KINGS BEACH, Calif. - Going to the 27th annual Lake Tahoe Summit in the Kings Beach State Recreation Area on Wednesday? On-site parking will be very limited that day and attendees are encouraged to use public transportation, walk, or use a complimentary shuttle service to get to and from the summit. There will also be a bicycle valet service courtesy of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition.

Full STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Ahead event is a free, bilingual (Spanish + English) community, family-friendly event at Tahoe Backyard, Kings Beach. This event merges science and art with interactive stations designed to inspire creativity and critical thinking in the participants of all ages and bring attention to the beauty of science.

Unleash your inner scientist and artist at the Full STEAM Ahead event on Friday, August 18 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Tahoe Backyard, 8428 Trout Ave., Kings Beach.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following is a list of calls the South Lake Tahoe Police Department responded to during the week of July 25-31, 2023. Location Checks are when officers search an area at a certain address. Transient/Homeless arrests/citations and calls are those normally categorized in other columns (Drunk in Public, Trespassing, etc.) but stats are collected separately.

Log for July 25-31, 2023

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Arrests

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Division invites the public to provide input on the annual update to its Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan. The update covers fiscal years 2023/24 to 25/26.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following calls only pertain to the South and West Shore, including Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, Meeks Bay, Tahoma, and the Echo Summit area. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at the time of the story.

July 20 - August 2, 2023

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00:20 NOISE DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS - Occurred at Camp Richardson on Jameson Beach Rd. in South Lake Tahoe. Disposition: ADVISED.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado Amador Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) is hosting a workshop on August 12 in South Lake Tahoe to introduce landowners to the use of prescribed fire on private lands and the burn planning process.

The El Dorado Amador PBA would like to invite interested landowners to a prescribed burn planning workshop at the South Lake Tahoe Library, 1000 Rufus Allen Blvd on Saturday, August 12, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The workshop will provide a basic introduction to fire behavior and prescribed fire, with no prior experience necessary.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After a decade of bringing free live music to the community, Live at Lakeview celebrates the 100th concert on Thursday, August 10.

“Bringing our community together every Thursday for the last decade has been such an honor,” states Rob Giustina of On Course Events “But none of these 100 shows would have been possible without the support of our event sponsors, vendors, and staff who all come together to make it happen!”

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – During its monthly meeting last Wednesday, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board welcomed Meghan Hays as the newly appointed U.S. Presidential representative to the board and adopted a resolution in appreciation of the service of outgoing Presidential appointee, A.J. “Bud” Hicks, who had served in the non-voting board seat since 2018.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Wildlife biologists for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) this morning safely immobilized a large female conflict bear responsible for at least 21 DNA-confirmed home break-ins and extensive property damage in the South Lake Tahoe area since 2022. Her three cubs were also captured in the effort. One of the cubs was the one hit by a car on US50 on July 21 near Denny's, but it had been seen often throughout South Lake Tahoe eating, climbing, and walking.