Letter to the Publisher, On Jan. 8, I met my friend John Wheeler at Santoro Caffe Shop in Cameron Park for a visit. While we were talking over coffee, Bob Luca, a candidate for sheriff of El Dorado County, came in and we invited him over to where we were sitting. He sat and conversed […]
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Happy new year, Bona Fide friends, You’ve probably heard of the slow food movement, created in response to fast food ubiquity and the loss of local foods and traditions. In 2010, I’d like to support a slow read movement, one that encourages a deep engagement with reading. This isn’t an anti-technology screed — I’m all […]
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Publisher’s note: The following was written for Lake Tahoe News in 1960. LTN was a weekly print publication at the time owned by Flip Brandi. Del Wright, the writer, is better known to those on the South Shore as Del Laine. By Del Wright It’s going to take me years to sort out all my […]
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El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, We are calling on you to allow churches of El Dorado County to immediately provide temporary, rotating winter sheltering through at least April 2010. As you are aware, this is the second winter without any shelter and this is intended to be a temporary solution during the coldest months […]
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Publisher’s note: The following was sent to the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Jan. 11 and is being printed here with City Manager Dave Jinken’s permission. Mayor and Council: The news for cities and our public does not look good in the Governor’s proposed State budget. The article below from the League of Cities […]
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Letter to California Parks supporters, (Jan. 8), the Governor released his proposed FY 2010-11 State Budget. For state parks, he has included a proposal that attempts to pit popular environmental causes against each other. The budget zeroes out all General Fund funding for state parks but “restores†the funding by assuming that an offshore oil […]
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Letter to community, Jack’s Pantry at Tahoe Community Church is thankful to the community for its many donations as we fed hungry families during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Thank you to: * Whittell High School students for 1,600 canned foods and gifts for the children. * Cub Scout Pack 468 for canned foods. * […]
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To the community, Earlier this year, Bread & Broth reached a milestone — 20 years of serving meals to the South Lake Tahoe community. The two decades of service would not have been possible without the generous support of the local businesses and individuals who have donated their time and money. As we reflect upon […]
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Guy Rocha, Las Vegas Sun I’m not hopeful for 2020. Some think CityCenter is the start of a return to the heyday, but those people are living in the past. By 2020, the casino business will no longer be the state’s cash cow for a number of reasons, not the least of which being that […]
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By Jim Halsey The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is readying itself for the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration at Lake Tahoe. Each year, upward of 65,000 celebrants ring in the New Year in the casino core area of Stateline. Due to the ordinarily high volume of pedestrians within the Stateline casino core area during the […]
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