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Saturday is Free Fishing Day in California
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 5:02am
As I noted earlier this year, one of California’s two Free Fishing Days will be on Sept. 8. The other Free Fishing Day was way back on July 7. You can fish, all day, without a fishing license on Saturday.
You will be able to fish wherever you like in California, without the need for a fishing license.
Man says he's moving to Tahoe, avoids probation supervision
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/30/2012 - 6:40pmA Gardnerville man told a judge Wednesday he is moving to South Lake Tahoe as part of a plea agreement in which he will avoid supervision by the Department of Alternative Sentencing if he leaves...
Heenan Lake opens Friday for superb catch and release fishing
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 1:29am
This is a reminder that special trout fishing privileges begin on Friday at Heenan Lake in nearby Alpine County, Calif. Here you can catch (and release) some really nice Lahontan Cutthroat Trout for a limited time.
Each year, that season opens the Friday before Labor Day and closes the last Sunday in October (October 28 this year). If you’re interested and if you would like to enjoy a totally different fishing experience, plan to spend August 31 at that easy-to-get-to location.
Proposed Legislative Discussion On Assault Weapons Derailed By Nevada Committee Vote
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 2:16pmCARSON CITY — If there was any question about whether the gun debate is a controversial topic in Nevada as well as nationally, a clear answer was provided Tuesday at a meeting of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice.
A proposed discussion on assault weapons was removed from the agenda by a vote of the panel before it could even begin.
Incumbent El Dorado County judge changes ballot statement
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 11:30amJaycee Dugard lawyers seek sanctions against feds
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 11:29amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Attorneys representing kidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard are demanding a judge sanction U.S. Department of Justice lawyers for alleged witness tampering.In court papers filed M...
Jaycee Dugard's lawyers want sanctions against feds
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 6:22pmAttorneys representing kidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard are demanding a judge sanction U.S. Department of Justice lawyers for alleged witness tampering.
In court papers filed Monday, Dugard’s attorneys allege that Justice Department lawyers unfairly convinced the former chair of the U.S. Parole Commission to cease serving as Dugard’s expert witness in her lawsuit against the federal government.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to Visit South Lake Tahoe and Barton Memorial Hospital
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 07/26/2012 - 1:25pm
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, will visit Barton Memorial Hospital on Monday as part of a tour visiting health care facilities in California and Nevada. The visit coincides with the FCC's Rural Healthcare Pilot Program, in which Barton Health received funding.
Man gets life in prison for kidnapping boy from church group
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 6:32pmA 21-year-old Minden man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with parole eligibility after five years for kidnapping an 11-year-old boy from an outdoor church youth group.District Judge Dave...
Zimmerman bail set at $1M in Trayvon Martin case
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 5:06pmORLANDO, Fla. - Using words like "false testimony" and "misled," a judge granted $1 million bail Thursday for neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, but questioned his honesty and suggested...
Town of Mammoth Lakes declares bankruptcy
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 11:57amThe worst possible outcome for Mammoth Lakes has come true. The town filed decided to declare municipal bankruptcy Monday morning, July 2. The Town Council took the action unanimously.
"It's wish this hadn't happened," said Mayor Matthew Lehman, "but it's not the way the cards fell for us."
The town immediately issued a press release regarding the Town council decision.
El Dorado County judge tied to firm grand jury investigated
Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 1:59amJudge: CalPERS can offer long-term care insurance to gay couples
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 4:00pmAllegations swirl around El Dorado County judge candidate
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 10:04amTahoe man sentenced in death of roommate
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 6:00amA South Lake Tahoe man has been sentenced to one year in El Dorado County Jail for the killing of his roommate last year.On May 3, El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury sentenc...
Man gets three years for 2011 robbery
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 6:00amEl Dorado County Judge Suzanne Kingsbury sentenced a Rocklin, Calif., man to state prison time Friday for a May 2011 robbery that left the victim paranoid and fearful of walking home from work.Mich...
Column: Every Day is a Winding Road
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 6:12am
(Editor's note: This is the next installment in a regular feature by South Lake Tahoe-based Certified Wellness Coach and Advanced Integrative Therapist Krista Kline. Visit her website at www.kristaekline.com.)
For the past few weeks I have started and stopped writing this column. I've had some real inspiration, awoken with “brilliant” ideas in the middle of the night only to sit down, start writing and get absolutely nowhere. My virtual trashcan seemed to be getting full while the ideas seemed empty.
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...
Judge replaces attorney in Swanson case
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 6:11pmAndrew Sanford, the man accused of killing a teenage gas station attendant in South Lake Tahoe more than 30 years ago, got a new attorney this week.
Trial date set for accused serial killer arrested in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 8:37amNOVATO, Calif. (AP) - The man accused of murdering four prostitutes with matching first and last initials in Northern California is set to go on trial in November.A Marin County judge set the date ...
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:
Man pleads guilty to reckless driving, required to keep monitor on
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 6:16pmA California man faces up to six years in Nevada State Prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless driving that caused the death last summer of a pedestrian at Stateline.District Judge Da...
Court 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...
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.
S. Tahoe convention center project out of bankruptcy
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 4:29pm
The hole – as the 11-plus acre site on the state line in South Lake Tahoe is known – is out of bankruptcy. After a 4½-hour hearing Wednesday in Sacramento, the judge dismissed the case.
Dodgers bankruptcy case on track
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 9:23amWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the disclosure statement outlining the Los Angeles Dodgers' proposed bankruptcy reorganization plan, keeping the team's plan for an ...
Nevada To see Up To 33 cents on the dollar from $50 million Lehman Brothers 2008 loss
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 4:19pmCARSON CITY – The state Board of Finance was told today that Nevada now expects to receive between 30 and 33 cents on the dollar in recovery from a $50 million investment loss when Lehman Brothers unexpectedly filed for bankruptcy in September 2008.
Nevada state Treasurer Kate Marshall said the state initially expected only 10 to 11 cents on the dollar when the firm filed for bankruptcy protection during the height of the nation’s financial crisis.
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...
Message from the Mayor: A summary of actions by the South Lake Tahoe City Council
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:36pm
The following is from Claire Fortier, the mayor of the City of South Lake Tahoe. Mayor Fortier has launched a regular "Monthly Message from the Mayor" report, which summarizes the accomplishments of the South Lake Tahoe City Council. Here is her first report:
Tentative ruling in Medi-Cal case stops cuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:08amLOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge issued a tentative ruling Monday to stop 10 percent cuts to payments many medical providers get from serving Medi-Cal patients in California.In a tentative ruling...
Tentative ruling in Medi-Cal case stops cuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 10:08amLOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge issued a tentative ruling Monday to stop 10 percent cuts to payments many medical providers get from serving Medi-Cal patients in California.In a tentative ruling...
Suspect in Calif. serial killings to stand trial
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 2:44pmSAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - A judge ruled Monday that a man accused in the decades-old "Double Initial" serial killings case must stand trial for the murders of four Northern California women whose f...
Judge hears arguments in sealing forest fire documents case
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 2:40pmJudge 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 dismisses suit League filed against South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:59pmJudge 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:
CASA El Dorado: Standing up for children
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 6:00amThanks to Judge David Soukup, a very special juvenile court judge in Seattle in 1977, children around the country have been helped through some very difficult times. Judge Soukup founded the first ...
Judge gives 'convention center' creditors 1 more
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 4:09amHow much is the more than 11-acre site on the east end of South Lake Tahoe worth with its rebar and concrete? That is one issue still to be decided in the ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../judge-gives-conv...
TRPA and Placer County Sued Over Homewood
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 7:01pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a notice of intent to file suit on the recent approval of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan project, officials said.
EarthJustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, lists both TRPA and Placer County as defendants in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Eastern California. Absent from the suit is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which implied that it likely wouldn't sue when the project was unanimously approved last month by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board.
Judge invalidates part of California's
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 1:25amBy John Ellis, Fresno Bee. A Fresno federal judge on Thursday dealt a setback to California's landmark global warming law, which went into effect last year with ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../judge-...
