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Court hears challenge to CA affirmative action ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 9:16amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California's 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep dro...
Grisly discoveries give families hope for closure
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 9:00amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The childhood friends killed for the first time less than three months after their high school graduation in 1984. Then they seemingly killed with impunity for the next 15 y...
Movie Review: 'Star Wars' rages again in 3D With 'The Phantom Menace'
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:28pmI was busy some other place when "Star Wars, The Phantom Menace" opened in 1999. Lucky me. Not so lucky now when I went to see the reworked original decked out in 3D. The film is now playing at the Horizon Stadium Cinema at Stateline, Lake Tahoe. And for all those Star Wars fans, and they know who they are, you won't want to miss it; though you can see the release without 3D and you won't be missing much.
Court: CA gay marriage ban is (un)constitutional
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 9:05amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court has declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, paving the way for a likely U.S. Supreme Court showdown on the voter-approved la...
Ruling near on Calif. same-sex marriage ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 10:08amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court is ready to announce its ruling on whether California's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians.The 9th U.S. Circu...
California passes new auto emission rules
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 12:33pmSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric a...
What's Cookin' at Callie's Cabin: Going nuts for brownies
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 5:00amThe other night I had a bad dream (maybe it was due to the extra slice of veggie pizza). I went back to my home in the San Francisco Bay Area and paid a visit to an ex-boyfriend. It gets worse. I e...
Calif. poised to vote on new 'clean car' regs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 9:45amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The head of California's air quality board on Thursday called proposed rules that would require automakers to build less-polluting cars and trucks by 2025 a historic move for a...
Column: Manning no longer has to prove greatness
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:21amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As if by design, the rain started swirling through Candlestick Park as it became clear that more than 60 minutes would be needed to find a proper opponent for the New England P...
Williams, 49ers fumble away chance at Super Bowl
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 11:05amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Kyle Williams fumbled the punt that ultimately ended the San Francisco 49ers' quest for a Super Bowl berth.Plenty of his teammates were ready to share the blame.Williams' se...
Winter art show featured at LTCC
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 5:00amThree art galleries at Lake Tahoe Community College will feature a winter exhibit of work from professional artists through March 16."Printmakers from the San Francisco Bay Area" is on exhibit in t...
Winter art show featured at LTCC
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 5:00amThree art galleries at Lake Tahoe Community College will feature a winter exhibit of work from professional artists through March 16."Printmakers from the San Francisco Bay Area" is on exhibit in t...
League to Save Lake Tahoe Names Darcie Goodman-Collins as New Executive Director
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 11:00am
South Shore native Darcie Goodman-Collins has been named the new executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, officials announced today. She replaces Rochelle Nason who resigned last September.
“I’m very excited to move back to Lake Tahoe. I grew up skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, and waterskiing on our beautiful lake. I am passionate about science, education, and the Lake. I will lead the League’s efforts to restore the Lake and work hand in hand with the local community to do so,” said Goodman-Collins in a news release.
Ex-welfare kids won't face parents' old debts
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amBy Marisa Lagos, San Francisco Chronicle. The state will no longer allow counties to seek refunds from former welfare recipients who were minors when their caregivers were overpaid, officials announce...
Opinion: Things that NCLB taught us
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 9:34amPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Jan. 9, 2012, San Francisco Chronicle. No Child Left Behind, an ambitious federal program to ensure that disadvantaged children are learning, has had a...
Jazz singer Kevin Reed returns to play at Plan:b
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 5:00amJazz singer Kevin Reed returns to Plan:b Micro Lounge, 318 N. Carson St., at 8 p.m. Jan. 21.Reed, a Reno resident, is originally from San Francisco. He worked for more than 20 years as a jazz ra...
Bay Area Ski Bus Running Buses to Snow deprived Tahoe Resorts
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Now in its 16th season, the luxury Ski Buses run every Saturday, every Sunday, every Wednesday and one additional weekday per week with pick up locations in San Francisco, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Sunnyvale, Foster City, Pleasanton and San Rafael. The buses are stylish and comfortable with a restroom, multiple TVs for movies, and of course, are run by professional drivers and hosts!
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.
New art exhibits open at college
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 12:10pmOpening Thursday at Lake Tahoe Community College's Haldan Art Gallery will be a showcase of contemporary printmaking by a group of San Francisco Bay Area artists. A reception is scheduled for Thurs...
New art exhibits open at college
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 12:10pmOpening Thursday at Lake Tahoe Community College's Haldan Art Gallery will be a showcase of contemporary printmaking by a group of San Francisco Bay Area artists. A reception is scheduled for Thurs...
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.
Opinion: Good riddance to ethanol subsidy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 7:04amPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Jan. 2, 2012, San Francisco Chronicle. Call it a holiday miracle. For decades, conservative critics have assailed federal ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../...
Calif. community college leaders call for overhaul
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 9:47amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California higher education leaders are calling for a major overhaul of the state's community colleges.The governing board of California Community Colleges on Monday approved 2...
Federal court hears case on Arizona ski resort
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 10:11amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court is hearing arguments in a case that challenges the planned use of reclaimed water for snowmaking at an Arizona ski resort.The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of ...
Federal court hears case on Arizona ski resort
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 10:11amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court is hearing arguments in a case that challenges the planned use of reclaimed water for snowmaking at an Arizona ski resort.The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of ...
Dry Calif weather leads to poor air, fire danger
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 9:21amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An unusually dry winter has spelled trouble for parts of California.Air quality in the San Francisco Bay area and Central Valley is the poorest it's been in years. State fire o...
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 ...
Land conservation benefits from bad economy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 2:19amBy Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle. Tough economic times have been a bonanza for land trusts and nonprofit conservation groups, which have recently been buying rights to California redwood grov...
Opinion: Redevelopment should be changed
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 7:09pmPublisher's note: This editorial is from the Dec. 31, 2011, San Francisco Chronicle. No one knows the value of California's redevelopment law better than Gov. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opin...
Land conservation benefits from bad economy
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 7:09pmBy Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle. Tough economic times have been a bonanza for land trusts and nonprofit conservation groups, which have recently ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../land-conservatio...
RAOK: From dinner for his wife to watching the Giants
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 6:03amBBrown (we don't have his full name yet) is going to see the May 19 baseball game at AT&T Park courtesy of Lake Tahoe News. The San Francisco Giants host ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../raok-from...
California tries to curb cough medicine abuse by
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 5:38amBy Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle. Starting Sunday, California will become the first state to try to curb the abuse of over-the-counter cold medicines ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../californ...
Biologists: Lone gray wolf crosses into California
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 9:34amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A lone gray wolf has wandered across the Oregon border into California in what wildlife officials hailed Thursday as the historic return of a species not seen in the state in m...
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...
California community colleges to ration classes
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:59amPosted by admin in News on December 28th, 2011 | no responses. By Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle. During World War II, there was food rationing. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../california-commun...
OBITUARY: Alexander Nicholas Graf
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 5:00amSept 19, 1944 ~ Dec 10, 2011ALEXANDER NICHOLAS GRAF of Cave Rock, Nevada died Saturday, December 10, 2011. Alex was born in San Francisco on September 19, 1944 to the late Nicholas and Minnie Gr...
AG seeks changes to CA medi-pot laws
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/22/2011 - 9:27amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Attorney General Kamala Harris urged California lawmakers Wednesday to get serious about clarifying the state's 15-year-old medical marijuana law, saying numerous holes in the ...
CA medical marijuana backers ready ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 10:52amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Medical marijuana advocates want to create a statewide system for licensing, regulating and taxing the industry as a way of persuading federal officials to ease up on their cra...
Patricia Whitely — 192-2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 6:44pmShe attended San Francisco State University during World War II and completed her education at Lake Tahoe Community College. In 1953, Pat married a medical student, Jim Whitely. They moved to South La...
Prop 8 repeal cleared for signature-gathering
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 5:15pmSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A gay rights group that wants to repeal the state constitutional amendment that stripped same-sex couples in California of the right to get married received clearance Friday to...
Sibling help: Harbaugh talks Steelers with brother
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 12:33pmSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Before 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh started his preparation for Steelers week, he had an important phone call to make to learn the ins and outs of how to beat Pittsburgh: to Baltim...
Governor vows to prepare Calif. for climate change
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 9:55amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The United Nations' top climate change official is in San Francisco to join California Gov. Jerry Brown at a conference addressing the costs associated with preparing for the e...
Outdoors with Don Q: California fishing licenses for 2012
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 4:48pmBy Don Quilici
With Christmas two weeks away, one of the best stocking stuffers for local anglers is a California fishing license. If you're planning to fish in the State of California in 2012, you'll need a new license as of Jan. 1.
You can purchase that license and any applicable stamp at a number of local outlets or on the Internet.
If you need to buy a license and stamps, here is some info:
JMA Ventures Buys Residential Property at Lake Tahoe from Ritz-Carlton
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 9:24amSan Francisco-based JMA Ventures has purchased a ski-in, ski-out residential property adjacent to The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe.
Located mid-mountain at the newest Vail Resorts-owned resort, Northstar California, the fully furnished, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom mountain homes built by the Ritz-Carlton Development Company are available this ski season for rent or sale as fully owned, private homes.
SAUNDERS: Where windbags dare to outlaw plastic bags
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 8:37amOn his official website, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi starts his list of accomplishments with this item: "Plastic Bag Ban: First-in-the-Nation ban on plastic bags in chain grocery stores...
One-third of California kids are overweight
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:24amBy Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle. Nearly a third of California schoolchildren have so much body fat they are considered high risk for health problems, ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../one-third-of-...
49ers ready for next step: earning 1st-round bye
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 11:23amSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers had just returned to the celebratory locker room after clinching the NFC West and ending an eight-year playoff drought when players immediately...
OBITUARY: REN ERNEST SMANIA
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 10:45amREN ERNEST SMANIA, 47, passed from this world, way too soon, on November 29, 2011, after a courageous three year battle with cancer. Born in San Francisco of Swiss parents, his family returned t...
Rene Smania — 1964-2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 1:49pmRene Ernest Smania, 47, passed from this world way too soon on Nov. 29, 2011, after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. Born in San Francisco to Swiss parents, his family returned to Switzerla...
Nevada Tourism Commission welcomes skiers with new winter campaign
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 6:52pmAs the Silver State enters what appears to be another record-breaking ski season at Lake Tahoe and the Sierra, the Nevada Commission on Tourism has launched an ad campaign geared at winter enthusiasts in several key markets, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced Wednesday.
