research and infrastructure projects. The drought-stricken state has positioned itself as independent of the federal government — most notably, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Despite $2 billion being spent on environmental improvement projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin over the course of more than a decade with the primary goal to improve the clarity of the lake, Mother Nature is foiling those plans. UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center on June 13 released the annual lake […]
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Harrah’s and Harveys at Stateline will be charging for parking starting June 16. It will be similar to what took place last summer. Paid parking will run this summer on days and nights during major special events and peak holiday periods. Parking rates be $20 for self-parking and $25 for valet parking. Cash and credit […]
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