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Wind gusts snap trees through South Lake Tahoe area
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 5:20pm
Gusty winds whipped through South Lake Tahoe Thursday afternoon, snapping trees into cars, homes and power lines. No injuries were reported.
The driver of a Subaru escaped injury after a tree slammed into her car as she was driving on Highway 50 near Sawmill Road at about 3 p.m.
The driver told authorities that she saw a large tree begin to fall but could not veer from the wesbound lane to the eastbound lane or else she would hit oncoming traffic. Damage to her car included a shattered windshield and smashed hood.
Court order closes Blue Lakes, other 4x4 trails
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 6:00amFour-wheelers hoping to roll over some of the region's most well-known trails may have to make other plans this year.A court order handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Karlton will ext...
Edgewood Companies, City of South Lake Tahoe to break ground on Bonanza Park
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 8:59am
Event Date:
April 30, 2012 - 5:30pm
A local South Lake Tahoe neighborhood will soon have something to cheer about because on Monday, April 30 from 5:30pm to 6 pm Edgewood Companies will join City officials, families, neighbors and community members at a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony. The groundbreaking will mark the start of construction on Bonanza Park, located at 1209 Bonanza Street.
With construction equipment ready to go at the Bonanza neighborhood site of the former C&M Lodge,
Governor Sandoval: No New Taxes
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 12:23am
LAS VEGAS — Gov. Brian Sandoval today told conservative business group Keystone Corporation that his decision to support a two-year extension of taxes that were scheduled to expire eliminates the need for any new taxes to balance the state budget.
Barton Health grant applications open
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 1:20pmIn an effort to impact the health of our community the Barton Foundation recently opened their grant opportunities for programs and organizations benefitting the South Lake Tahoe area. Barton Health Grants provide funding for programs targeted at underserved populations and/or providing great impact to the health status of the community. The total grant amount available for 2012 is set at $25,000 and is generally dispersed between five and 10 local organizations.
Don Q's California and Nevada Fishing Report through April 25
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 2:35amHere is the fishing report for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, Lake Tahoe and the Sierra. This report is for the week of April 18-25. The opening day for all California fishing is on April 28.
Court denies appeal of gambling cheat included in Black Book
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 9:15amPurchase Of ‘Air Time’ Not Frequent But Some Nevada Lawmakers Want to Review
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 3:25amCARSON CITY – A little-known benefit of Nevada’s public employee pension plan is the right to purchase up to five years of service towards retirement.
Referred to by some as “air time,” or the ability to add years of retirement without actually putting in the time in a public sector job, the benefit can allow state and local government workers to retire early, collecting annual pensions years before they would be eligible otherwise.
Court decision keeps OHV traffic off roads in Eldorado National Forest
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 2:00amDetails remain vague with arrest in nearly 32-year South Lake Tahoe murder of Richard Swanson
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 1:39pm
Authorities have arrested a Carmichael, Calif., man suspected in the 1980 South Lake Tahoe gas station robbery and murder of 16-year-old Richard Swanson.
After nearly 32 years, On March 28, Andrew Sanford, 50, was arrested and booked in the Sacramento County Jail for the alleged murder of Swanson. The robbery and homicide happened on Aug. 14, 1980 in South Lake Tahoe at what was then the Shell Gas Station located at the “Y” on the corner of Lake Tahoe Blvd and Emerald Bay Road. Details of the case have been kept tightly under wraps.
It's a draw in League vs. TRPA on Shorezone Plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 11:10amSo who won? Both the League to Save Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency have hailed a Feb. 29 decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding TRPA's Shorezone Plan, a comprehensive document which governs lakeshore development, including the number of piers and buoys allowed on the lake.
No additional judge in Douglas County East Fork Justice Court
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 2:18pmThe caseload at the East Fork Township in Douglas County does not require an additional judge at this time, Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins has decided.
The announcement was made public in a news release sent Monday.
State law requires that an additional judge be added to the township when it reaches 34,000 in population. According to Nevada's demographer, the population of East Fork Township is 39,907. In a letter written to the Legislative Counsel Bureau, Judge Perkins said:
CASA Corner: CASA is a great way to make a positive impact on a child's life
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/17/2012 - 6:00amMy life as a CASA volunteer began abruptly. My wife, Sherri, and I were observing the dependency court proceedings as part of our CASA training. A friend of ours, already a CASA, was in court that ...
Nevada Governor to Extend Sunsetting Taxes Into Next Two-Year Budget To Avoid Education Cuts
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 5:51pm
CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today he will propose to extend a package of taxes now set to expire in June 2013 into the next budget to avoid further cuts to education, which he said cannot withstand further reductions.
To maintain a basically flat spending plan for the two-year budget that will begin on July 1, 2013, Sandoval said the modified business tax that was maintained at a higher rate for large businesses in the 2011 legislative session, along with a small increase in the sales tax, must be continued.
Court: Game wardens don’t need a warrant to stop a vehicle
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 5:54pmCourt Orders New Study of Boat Buoys on Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:02amOn Feb. 29 the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) acted illegally in not analyzing the boat pollution impacts for over one thousand illegal boat mooring buoys in the lake and that it must do so before it can approve other lake development.
The appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that found proposed amendments to the shoreline development plan were invalid. Under the new ruling, TRPA will retain discretion in how it will conduct a new study of the impacts of legalizing these buoys.
Judge rules on TRPA shorezone lawsuit appeal
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 6:00amBoth the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and League to Save Lake Tahoe are celebrating a ruling in the shorezone lawsuit handed down Wednesday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.The lawsuit ov...
Development company out of bankruptcy
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 12:08pmLake Tahoe Development Company, part owner of the "The Hole," the stalled convention center project at Stateline, is out of bankruptcy court as of Wednesday, according to LTDC attorney Dan Egan. Th...
Buoy battle at Tahoe escalates despite TRPA court victory
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:16pmChildren’s Book Drive to Benefit Kids in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 10:13pm
The South Lake Tahoe Children’s Book Drive a group project through the Leadership Lake Tahoe Program will be commencing on March 1st and continuing through April 1st 2012.
The book drive is being conducted in conjunction with the National Library Week and National School Library Month.
Lake Tahoe agency gets favorable 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in buoy dispute
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 5:21pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling on Shorezone litigation between TRPA and the League to Save Lake Tahoe, allowing the agency discretion on how to determine its baseline measurement of buoys on the lake.
Supreme Court ruling gives Incline Village tax-dispute statewide implications
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 2:18pmHigh court to take new look at affirmative action
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 10:42amWASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University o...
Douglas County authorities capture Yuba County fugitive; man convicted of sexual assault on a minor
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 6:35pm
Douglas County authorities have arrested a California fugitive from justice who was convicted of sexual assault on a minor.
Rick David Oliver, 47, of Yuba County, Calif., was captured by Douglas County Sheriff's authorities and the FBI on Friday afternoon after he was located in the 1100 block of Linda Anne Court in the east valley area of Gardnerville, said Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell.
The law agencies learned that Oliver was at the location, recently having fled California to avoid sentencing and capture from law enforcement, Howell said.
FORTIER: City of South Lake Tahoe wins court battle against League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:31amAmid little media fanfare, the city of South Lake Tahoe won a major court battle recently against the League to Save Lake Tahoe. The city's decisive court triumph got little to no coverage in the r...
FORTIER: City of South Lake Tahoe wins court battle against League to Save Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:31amAmid little media fanfare, the city of South Lake Tahoe won a major court battle recently against the League to Save Lake Tahoe. The city's decisive court triumph got little to no coverage in the r...
Wage, construction defect laws hamper job growth says Nevada business group
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 4:19amCARSON CITY – Members of the Nevada chapter of a small business organization say the state’s minimum wage and construction defects laws are hampering job growth in the state.
The state’s prevailing wage law was also cited as a drag on economic development in the survey of its members by the Nevada chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business.
Court hears challenge to CA affirmative action ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 10:16amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California's 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep dro...
League to Save Lake Tahoe drops lawsuit against city's general plan
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 11:13amThe City of South Lake Tahoe and the League to Save Lake Tahoe (League) have entered into a Settlement Agreement in which the League agrees to drop its appeal of their lawsuit against the City regarding the General Plan Update (GPU) and the City agrees not to seek payment for legal fees.
Homewood lawsuit: Court rejects request for Shorezone judge
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 8:27amHOMEWOOD, Calif. - A federal judge recently denied a request from local conservation groups that the same judge who ruled on the 2010 Shorezone plan also preside over the lawsuit challenging the mu...
Homewood lawsuit: Court rejects plaintiffs' request for shorezone judge
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 11:07amThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a positive ruling in the opening stages of the lawsuit challenging the Homewood Mountain Ski Area Master Plan that was filed by the Sierra Club and the Friends of the West Shore.
Homewood lawsuit: Court rejects request for Shorezone judge
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 10:50amHOMEWOOD - A federal judge recently denied a request from local conservation groups that the same judge who ruled on the 2010 Shorezone plan also preside over the lawsuit challenging the multimilli...
Former preschool teacher sues city over stun gun incident
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:42pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A former preschool teacher at Under the Magic Pine Tree is suing the city of South Lake Tahoe, numerous police and fire officials and ambulance operators in federal court...
Federal Appeals Court rules California gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 11:08amCalifornia's same-sex marriage ban has been ruled by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to be unconstitutional, and could likely bring about a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the voter-approved law known as Proposition 8.
The 2-1 decision by the panel found the 2008 ballot measure that limited marriage to one man and one woman, violated the U.S. Constitution. The architects of Prop. 8 have vowed to appeal.
Court: CA gay marriage ban is (un)constitutional
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:05amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court has declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, paving the way for a likely U.S. Supreme Court showdown on the voter-approved la...
Ruling near on Calif. same-sex marriage ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:08amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court is ready to announce its ruling on whether California's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians.The 9th U.S. Circu...
Court: Sierra forests must protect fish while logging
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 2:00amGrand jury out of money, takes county to court to get more
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 1:59amBill would give lawmakers control of court budgets
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:15amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The state Assembly on Monday narrowly approved legislation that would return control of California's $3 billion court budget to the Legislature, stripping some authority f...
City Redevelopment Agency to be dissolved in Special Council Meeting
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 8:17pm
Event Date:
January 30, 2012 - 5:00pm
The South Lake Tahoe City Council will convene as the city's redevelopment agency, possibly for the last time, on Monday.
Calif. Supreme Court upholds state Senate maps
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 10:55amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state Senate maps drawn last year by an independent redistricting commission, dealing a blow to GOP attempts to block Dem...
El Dorado County 2011 Sheriff's Report; future challenges include county gaining more inmates
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 12:33pm
To the citizens of El Dorado County,
The year 2011 is wrapped up, and so is my first year as your Sheriff. This year end report is to provide you, the community we serve, with information outlining some of the achievements by the men and women that make up your Sheriff’s Office. I believe it is my obligation to keep you, as the taxpayers of El Dorado County, informed as to the direction and accomplishments of this office.
Judge dismisses League's challenge to city's general plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 7:16pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A federal court judge dismissed a Lake Tahoe environmental group's lawsuit against the City of South Lake Tahoe on Thursday.Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. signed an order g...
Judge tosses League to Save Lake Tahoe suit against city
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 2:09pmA lawsuit by the League to Save Lake Tahoe against the City of South Lake Tahoe has been tossed by a U.S. District Court judge, officials announced today.
Here is a news release made available today by Nancy Kerry, Public Affairs and Communications Manager for the City of South Lake Tahoe:
Calif Supreme Court to hear med marijuana cases
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:47amRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court has agreed to review four medical marijuana cases in Riverside, Upland, Long Beach and Dana Point.The Riverside Press-Enterprise (http://bit.ly...
