South Lake Tahoe, Calif. –The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) plans to resume work on the South Shore Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project in early May. The project authorizes thinning of trees and brush on National Forest System lands from Cascade Lake to the Nevada state line to reduce [...]
Tahoe City, CA… Placer County Planning Services Department staff briefed the Board of Supervisors Tuesday on progress made toward updating the Tahoe Basin Community Plans. Primary efforts include consolidating the nine current Tahoe Basin Plans with one overarching community plan and 4 local area plans. Staff provided this briefing during the Board’s regular Tahoe meeting, [...]
Alpine County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has removed the winter snow, cleared the debris and made the necessary repairs to open State Route 4 over Ebbetts Pass on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. The diligent work of Caltrans crews enabled the opening of the pass for motorists who utilize this [...]
Sacramento, CA…Attorneys with Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit challenging California’s “cap and trade” auction regulation. The regulation creates a quarterly auction program requiring many California employers to bid significant amounts of money for the privilege of continuing to emit carbon dioxide — or be faced with closing their doors in California, laying off their [...]
Tahoe City, CA…Placer County has recently created a new position in its Community Development Resource Agency’s Tahoe Office to provide a simple, accessible venue for customers to get help and resolve issues as they navigate a complex process. The Ombudsman will work collaboratively with staff and customers to resolve problems. The Ombudsman idea arose from [...]
Stateline, NV…The Tahoe Transportation District Board of Directors recommends advancing five alternatives that have been developed for the US 50/South Shore Community Revitalization Project (Loop Road) to the environmental analysis stage. “We made the recommendation to ensure a range of options are thoroughly examined for the greater benefit to the community while providing an opportunity [...]
Washington, DC… Congressman Tom McClintock today submitted the attached letter commenting on the Merced River Draft Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. April 12, 2013 Don Neubacher, Superintendent Attn: Merced River Plan P.O. Box 577 Yosemite, CA 95389 Dear Mr. Neubacher: I am writing to provide comments on the National Park Service’s (NPS) Draft [...]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…TahoeChamber has partnered with the CONNECT Community Education program at Lake Tahoe Community College to offer a certified QuickBooks workshop series designed to save you money and time. This three part series, taught by Nationally Certified Expert QuickBooks Instructor Christa Peterson, will help you learn to use QuickBooks properly and with confidence. [...]
Sacramento – The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) wants to remind seller’s permit holders and consumers that new sales and use tax rates take effect on April 1, 2013. Voters in Marin, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, as well as those in 19 California cities, approved sales and use tax increases which [...]
Stateline, NV – Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Executive Director, Joanne S. Marchetta, was named Public Servant of the Year earlier this week at the 59th annual Community Awards dinner hosted by the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association and Chamber of Commerce. “I just carry the baton, I carry it for all of you,” she [...]
