To the community, Sheriff Chuck Allen and the entire staff at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the citizens and visitors of Washoe County for the outpouring of gratitude that has been shared with all of the employees at the Sheriff’s Office. “The tragedy that occurred in Dallas only exemplifies the measures […]
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To the community, Sierra Valley Electric Inc. was the Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsor for Bread & Broth’s dinner on June 26. Sierra Valley Electric Inc. is locally owned and operated and has been serving the South Lake Tahoe community since 1975. Owners Sandy Herback and Bob King and their employees have a strong […]
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By Henry I. Miller, Los Angeles Times Karma can be so cruel. Just think how many times anti-GMO activists have protested against the imaginary risks of food that has been genetically modified. Now a favorite snack of those same protesters, the sacred granola bar, has been found to pose an actual health risk. Anti-genetic engineering […]
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By Kerry Jackson, Orange County Register In January 2013, Gov. Jerry Brown bragged about the state’s new commitment to fiscal responsibility. He talked about “living within our means and not spending what we don’t have.” A year later, in his State of the State address, Brown insisted that “fiscal discipline is not the enemy of […]
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By Garry Bowen A few Lake Tahoe News editions ago, I wrote a memoriam about local Spider Sabich’s early World Cup win, then suffering the indignity of being shot to death in Aspen, Colo., under tragic circumstances. As similar episodes keep recurring over and over in this culture, allow me to memorialize another, more professional […]
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To the community, Thursday night’s vote by the Placer County Planning Commission to reject the proposed development at Martis Valley West is great news for all who love Lake Tahoe. By voting to not adopt the Martis Valley West Specific Plan and to reject its inadequate environmental review, planning commissioners showed that they had clearly […]
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By Larry Weitzman For the past two years I have been writing about corruption in El Dorado County. Many of my critics say my facts are wrong or I cherry pick data. Some critics simply pooh-poohed the information saying I don’t know what I am talking about or I am not to be believed. But a […]
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To the community, The city of South Lake Tahoe hosted its first 4th of July parade. There were 78 vehicles and approximately 200 people either walking, biking, or dancing. American Legion Post 795 served as the parade marshals. The city of South Lake Tahoe would like to say “thank you” to all the parade participants, […]
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By Carl Lackey When Gov. Brian Sandoval proclaimed July as Bear Logic Month in Nevada he challenged Nevadans to think like a bear. That is what Bear Logic is all about, thinking like a bear. Homeowners, vacationers and even day visitors need to think about their property and even their campsites as a bear would […]
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By Lisa Margonelli When I first arrived in San Francisco in 1988 I often took a bus called the 22 Fillmore, which ran from Potrero Hill, around a hairpin corner above the Castro, out to the tony Marina. On one end dwelled ancient socialites in little hats, on the other old longshoremen, with so much […]
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