By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee It’s the economy, stupid. The line, uttered by James Carville as he managed Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 campaign for the White House, still holds true, as this year’s presidential election proved anew. Whatever we may hope for California in 2017, it all begins – or ends – with the state’s […]
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By Lesley Alderman, New York Times Here’s a New Year’s challenge for the mind: Make this the year that you quiet all those negative thoughts swirling around your brain. All humans have a tendency to be a bit more like Eeyore than Tigger, to ruminate more on bad experiences than positive ones. It’s an evolutionary […]
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To the community, Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless would like to thank Champion Floors to Go for their donation of carpet and floor runners to the South Lake Tahoe warm room. This donation helps keep our guests cozy and comfortable in our facility this winter. With recent extreme weather patterns in Tahoe, we are proud […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee It’s very rare, but always welcome, when reality intrudes on political decision making. Thus, it’s noteworthy that overseers of the nation’s largest pension trust fund, the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), last month reduced – albeit reluctantly – its projection of future earnings by a half-percentage point. With […]
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To the community, The South Tahoe High School and Whittell High School booster clubs participated in SnowGlobe this year by running the merchandising booths. The SnowGlobe staff was unbelievable, Chad Donnelly, Leah Chisholm, Lauren Winschester, Kaitlin (in accounting), Erin (credential) and Luke White. The job was a little larger than described, but it was a great […]
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To the community, Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH) would like to thank Alpine Carpet One for their support. In December, TCH opened the South Lake Tahoe warm room for the winter 2016-17 season. Alpine Carpet One was a generous supporter not only of our fall fundraiser but by donating carpet for our space. This […]
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By Tracy Franklin The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting a major atmospheric river to hit the region this weekend starting on Jan. 8 and continuing through Jan. 9 with widespread flooding expected. NOAA is also forecasting another atmospheric river arriving in the region on Jan. 10t-11. NOAA is stating that this event […]
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By Larry Weitzman On Dec. 28, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors gave its residents a huge, new obligation of about $2.3 million annually. EDC is borrowing about $57 million to pay for the building of new sheriff’s facility on some land off of Missouri Flat Road in Placerville which was purchased about a […]
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To the community, My wife and I have been residents in Tahoma since 2001. For the last several years the snow removal/plow has done a questionable job of clearing our street. They do a fine job of either plowing us in or plowing us out of our driveway. The plows have a drop gate that […]
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By Robert H. Nelson, High Country News Many Californians woke up the night after the presidential election thinking that they were living in a different country. A few felt so alienated that they publicly raised the possibility of seceding from the United States. There is no constitutional way, however, to do this. But there is a less […]
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