To the community, After attending the March 7 [South Lake Tahoe] City Council meeting and workshop, I have to say that I am very concerned by what transpired. At the beginning of the meeting, prior to “public communications,” [Councilman] Austin Sass read the following statement that had been added to the agenda: “This is the […]
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By Dave Heighway You get some funny looks when people see you riding to the mountain on a fat bike with skis strapped to it, wearing your ski boots and goggles. Quite a few nods, smiles and thumbs up from people driving by, seemingly supportive of the idea. Of course, occasionally it’s not a thumb […]
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By Andrew J. Pridgen A couple weeks ago, the marketing office at Squaw Valley came up with a strange and context-free Instagram rant about silencing the “trolls and haters” on their “corner” of the internet. By way of background, the post was sparked by a number of incidents of questions on the social medias (as […]
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By Larry Weitzman Salary and benefits paid to the El Dorado County Community Development Agency now exceed $30 million a year. It employs about 300 individuals with a number of high-ranking employees being paid $200,000 a year and many taking home well in excess of $100,000. Just type in an employee’s name at Transparentcalifoirnia.com. I […]
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By Mike Kazmierski I hate to sound like Chicken Little, but this is not a new message. In July 2015, yes, over 18 months ago, I wrote an article titled “The Impending Housing Crisis.” That article talked about the 50,000 new jobs we were expecting in the region and the 30,000 to 40,000 new housing […]
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To the community, This year was South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue’s second year hosting a coat drive for kids. It ran from mid-December to the end of January, and was once again a success. I am inspired by the generosity and compassion displayed by our residents who stopped by one of our two stations and […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the March 1, 2017, Las Vegas Sun. Nevadans spoke loud and clear about legalizing the adult use of recreational marijuana, approving a November ballot measure on the issue by nearly 100,000 votes. Now, the state’s leaders must take every reasonable action to carry out the results of the vote, […]
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By Joe Mathews What do we do now, Nelson Rising? I pose that question not just because this is a confusing era. And not just because no living Californian is better than Nelson Rising—developer, lawyer, civic leader—at navigating our state’s complexities. “What do we do now?” is the question that concludes the 1972 film “The […]
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By Anne Foster One of the priorities mentioned during Trump’s election campaign, public health, is thus far missing from the “top issues” category of his government’s new website. Experts are stressing the importance of governmental support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its work with international institutions, to prevent the spread of illness […]
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To the community, Local arts organization Tahoe Art League has long been serving Tahoe artists and promoting the arts to feed hearts and minds in the South Shore. On Feb. 20 the Art League fed the hungry of our community by sponsoring Bread & Broth’s Monday meal at St. Theresa Grace Hall. At the Monday […]
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