upper truckee
Lake Tahoe area roadwork June 9-15
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/08/2019 - 7:02pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County Roadwork schedule for Caltrans projects:
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Routes 28/89 (El Dorado and Placer County): Work continues on a $4.8 million project to remove dead and dying trees from State Routes 28 and 89 in various locations of El Dorado and Placer counties. Completion is expected this fall.
June 10-14
South Lake Tahoe weather: Rain and snow in the 10-day forecast
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 10:30am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Enjoy your last day of sunshine for a while as a strong, wet and cold weather system heads to California and Lake Tahoe. The 10-day forecast has rain and snow in South Lake Tahoe each day. Have weekend outdoor plans? You may want to have a backup plan in place.
Amgen Tour of California picked the right weekend to start in Northern California. As the race moves south, the storm systems move in.
Seasonal dog closure for Upper Truckee Marsh in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 05/01/2019 - 12:05pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Starting Wednesday, May 1, the California Tahoe Conservancy will be initiating their seasonal dog closure at the Upper Truckee Marsh in South Lake Tahoe. This annual closure will last through July 31.
The purpose of the closure is to keep dogs out of critical breeding habitat for special, threatened and endangered species such as the Willow Flycatcher.
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/24/2019 - 7:39pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The following are the 67 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from April 16 - April 23, 2019.
4/16
1000 block of 89 Hwy - EMS: Dispatched & canceled en route
4000 block of Lake Tahoe Blvd - Smoke detector activation, no fire/unintentional
Barton Hospital - EMS Call - Interfacility Transfer
Gold Tip Ave at Lake Tahoe Blvd - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
4/17
2200 block of Butler Ave- EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
2nd Bi-Annual Basin Blitz shows Caltrans renovations help Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/11/2019 - 12:03am
The League to Save Lake Tahoe held its second bi-annual Basin Blitz this spring to assess progress in improving Lake Tahoe’s stormwater infrastructure (pipes, drains and sediment-catching basins). These features flow directly into Lake Tahoe and carry fine sediment pollution from our roads and neighborhoods into the lake, further degrading its clarity.
Old Meyers Grade Fun Run
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/25/2019 - 2:41pm
Event Date:
June 2, 2019 (All day) MEYERS, Calif. — Register now for the fourth annual OMG Fun Run to be
held Sunday, June 2, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Old Meyers Grade in Meyers.
Registration is now open at meyerscommunityfoundation.org through 8:00 p.m. on
June 1. Advanced registration is $15 for adults and $5 for children (12 and
under) and includes a free OMG t-shirt. Kids under 5 attend free. Registration
the day of the event is $20 for adults and $10 for children and will be held
onsite at Old Meyers Grade from 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Location
Old Meyers Grade
Base of Old Meyers Grade off South Upper Truckee
United States
See map: Google Maps
How full is Lake Tahoe?
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/06/2019 - 2:27pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Sierra Nevada has seen epic amounts of snowfall this winter and recent measurements at both Phillips and Mt. Rose show water content of the snowpack well above normal.
CHP to continue testing electronic closure of roads in Meyers
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/17/2019 - 8:30pm
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) electronic closure testing on two roads in the Meyers area this weekend is working but a glitch in the system will continue to direct visitors in the area through neighborhoods as they make their way west towards Sacramento and the Bay Area.
CHP advises motorists to not travel to Lake Tahoe this weekend
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/16/2019 - 1:03pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The stories of 10-15 hours to get to Lake Tahoe from the Bay Area on Friday were not isolated, and many of the repeat reports are occurring on Saturday.
Epic ski conditions have beckoned visitors to the mountains over the three-day holiday weekend, but what created those ski conditions has also caused local roads that aren't passable and clogged highways with frequent closures.
Power out to parts of Meyers and Alpine County
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 7:26pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Crews from Liberty Utilities are in the South Upper Truckee area to restore power to 152 customers. They say there may be a delay in restoration as there are an accident and heavy traffic in the area impeding the crew's response.
Out in Alpine County, 152 customers are without power and crews are searching for the cause of the outage at this hour.
As more information becomes available this story will be updated.
Traffic on Highway 50 held for hours due to snow slide
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/15/2019 - 7:07pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Traffic is being held in Meyers and Twin Bridges due to a snow slide on Echo Summit.
The slide occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m. and according to the CHP in Placerville, it covered some vehicles in the westbound lane. There has been a standstill line of traffic on Highway 50 through Meyers all afternoon and cars are still stopped there waiting for the road to reopen.
Travel restrictions placed on two roads in Meyers to test electronic closures
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/14/2019 - 5:30pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has created electronic closures on two roads in Meyers ahead of a snowy, crowded three-day holiday weekend in Lake Tahoe.
Two of the culprits in recent standstill traffic jams as visitors depart Lake Tahoe at the end of a weekend are electronically closed until Monday, February 18 at 9:00 p.m.
Closures of Sawmill Road and North Upper Truckee were initiated by the CHP in Meyers, then uploaded by Caltrans onto Waze, Google and other maps systems used on cellphones.
South Lake Tahoe traffic meeting: "Our quality of life has been affected"
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/02/2019 - 5:50pm
MEYERS, Calif. - Traffic through neighborhoods in the Meyers area has become unbearable to many residents as vehicles leaving South Lake Tahoe to take to side streets in an effort to circumvent Highway 50 traffic over Echo Summit.
In an effort to find solutions to a problem that keeps Meyers residents from their homes for hours at a time, a townhall-style meeting was held on Friday night.
Letter: Agencies alert public on what they're doing to alleviate traffic leaving South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/02/2019 - 1:03am
The following is a letter created by the four agencies currently working together to try and find a solution to the traffic problem in Meyers as visitors exit Lake Tahoe after a weekend. A public meeting was held on Friday night and that story will be carried on Saturday.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/20/2019 - 1:42pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that 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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
1/9
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/13/2019 - 11:48am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that 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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
1/3
Headaches on the roadway as storm enters Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/05/2019 - 4:54pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - If you don't have to be on the roads around Lake Tahoe today, don't go.
As the beginning of fairly strong weather system has just hit the Sierra, there are not only chain controls but also a series of collisions and spinouts. The storm shouldn't have surprised anyone as warnings have been in place all week.
As of 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2019, chain controls are up on all mountain roads around Lake Tahoe on the California side, expected to be going up soon on the Nevada side.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/24/2018 - 1:08am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that 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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
12/12
STPUD board meeting to highligh 2018 water and sewer improvements
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/20/2018 - 1:16am
Event Date:
December 20, 2018 - 6:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In 2014, the South Tahoe Public Utility District’s Board of Directors approved a series of annual rate increases to fund more than $50 million in critical improvements to South Tahoe’s water, wastewater, and recycled water systems. These upgrades lower long-term costs, improve fire flow, protect the environment and ensure longterm, quality service. On Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 6 p.m. the District will host a public meeting on the upgrades to the water, sewer and recycled water systems, and the ongoing improvements still needed.
Annual Christmas Bird Count in Lake Tahoe Sunday
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 7:29pm
Event Date:
December 16, 2018 - 8:00am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is widely regarded as the largest and oldest citizen science project in the world. Each year, from December 14 through January 5, tens of thousands of volunteers across the county head out into the winter to count birds for a day. This tradition goes back to 1900, and in the intervening years, these birders have built a database on bird populations that is unmatched by any other wildlife census.
Meeting in Meyers to discuss San Bernardino Class 1 Bike Path Project
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 3:00pm
Event Date:
December 5, 2018 - 6:00pm
There is a public meeting about the San Bernardino Class 1 Bike Path Project on Wednesday, December 5 at the Tahoe Paradise Park Club House at 1011 E. San Bernardino Avenue at 6:00 p.m.
The meeting will still be held even with the recent snowfall.
Decorated fire truck schedule: Lake Valley
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/23/2018 - 9:50am
The longstanding tradition of a decorated fire truck in South Lake Tahoe and Meyers continues again in 2018. Here is the Lake Valley Fire Protection District's holiday engine neighborhood schedule. The truck runs December 11-23, 2018.
December 11 – Echo View Estates, Tahoe Mountain Road, Mule Deer Circle
December 12 – Lake Tahoe Blvd from Boulder Mountain Drive to Grizzly Mountain Drive
December 13 – West side of North Upper Truckee from Zuni Street Highway 50, Chiapa Drive
December 14 – East side of North Upper Truckee from Grizzly Mountain to West San Bernardino Ave.
Where is that picnic basket?
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/13/2018 - 1:16pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A mama bear and her two cubs in the Gardner Mountain area of South Lake Tahoe have been popular neighbors over the past summer. The family roams from the Upper Truckee Marsh to the Tahoe Keys and sometimes into Camp Richardson.
The cubs are what is known as "Cubs of the Year," meaning they were born in January 2018. They'll hang out with their mother over the winter and then will part ways around May or June 2019.
Names released in officer involved shooting in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 11/06/2018 - 7:42pm
The names of the two South Lake Tahoe police detectives involved in last Monday's officer involved shooting have been released.
Van Sickle Bi-State Park closes for season
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 8:32pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Tahoe Conservancy has announced that the gates to Van Sickle Bi-State Park are closed for the winter season. Although the park's facilities are closed, the 725 acre park remain open year-round and are enjoyed by those on day outings, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just having fun in the snow.
The winter closure includes the Park’s gates, roads, parking lots, water, restrooms and trash collection. The Conservancy reminds visitors to pack out all trash.
Armed robbery suspect identified as man killed after shooting at police
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/31/2018 - 3:32pm
11/1/18 update: More details have come to light surrounding the officer involved shooting of an armed robbery suspect in Meyers on Monday.
There were three warrants for the arrest of Billy Jo Johnson on Monday, one from each South Lake Tahoe, Douglas County and Carson City. Law enforcement from each agency were working together on their cases in an attempt to locate and arrest the 34-year-old Johnson.
Officer involved shooting leaves one man dead and two roads closed
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/29/2018 - 2:17pm
10/30 Update: The shooting suspect from the officer involved shooting on October 29, 2018 has been positively identified as 34-year-old Billy Jo Johnson of Gardnerville, Nev.
Next of kin notifications have been completed.
This is still an active investigation and no further information is available at this time.
* * *
7:15 p.m. update - The suspect who died after the pursuit had a felony warrant for arrest for a PC 211, Robbery with a Firearm.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/24/2018 - 12:17am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that 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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
9/12
Lake Tahoe area roadwork September 23-29
Submitted by paula on Sat, 09/22/2018 - 11:26pm
The following is a list of the Caltrans roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County for the week of September 23 - 29, 2018.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
2019 project to reroute Upper Truckee River through South Lake Tahoe marsh
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/13/2018 - 3:23pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Money is on its way to South Lake Tahoe to restore the Upper Truckee Marsh, the largest remaining wetland in the Sierra Nevada, and reverse damage created by decades of development.
The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) announced Thursday they received $1,700,066 from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife towards their project to redirect the Upper Truckee River to its historic network of channels through the Marsh. Water flowing through the Marsh will slow down, allowing sediment to settle instead of reaching Lake Tahoe.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 8:54pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that 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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
8/29
South Lake Tahoe KOA being sold - One more weekend of their big sale
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 1:00am
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Sun Sep 23 2018 .
September 22, 2018 - 9:00am
September 23, 2018 - 9:00am
9/14/18 Update: The KOA Farewell Sale continues on Saturday and Sunday, September 22 and 23. Everything in the store is an additional 20 percent off the already deeply discounted prices.
Saturday's hours are 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday is from noon to 6:00 p.m.
You'll find: RV Parts (Sewer hoses @ cost, propane supplies)
Camping Supplies, (Flashlights, sleeping bags, bug repellents, etc)
Fishing Equipment (Poles, bait, lures, etc)
Kitchen Gadgets (Pots & pans, BBQ supplies, utensils galore
Toys, Games, Jewelry, Tee Shirts & Souvenirs, and a BUNCH of other stuff.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork September 9 - 15
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 12:12am
The following are projects the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is working on in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/02/2018 - 10:10pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that 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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
8/22
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/19/2018 - 10:01am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that 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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
8/8
12:34 a.m. - Bear Break-in - Country Club Dr
Lake Tahoe area roadwork August 19-25
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/18/2018 - 10:01am
The following is a list of the Caltrans roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County for the week of August 19 - August 25, 2018.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Grand opening weekend for The Hangar
Submitted by paula on Fri, 08/17/2018 - 3:21pm
There is a three-day grand opening of The Hangar in South Lake Tahoe, a four-acre outdoor craft beer taproom and bottle shop located on the grounds of the old
Tahoe Amusement Park on the Upper Truckee River.
They will have a stacked beer lineup from the bay and around the lake. There will be food from Steve's Pizza, The Butchers Kitchen and The Oven along with daily raffles and pint giveaways for the first 80 pints bought each day.
On Saturday, August 18, there will be a ribbon cutting at 12:30 p.m.
South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 8:51pm
The following are the 175 incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Cal-Tahoe JPA ambulances responded to from July 24 - August 6, 2018:
7/24
07:38 - 2000 block of Lake PARKWAY Dr - Assist invalid
14:35 - 700 block of Colorado Ct - Public service assistance, other
11:04 - Barton Hospital - Interfacility Psych Transfer
18:46 - 1000 block of Martin Ave - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
19:39 - Fremont Ave at Treehaven Ct - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury
18:27 - In front of EMERALD BAY - Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill
Tahoe Keys corporation yard to move from Upper Truckee River marsh
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/08/2018 - 11:59pm
The Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA) will be moving their corporation yard from a 2.21-acre parcel of environmentally sensitive land to a developable 0.99-acre parcel adjacent to the Tahoe Keys Marina.
On Wednesday, the California Tahoe Conservancy Board authorized their staff to move forward with an agreement with TKPOA. This move allows the Conservancy to restore the site as part of its Upper Truckee Marsh restoration project, one of the largest and most important restoration projects in the history of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Not a good week for bears in South Lake Tahoe - 3 hit and killed by cars
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/07/2018 - 3:18pm
A cub hit and killed by a car on Keller Road Monday night makes three bears who have died in the same manner in just 10 days on the South Shore. In the last three weeks, there have been a total of five hit by cars between Tahoma, South Lake Tahoe and Meyers according to Toogee Sielsch, South Lake Tahoe bear advocate.
In Monday's incident, a vehicle hit one of the three cubs born to Hazel, a neighborhood bear that residents have named and watched over. The speed limit in the area is 25 mph.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork August 5 - 11
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/04/2018 - 6:40pm
The following is a list of the Caltrans roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County for the week of August 5-11, 2018.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Abandoned homeless camps cleaned up in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 08/02/2018 - 8:01pm
For the past several months, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) has been contacting homeless individuals using the meadow behind Motel 6 as an illegal campground, advising them that the area would soon be off limits.
League to Save Lake Tahoe backs Upper Truckee River Project at Lake Tahoe Golf Course
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/30/2018 - 1:40pm
The following is a comment in support of Preferred Alternative 2B of the Upper Truckee River Restoration and Golf Course Reconfiguration Project submitted by the League to Save Lake Tahoe to California State Parks:
Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 29 - August 4
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/29/2018 - 11:45am
The following is a list of the Caltrans roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin and El Dorado County for the week of July 29 - August 4, 2018.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Restoration of Upper Truckee River planned near Lake Tahoe Golf Course; Public comment ends July 30
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/29/2018 - 12:59am
There are just two days left for the public to comment on a proposed restoration project of the Upper Truckee River that runs adjacent to the Lake Tahoe Golf Course and Washoe Meadows State Park.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/22/2018 - 9:07am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that 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 time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
7/11
Column: Lake Tahoe Summit-recommitting to collaboration
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/19/2018 - 1:04pm
Nearly 25 years ago, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and dozens of partners embarked on an unprecedented mission to conserve and restore the Lake Tahoe Basin’s treasured natural resources through the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program (EIP).
Delaware Sand Filter being installed on US50 in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/16/2018 - 11:52pm
Many have wondered about the structure being built near the Upper Truckee Bridge at US50 and River Drive in South Lake Tahoe. It's tall framing from two weeks ago has become a system of steel, cement, sand and is an in-line facility for stormwater collection and treatment.
This system, called a Delaware sand filter, stands alone and requires no pond or pretreatment. There was a like filter system installed at US50 and Rufus Allen Boulevard a couple of years ago. It has been found to be effective in removing common pollutants from stormwater drain off.
Lake Tahoe area roadwork July 15-21
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/14/2018 - 9:48pm
The following is a list of the Caltrans roadwork projects in the Lake Tahoe Basinand El Dorado County for the week of July 15 - 21, 2018.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
El Dorado County Sheriff's Report
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/08/2018 - 11:49am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county. The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at time of story.
Some of those recently added to last week's log:
6/27
7:25 a.m. - Coroner Investigaton - South Lake Tahoe - 33-YEAR-OLD MAN DECEASED AFTER BEING HIT BY VEHICLE ON HWY 50.
6/28
