Partial Road Closure on Lakeview Avenue July 20th

Partial Road Closure on Lakeview Avenue July 20th

South Lake Tahoe, CA…The Dedication Ceremony of Lakeview Commons at El Dorado Beach will take place on Wednesday, June 20th. To facilitate this event and to minimize the potential for traffic hazards between motor vehicles and pedestrians in this area, a one block section of Lakeview Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at […]

Lake Tahoe Launches Public Participation Campaign To Garner Momentum for New Vision

Lake Tahoe Launches Public Participation Campaign To Garner Momentum for New Vision

(Lake Tahoe, Calif / Nev) – The North and South Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce leaders at Lake Tahoe have joined together to launch a Region-wide public participation campaign to harness the groundswell of support for a new vision to restore and revitalize the Basin. Called TahoeFuture.org, the campaign will focus, over the next 8 […]

Forest Service seeks public input on forest plan alternatives

Forest Service seeks public input on forest plan alternatives

South Lake Tahoe, Calif. – As part of its Forest Plan revision process, the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is asking for public comment on four alternatives for managing National Forest System lands. The alternatives respond to public input obtained from comment periods and multiple public meetings in 2008 and 2010, […]

Dump Day this Saturday In South Tahoe!

Dump Day this Saturday In South Tahoe!

  Saturday, June 2, 2012 is Dump Day!      Time to clean out those closets and the yard!                                  8 am to 4 pm                                 2140 Ruth Ave.                             Residential loads $5                Commercial loads regular price Special pricing for tires, computers, refrigerators, and more.               Please see attached flyer for more details!

Tahoe Fund Names Amy R Berry CEO

Tahoe Fund Names Amy R Berry CEO

Tahoe City, CA… Dear Friends, I am honored to share some significant news with you. After 18 months as a volunteer organization, today we named Amy R. Berry as the first CEO of the Tahoe Fund. A full-time CEO means we will be able to continue to do the important work of raising funds for […]

National Unemployment Inches Up to 8.2% in May

Nonfarm payroll employment changed little in May (+69,000), and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 8.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in health care, transportation and warehousing, and wholesale trade but declined in construction. Employment was little changed in most other major industries. Household Survey Data Both the […]

CA Legislature Votes to Gut OHV Program!

SACRAMENTO (May 31, 2012) – Earlier today, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Resources and Transportation voted to steal up to $31 million dollars from the California Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund and transfer it to non-OHV related programs. This pilfering of user-pay funding is part of the “Sustainable Parks Proposal” being championed by the […]

Postal Service Helps Motorists Gear Up for Driving Season

Postal Service Helps Motorists Gear Up for Driving Season

WASHINGTON— With the largest civilian fleet in the world — nearly 214,000 vehicles traveling nearly 1.3 billion miles each year — the U.S. Postal Service knows a lot about vehicles and tire pressure. Summer driving season is approaching and the Maintain Tire Pressure postage stamp helps remind motorists that proper tire pressure can help improve […]

Spacex Dragon Attached To Space Station In Spaceflight First

Spacex Dragon Attached To Space Station In Spaceflight First

HOUSTON — The International Space Station’s Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to the space station Friday. This is the first time a commercial company has accomplished this type of space operation. “Today marks another critical step in the future of American spaceflight,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. “Now that a U.S. […]

HJTA PAC Rips Phony Tax Group as Special Interest Front

HJTA PAC Rips Phony Tax Group as Special Interest Front

Sacramento – Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, exposed the Mother Lode Taxpayers Association as a fake taxpayer organization funded by a quarter-million dollars from Sacramento special interests. The group appears to have been set up in the last 60 days in the 5th Assembly district which includes parts of El Dorado […]