Needle Peak Road
Illegal parking on Lake Tahoe highways continue to create safety hazards
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 4:10pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Many head to the Sierra to experience snow in all forms, from the ski slopes to sledding and building snowmen. Even during the pandemic and current "Stay-at-Home" orders in California, area roads were full this past holiday weekend with those seeking play time in the snow.
Each year, law enforcement has to deal with those who seem to have forgotten the laws of being safe on the roadway and parking on the highways, and not observing "no parking" zone rules.
South Lake Tahoe City Council denies appeal of planned Verizon cell tower
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/14/2020 - 6:43pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A overflowing crowd was at Tuesday's City Council meeting to take part in what has become a hot topic in the South Lake Tahoe community - cell towers.
Before the Council was an appeal to the Planning Commission's June 13, 2019 approval of a Special Use permit for a Verizon Wireless Monopine planned for installation at 1360 Ski Run Boulevard on the site of Hansen's sledding hil
City of South Lake Tahoe newsletter: At Lake Level
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/13/2019 - 8:59pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The December edition of the City of South Lake Tahoe's "At Lake Level" has been released by City Manager Frank Rush. This month Rush covers SnowGlobe, the 56-acre site and a possible new Fire/EMS station for the community.
56-Acre Site
Letter: South Lake Tahoe cell tower location standards needed
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 8:55amThank you for the opportunity to share the concerns of residents in the Ski Run /Needle Peak Road residential area with the proposed 112-foot Verizon cell tower.
There is an urgent need for the South Lake Tahoe City Council to adopt a cell tower ordinance to give reassurance to existing residents that their neighborhoods will not be compromised. There needs to be certainty to telecommunications companies by making clear where they can locate their facilities. An urgency ordinance may be adopted by the City Council with a 4/5 vote of its members.
Vote on Verizon monopine cell tower in South Lake Tahoe postponed
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/06/2019 - 9:56amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An overflowing crowd in the City Council chambers Tuesday were present to hear, and speak on, the appeal of a South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission decision to approve a monopine cell tower at the corner of Ski Run Boulevard and Needle Peak Road.
But they will have to return on September 3 to speak.
South Lake Tahoe family fights planned cell tower next to their home
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/04/2019 - 4:44pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "This is a nightmare," says life-long South Lake Tahoe resident Monica Eisenstecken.
Her summer has been filled with preparing to fight the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission's decision in June to allow Verizon to place a 112’ monopine cell tower next door to the home her dad built (it could go as high as 123' with a ten percent change allowed).
Ready for Amgen? Viewer's guide to Stage 2 in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 9:51pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - World-class cycling fans across the globe will be watching the Amgen Tour of California May 12-18, covering a 777.6-mile course through 13 Host Cities, more than 68,000 feet of elevation gain and 25 King of the Mountain (KOM) climbs, the most in race history. More than half of the stages are over 120 miles.
Law enforcement investigating shots fired; Pioneer Trail shut down
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/18/2018 - 12:43pmUPDATE 5:15PM: Pioneer Trail is back open after multiple agencies responded to the sounds of gunshots near Temple Bat Yam.
At 11:09 a.m. March 18, South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) dispatch received two simultaneous calls for the same general area, one for the shots fired and another for the activation of a burglar alarm. Since they were so close in proximity, police officers responded as they could be related calls according SLTPD Officer Matt Morrison.
Man extricated from crashed truck on Pioneer Trail in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/07/2018 - 8:41pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - A man from Northern California is recovering after suffering from a medical condition that caused him to crash his Chevy Silverado pickup into a tree Sunday morning in South Lake Tahoe.
At 9:12 a.m. January 7, emergency crews responded to the crash site on Pioneer Trail near Needle Peak Road. South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue had to extricate the unidentified man from the truck.
The man, who is in his mid-40s, was alone in the truck when he had a seizure. Witnesses reported seeing the driver attempt to pull his truck off the roadway prior to the crash.
South Lake Tahoe begins road paving projects
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 2:42pmThe City of South Lake Tahoe has begun its annual paving project this week, July 30, 2012. Sierra Nevada Construction of Sparks, Nev., has been selected to perform the $2,858,000 contract.