To the community, On behalf of the city of South Lake Tahoe I would like to extend sincere gratitude to all of the individuals and merchants who donated product or provided services to help make our Bijou Bike Park grand opening a tremendous success. On Sept. 19, thousands of youth and families joined City Council […]
Read moreBy Brian Uhler Like many Americans, law enforcement folks have been deeply moved by the horrific images we have seen in Oregon. A certain feeling of helplessness has become the norm when we look at these events from the prevention perspective. We may ask questions like: “Why do people who would do such a thing […]
Read moreTo the community, Hundreds of students, parents, families and community members participated and thoroughly enjoyed the inaugural Run for the Gold 1K/2K/5K race, which provided the opportunity for first- to eighth-grade students to experience a professionally time chipped race on Sept. 26. The event was an enormous success and the Boys and Girls Club Western […]
Read moreTo the community, The South Tahoe Drug Free Coalition collaborated with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and the South Tahoe Police Department for the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Sept. 26, which saw approximately 50 pounds of unwanted prescription medication turned in to authorities. The event gave South Lake Tahoe residents an […]
Read moreTo the community, “Helping at Bread & Broth is just an extension of what Lake Tahoe News is all about – just serving the community in a different way,” said Kathryn Reed, LTN publisher and B&B volunteer. Reed and her crew representing Lake Tahoe News were the Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsor team for B&B’s […]
Read moreBy Megan McArdle, Bloomberg Universal preschool has become the ginseng of American politics, a sort of broad-spectrum nostrum that will cure almost anything that ails you. Inequality, male-female pay gaps, crime, poverty — just apply some early childhood programs, and watch those maladies fade. Expect to hear this a lot from Hillary Clinton in the […]
Read moreBy Larry Weitzman In February, I wrote a column where I explained the failure of the county to follow the Mitigation Fee Act that was codified in the California Government Code as sections 66000-66008. It had two purposes, one of which was to restrain local agencies from imposing development fees that were unrelated to a […]
Read moreBy Emily J. Klein and Meg Riordan, Huffington Post “Stop counting participation as part of a student’s grade.” As a professor of teacher education at Montclair State University, every time I teach our unit on assessment, I begin class with this statement. Usually, there’s a nervous giggle that spreads around the room, and my students […]
Read moreBy Joe Mathews Could sainthood be bad for Junipero Serra’s reputation? Serra has long been a singular figure in California, hailed as the state’s “founding father” for the Catholic mission system he started in the 18th century. Schools, parks, and one of the state’s most beautiful stretches of freeway (I-280 from Daly City to San […]
Read moreTo the community, At this week’s meeting of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Sierra Watch delivered a clear message to Tahoe decision-makers: Proposed development in Squaw Valley threatens their mission to protect Lake Tahoe. I told the Governing Board, “That the proposed Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan would remake the region with development of a […]
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