To the community, The South Shore area, including Meyers, has made great progress in developing bicycle access. The Sawmill Pond extensions are great examples. In my opinion the weakest link is Highway 89, Emerald Bay Road north from the Y to the very nice actual bike paths en route to Camp Rich. This section is […]
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By Ron Formisano You’d never know from this year’s presidential campaign rhetoric that anyone in Washington has been paying attention to economic inequality. Donald Trump has hijacked the Republican Party with his populist rhetoric about working class Americans no longer “winning,” and Hillary Clinton acknowledges at every turn (partly to woo and mollify Democrats who […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter was sent to Lake Tahoe News by the writer. Dear Rabbi [Evon] Yakur: Thank you for the opportunity to seek the [Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s] endorsement, however, I must decline seeking of same at this time. Nor will I be providing my personal, private information to your […]
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By Jason Lloyd The earthquake near Washington, D.C., five years ago in August 2011—the one that damaged the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral but had little other noticeable impact—caught me by surprise. Sitting in an office on the 12th floor of a building downtown, I thought it might have been an improbably large truck […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee California has an immense shortage of housing, and every day it gets worse because we’re not building enough to keep up with even a modest level of population growth. The shortage has driven housing costs through the roof, especially for working-class and poor families, and is atop the list of […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letters are from 10-year-old South Lake Tahoe resident Rosie Friedrich and her father, John, to President Obama. Dear President Obama, We’re excited for your visit to Lake Tahoe next week. I was one of your elected 2008 national convention delegates from California, and have been a strong supporter ever since. During […]
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By Larry Weitzman Ordinary people and politicians use buzzwords to not only highlight a problem, but also as solutions to a problem. In El Dorado County, new buzz words may have been created at the June 13, Board of Supervisors meeting — “operational efficiencies.” The term is not new, but it is used to describe […]
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To the community, Like many of you, I recently received my bill for my post office box this month. I was surprised at the amount, $34 for six months or $68 for 12 months. But why? Let’s think about this for a minute. I have the option to get my mail delivered to my home. […]
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By Joe Mathews She calls him Eduardo. He calls her Mrs. Pavley. She is Fran Pavley, 67, a San Fernando Valley state senator in the final months of a legislative career that established her as the mother of California climate change policy. He is Eduardo Garcia, 39, a first-term assemblyman from a working class Coachella […]
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By Vern Pierson Although El Dorado County is relatively small, at 181,737 people according to the latest census number, we have a very large number of people that come to our county as visitors and tourists. During summer, and quite drastically in the winter, we have an influx of tourists to South Lake Tahoe for […]
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