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Winter storm could bring additional 2 feet of snow to Lake Tahoe and Sierra region
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 8:07am
With a much stronger storm system approaching tonight, expect slick roads with freezing fog this morning for the Lake Tahoe Basin and down into the valleys, according to the National Weather Service.
Chains and snow tires are required along mountain roads throughout the basin and over mountain passes.
Wind to pick up tonight at Lake Tahoe ahead of weak weather system
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 7:19am
A strong cold front will move across eastern California and western Nevada tonight and early Saturday morning, the National Weather Service in Reno reports. A wind advisory is in effect beginning at 10 p.m. tonight.
TRPA community liaison Jeff Cowen honored by North Tahoe chamber
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:38pmTahoe Regional Planning Agency employee Jeff Cowen was honored as the recipient of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber and Resort Association’s Employee of the Year Award for his outstanding work as TRPA’s Community Liaison.
“I was shocked and truly honored to receive this recognition,” Cowen said about the award. “I am lucky in my job because I get to inform the community about all the great work being done by TRPA staff. I know I share this award with them,” he said.
Heavy snow expected with quick-moving storm
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 11:42am
More much-needed snow for the Lake Tahoe Basin is on the way, with a cold low pressure system that will move into the region by Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
The strong jet stream and sufficient moisture associated with the system may produce heavy snow at times.
Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee to meet at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 3:39pm(News Release) — The Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee (LTFAC) is scheduled to meet from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Feb. 9, 2012, at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 128 Market Street, Stateline, NV 89449. LTFAC will address issues related to federal activities at Lake Tahoe. Items on the agenda include reviewing and confirming the LTFAC Vision and Strategic Planning Session outcomes, and public comment.
Windy and white the forecast into Saturday
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 10:19pm
The first of two storms heading for the Lake Tahoe Basin is expected to strike Thursday afternoon.
The stronger of the two is forecast to arrive late Friday afternoon. Locations above 7,000 are expected to get the brunt of the storms.
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory for the basin from [...]
Proactively Pursuing the Health of Our Community in 2012
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 7:10pm
The New Year has always been the perfect time to reflect and look ahead with a fresh perspective. As the primary wellness provider for the South Lake Tahoe area, I would like to address questions you may have about the future of healthcare and what Barton Health has planned for 2012 and beyond.
Windy conditions Sunday ahead of midweek weather changes
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 8:19pm
A major pattern change next week should finally bring snow to Lake Tahoe, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
In the photo illustration above, the first three images show the jet stream and large scale (synoptic) pattern changes forecast to take place over the Eastern Pacific Ocean next week. The persistent high pressure ridge that had kept most of the West Coast abnormally dry this winter is forecast to amplify and retrograde allowing the Sub-Tropical Jetstream to bring strong winter storms back to the Sierra. The fourth image shows a significant amount of moisture that should prompt the storms at the end of next week.
Nevada Wants No Child Left Behind Flexibility Waiver
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 4:39amCARSON CITY — Nevada is joining with many other states in seeking a waiver from the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, a state panel was told Wednesday.
Measure R committee applicants sought
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 10:49amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority is seeking applicants to the Bicycle Trail and Fields Advisory Committees required by the recently appro...
Committee applicants sought
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 6:00amThe South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority is seeking applicants to the Bicycle Trail and Fields Advisory Committees, as required by Measure R. The committees will each consi...
Committee applicants sought
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 6:00amThe South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority is seeking applicants to the Bicycle Trail and Fields Advisory Committees, as required by Measure R. The committees will each consi...
Measure R recreation committees in need of
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 3:56pmThe South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority is seeking applicants to the Bicycle Trail and Fields advisory committees. The committees, part of Measure R, will each consist of sev...
Wind advisory issued for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 11:59amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Lake Wind Advisory for the greater Lake Tahoe area.The advisory is in effect from 7 p.m. tonight to 7 a.m. Thursday.Nort...
Tell the bigwigs about bikes and ball fields
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 1:07pmThe South Shore's recreation Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is seeking applicants to serve on its Bicycle Trail Advisory Committee and its Fields Advisory Committee.
As part of Measure R, passed last month to provide funding for both ballfields and bike trails in the community, committees to advise the JPA on the their needs and various relevant issues must be formed. The committees will consist of seven members each.
Wind advisory issued for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 11:40amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Lake Wind Advisory in the greater Lake Tahoe area for much of Monday. Northeast winds of 10 to 15 mph are expected to in...
Members needed for bike and fields committees
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 5:09pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority is seeking applicants to the bicycle trail and fields advisory committees required by Measure R. The Adv...
Breezy conditions today in the basin and West Slope
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 6:44amWind gusts and breezy conditions are expected today around the greater Lake Tahoe area. A Lake Wind Advisory is in effect through 4 p.m. this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Winds are expected to be from the northeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Wave heights are expected to be 2 to 4 feet. Small boats prone to capsizing should remain off the lake until water conditions improve.
Tahoe planning agency to look at Homewood plan; Upper Truckee river plan removed from agenda
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 5:18pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will hear plans on the Homewood project on the west shore but has scrapped plans to discuss the Upper Truckee River Restoration project during a two-day meeting of the Governing Board.
According to a news release, the Dec. 14 agenda remains unchanged and includes a proposed adoption of the Final Environmental Impact Review and Environmental Impact Statement for Homewood Mountain Resort. The meetings are on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at Granlibakken, and Thursday, Dec. 15 at the TRPA offices.
Nevada Department of Wildlife expert to discuss latest in quagga mussel threat
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 10:20amCARSON CITY, Nev. - The Carson River Advisory Committee will hear a quagga mussel presentation when it meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Sierra Room of the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. Willi...
Nevada Governor Orders Transmission Line Construction Assessment For Renewable Energy
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 8:41pmBy Sean Whaley / Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval issued an executive order on Monday directing a state agency and task force to assess the regional market for Nevada’s renewable energy resources.
Zephyr Photonics forms strategic advisory board
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 9:53amZEPHYR COVE - Zephyr Photonics, a manufacturer of photonic solutions for the aerospace, defense and intelligence industries, announced the formation of an Advisory Board that will provide company l...
Federal Advisory Committee to meet in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/13/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe.Items on th...
$25000 in health related grants awarded by Barton
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 5:08amBarton Foundation and Barton Health's Community Advisory Committee gave $25000 to 10 South Lake Tahoe organizations to help fund health-related services and programs. The recipients were honored a...
Federal Advisory Committee to meet in South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 12:20amThe Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 18 from 10am-3pm at the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 College Drive, South Lake ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../federal-advisory-committee-...
Lake Tahoe weather: Small winter storm to bring 3-6 inches of snow by Friday
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 5:29pmTRUCKEE/TAHOE - A winter weather advisory will being at 5 p.m. Thursday, lasting until 5 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno, bringing as much 3-6 inches of snow into the...
Overhaul of Lake Tahoe planning ordinances made easy
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 4:30pmBy the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
As the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency prepares to reorganize and reformat its code of ordinances to make it more user-friendly, an equally user-friendly summary of the proposed edits and procedural changes has been prepared and is available to offer greater clarity to the public, according to the Agency.
Wrap it up: It's gonna get cold
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 6:36am
A cold front will push through the Sierra and western Nevada today, bringing a significant cooling trend. High temperatures will struggle to get out of the 50s even in the warmest valleys on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, while morning lows will drop below freezing everywhere, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Joint Tahoe Regional Planning Agency meeting on Oct. 26 to review code ordinances
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 11:00am
By the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
As part of its Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency recently released the public draft of an overhauled Code of Ordinances that is already more than one pound lighter in print than the current code. Most of the changes in the draft document will not need to wait for the TRPA’s scheduled adoption of the Regional Plan Update in 2012 to take effect. The TRPA Governing Board could vote to adopt the reformatted and more understandable version of the code in November of this year, according to the Agency.
Public workshop on new TRPA code Oct. 26
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 10:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A joint public workshop with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board and Advisory Planning Commission to discuss revisions to agency's Code of Ordinances is ...
TRPA streamlines code ordinances
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 2:32pmNEWS RELEASE — As part of its Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency released last week the public draft of an overhauled Code of Ordinances that is already more than one pound lighter in print than the current code. Most of the changes in the draft document will not need to wait for the TRPA's scheduled adoption of the Regional Plan Update in 2012 to take effect.
TRPA Announces Winners of Lake Spirit Awards
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 2:53pmBy Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced the winners of the Lake Spirit Awards honoring "real people making real progress protecting Lake Tahoe" at their first-ever Community Appreciation Day event held on September 29 at TRPA's office.
Snow on the way? Weather advisory issued for Sierra
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:43amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With a storm on the way next week, the National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for South Lake Tahoe and much of the region."After a period of rela...
Smoke from Sept. 12 fire continues to makes its way into Meyers, South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 5:08pm
Steady wind has pushed large amounts of smoke from a fire burning since Sept. 12 south of Highway 50 near Strawberry into Christmas Valley, Meyers and South Lake Tahoe this afternoon.
El Dorado Forest Service officials report the lightning-caused Long Fire, which has burned about 275 acres in timber and brush, is about 85 percent contained and poses no risk to life or property. The fire is burning at around 7,000 feet in the Packsaddle Pass area, three miles southwest of Strawberry in El Dorado County.
TRPA Announces Community Appreciation Day and Lake Spirit Awards
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 10:41amBy Kristi Boosman
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is hosting a Community Appreciation Day event on Thursday, September 29 from 4 - 7 pm to celebrate the Tahoe Basin community's commitment to protecting Lake Tahoe.
This fun, family event will include bluegrass music by local band, Bison, a free BBQ dinner, activities for the kids, an ice cream social hosted by members of TRPA's Governing Board and Advisory Planning Commission, and demonstration booths explaining TRPA's mission.
Traffic advisory in affect for Iron Girl
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 11:45amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe's South Shore is set to host the Athleta Iron Girl Triathlon this Sunday with an anticipated 700 female participants.The Triathalon will take place throughout ...
Residents partner with county on water issues
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 11:30amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Douglas County Manager's office announces the formation of an advisory workgroup led by local residents and County staff to assist the County in developing short and ...
November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:55am
By Heather Gould
Amid voting for favorite websites, blogs, restaurants, American Idol contestants and more, residents of South Lake Tahoe have the opportunity to vote in an actual public election. Elections for the Lake Tahoe Community College board, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board and a ballot measure regarding recreation funds will all be decided by voters on Nov. 8.
LTFAC meeting in Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 10:39pmThe Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee meets from 9am to noon on Aug. 23 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences located at 291 Country Club Drive ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/08/ltfac-meet...
Meetings set to decide projects for Tahoe National Forest
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 3:02pmBy Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee. A bi-county advisory committee for the Tahoe National Forest has scheduled three meetings in September to discuss funding for projects that will benefit the fo...
LTFAC meeting in Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 3:05pmThe Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee meets from 9am to noon on Aug. 23 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences located at 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village. LTFAC will address issues...
