By Jerry Nickelsburg The United States has an extensive system of amazing parks. From the Shenandoah National Park, close to where I grew up, to Sequoia National Park, where I am a trustee for Lost Soldier’s Cave, our national parks connect Americans to our remarkable landscapes and wilderness areas. I have annual passes to the […]
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By Ted Gaines Following the conclusion of the 2017 legislative session, I’d like to highlight just a few of the ways the Legislature voted to increase taxes and make California less affordable. Gas Tax (Senate Bill 1) The Legislature passed and the governor signed a transportation proposal that imposes $52 billion in permanent new gas […]
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By Michael Baughman, High Country News In September 1982, my wife, Hilde, and I learned firsthand about wildfires during a backpacking trip in Northern California. While we were fly-fishing a creek miles from camp, we noticed a cloud of smoke drifting upstream. More smoke, thick smoke, soon followed, and then hot wind, and then we […]
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To the community, I live in a part of South Lake Tahoe with many vacation rental properties. Most are rented to people who just want a nice outdoorsy vacation. But not all. Most are registered with the city and pay appropriate taxes and fees. But not all. There is a debate now, with many residents […]
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To the community, On Sept. 11, Kirkwood Mountain Resort base operations team members joined Bread & Broth volunteers serving the dinner guests who came to Grace Hall for a delicious meal and the companionship of fellow diners. The diners were in for a real treat when the B&B cooks whipped up fried catfish and French […]
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By Emma Jones I suspected that something was wrong on the Sunday morning when I saw the beginning of a Facebook post in my newsfeed sidebar that said, in French, “Our dear AJ has given up …. ” I was unable to read the rest because it was removed as I looked at it, but […]
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By Joe Mathews MEMO To: Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and Attorney General Jeff Sessions From: The Golden State Re: An alternative to mass deportation of Californians This is a legal proposal, so let’s start with a stipulation. You are monsters. You are rapidly deporting undocumented Californians, many of whom are crucial […]
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Publisher’s note: The following comments were sent to the North Tahoe Public Utility District board by Tahoe Vista resident Ellie Waller regarding the North Tahoe Event Center-Laulima lease. Can the attorney please explain the terms of the out clause and its enforceability? What language in the out clause is ironclad that guarantees the district can […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Sept. 8, 2017, Los Angeles Times. California lawmakers are — again — considering a last-minute bill that would let deep-pocketed developers and favored projects cut corners on the state’s landmark environmental law. State Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, introduced a bill that was pitched as a way to dramatically […]
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By Elizabeth Miller, Backpacker Jonathan Asher didn’t know much about the Land and Water Conservation Fund when he started working for the Wilderness Society, where he’s a senior representative for government relations. But when he scrolled through the list of projects that it had paid for, he found that it touched his life from end […]
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