By Dulce Vasquez After school, whenever I walked into my family’s home in Davie, Fla., I was always reminded of 1992’s Hurricane Andrew, which decimated nearly 64,000 homes about 60 miles away in the city of Homestead. Andrew—all Floridians are on a first name basis with their hurricanes—still lived on via the duct tape my […]
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By John Diaz, San Francisco Chronicle The practice of journalism has rarely been more critical — or at greater risk — in the United States. Never before has a president of this nation so aggressively attempted to delegitimize and even threaten established news organizations that produce stories that undermine the narrative he is trying to […]
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To the community, The State of Jefferson joins the California Sheriff’s Association and National Sheriff’s Association, in their call for Congress to “take action and pass sensible legislation that doesn’t hamstring law enforcement.” The citizens of the 21 counties that encompass the State of Jefferson have long supported their county sheriff’s who have declared they […]
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To the community, The Mueller family really enjoys making people happy. As owners of Adventure Mountain Lake Tahoe, the sledding, tubing and snow play resort located at the top of Echo Summit, they provide winter activities that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Continuing their generous spirit of wanting to make people’s lives […]
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To the community, Ever since we moved to South Lake Tahoe 38 years ago, we have been proud to call this city our home. Between our community spirit of caring and sharing, excellent schools, and the inspiring nature of the lake and mountains, we are truly fortunate to live in such a special place. We […]
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By Van Butsic, Henry McCann and Jeffrey Mount, San Francisco Chronicle California’s forests are on fire, with tragic consequences for communities around the state. While the firestorm in the Wine Country has made international headlines, many small mountain communities also were aflame or on high alert. The focus now is on saving lives and protecting […]
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To the community, Once the money goes into the General Fund it can end up anywhere, that’s why this Measure C is a good tax (if there is a good tax) because it is a specific fund that cannot be used for anything but what it’s voted on. Specifically this started as a way to […]
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By Joe Mathews The deaths and damage of this year’s Wine County wildfires are a historic disaster. They are also the product of an epic California success. That triumph is the wine industry, which has come to dominate our state’s land, culture and image. Indeed, it’s now outdated to refer to the burning stretches of […]
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By Larry Weitzman Governments waste money and lots of it. The government employees who spend it many times don’t care, it’s not their money (it’s other people’s money, or OPM). And making matters worse most government employees are almost totally insulated and immune from any outside action for what the government employee does. And they […]
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By Joanne Marchetta The heartbreaking fires in Northern California’s Wine Country this month have upended hundreds of thousands of people’s lives. In just over one week, the fires across Northern California burned more than 220,000 acres, destroyed 6,000 buildings, and killed more than 40 people. Our hearts go out to our neighbors in Napa, Sonoma, […]
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