By Anne Blaschke, The Conversation “You’ve got a lucky boyfriend.” These were the words the physician’s assistant conducting my gynecological exam in 1998 uttered as he suggestively smiled down at me over my paper gown. I lay on the exam table, 20 years old, wondering what to say back. Feeling angry, embarrassed and violated, I […]
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One person was injured in an early morning house fire Saturday in Incline Village. North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District crews were called out to Spencer Way at 5:33am Feb. 4. The eight adults, eight children and two dogs were able to escape. One adult was treated on scene and released. The cause of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed While human trafficking – better known as forced prostitution – has been a subject of several talks in South Lake Tahoe, the extent of the problem locally has not been well documented. During a presentation last week someone asked how prevalent the problem is in South Lake Tahoe. The answer: “We don’t […]
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By Todd Prince, Las Vegas Review-Journal VICI, the owner of nearly two dozen Caesars Entertainment Corp. properties, raised more money in an initial public offering of stock than it anticipated amid strong demand. The Las Vegas-based real estate investment trust sold 60.5 million shares at $20 a piece, raising $1.21 billion, the company said it […]
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By Kathryn Reed A Stateline woman was arrested Saturday on felony DUI charges that injured five other people, two of them with life-threatening injuries. Bail was set at $125,000 for Hui Paxson, 29. Paxson was driving east on Pioneer Trail near Vanderhoof Drive just after 11am Feb. 3 when she drifted into oncoming traffic, the […]
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By Adam Ashton, Sacramento Bee Most California cities expect their spending on public employee pensions to climb by at least 50 percent over the next seven years, restricting their ability to fund basic services like public safety and parks, according to a study their lobbying organization released on Thursday. The report escalates the League of […]
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Placer County has revised the application process for entities wanting grant money coming from North Lake Tahoe lodging taxes. Applications will first be reviewed by the new 13-member Capital Projects Advisory Committee. The committee, co-chaired by the county and North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, will evaluate project proposals on how well they advance key priorities […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle The T-shirt-wearing temperatures and lack of winter rain have combined to push nearly half of California into all-too-familiar territory: a state of drought. Less than a year after Gov. Jerry Brown declared an end to one of the worst droughts in California history, a consortium of nationwide water experts […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is in uncharted territory with having a firm doing its legal work instead of having an in-house attorney, as had been the protocol for 50-plus years until last fall. When Tom Watson submitted his resignation in August which became effective in September, the city also employed a deputy city […]
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The meadow near Heavenly Creek off Pioneer Trail in South Lake Tahoe was recently damaged by someone driving on it. If the person is caught, he or she could face a citation punishable by a fine of $5,000 or more and/or six months in jail. The U.S. Forest Service said it will continue […]
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