By Larry Weitzman In less than a week after the Lake Tahoe News published two articles that heavily rebuked the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors for voting 5-0 at their last BOS meeting on Jan. 24 to write a letter of support for new state legislation (SB1 and AB1) which would significantly increase gasoline […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe is offering deeply discounted lift tickets for Snowsports Week – Feb. 13-16. All ticket proceeds go to local nonprofits: Barton Memorial Hospital Foundation, Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation, Lake Tahoe Education Foundation, Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, and the Sierra-at-Tahoe Education Foundation. Snowsports Week tickets are $50 (regular rate $97) for a full-day lift ticket. […]
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By Jeff DeFranco Lake Tahoe Community College stands with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and its board of governors in strongly supporting the values and benefits of diversity and inclusion; not just on college campuses, but in towns and cities large and small across the country. The current White House administration’s recent executive orders […]
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By Larry Weitzman The “Day of Reckoning” is coming and it’s not going to be playing at your local movie theater. But it is going to liberate your wallet by far more than a $10 movie ticket. It has become apparent in a nine-page memo sent to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors from […]
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To the community, My name is Jerry Williams. I am a 36-year local resident, husband, father, grandfather, Realtor and property manager in South Lake Tahoe. I wanted to take a moment to address the prevailing, negative, and detrimental sentiments that currently surround vacation home rentals (VHRs) in our community. We, who live here, reside among […]
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By Theresa Souers The California Association of Realtros has issued a statement in response to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that the Federal Housing Administration will indefinitely suspend a recently announced cut in its annual mortgage insurance premium. “We hope HUD and the Trump administration will make it a priority to […]
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To the community, If you’re a visitor to this site, you know that I have a strong opinion about SnowGlobe. Again, I will state that I am not against it, I am against were and when it is held. I’m all for well run events that bring people to the area. Now that being said, […]
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To the community, After heavy snows this January, Tahoe is experiencing a deep snowpack that has created dangerous overhanging snow on many buildings around the area. If you see large wind lips or cornices hanging off buildings, please stay clear from underneath as they pose a serious danger to life and property. A collapse of […]
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To the community, As stated in our institutional mission, this university recognizes and embraces the critical importance of diversity in preparing students for global citizenship and is committed to a culture of excellence, inclusion and accessibility. The Jan. 27 executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement has raised concern among members of our university […]
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To the community, There are several non-chemical methods available today, that used in combination for killing, removing and decaying the invasive weeds and their food source, will eliminate the weeds not just one time, but permanently. There is no need to use chemicals that combined with the algae will create bacteria that has been proven […]
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