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Yellow-legged frogs earn spot on endangered list
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:44amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - They aren't as famous as the threatened red-legged frogs of Calaveras jumping fame, but two types of yellow-legged frogs are getting new special protections.The California...
Sierra snowpack well below normal even after January boost
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 4:30pm
The snowfall in January gave the Sierra snowpack a boost, but it is still well below average, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. The graph above shows the Snow Water Equivalent from the current water year through Feb. 1, the average water year (1971-2000), and the 2010-2011 water year.
The Snow Water Equivalent for this water year through Feb. 1 is around 5 inches, compared to more than 20 inches this time last year, according to the weather service.
Lawmakers' switch preserves school bus funding
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 10:30amSACRAMENTO, Calif. - (AP) - Parents, especially in rural parts of the state, can breathe easier after state lawmakers changed their minds Thursday and voted not to target school bus service in a mi...
Dry winter in Calif reduces Sierra Nevada snowpack
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 9:49amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - State water officials say recent storms have not made up for this year's dry winter, leaving California's snowpack at below average levels.The Sierra Nevada snowpack is a ...
Bill would give lawmakers control of court budgets
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 9:15amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The state Assembly on Monday narrowly approved legislation that would return control of California's $3 billion court budget to the Legislature, stripping some authority f...
Calif. Supreme Court upholds state Senate maps
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 9:55amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state Senate maps drawn last year by an independent redistricting commission, dealing a blow to GOP attempts to block Dem...
State Senate leader shoots down redevelopment agency extension
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 9:08amSACRAMENTO - A bill that would delay the elimination of the 400 community redevelopment agencies in the state does not have sufficient support to pass by the Feb. 1 deadline, the leader of the stat...
Park supervisor slaying suspect to be arraigned
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 9:59amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Rancho Cordova man who recently lost his job is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in the shooting death of his former boss, the city's parks superintendent.The Sacramen...
Nevada and Northern California Fishing Report through Jan. 31
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:35pmHere is the fishing report through Jan. 31. The report covers rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
Calif jobless rate dips to lowest level since 2009
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 9:09amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's unemployment rate dipped slightly in December to 11.1 percent, its lowest rate since 2009, the state reported Friday.The rate is two-tenths of a percentage po...
Legislature stops GOP override of state parks bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:30pmSACRAMENTO (AP) - Republican lawmakers on Thursday failed to override Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of a bill that would have allowed local governments to take over the operations of state parks forced t...
South Tahoe wrestling results
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:00am2010 Sparks InvitationalNatomas High School, Sacramento, Calif. Dec. 2932 Teams Competing from CaliforniaSouth Tahoe 8th Place FinishIndividual Results - South Tahoe120 - Robert Hook (10) 0 - 2126 ...
Ready for the wild: Tahoe bear cubs rehabilitated and set free
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:29am
Three bear cubs, nursed back to health by Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Inc., were released into the wild this week.
The bears, each close to a year old, were brought to the South Lake Tahoe facility last summer where they were found malnourished and without mothers.
The California Department of Fish and Game released one of the cubs, a female, north of Truckee on Tuesday and two were taken to Alpine County on Wednesday. The cubs were put into winter dens made by Fish and Game biologists.
Transcript from Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:29pm
Budget cuts and temporary taxes were on tap this morning in California Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State address. Below is a transcript of his speech. Go here for an audio version and post-speech analysis moderated by Marianne Russ with Jean Ross, Executive Director of the California Budget Project, former Republican Assemblyman Roger Niello, media/political analyst Barbara O'Connor.
Gov. Brown pitches higher taxes in annual address
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 11:02amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown gave Californians a choice between higher taxes and deeper cuts to public schools and other core functions of government during his State of the State add...
Programming changes at Capital Public Radio
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:35am
If you tuned into your pre-set Capital Public Radio station Tuesday night expecting to hear "Excellence in Jazz" you may have wondered where it went. Don't worry, it didn't go away, it's now on a new station.
Effective Tuesday Capital Public radio moved "Excellence In Jazz" and several other of its music programs from KXJZ 90.9/KUOP 91.3/KKTO 90.5/KQNC 88.1 over to its music station at 88.9 KXPR/ 91.7 KXSR, and 88.7 KXJS.
Fishing report through Jan. 25
Submitted by Don Quilici on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 11:25pm
Here is this week's fishing report for January 18-25. This report covers streams, lakes and rivers in Nevada, Northern California, southern Oregon and the Sierra.
3 El Dorado County residents survive cruise
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 12:15amBy Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee. The final leg of a European vacation ended abruptly early Saturday morning for three El Dorado County residents when the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground and tip...
Efficiency rules for batteries set by California
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 12:15amBy Rick Daysog, Sacramento Bee. California will become the first state in the nation to require greater energy efficiency in the battery chargers that millions of consumers use to power their cellphon...
California wildlife makes headlines in 2011
Submitted by Don Quilici on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 2:10amThe year of 2011 was anything but quiet for the California Department of Fish and Game.
Pesky bears, a roaming gray wolf, significant poaching arrests, tsunami relief work and dramatic wildlife rescues were among the stories that captured the public’s attention.
DFG also welcomed new Director Charlton H. Bonham, who was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in August.
Fishing report through Jan. 17
Submitted by Don Quilici on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 1:40am
Here is the fishing report through Jan. 17 for rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
Tahoe Fund Recruiting Founding CEO
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 9:02am
The non-profit Tahoe Fund has engaged Olive Grove Consulting of Belmont, CA to conduct a search for the Fund’s founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Over the next 10 years the CEO will be responsible for raising and distributing $50 million to restore and enhance the Lake, including work on bike trails, restoration projects, interpretive programs, public parks and related projects. Founded in 2010, Tahoe Fund raises private money to supplement the limited public funding available for such efforts.
June trial date set for former Placerville mayor
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 7:21amBy Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee. Placerville's former Mayor David Machado is scheduled to go on trial June 5 on charges relating to his property dealings in the city. The date was set Friday by E...
Brown proposes $4.2 billion in cuts to California
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 11:00amBy Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee. Gov. Jerry Brown proposed Thursday slashing nearly $1.4 billion in welfare and child care aid for the poor while holding ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../brown-proposes-...
El Dorado County man dies in mobile home fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 11:00amBy Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee. Fire officials are investigating the cause of an early morning fire at a mobile home park in Pollock Pines in which a 68-year-old ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../el-dorado...
Lack of snow not stopping Olympic Heritage
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:45pmBy Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee. In 1960, with the sports world poised to show up on their doorstep, organizers of the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley grew increasingly nervous through an unus...
Brown proposes $4.2 billion in cuts to California
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 5:45pmBy Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee. Gov. Jerry Brown proposed Thursday slashing nearly $1.4 billion in welfare and child care aid for the poor while holding voters liable for $5 billion in education fu...
Fishing report though Jan. 11
Submitted by Don Quilici on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 6:30amHere is the fishing report for the week of Jan. 4-11. The report covers rivers, streams and lakes in Nevada, Northern California and Southern Oregon.
Brown not backing away from challenges
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 2:19amBy Wyatt Buchanan, San Francisco Chronicle. SACRAMENTO — In his first year back as California's leader, Gov. Jerry Brown was unable to get what he wanted. Voters returned Brown to the Capitol for ...
Legislative debate to revolve around fiscal crisis
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 9:10amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's budget deficit appears more manageable than in past years, but the state's ongoing fiscal crisis will continue to dominate debate over other matters in the Le...
OBITUARY: Robert M. Yee
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 10:12amKeno BobRobert M. Yee, aka Keno Bob, passed away in Sacramento on November 28, 2011, after a lengthy illness. A longtime South Lake Tahoe resident and owner of Keno Bob's Chinese Restaurant, Rob...
New laws promote gay history, illegal immigrants
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 9:38amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Laws that promote the historical contributions of gays and lesbians and help illegal immigrant college students gain financial aid will take effect with the new year in...
OBITUARY: Robert M. Yee
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 9:38amKeno BobRobert M. Yee, aka Keno Bob, passed away in Sacramento on November 28, 2011, after a lengthy illness. A longtime South Lake Tahoe resident and owner of Keno Bob's Chinese Restaurant, Rob...
Court: California can eliminate redevelopment
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 5:47pmBy Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee. In a significant budget win for Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../court-california-c...
Court splits decision over redevelopment funding
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 4:17pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers have the authority to eliminate community redevelopment agencies but not force them to redirect their taxes to local services, the Cal...
No guarantee of finding work out of state
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:59amBy Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee. Escape isn't easy. As California buckled under layoffs and hiring freezes last year, tens of thousands of residents saw lower ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../no-guar...
Rural residents protest state firefighting fee
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:59amBy Wyatt Buchanan, San Francisco Chronicle. SACRAMENTO — Starting next year, hundreds of thousands of Californians, including thousands in El Dorado ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../rural-residents-protes...
Ticket prices lower for New Year's Eve weekend in Tahoe-Reno ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:32pmBy Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee. New Year's Eve in Northern Nevada casinos is usually a pretty good barometer of the state of the economy. In prosperous and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../ticket-pric...
State parks workers want governor to remove
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/25/2011 - 11:52pmBy Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee. The managers who operate California's state parks say they have lost faith in their leader, and are urging Gov. Jerry Brown to ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../state-pa...
Crews respond to Kyburz, El Dorado National Forest fires
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 3:03pmFirefighters were putting out hot spots this afternoon on a small fire between Highway 50 and Kyburz. According to Capt. Daniel Berlant with Cal Fire, there was a downed, live power line in the area. It was possible the power line was the origin of the flames but that wasn't clear yet, Berlant said. Dry and breeze conditions were also a concern to keep the quarter to half-acre fire from spreading.
Gridlock could hurt 1.1M unemployed Californians
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 9:18amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - About 1.1 million unemployed Californians will be affected if Congress and President Barack Obama fail to break their political deadlock before the end of the year, state ...
Special courts give veterans a second chance
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:27pmBy Foon Rhee, Sacramento Bee. Amos Lee Gregory Jr. didn't get help for post- traumatic stress from his time aboard Navy attack submarines. He got by – until ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../special-co...
Placerville divided over hanging onto its past
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 9:27pmBy Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee. Placerville lives on its Gold Rush history and can't escape the past, including a famous public hanging in the 1840s. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../placervilled-di...
Calif. state park managers oppose agency director
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 10:32amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California state park managers said they have lost confidence in their director and urged Gov. Jerry Brown to appoint someone else to the post.The 125-member California St...
Wacky weather patterns throughout California
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 4:09amNow half the state is dry – not a drop of rain in Sacramento this month, and Lake Tahoe ski resorts are yearning for snow. And at the other end, Los Angeles is ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../wacky-weath...
Lahontan Water Board looking for a new leader
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 2:17amNeither the Lahontan office in South Lake Tahoe office nor the state office in Sacramento have a bio or resume for Singer on file. Neither of those offices nor the Victorville office for Lahontan woul...
Calif unemployment rate drops to 11.3 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 5:26pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's unemployment rate fell to 11.3 percent in November, the lowest it has been since May 2009, state officials said Friday. There was only minimal job growth in t...
Third CA lawmaker seeks child abuse reporting law
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 1:26pmSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Another California state lawmaker has announced he will seek legislation next year responding to the Penn State child molestation scandal surrounding a former football coa...
North Shore man arrested in BASE jumping incident
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 9:54amBy Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee. A second Olympic Valley BASE jumper has found himself behind bars after a nighttime attempt off Placer County's Foresthill ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../north-shore-...
Opinion: Closing USPS' Reno center will create
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 12:51pmYears ago, Tahoe mail, with some FEW exceptions, went to Sacramento for sorting. Then, with much fanfare, prounouncements of improved service, and some local wailing, the mail sorting went to Reno. At...
