South Lake Tahoe, CA…The corporation that owns Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe – Hotel & Ski Resort announced that as of April 1 the hotel will be operating as an independent property with a new management company. PHR Management, Inc., an affiliate of Ken Corporation, LTD., the Japan-based ownership group, will assume management of the hotel. […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…The City of South Lake Tahoe is offering Emergency Preparation Guides for community members. As part of the City’s initiative to increase communications, we will be offering a 12 part monthly series during 2013 highlighting emergency preparedness. These useful tools will assist citizens in preparing for emergencies. The first emergency guide in […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – Lake Tahoe’s clarity improved in 2012 for the second year in a row, and its waters were the clearest in 10 years, according to University of California, Davis, scientists who study the lake. Last year’s average annual clarity level was 75.3 feet, or a 6.4-foot improvement from 2011, according to data […]
Sacramento – Effective July 1, 2013, the excise tax on gasoline will increase 3.5 cents per gallon to 39.5 cents per gallon and the excise tax on diesel fuel will remain unchanged at 10 cents per gallon following a vote February 28, 2013 by the California State Board of Equalization, which executed its legislative mandate […]
Feb. 21, 2013 (Stateline, Nev.) – A recent US Highway 50 economic analysis indicates that a completed downtown area outlined within the US 50/South Shore Community Revitalization project (aka Loop Road), City of South Lake Tahoe’s General Area Plan and the South Shore Vision Plan would provide for an annual retail sales increase of $16-$25 […]
Tahoe City, CA…The Tahoe Fund, an environmental non-profit raising funds for environmental improvement projects in the Tahoe Basin, today announced it has received an “Every Day Capacity Building Grant” from the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF). The grant program is made possible through the generous support of Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. This grant will […]
Washington, DC…The Nation increasingly relies on the Internet to run the systems that light our houses, provide gas for our cars, and ensure our water is safe to drink. Collectively, these diverse systems represent our cyber critical infrastructure. Linking our critical infrastructure to the Internet brings considerable benefits, but our daily reliance on this critical […]
Kings Beach, CA…U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations on Regency Way in Kings Beach beginning Tuesday, February 12, 2013, and continuing as conditions allow. Crews expect to burn approximately two acres. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed fire project area. The Forest Service strives to […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service announced plans today to transition to a new delivery schedule during the week of Aug. 5, 2013 that includes package delivery Monday through Saturday, and mail delivery Monday through Friday. The Postal Service expects to generate cost savings of approximately $2 billion annually, once the plan is fully […]
February 1, 2013 (South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV) – On Tuesday, February 5 from 8-9:30am, TahoeChamber will kick-off a new workshop series, Tech Tuesdays. These one and half hour workshops will cover the hottest trends in technology. The series opener will touch on the basics of Social Media and will be taught by Jenn Gleckman of […]
