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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Another divisive community issue, a proposed vacancy tax on second homeowners, is drawing a large opposition campaign. Over 120 residents, business owners, lodging community, chambers, second homeowners, realtors, and many others filled the first Stop The Vacancy Tax town hall meeting.

As a Liberty team member, volunteering for service projects and supporting charitable organizations is an important factor in being a Liberty employee. Every year, Liberty team members are allocated 24 hours to volunteer their time to support local community volunteer events. Fortunately, for Bread & Broth, serving at a Monday Meal is one of their favorite volunteer opportunities and provides the Liberty crew members an excellent opportunity to interface with the recipients of their charitable giving.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and Lake Valley Fire Protection District Free Chipping Program is available to all residents of Meyers, South Lake Tahoe, and the rest of the south shore region within those fire district boundaries.

As residents work on their defensible space, make an appointment so the chipper can come by and take care of those small trees and limbs that have been removed.

Follow this link to the website to request free chipping https://www.chipperday.com/southlaketahoe.

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - As we prepare to celebrate this Fourth of July holiday, El Dorado County Assessor Jon DeVille is reaching out to disabled veterans throughout the County to remind them that they may qualify for a
significant property tax savings.

The Fourth of July holiday celebrates our country’s independence. Those who have served have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our nation and preserve our freedom. We honor these heroes, especially those who lost their lives or sustained life-altering injuries in battle.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – It was a big weekend at Todd Field this weekend as the state championship Babe Ruth baseball tournament matched some of the region's best players.

The South Tahoe Babe Ruth All Stars 13U team triumphed with a decisive 17-6 victory over Sparks on Saturday, securing their spot in the Babe Ruth Pacific Southwest Regionals in Bakersfield, California, July 21-27.

On Sunday, the South Tahoe Babe Ruth All Stars 14U team endured a heartbreaking 7-6 loss to Fallon, with the game decided on a walk-off double in the bottom of the tenth inning.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Arts Project (TAP) will hold its highly anticipated Music on the Beach on Thursday, August 22 at Lakeshore Lodge in South Lake Tahoe.

Enjoy an evening on the beach, listening to local favorites Niall McGuinness, Trey Stone, and John Shipley.

There is a suggested donation of $20 and the gate opens at 6 p.m., show is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The lineup of Dancing With The Tahoe Stars will be revealed during the evening!

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Repairs have been completed and the Stream Profile Chamber at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center has reopened according to the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU). Vandals destroyed the glass two years ago, and it has taken until now to get ready for the public.

The Profile Chamber closed in 2018 for damage to a smaller panel in the chamber that happened during cleaning, and it reopened in 2019, and was closed during COVID and 2022 due to a low water year. It was closed again due to the vandals, but now the public can enjoy it again.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Troy Leonard Oharran, 59, was arrested by officers from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) on Friday after allegedly causing a disturbance, harassing people, making inappropriate comments to teen girls, and threatening officers at Conolley Beach behind the Tahoe Beach Retreat.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The South Christmas Valley neighborhood is having a Firewise "meet and greet" for those living in the area on July 9 anytime between 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 3313 West River Park.

The neighborhood from the Celio Ranch to the last home on Grass Lake Road is in this newly formed Firewise community - over 240 homes.

Representatives from the Tahoe Resource Conservation District and Lake Valley Fire Valley will be on hand to share information. The event is meant to have residents stop by, grab information on what it means to be Firewise, and meet representatives.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Summer is in full swing and so are fire restrictions in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Please “Know Before You Go” and check the fire restriction status in your area. Visit Tahoe Living With Fire to learn more and contact your local fire district for the specific fire restrictions in your area.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It will get hot around Lake Tahoe this week as we celebrate America's birthday. There could be several record breakers as there is a surge into the 90s. Warm and dry weather will largely prevail throughout the upcoming week. On the hottest days for the July 4th holiday weekend, enhanced heating and terrain-driven lift may be sufficient to produce a few late-day thunderstorms (5-10% chance) east of the Sierra crest into far western Nev.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Take a step back in time over the holiday weekend as you enjoy a guided tour of the Al Tahoe Pioneer Cemetery on July 5 and July 6. The tours will be led by one of the inhabitants of the only historic cemetery in the Lake Tahoe Basin, Susan Close Young who was buried there in 1971 at the age of 91. Those on the tours will also hear stories about some of Tahoe’s earliest settlers!

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2024 Pony Express Re-ride has concluded after riders rode into Old Sacramento on Thursday, June 27 at 4:30 p.m. The journey was just as the original riders did from 1860-1861, 10 days and almost 2,000 miles to deliver mail from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. They delivered thousands of letters using 700 riders who traveled the sometimes treacherous route. Places popped up over the plains to keep fresh horses and provided places for replacement riders to sleep.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - At its meeting last week, the California Tahoe Conservancy Board awarded a $150,000 grant to the Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) to conduct surveillance for invasive New Zealand mudsnails in the nearshore of Lake Tahoe. Divers contracted by Tahoe RCD discovered that New Zealand mudsnails were present in Lake Tahoe in September 2023.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As we move into summer and the vegetation dries out, the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team would like the public to remember the importance of creating and maintaining defensible space. University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Living With Fire Program published a new Living With Fire Defensible Space Guide to help teach residents how to do it.

ALPINE COUNTY, Calif. - Alpine County has announced the release of the first conceptual designs for the Turtle Rock Park Master Plan. This milestone marks a pivotal step in their ongoing efforts to enhance and revitalize one of the community’s most cherished recreational spaces.

The conceptual designs, crafted by Design Workshop, aim to create an environment that will serve both residents and visitors. The proposed plans include a variety of features such as improved picnic areas, upgraded trails, new playgrounds, and enhanced facilities to support a wide range of outdoor activities.

An annual unpermitted event held on National Forest lands across the county since 1972, the Rainbow Family Gathering, will not be allowed in the Plumas National Forest this July 1 - 7.

The Forest Service issued an order on Wednesday, barring anyone from entering a region of Plumas known as the Indian Creek Headwaters, about 120 miles north of Lake Tahoe. Over 10,000 participants were expected for the event that highlights the hippie/counter-culture that features dancing, drumming, and communing with nature. Many of them had already arrived at the event.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev - The Wá∙šiw (Washoe) are a sovereign tribal nation who are the original inhabitants of DáɁaw Ɂága (Lake Tahoe) and its surrounding areas. Lake Tahoe is the Tribe’s most sacred place, and they consider it a living entity that needs to be honored and protected. Now, The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, a formally recognized tribal government, has secured the funding it needs to establish a full-time Community Liaison. This liaison will represent its voice at community meetings and decision-making tables for the next three years.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The annual Community Clean-Up Day, better known as $5.00 dump day, continues to be an enormously popular event. Now in its 36th year, the annual event drew 666 cars to go through the line this year, and the Clean Tahoe field crew completed 41 curbside pick-ups for seniors and disabled residents, with 458,000 pounds of debris collected in total.

A large amount of that debris was recycled with 74 mattresses, 61,000 pounds of metal, and 12,275 pounds of electronic waste kept out of the landfill.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the fourth time, the South Tahoe Public Utility District has received the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence through the California Special District Association (CSDA). This certificate requires compliance in three best practice areas for transparency including the Brown Act, website, and public outreach. The application was an extensive process, consisting of 54 documents and 158 pages that were reviewed by representatives of two peer agencies, Tahoe City Public Utility District and North Tahoe Public Utility District.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Visitors to Kahle Drive Trailhead, Lam Watah Trail, Nevada Beach, Nevada Beach Campground, and Rabe Meadow can expect to see restoration project activity in the area including staging of equipment and construction materials, tree removal, and culvert replacement.

U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced Tuesday that $24,026,333 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is coming to Lake Tahoe to extend the popular Tahoe East Shore Trail. This grant award is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program and will fund vital road safety and trail improvements along State Route 28 on Tahoe’s eastern shore.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - School districts across the country are creating no-phone policies on their campuses amid growing concerns for students having lower test scores, mental health challenges, addictive social media habits, an increase in cyberbullying, and exposure to potential sexual predators.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – The Tahoe Big Year, an event which is held every three years by the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS), welcomes birders of all abilities to head outside to find as many different species of birds as they can during the calendar year. While many treat the event as a competition (with some great prizes available thanks to sponsors like Patagonia), it’s also simply a great way to get started in birding, or get more serious birding, and it’s a fun, free, family-friendly activity either way.