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South Lake Tahoe passes sign ordinance on 3-2 vote
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 7:21amUnable to compromise, Tom Davis and Bruce Grego voted against the latest version of South Lake Tahoe's sign ordinance. Still, it passed with a 3-2 vote. This was the first reading, with the second...
Opinion: Do temps mean refund on snow removal tax?
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/04/2011 - 10:25amThe city of South Lake Tahoe was created by popular vote in 1965. The main issues were police, fire, and snow removal. People were not happy with county services. Presently, because of hard economic t...
Zephyr Cove Elementary picks student council
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 4:25pm
By Jenay Aiksnoras
City Council Buying Time on Budget
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 4:31amBy Li Terrell
The South Lake Tahoe City Council will meet today at 4pm to discuss several agenda items, most importantly, to pass an interim budget for the next 30 days while they continue to haggle with remedies for the city’s $5.2 million shortfall.
Open Letter: South Lake Tahoe City Manager offers explanation to proposed budget cuts
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 5:23amHere's an open letter from Tony O'Rourke, city manager of South Lake Tahoe, sent to the local press. South Tahoe leaders will meet Sept. 27 to vote on proposed cuts to the budget, which could mean eliminating several more city jobs.
City tells employees to come up with budget solutions; final meeting slated for Sept. 27
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/17/2011 - 9:15amBy Li Terrell
To a crowd of about 200, the South Lake Tahoe City Council met to hear the 2011-12 Budget Proposal from its city manager and finance director on Thursday. There was an obvious tension between the council and members of the public who attended the meeting, though the general sentiment of the council and city manager is that the deficit issues are not their fault, and that employee sacrifice is what is required to balance the budget.
Vote for outstanding businesses and individuals
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 10:29amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Fourth Annual Blue Ribbon Awards are set for 5-8 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Embassy Suites in South Lake Tahoe.Help salute South Shore businesses that are making significant...
November election has 12 candidates, one ballot measure
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:55am
By Heather Gould
Amid voting for favorite websites, blogs, restaurants, American Idol contestants and more, residents of South Lake Tahoe have the opportunity to vote in an actual public election. Elections for the Lake Tahoe Community College board, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District board, the South Tahoe Public Utility District board and a ballot measure regarding recreation funds will all be decided by voters on Nov. 8.
El Dorado supes expand Tahoe district beyond the basin
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 8:54pmNorma Santiago. Supervisors approved the plan – which is likely to be in effect until 2021 – on a 4-1 vote, with Supervisor Norma Santiago dissenting. Santiago had pushed to keep her district close to...
More city services on the chopping block; budget meeting Thursday
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 9:07amBy Li Terrell
A special meeting of the South Lake Tahoe City Council to discuss the 2011-12 budget will be held this Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7pm. Not only is this the first look the public will have at the proposed budget, but this may be the only opportunity for public input before layoffs in crucial departments like streets and recreation. The regular council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 3:35amOn a motion by then City Councilman Bill Crawford, the South Lake Tahoe City Council on a 5-0 vote shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, approved $2500 be sent to New York City for relief efforts. • El Dora...
Gas station proposal goes to Planning Commission today
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 9:16amBy the Tahoe Business Monitor
The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission is scheduled to vote today on whether to approve a new gas station, car wash and convenience store at the “Y”
shopping center.
The project would replace the vacant service station at 1020 Emerald Bay Road, next to the Raley’s supermarket, which was recently demolished.
Measure S bonds to be resold to accommodate S. Tahoe ice rink ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 10:09pmAt least that is what South Lake Tahoe wants done with them. But the city is just one-third of the equation. The joint powers authority that oversees the voter approved recreation measure must vote on...
Opinion: Why Measure R deserves to be defeated
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/20/2011 - 6:03pmAs residents, we deserve all of our trails to be in the same renovated condition as the Al Tahoe section recently completed. Locals should vote no on Measure R because our trails need 100% of the mone...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vote 'no' on Measure R
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 9:35amHere are seven reasons to vote "no" on Measure R:1) Our trails are in a dangerous state of disrepair while our fields were renovated in 2011.2) In a letter to the Tahoe Daily Tribune dated May 4, 2...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The death of bears, the death of democracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:26amAs many of us feel a disenfranchisement and disappointment with national politics, we cling to the belief that, in our own back yard, every person has an equal vote and an equal voice. The Nevada W...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: McClintock's vote on debt ceiling was wrong
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/06/2011 - 11:37amThis is a response to an email I received from Rep. Tom McClintock on why he voted against the new debt budget bill on Aug. 1.As a 33-year resident of this district, I'm unhappy with your vote. We ...
