By Darrell Issa, Orange County Register California has always prided itself on setting an example for the nation. From its early Gold Rush days, through the rise of its tech industry and the Silicon Valley, the Golden State has repeatedly positioned itself on the cutting edge of the next significant undertaking in American society. Today, […]
Read moreTo the community, Habitat for Humanity, A Brush With Kindness in South Lake Tahoe, would like to thank the following companies who donated time and materials to our 2015 projects: • Environmental Inspection and Construction, Inc. • Lake Tahoe Glass • Lowe’s Home Improvement (they truly saved the day) • Meeks Lumber & Hardware in […]
Read moreBy Kathryn Reed My parents gave me a gift at an early age that I continue to enjoy today – the love of sport. I don’t know if they knew they were doing that at the time, but I thank them for it. They are why I ski (we learned together – they were 40, […]
Read moreBy Carl Lackey As autumn begins, the appetite of the Sierra Nevada black bear takes a dramatic swing upward. Motivated by signals from nature known as zeitgebers, the bears spectacularly increase their daily caloric intake from 3,000 calories per day to upward of 25,000 calories per day. This physiological wonder is known as hyperphagia. Nature’s […]
Read moreBy Pete Constant, Orange County Register As more and more tax dollars are siphoned off to pay escalating public pension costs, local governments across California are increasingly struggling to provide quality services to their residents. And the problem gets worse with each passing year. Last month, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System indicated it is […]
Read moreTo the community, During a recent District 5 constituent gathering in Supervisor Jennifer Montgomery’s office in Tahoe City, Fire Chief Michael Schwartz stated: “On average, we put out a fire a day around here.” One day — likely a windy day — one of these fires is sure get out of hand, or some monster […]
Read moreTo the community, The Placer County Transportation Planning Agency is strongly considering asking the voters to increase the sales tax countywide by 0.5 percent (half cent) in 2016 in order to fund transportation related projects such as roads, trails, and transit. It would require a two-thirds majority to pass, and funds would be dedicated to […]
Read moreTo the community, Many of you are probably aware of the female mother bear captured at Incline High School last Wednesday morning without her cub. The story has been covered by the media. There have been daily reports since Wednesday through Saturday. Unfortunately, many of the details within the reports are misleading and not truthful on […]
Read moreBy Larry Weitzman Last column I promised more discussion regarding Ray Nutting’s claim against the county for “malicious prosecution, abuse of process and numerous other torts” as Nutting identified in his own claim against El Dorado County filed Dec. 5, 2014, receiving case number 14.00096. All the documents are readily available via the Public Records […]
Read moreTo the community, The sow of which I speak was treed and tranquilized in the tree at Incline High School on Sept. 16. The trapping of this sow is a travesty. This sow could have easily been handled by the book from the bear aversion training manual entitled “Responding to Human-Black Bear Conflicts A guide […]
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