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Homewood lawsuit remanded back to TRPA on one issue
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 7:28pmOn the question of whether the Homewood Mountain Ski Area Resort, a ski area on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore, can be revitalized, the U.S. District Court validated all of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s environmental findings in the decision on the Sierra Club’s lawsuit challenging the project. The court remanded the case back to TRPA on one very limited issue concerning the adequacy of the economic analysis related to one of the alternatives studied, TRPA officials said.
Federal judge halts major Lake Tahoe ski resort expansion
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 10:52amHOMEWOOD, Calif. - Nearly one year to the day since a lawsuit was filed, a federal judge has sent a proposed Lake Tahoe ski resort expansion back to the drawing board.The public interest law firm E...
Federal judge halts major Lake Tahoe ski resort expansion
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/07/2013 - 10:52amHOMEWOOD, Calif. - Nearly one year to the day since a lawsuit was filed, a federal judge has sent a proposed Lake Tahoe ski resort expansion back to the drawing board.
Judge hears arguments in Homewood development lawsuit
Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 3:00pmFemale military members sue to serve in combat
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 6:00amSAN FRANCISCO - Four female military service members have filed a lawsuit challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat.The lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday a...
Property owners file lawsuit to stop KGID from expanding
Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 1:59amEl Dorado County joins Howard Jarvis taxpayer group in fire fee lawsuit
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 11:13amEl Dorado County has agreed to join the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association class action lawsuit seeking to overturn California's controversial fire fee.
“Hundreds of residents have contacted the county to voice their frustration about the fire tax,” said Supervisor John Knight. “The Board of Supervisors can’t sit idly by while the state is running a legalized extortion scheme on rural residents.”
El Dorado County joins fire fee lawsuit
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 10:27amThe El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to join the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association class action lawsuit seeking to overturn the state fire fee.El Dorado County residents li...
Anti-tax group sues to end state fire fee, wants refunds
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 3:21pmThe Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association announced Thursday that it is suing to end a $150 annual state fire fee imposed on California's rural residents and obtain refunds for those who have already paid.
The group alleges in Sacramento Superior Court that the fee, which the state began collecting in August, amounts to a tax that was illegally approved without the necessary two-thirds majority of lawmakers.
Tax group sues to block Calif. firefighting fee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 1:08pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. - A taxpayer group, joined by plaintiffs throughout California, filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block a fee that is being assessed on more than 800,000 property owners to rai...
Off-road vehicles in Tahoe National Forest subject of lawsuit
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/04/2012 - 12:10pmColumn: California senate bill addresses ADA lawsuit abuse
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amOver the past few years, numerous small business owners have been hit with a frivolous Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit. It has been frustrating and disturbing to watch predatory attorneys w...
Column: California senate bill addresses ADA lawsuit abuse
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 6:00amOver the past few years, numerous small business owners have been hit with a frivolous Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit. It has been frustrating and disturbing to watch predatory attorneys w...
Lawsuit over roads in Tahoe Forest west of Reno
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/20/2012 - 10:27amRENO, Nev. - A national group representing off-highway recreationists is suing the U.S. Forest Service to try to overturn a new travel management plan on national forest lands in the Sierra west of...
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.
Douglas County Prevails in Appeal of FEMA Flood Maps
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 07/22/2012 - 11:50amAfter four years of contesting data used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop flood maps for the Carson Valley, a ruling by a Scientific Resolution Panel found the FEMA requirements doesn't meet its own flood insurance program mapping standards.
USFS faces lawsuit over access to Tahoe National Forest
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/19/2012 - 7:03amOff-road organizations file lawsuit over closure of national forest trails
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 4:56pmSeveral Northern California off-road organizations took legal action Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, due to the closure of more than 800 miles of trails in the Tahoe National Fo...
Off-road organizations file lawsuit over closure of national forest trails
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 4:56pmSeveral Northern California off-road organizations took legal action Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, due to the closure of more than 800 miles of trails in the Tahoe National Fo...
Skibum column: Getting stuck in the traffic of life
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 8:55pm
If the TTD took the $70 Million that they say it will cost to build the loop road and fix up the area they would still have enough over to give us a free bus system like most of the other resort towns. They are not alleviating any traffic flows or amount of cars only diverting them faster to Nevada. How is diverting the traffic helping the traffic situation, we will still have the same amount of cars on the road. I have said this before about other things done to us by our Government agency’s doing what’s best for them and us(mostly them).
Correction: Execution Access-Lawsuit story
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 4:46pmBOISE, Idaho (AP) - In a May 22 story about a lawsuit over witnessing executions in Idaho, The Associated Press erroneously reported, based on information provided by a Nevada Department of Correct...
Forum to focus on ADA compliance
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/20/2012 - 5:26amWith the latest round of lawsuits affecting our local businesses' bottom lines, It is imperative that every business owner understands what role they must play to ensure both California and Federal ADA Accessibility standards are met to not only welcome customers with disabilities, but also to avoid costly litigation. A meeting at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on May 23, 9 a.m. will address the latest ADA regulations.
Lawsuit filed to stop feds’ wildlife damage control program
Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 2:45pmLetter to the editor: Lawsuit to close Blue Lakes and other 4x4 trails is frivolous
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 6:00amThis is just one more frivolus lawsuit filed by one more enviromental group who would like to shut down the whole Sierra to the recreational community.I believe the Forest service has filed any num...
Work under way on NV's 1st wind energy farm
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:25amLAS VEGAS - The settlement of a lawsuit filed by environmentalists is allowing turbines to go up at Nevada's first wind energy project.The 7,500-acre Spring Valley Wind farm in White Pine County, j...
Final performance of 'The Royal Family' tonight at South Tahoe High
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 9:41am
The final performance of the play, The Royal Family, will be performed at 7 p.m. tonight at South Tahoe High School beginning at 7:00 p.m. due to weather cancellation of the show on Saturday night.
Tickets are available at the door one hour prior to the show and are $10 for adults, $5 for students, free with Super ASB card & PABA coupons. The high school is located at 1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd. For additional information go to www.ltusd.org/
Bear box battle forces S. Tahoe to bid project for 3rd time
Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 1:59am
To avoid another lawsuit when it comes to bids and contracts (like Lakeview Commons), the South Lake Tahoe City Council voted for the safe bet – to start the process all over. When the bids go out again for bear boxes to be installed on public property it will actually be the third time.
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.
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.
SAUNDERS: Occupy Oakland vs. City Hall not a fair fight
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 6:00amOccupy Oakland activists have filed a lawsuit against the city and are seeking damages. The American Civil Liberties Union-backed suit argues that protesters are engaged in "peaceful expressive act...
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.
City reaches settlement with League over general plan
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 10:27amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe and the League to Save Lake Tahoe have entered into a settlement agreement in which the League agrees to drop its appeal of their lawsuit against the cit...
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:
Steelers QB settles lawsuit alleging '08 rape in Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:49amRENO, Nev. - Lawyers for Ben Roethlisberger and a woman who accused him of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008 have reached a settlement that ends her civil lawsuit against the Steelers...
Steelers QB settles lawsuit alleging '08 rape
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 9:57amRENO, Nev. (AP) - Lawyers for Ben Roethlisberger and a woman who accused him of raping her at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino in 2008 have reached a settlement that ends her civil lawsuit against the Ste...
Lawsuit alleging rape by Steelers QB in Tahoe settled
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 8:50amRoethlisberger settles lawsuit by woman who accused him rape at Tahoe hotel-casino
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 7:45pmThe civil lawsuit filed by a former Harrah’s Lake Tahoe casino host claiming Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped her while he was visiting Lake Tahoe for a celebrity golf tournament in 2008 has been resolved.
Judge 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 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:
Nevada Think Tank Announces New Case Aimed At U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 1:35pmCARSON CITY — A conservative Nevada think tank today announced the second case taken on by its Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation (CJCL), this one aimed at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for allegedly flooding a Pahrump church camp through negligent and illegal work on two streams.
