Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – The nomination period is open for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 24th annual Best in the Basin awards program, which annually recognizes environmentally compatible projects in the Tahoe Basin that stand out as the best designed, planned and implemented. Projects completed between October 12, 2012 and December 31, 2013 can be […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA….What’s the future of the Lake Tahoe Airport? South Lake Tahoe residents, businesses and interested citizens are invited to hear about the possibilities and weigh-in at an Airport Master Plan meeting Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lake Tahoe Airport. C&S Companies, with more than 30 years of […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…The League of California Cities announced the appointment of Councilmember Angela Swanson to two policy committees for the coming year. This marks Swanson’s third year on the Transportation, Communications and Public Works (TCPW) committee and her first with the Employee Relations (ER) Committee. These policy committees are the League’s front line for […]
It’s time to order your new California State Parks Annual Pass! To commemorate 150 years of preserving our most valuable natural and historical resources at California State Parks, we have expanded our pass options to four unique offerings this year. Whether you enjoy the coast, wilderness areas, historical sites or all of the above, there […]
Sacramento, CA…”I am here today to report on the state of our state, choosing to ignore those who say that Article 5 of our Constitution, which requires the governor to report to the Legislature, is outdated; that you can’t report on the condition of our state from Sacramento because California is too spread out and […]
Sacramento, CA….Effective Jan. 10, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Mother Lode Field Office. This includes lands managed by the BLM in El Dorado, Amador, Sacramento, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mariposa Counties. The fire restrictions will remain in effect until further notice. BLM Fire Management Officer Jerry […]
Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. This week, I visited a company in Raleigh, North Carolina that helps make electric motors that save businesses money on energy costs and cut harmful carbon pollution. And I stopped by N.C. State University, where engineers are set to develop the new technology that will make those motors even better. It’s part […]
San Francisco, CA….With California facing water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded state history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proclaimed a State of Emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for these drought conditions. “We can’t make it rain, but we can be much better prepared for the […]
Sacramento – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) released a draft economic analysis of its proposal to designate 1,831,820 acres of critical habitat in California for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, the northern distinct population segment of the mountain yellow-legged frog, and the Yosemite toad. The draft economic analysis estimates the costs associated with […]
Kirkwood, CA….Crews are working a vehicle off roadway incident where a vehicle has gone off the roadway and overturned. Occupants are out of the vehicle but appear to be in shock. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00040 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 0 Sr88 Loc Desc: BOTTOM OF RED LAKE GRADE Lat/Lon: 38.712748 […]
