Publisher’s note: The following endorsement is from Lake Tahoe News after a team of seven community members gathered to discuss who should be on the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board. This will be the first election in which Lake Tahoe Unified School District residents vote for board members based on areas – aka, where they […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter regarding the Martis Valley West Project was sent Oct. 7 to the Placer County Board of Supervisors on behalf of Sierra Watch and Mountain Area Preservation. Dear Supervisors, We respectfully submit this letter on behalf of Sierra Watch and Mountain Area Preservation (“MAP”), with respect to the above referenced matter in advance […]
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To the community, Habitat for Humanity–A Brush With Kindness in South Lake Tahoe would like to thank the following businesses and organizations that donated time, materials and financial support to our 2016 projects: Ed Cook Tree Service El Dorado Community Foundation Kelly-Moore Paint Company Lowe’s Home Improvement in Folsom (Paint Dept.) Meeks in Meyers Soroptimist […]
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Publisher’s note: The following endorsement is from Lake Tahoe News after a team of seven community members gathered to discuss the merits of Measure P. Recreation is what the South Shore is all about. And while the natural environment provides ample opportunity to play outdoors, that isn’t sufficient. For many athletic endeavors there needs to be […]
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Publisher’s note: The following endorsement is from Lake Tahoe News after a team of seven community members gathered to discuss who should be on the Lake Valley Fire Protection District board. Lake Valley Fire Protection District will be 70 years old next year. One would think with that kind of history it would run like a […]
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Publisher’s note: The following endorsement is from Lake Tahoe News after a team of seven community members gathered to discuss who should be on the Douglas County School District board. Parents of students in Douglas County schools at Lake Tahoe have for years had a love-hate relationship with the board of education and administrators in Minden. […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Four of the 17 measures on the Nov. 8 state ballot relate directly to financing Californians’ health care, and collectively they would have tens of billions of dollars in impact. But in a sense, that’s just peanuts, which takes a little explaining. Propositions 52, 55, 56 and 61 indirectly symbolize […]
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Publisher’s note: The following endorsement is from Lake Tahoe News after a team of seven community members gathered to discuss who should be on the South Tahoe Public Utility District board. Water and sewer are not sexy topics. However, in today’s world water is only going to become more important. That is why it is vital […]
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By Joe Mathews If only more Californians could retire like Vin. Vin Scully, that is. The Hall of Fame announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers called his last game Sunday, a month shy of his 89th birthday. That retirement has touched off a national celebration of Scully’s announcing mastery and his contributions to baseball through […]
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To the community, On Sept. 12, Tim Edison, a member of Kirkwood Mountain Resort’s security team, spent three hours volunteering at Bread & Broth’s dinner serving folks who struggle with hunger. “Having this opportunity to help the community and the less fortunate, has been an amazing experience,” said Edison. “Bread & Broth sends people away […]
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