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South Lake Tahoe 7th Graders learn about water, fire safety and more aboard the M.S Dixie
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/31/2022 - 8:31pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Over 250 7th graders from the Lake Tahoe Unified School District boarded the majestic M.S Dixie on Thursday, October 27 for a day on the lake to learn about the wonders of water.
For many of the students, it was their first time aboard a boat, and the day's cruise was spent with multiple local agencies connected to the environment.
“It was so great to finally go on a field trip after the last couple of years of the pandemic,” said 7th grader Eli Letton. “And it was cool to see all these organizations out here who care enough to talk to a bunch of
Fewest number of invasive species found on the 5,800 boats inspected at Lake Tahoe in 2022
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/31/2022 - 4:32pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As Lake Tahoe watercraft inspections shift to winter operations, inspectors report intercepting far fewer vessels this year with aquatic invasive species (AIS) onboard. They credit improvements to the program as part of the reason.
Conservancy grants $5.2M for Tahoe forest resilience and to reduce wildfire risk
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/31/2022 - 12:12pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) has awarded two grants, totaling $5.2 million, for work in the Lake Tahoe Basin to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk.
The two grants include:
- $5,024,037 to the USDA Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU), to address public safety risks and replant trees in areas damaged by the Caldor Fire
First Winter Storm Watch of the season in place for South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/30/2022 - 7:19pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Lake Tahoe Basin that is in effect from Tuesday morning at 5 a.m. through Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Heavy snow is possible with this storm. Snowfall accumulations above 5500 feet could be 3-5", with 5-12" above 7000 feet possible. Winds of 45-50 mph will be from the west to southwest, except along the ridges where wind gusts may reach up to 100 mph. Strong winds may create subzero wind chills along the foothills and ridgelines of the Sierra.
El Dorado County Sheriff's call log for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/30/2022 - 3:31pm
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 the time of the story.
Report for October 20 - 26, 2022
10/20
03:22 SUSP VEH STOP - Officer initiated activity at Gun Mount, Us Hwy 50, South Lake Tahoe. Disposition: CHECKS CLEAR.
Where to vote in South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County and Douglas County
Submitted by paula on Sat, 10/29/2022 - 11:01pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Ballots have been mailed out for the November 8 election, giving people the option to return them via mail, a drop box, or at a voter center in California, or through mail-in, early voting or election day voting.
For El Dorado County, use their interactive map, list (here) or see below.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND MEYERS
The misunderstood life of bats…and vampires
Submitted by paula on Sat, 10/29/2022 - 5:30am
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — One of the most enduring and scary Halloween costumes of all time is Count Dracula the infamous vampire. Dracula comes complete with a black cape, sharp plastic vampire teeth and fake blood. He even has special powers that enable him to turn into a bat and quietly escape any sticky Halloween situation.
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency taps local resident Julie Regan as new executive director
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/28/2022 - 1:37pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board voted unanimously on Thursday to offer the position of executive director to Julie Regan following a national search and public evaluation process. Regan, a current TRPA deputy director, has held
an executive role at the agency since 2003.
Lake Tahoe prescribed fire operations set to continue over next two weeks
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/28/2022 - 11:50am
Under the coordination of the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT), the California Tahoe Conservancy and Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District may continue prescribed fire operations over the next two weeks, conditions and weather permitting. Smoke will be present. A map with project details is available for viewing at Tahoe Living With Fire.
Van Sickle Bi-State Park closes gates and facilities for the winter - grounds remain open
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/27/2022 - 6:16pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The California Tahoe Conservancy has announced the annual seasonal closing of the gates and facilities at Van Sickle Bi-State Park on November 1 but the park grounds remain open all year to pedestrian access.
The Conservancy co-manages the 725-acre Van Sickle Bi-State Park with Nevada State Parks. During the winter, the park provides day-use opportunities for hiking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. For visitor safety, sledding is not allowed.
Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless announces Project Homekey success and transition in leadership
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/27/2022 - 5:53pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH) is pleased to hear local candidates discussing the issue of housing and homelessness in South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County. TCH and our broad community of supporters and partners have shared so many successes since our inception seven years ago. In 2022, we are celebrating that:
● Over the last 2 years unsheltered homelessness in South Lake Tahoe is down by more than 80%
● Calls for service and avoidable hospitalizations reduced by over 40%.
Christmas Tree permits start being sold in person for South Lake Tahoe area in November
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 9:10am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's that time of year to start planning on getting that coveted Christmas tree permit from the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) and all other area offices.
Drug Take Back Day in South Lake Tahoe Saturday
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/25/2022 - 12:48pm
Event Date:
October 29, 2022 - 10:00am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Police Department and the Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK) will be at Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) on Saturday, October 29 to collect unused medication as part of the National Drug Take Back Day. There will be a tent in front of the school's gym so the public can just drive by and dispose of the pills.
Housing affordability project celebrated in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 11:30pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The name Sugar Pine Village demonstrates exactly what it took to get the affordable workforce housing project to South Lake Tahoe - it took a village.
Officials with Related California, Saint Joseph Community Land Trust, City of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and the State of California came together at the 11.3-acre site of Sugar Pine Village on Monday to celebrate what will is the largest affordable development in South Lake Tahoe.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office call log for Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 7:36pm
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 the time of the story.
Report for October 6 - 19, 2022
10/6
02:10 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN PROGRESS - Occurred at Mule Deer Cir/Elk Point Dr. in South Lake Tahoe. Disposition: ASSISTED.
10/7
11:53 SUSP VEH STOP 2210070097
Snowmaking begins at Northstar; Heavenly and Kirkwood soon to follow
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 4:40pm
With the dropping temperatures around Lake Tahoe, and a change in humidity, Vail Resorts began making snow at Northstar over the weekend. Snowmaking operations at Heavenly and Kirkwood within the week.
This activity is always a sure sign that winter and the ski and ride season are just around the corner.
The resorts all received a natural dusting of snow from the weather system that came over the Sierra this weekend, with a chance of another two systems forecast for the week ahead.
South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates answer Tahoe Climate Change group's questions
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 8:16pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Climate Change Action Network asked the 11 candidates for city council questions concerning
Out of the 11 candidates running, four candidates did not respond. The candidates who did not respond were Cody Bass, Joby Cefalu, Kevin Brunner, and Brad Jacobson.
Of the seven who replied to the question, "Do you support the City's goal to become 100% renewable by 2030," all replying said "yes" except for Sherry Eddy who also said she didn't support the recent ban on plastic water bottles.
Two small weather systems pass through South Lake Tahoe this week
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 6:26pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The only thing not in the South Lake Tahoe forecast this week are temperatures above 70 degrees! After a dusting of snow at the upper elevations Saturday night, temperatures will rebound and be closer to average by Monday afternoon.
That will be shortlived as additional weaker weather systems may bring light showers and increased breezes late Tuesday into Wednesday and again next
weekend, while temperatures generally remain below average.
The weekly forecast for South Lake Tahoe from the National Weather Service in Reno:
100% containment line around 76,788 acre Mosquito Fire
Submitted by paula on Sat, 10/22/2022 - 10:40pm
PLACER/EL DORADO Counties, Calif. - Firefighters have succeeded against the last two stubborn areas of the Mosquito Fire perimeter and there is now a 100 percent containment line around the fire.
Isolated smokes may be visible well within the fire perimeter, but pose no threat to containment, according to the fire command team. Fire suppression repair is nearing completion.
To date, fire crews have completed 221 miles of dozer line repair, 34 miles of handline repair, and 100 miles of road repair. 761 personnel remain on the fire.
Possible PSOM shut off for Lake Tahoe electric customers due to wind
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 8:56pm
NV Energy has issued a PSOM (Public Safety Outage Management) Warning for its customers in the Lake Tahoe area. Due to the expected high wind and Fire Weather Watch, a power shut-off is possible between 9 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday.
A PSOM WARNING is currently in effect for the following PSOM zones:
Heavenly (2 customers)
Glenbrook – Spooner area only (76 customers)
Carson-Genoa – South Carson City/Clear Creek area only (14 customers)
Stateline – Upper Kingsbury area only (1,505 customers)
Incline – Mt. Rose area only (1 customer)
FBI and DCSO undercover drug operation leads to arrests, fentanyl exposure
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 11:10am
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - An undercover drug buy at Stateline Thursday night led to the arrest of two and an exposure of five deputies to powder fentanyl.
On October 20, 2022, at approximately 8:10 p.m., the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) Street Enforcement Team (SET) working in conjunction with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force concluded a five-month-long investigation into the narcotics trafficking activities of Regina Rojas, a 35-year-old female from Rancho Cordova, California and Jessica Thomas, a 32-year-old female from Sacramento, California.
Council candidates answer South Tahoe High student questions on housing and environmental threats
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 8:15am
The South Tahoe High Climate Crew Club and Key Club asked questions of this year's candidates for South Lake Tahoe city council. Not all candidates replied and there are no responses from Brad Jacobson, Tamara Wallace, or Sherry Eddy.
Due to the length of the questions and answers (there are seven of them) they will be split up over the next few days. This is the third day of answers with two more questions answered below:
32,000 fentanyl pills confiscated in California drug busts - some packed in candy boxes/bags
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/20/2022 - 11:30pm
There were two large drug busts in California on Wednesday, one in the Los Angeles Airport and the other in the town of Ripon. In total, 32,000 suspected Fentanyl pills were confiscated.
Los Angeles County
Multiple agencies are responding to Douglas County Jail at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/20/2022 - 8:41pm
UPDATE Friday 10/21 11 a.m.:For update, visit http://southtahoenow.com/story/10/21/2022/fbi-and-dcso-undercover-drug-operation-leads-arrests-fenta...
UPDATE Friday 10/21 8 a.m.: There will be an official update later this morning. At this time Douglas County Undersheriff Ron Elges said "All employees are doing well and safe. Our building is open for business. We are just decontaminating the vehicles outside."
Lane closures on Mt. Rose Highway as NDOT repairs issues recently found
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/20/2022 - 1:17pm
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) will be working on the Mt. Rose Highway (SR431) to address issues found on the lower part of the highway Thursday-Saturday.
One lane will be closed on westbound Mt. Rose Highway near Thompson Lane between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Oct. 20-22. Drivers will still be able to travel both directions of the highway. Motorists should expect minor travel delays if traveling westbound.
Ready for a quick change in seasons at Lake Tahoe?
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/20/2022 - 11:07am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Fall has been warmer and drier than normal around Lake Tahoe, but that is about to come to a screeching halt. Time to get all of those pre-winter chores done as temperatures will be drastically dropping and lows will be well below freezing. Might also want to take that last trip into Hope Valley for fall color before the incoming weather will most likely take down those colorful leaves.
Strong, gusty winds make their way over the Sierra starting Friday night and going into Saturday. Widespread 30-45 mph gusts in valleys with a 50 percent
Almost 1,000 personnel still assigned to 76,788 acre Mosquito Fire which is 95% contained
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/19/2022 - 8:30pm
A completed containment line continues to evade those working on the Mosquito Fire. The terrain at two spots is keeping the containment line at 95 percent. It started near the town of Foresthill on September 6.
The cause of the fire that has burned 76,788 acres is under investigation.
There is 996 personnel assigned to the fire who will be working on the grid, patrol, and mop-up of all completed dozer and handlines to the extent necessary to prevent escape.
LTCC students to host California Senate candidates for District 4
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/19/2022 - 5:08pm
Event Date:
October 28, 2022 - 12:00pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) students are hosting a forum for California Senate District 4 candidates on Friday, October 28 from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Free lunch will be provided, and all are welcome!
Both Marie Alvarado-Gil and Tim Robertson will be there to answer audience questions, primarily geared toward student concerns and issues.
Please RSVP to egabel@ltcc.edu. It will be held in the LTCC Roberta Mason Library.
One home opens up in Riverside Avenue affordable housing project in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/19/2022 - 1:39pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - One home has become available in the Saint Joseph Community Land Trust (SJCLT) affordable home project in South Lake Tahoe on Riverside/San Jose Avenue.
Beach cleaning robot BEBOT has successful inaugural summer at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/19/2022 - 9:25am
AKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - BEBOT, the all-electric, remote-controlled beach-cleaning robot, found itself at home on Lake Tahoe beaches this summer. After its first trip along the sand at Kiva in June, BEBOT cleaned ten other beaches to test its effectiveness.
Officials decide to end right-turn restriction pilot program in Meyers
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 8:27pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - For years, solutions have been sought to keep through traffic on the highway and out of Meyers neighborhoods during busy, getaway days. With the invention of mapping apps, Lake Tahoe visitors found the back ways to get around traffic that can back up on US50 on Sundays and holidays as they make the exodus to the west over Echo Summit.
It is now back to the drawing board as the right-turn restriction plan didn't get the apps to keep drivers on US50. The signs listing the Sunday and holiday right-turn ban will be removed on November 1.
NDOT to gather more public input on U.S. 50 Tahoe East Shore Corridor Management Plan
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 7:20pm
LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - In 2021 and earlier this year, the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) hosted information booths at Lake Tahoe to gather information from the public on the U.S. 50 Tahoe East Shore Corridor Plan. NDOT is now hosting public listening tours to gather community feedback on proposals for future traffic improvements on the highway section from Stateline to Spooner Summit.
Community members can visit the following locations for study information and provide feedback:
Oct. 27, 10 a.m. - Noon: Kahle Community Center, Kingsbury Grade, Stateline
Clean Up The Lake expands to the Eastern Sierra
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 6:48pm
MONO COUNTY, Calif. - The Clean Up The Lake (CUTL) dive team that completed the 72-mile SCUBA cleanup of Lake Tahoe in 2021-2022, has just finished months of work establishing strategic partnerships in the Mammoth Lakes region with government, nonprofits, businesses and Mammoth Lake Tourism, all leading to the organization solidifying a successful expansion into the Eastern Sierra. With these partnerships now in place, the team has just completed its first round of clean ups and research in the region.
Public invited to South Lake Tahoe State of the City address
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 3:10pm
Event Date:
October 20, 2022 - 5:30pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe will host its second annual State of the City Address on Thursday, October 20 at the Beach Retreat & Lodge Conference Center, starting at 5:30 p.m. The event will be emceed by City Manager Joe Irvin, while Mayor Devin Middlebrook will share highlights from his tenure as mayor during the 2021-22 fiscal year and the progress made toward numerous initiatives in the 2021-2026 Strategic Plan.
El Dorado County supervisor candidates answer the questions!
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/16/2022 - 7:54pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Just as the eleven South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates were asked questions to help voters understand their qualities (only 7 responded), the two candidates for Area 5 El Dorado County supervisor also answered questions.
Return of more fall-like weather at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sun, 10/16/2022 - 7:24pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - High-pressure weather pattern continues through the week with warm afternoons, cool nights, and generally light winds.
Increasing high clouds will move over the region Monday evening. Cooler, more fall-like weather is expected by next weekend with a return of westerly breezes and the potential for light precipitation, and even upper-elevation snow, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno.
New Music & Arts store opening in Carson City - CC Top Music, Arts, & Beyond LLC
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/16/2022 - 10:53am
C.C. Top Music, Arts, & Beyond LLC is excited to welcome you to its store’s opening in Carson City, NV as of October 14th, 12PM-8PM. Celebrate with us throughout the month of October! CCTop is a unique store offering our customers a comfortable, pet-friendly shopping experience. CCTop offers a very unique blend of products and services to include home decor, pet accessories, & hand crafted designs. Did we mention we also have an awesome guitar store as well? We are planning a calendar full of fun and informative art/craft classes for both, children & adults.
TERC: The Ultimate Fight Against the Zebra Mussel
Submitted by paula on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 9:38am
Event Date:
October 27, 2022 - 5:30pm
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Join the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) on Thursday, October 27, 2022, for "The Ultimate Fight Against Zebra Mussels? Comparative Intervention Methods to Control AIS." It will be held at their Science Center in Incline Village.
Prescribed fire to continue at Sugar Pine State Park
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 8:35pm
Under the coordination of the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT), California State Parks is scheduled to continue understory burning next week, starting October 17, on approximately eight acres in Sugar Pine Point State Park, conditions and weather permitting. Smoke will be present. A map with project details is available for viewing on the Tahoe Living With Fire website.
Douglas County commissioners vote to keep VHRs, but direct staff to update areas of concern
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 12:45am
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - After a marathon Douglas County Commissioner meeting at Lake Tahoe Thursday, the commissioners did not vote to ban vacation home rentals (VHRs) but they did give staff input on updating the current ordinance.
Commissioner Walt Nowosad made the motion to disband the VHR program and for staff to bring back an ordinance to eliminate them. It failed to get a second and therefore the VHRs remain.
Jon Hetherton selected to fill vacant Lake Tahoe Unified School District trustee spot
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 11:23pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) voted unanimously Thursday night to elect Jon Hetherton as the new trustee for area 2. He will take office and the oath at the Board's December meeting.
The Board gave Hetherton and the other candidate, Leonard Carter, a series of questions to answer during their interview which started prior to their regularly scheduled Board meeting. No one had filed to run in the November 8 election for Area 2 so the District opened it up to the public to apply.
Crews have line around new, small fire in the Caldor Fire burn scar
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 5:03pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Firefighters are at the scene of a fire in the Caldor Fire burn scar outside the boundary of Sierra-at-Tahoe in Sayles Canyon.
The 20' x 20' fire has a line around it, and crews and extinguishing any additional hot spots. It is in the Eldorado National Forest.
At the time the cause is still under investigation.
Two new concourses and ticketing hall being added to Reno-Tahoe airport
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 4:25pm
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) celebrated important milestones that will redefine air travel for generations to come. Airport officials were joined by U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Congressman Mark Amodei, Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve, and other local officials to break ground on the Ticketing Hall expansion project at the airport. This is the first piece of the MoreRNO construction program, which will take place over the next several years.
NDOT launches revamped 511 Nevada Travel Info system
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 11:28pm
On Oct. 13, the Nevada Department of Transportation launched an enhanced 511
NV Travel Information system to provide improved Nevada highway information.
First launched in 2007, the 511 Nevada Travel Info service will continue to allow motorists to dial 511 tollfree or log onto nvroads.com any time for up-to-the-minute state road conditions, online traffic cameras, roadway weather information, scheduled event road closures, highway construction updates and more.
The Nevada 511 app can also be downloaded via the Apple or Google store.
Douglas County to bring emergency management functions back in-house
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 9:54pm
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. - With unusual and more frequent emergencies facing Douglas County they will move to have a full-time in-house emergency management team and no longer contract with East Fork Fire District to do that service.
East Fork Fire took over the county's emergency management functions in 2007 and the services had been done in-house prior to that. A department director used to have that responsibility and by bringing it in-house the County will create an updated emergency plan, something that is out of date.
Lake Tahoe grading season comes to a close October 15
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 3:48pm
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is reminding residents and contractors that the annual grading and digging season for permitted projects will end on Saturday, October 15, after which all construction sites must be appropriately winterized to protect Lake Tahoe’s famed water quality.
LTUSD meeting begins early Thursday for interview and selection of new school board trustee
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 3:06pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The next Lake Tahoe Unified School District Board of Education meeting will be starting earlier than normal this week with the public interviews of two people who applied for the open trustee position for Area #2, Jon Hetherton and Leonard Carter. A "failure to elect" notice went out when no candidate filed to run for the Nov. 8 election. That portion of the meeting starts at 3:30 p.m. They will accept oral or written public input on this item.
The board is scheduled to deliberate and vote when the interviews conclude.
Two CAL FIRE firefighters burned in Placerville vehicle explosion, one from South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 7:59pm
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Two CAL FIRE personnel from the Amador-El Dorado Unit (AEU) assigned to the Placerville Fire Center were seriously injured Sunday evening after one of the department's vehicles caught on fire.
On October 9 at approximately 7 p.m., the two men were inside the center on Fair Lane when a vehicle caught fire and they ran outside. There were reports of an explosion and black smoke could be seen from a distance.
One of the injured men is originally from South Lake Tahoe.
South Lake Tahoe residents asked to participate in UC Davis survey on wildfire
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 2:50pm
UC Davis researchers want to hear from South Lake Tahoe area residents and get their perspectives on wildfire issues in California.
Help protect your community from wildfire by sharing your opinions and experiences at https://linktr.ee/ucdwildfire. Your responses will inform local leaders and policymakers of your landscape and community values, guiding solutions to reduce the impact of wildfire and bolstering resilience for everyone.
Public input sought for Lake Tahoe Destination Stewardship Plan
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 2:41pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Wed Oct 26 2022 .
October 25, 2022 (All day)
October 26, 2022 (All day)
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - A collaboration of public and private sector organizations in the greater Tahoe region is inviting residents, community members, and stakeholders interested in sustainable management of outdoor recreation and tourism to take part in an online survey and public workshops later this month. The online survey and registration for public workshops on October 25 and 26 are open now at www.StewardshipTahoe.org.
