By Kathryn Reed The goal is for the initial draft of South Lake Tahoe’s recreational marijuana ordinance to be completed by the end of the month or early March so the Planning Commission could discuss it at a special meeting next month. An attorney with Burke, Williams & Sorensen is writing the document. This is […]
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Two men who skied outside of Heavenly Mountain Resort’s boundaries were cited after being rescued. One of them had to spend the night in the wilderness with a search and rescue crew. The incident started Feb. 22 at 5pm when the duo called for help. They told Douglas County sheriff’s dispatch they had some water, […]
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By Jonathan J. Cooper, AP SACRAMENTO — A proposal to make California’s drought-era water restrictions permanent could allow the state to chip away at long-held water rights in an unprecedented power grab, representatives from water districts and other users told regulators this week. Members of the state Water Resources Control Board delayed a decision […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee LisaMarie Mason began her firefighting career with the El Dorado Hills Fire Department in June 2007, the only female in her class. For the next decade, Mason claims, she endured a workplace where she was denied training that male firefighters were granted and was subjected to a barrage of sexist […]
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By Emily Cadei, Sacramento Bee California Democrats face a crucial task as they gather in San Diego this weekend for their annual convention: deciding the party’s endorsements in a handful of crowded congressional races. That includes the increasingly fractious 4th Congressional District contest, where some local leaders are hoping the decision to endorse a candidate […]
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By Kathryn Reed It is normal for government bodies to have an attorney with their best interests in mind review all contracts. That doesn’t appear to have happened last fall when the South Lake Tahoe City Council entered into an agreement for Burke, Williams & Sorensen to provide city attorney services on an interim basis. […]
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By Julie Turkewitz, New York Times TAMARAC, Fla. — The shooting was all over, but the emotional reckoning had just begun, and so on Saturday the teachers of Broward County packed their union hall to discuss what it meant to have become the nation’s human shields. “Last night I told my wife I would take […]
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Southbound traffic on Highway 89 can back up from the entrance of Squaw Valley to Interstate 80 during a big ski weekend. On Saturday, Placer County will continue a pilot project to extend the turn lane into the resort, aimed at relieving this congestion. Placer began a limited trial of the turn lane extension Feb. […]
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By Bridget Chavez, KOLO-TV A handful of Lake Tahoe locations featured on an episode of “The Bachelor” has businesses seeing an increase in traffic and overall interest. Michelle Wickham is a big fan of the show and says she booked her flight to Reno-Tahoe International Airport within hours of seeing the episode. “I’m a huge […]
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By Ellen Garrison, Sacramento Bee The Cameron Park Community Services District issued a statement Monday apologizing for raffling off an AR-15 rifle at a weekend fundraiser for its fire department. Some attendees of the Cameron Park Fire Fighters Association’s annual crab feed on Feb. 17 had said they were upset to find the firearm included […]
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