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Human Rights Campaign hosting South Lake Tahoe event
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 10:25am
Event Date:
October 18, 2018 - 5:30pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The national Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is fighting for equality in the upcoming midterm elections and to gather support locally, no matter which side of the aisle one votes, an event is being held at Sidellis Brewery on Thursday, October 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
HRC is working with the ALLY clubs at both South Tahoe High School (STHS) and Lake Tahoe Community College to engage LGBTQ voices and mobilize pro-equality voters to hold lawmakers accountable.
Author Todd Borg at the South Lake Tahoe Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/21/2018 - 12:19pm
Event Date:
August 15, 2018 - 6:30pm Todd Borg, award-winning author, will discuss his much anticipated 16th book in the Owen McKenna Mystery Series, "Tahoe Skydrop". This mystery, set in Tahoe involves a brilliant young child who knows about computer encryption is kidnapped in an effort to unlock stolen software that could be worth as much as a billion dollars. Tahoe Detective Owen McKenna must grapple with both a murderous gang as well as with the child's impulsive and obstinate father who doesn't accept that his kid is transgender. Book sale and signing will follow.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 56' 43.5228" N, 119° 58' 22.2276" W
See map: Google Maps
Person of interest identified in South Shore homicide
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/23/2017 - 7:31pm
Jose DeJesus Rodriguez Quezada, 44, has been identified as a person of interest in the murder of a man in a room at the Hard Rock Hotel in Stateline, Nevada.
First artist announced for South Lake Tahoe's summer concert series
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/18/2017 - 1:41pm
Event Date:
July 16, 2017 (All day)
Third Eye Blind will be celebrating their 20th Anniversary with Summer Gods Tour at Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey's on July 16, 2017. This is the first concert announced for the popular summer concerts.
Their supporting act(s) have not been announced.
Third Eye Blind will, for the first time in their storied history, play their debut album, considered one of the great rock records of all time, in its entirety, as part of a night of music including their latest, We Are Drugs. They are touring 31 cities as part of the the tour.
Founder of South Tahoe High Ally Club returns to speak to students
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/23/2016 - 12:49am
Being gay and a high school student in South Lake Tahoe in 2005 was challenging.
"It was a scary, dark place at the time," said Alex Boyar, who 'came out of the closet' at age 14. "Its a much different environment today."
Boyar, along with his mother Dr. Virginia Berry and sister Christina Boyar, stopped by South Tahoe High Thursday to talk to the students of Ally, the Gay-Straight Alliance Club at the school that he co-founded in 2005.
South Lake Tahoe is not immune to Human Trafficking
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/05/2016 - 5:13pm
This is part two in a series of a look into Human Trafficking in South Lake Tahoe.
Human trafficking. Its not just a Third World problem, its not just a big city problem, and its not a poor or rich problem. There are millions around the world who are victims to human trafficking, a business that is estimated to be a $32 billion industry.
And its happening in our backyard.
The facts are sobering.
Transgender Bill for School Equality is Passed Into Law
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/05/2013 - 5:57pmCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1266 which allows transgender youth to use whatever bathroom and participate on whichever sports team they believe matches their gender identity. This groundbreaking bill gives students in public K-12 schools the right "to participate in sex-segregated programs, activities and facilities" based on their self-perception, regardless of their birth gender.
Academics, careers and adventure offered this fall at Lake Tahoe Community College
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/09/2013 - 4:39pm
Whether you’re looking to update your job skills, pursue a college degree, or just take classes for personal growth, there are a number of options to explore this fall at Lake Tahoe Community College.
LTCC students enjoy the highest transfer rate to UC and CSU schools for a community college of its size in California. They also learn from one of the best educated, most experienced faculty in the community college system. No matter what your educational goal is, LTCC can help you reach it.
Tahoe Pride celebrates LGBT month
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 1:04pmFor Tahoe Pride, it’s all about developing a tolerant and diverse community. Gregory Cremeans founded Tahoe Pride in 2010 as a way to bring people out of the closet and together through social gatherings and other events.
The group’s mission: to create a safe, welcoming haven for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents and to promote education and communication throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin.
