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South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates respond to #IRunWithMaud questions
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 5:03pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There will be two new members of the South Lake Tahoe City Council after the November 3 election. In the coming weeks the pubic will have chances to hear from the candidates both via zoom, in print and possibly in person. Below are eight of the ten candidates responses to questions asked by the local #IRunWithMaud group.
Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe awards 19 scholarships
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/25/2020 - 12:18amSoroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe (SISLT) awarded scholarships to a group of local students from South Tahoe High, George Whittell High, the Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy and Lake Tahoe Community College. The club, serving the community since 1959, has given out over one-million dollars to local graduates over the years.
Next week's American Century Championship to support equal justice, COVID-19 and local charities
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:02amLAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - It will be different at the American Century Championship at Edgewood next week with no fans allowed, but what won't be different is the philanthropic focus of the tournament.
Letter: It's time for Tahoe to support Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 11:12amIt’s been three weeks since the coronavirus shut down most of Tahoe, South Shore and North, abruptly putting a huge number of families in crisis.
Many were already living paycheck to paycheck, and now their paychecks have disappeared. It could be months before many citizens here earn money again. Even when businesses re-open, the tourism industry here will likely be deeply depressed long afterward.
Location
PO Box 786
United States
See map: Google Maps
South Lake Tahoe woman honored by Daughters of the American Revolution on her new citizenship
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/20/2019 - 12:12pmThe Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently gathered to honor a South Lake Tahoe woman who recently took the Oath of Citizenship in Sacramento.
Jessica Sosa Torres, a longtime resident of South Lake Tahoe and a graduate of South Tahoe High School, is now officially a citizen of the United States. Members of her family attended her Sacramento swearing-in ceremony and were present at the South Lake Tahoe DAR celebration on March 19, 2019.
Lake Tahoe Historical Society Fireside Chat: Gold Rush Medicine
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/26/2018 - 9:11amEvent Date:
May 8, 2018 - 7:00pm
The Lake Tahoe Historical Society is holding their monthly Fireside Chat at the historic Camp Richardson on Tuesday, May 8,2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Bob LaPerriere, retired medical doctor and historian, is sharing stories of the woes of immigrants traveling to California for the Gold Rush.
Find out the adventures, and medicines, of those travelers as they faced epidemics, diseases and long hard days on the trails.
The historic Camp Richardson Hotel is a great place for the historic chats by the fireplace.
Free for society members, $3 for the public.
Gold Rush Medicine Lake Tahoe Historical Society Presents
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/10/2018 - 7:13am
Event Date:
May 8, 2018 - 7:00pm Dr. Bob LaPerriere, retired medical doctor and historian, is sharing stories of the woes of immigrants traveling to California for the Gold Rush. These adventurers were subjected to numerous devastating diseases at a time when doctors were unable to provide specific treatment and many of the doctors were really not doctors. Thousands died from various epidemics at a time in history when the most advanced medical treatment consisted of bleeding, cupping, puking, purging and the use of “drugs” such as mercury and arsenic.
Location
Camp Richardson Lodge
1900 Jameson Beach Rd
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 56' 4.0596" N, 120° 2' 26.9376" W
See map: Google Maps
El Dorado County DA speaks out against sanctuary state bill
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/07/2017 - 11:16pmVern Pierson, the El Dorado County District Attorney, testified against the "Sanctuary State Bill" in Sacramento on Wednesday.
Pierson spoke before the California Assembly Judiciary Committee.
"I’m strongly opposed to making California a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants," Pierson said. "Local, state and federal law enforcement officers need to be able to communicate with each other in regard to an important issue like immigration enforcement."
If Senate Bill 54 were to pass, state and local law enforcement would not be allowed to cooperate with immigration authorities.
Tahoe Activist Artists release call to action video
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/31/2017 - 3:05pmEvent Date:
September 9, 2017 (All day)
The Tahoe Activist Artists have released “Art & Science in an Age of Unreason,” a video collaboration between award-winning oil painter Shelley Zentner and Anthony Capaiuolo of First Tracks Productions. The video is available online at Facebook, Vimeo and YouTube and is shown in this story.
STHS photographers tops in state-wide contests
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/25/2017 - 10:53pmSouth Tahoe High School students were honored for their award winning photography during Tuesday's Lake Tahoe Unified School District board meeting.
Guadalupe Ruiz and Tristan Klasko received recognition for their first-place award winning photographs submitted to the California Streaming Photo Contest sponsored by the California County Offices of Education. They each won a camera, tripod and other gifts. Their award winning photos will be used on a calendar distributed to teachers across the state.
LTCC passes resolution supporting diversity, undocumented students
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 11:38amSouth Lake Tahoe, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Community College Board of Trustees unanimously passed a resolution at its Tuesday night meeting in support of undocumented students and the benefits of diversity to LTCC’s campus and beyond. This resolution follows the release of a Statement on Diversity from LTCC’s new Superintendent/President, Jeff DeFranco, published in the wake of White House changes to immigration policy.
Here is the full text of the Board’s resolution:
Students in a "Safe Zone" when attending South Lake Tahoe schools
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/31/2017 - 11:25pmThe Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) wants families to know that, no matter what their immigration status is, South Lake Tahoe schools are a safe zone and all students are provided access to education.
Community members spoke before LTUSD trustees Tuesday, showing their support for all families and students in the district in light of President Trump's focus on immigrants. They asked the Board to take a strong and public stance against hate and to openly proclaim schools to be safe for all students, no matter their color, religion, nationality or immigration status.
Immigrants in South Lake Tahoe reach out to police and school district
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/31/2017 - 1:26pmSouth Lake Tahoe is a community of diverse backgrounds reaching around the world, and with President Trump's current dialog on immigration, concerns are arising among immigrants who call Tahoe home, and from those that represent them in the area.
The current enrollment of Lake Tahoe Unified School District shows 42.4 percent are Hispanic, 3.6 percent Filipino, 1.2 percent Asian, 48.1 percent white and the rest of other nationalities.
Large numbers applying for California Driver's Licenses under AB60
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/18/2015 - 8:42pmCalifornia is experiencing just what Nevada and states who have issued first time driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, long lines and large numbers of applicants. In the first month, over 236,000 people have applied statewide under AB60.
California AB60allows for the immigrants to apply for a license even though they don't have the normally required identification.
Enrollment up slightly at South Lake Tahoe schools
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/10/2015 - 11:22pmAfter several years of declining enrollment, Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) has seen more students sitting the seats of local schools over the past two years.
The lowest enrollment figures were for the school year 2012-2013. When school ended in June of 2013 there were 3,793 students in South Lake Tahoe's eight schools.
When school started back up in the Fall of 2013 there were 3,855 students enrolled. An additional 26 students started off this school year.
DHS releasing illegal immigrants before sequester
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 6:00amWASHINGTON - A week before mandatory budget cuts go into effect across the government, the Department of Homeland Security has started releasing illegal immigrants being held in immigration jails a...
Republicans scramble for the center on immigration
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 3:16pmLITTLETON, Colo. - It was little surprise when freshman Republican Rep. Mike Coffman in 2010 voted against a bill to grant citizenship to some young illegal immigrants. After all, the Marine Corps ...
Text of Gov. Jerry Brown's 2013 State of the State Address
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 11:17amCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown today delivered the 2013 State of the State Address. Here's the prepared text:
Illegal immigration drops after decade-long rise
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 10:29amWASHINGTON - New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases.The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped ...
Brown OKs bill on illegal immigrant licenses
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 1:16pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday.AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo...
For California Gov. Brown, Busy Final Weekend of Bill Actions
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 6:46amCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown cleared a mountain of legislation off his desk over the weekend ahead of a midnight Sunday deadline. Here are some of the highlights of the bills he signed and vetoed.
Immigration bill divides California sheriffs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 6:00amSANTA ANA - California sheriffs are divided over a bill aimed at protecting certain illegal immigrants from deportation, with some saying that if Gov. Jerry Brown signs the measure they'll be force...
Feds: NJ-based identity fraud aided S. Koreans
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 6:18pmNEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey-based identity fraud ring used immigration documents stolen from a federal government office in California to help hundreds of illegal immigrants get driver's licenses a...
Nevada Governor says Ruling On Arizona Immigration Law Shows Need For Federal Reform
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 12:44pmCARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Arizona immigration law case points out the need for Congress and the president to come together and reform the country’s immigration laws.
Music on the South Lake Tahoe Library Green
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 4:32amBring a blanket, a picnic and the family for an hour of beautiful music on the lawn outside the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library. Sponsored by Friends of the Library, this free community event is happening Wednesdays through July from 6 to 7 pm. Artists featured include:
Obama to Hispanics on immigrants: I see my kids
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 06/23/2012 - 6:00amLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - President Barack Obama, in a strikingly personal appeal, renewed his call for an overhaul of America's immigration laws before a supportive Latino audience Friday. He portr...
Administration sparing some from deportation
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 9:59amWASHINGTON - The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. The el...
GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrant
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:19pmWASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are looking to deny child tax credits to illegal immigrants - refund checks averaging $1,800 a family - in an effort that has roused anger among Hispanics and some Dem...
Transcript from Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 1:29pmBudget cuts and temporary taxes were on tap this morning in California Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address. Below is a transcript of his speech. Go here for an audio version and post-speech analysis moderated by Marianne Russ with Jean Ross, Executive Director of the California Budget Project, former Republican Assemblyman Roger Niello, media/political analyst Barbara O'Connor.
New laws promote gay history, illegal immigrants
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 10:38amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Laws that promote the historical contributions of gays and lesbians and help illegal immigrant college students gain financial aid will take effect with the new year in...
Weather Window: California's climate magnet
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 4:30pmLAKE TAHOE - Long before the 1849 Gold Rush, California's relatively mild climate had attracted immigrants from other regions where inhabitants endured long, cold, damp winters. The Mediterranea...
Weather Window: California's climate magnet
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 11:49amTAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Long before the 1849 Gold Rush, California's relatively mild climate had attracted immigrants from other regions where inhabitants endured long, cold, damp winters. The M...
Opinion: Apology to Chinese immigrants is long
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 10:45pmPublisher's note: The following editorial is from the Oct. 17, 2011, San Francisco Chronicle. The idea seems unthinkable today, but until 1943, most Chinese ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opinion-ap...