Carson City, NV….It’s a hot ticket to catch a ride to the North Pole. For the third consecutive year THE POLAR EXPRESS on the historic Virginia & Truckee Railroad (http://www.vtrailway.com/) has sold out. More than 16,000 passengers secured tickets on the train to lifelong holiday memories. Even with the addition of 18 more trains representing […]
Rocklin, CA…Senator Ted Gaines (R-Rocklin), Vice Chair of the Senate Insurance Committee, today expressed outrage and disappointment at the California Employment Development Department’s (EDD) $110-million software upgrade disaster with Deloitte Consulting and called for the state to adopt a performance-based contracting system. “This kind of software debacle happens far too often here. We waste […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA….A cornerstone of South Lake Tahoe’s tourist core, The Chateau will open for business in early summer 2014. The highly anticipated revitalization project, located at the corner of U.S. Highway 50 and the California/Nevada state line, opposite Heavenly Village, will offer visitors and residents new retail and dining choices and continue South […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…. The third session of the City of South Lake Tahoe’s Citizens Academy graduated during today’s city council meeting. The Fall 2013 academy was held from September 25–October 30, 2013 and consisted of 16 attendees including: Anita Boel, Brandi Bannister, Brooke Martone-Ballachey, Gia Richards, Greg Carlson, Jennifer Story, Jonathan Moore, Julie […]
Washington, DC…The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced that the FAA has determined that airlines can safely expand passenger use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) during all phases of flight, and is immediately providing the airlines with implementation guidance. Due to differences among fleets and operations, the implementation […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA—Long time Tahoe RCD employee Kim Boyd was recently promoted to District Manager. Mrs. Boyd has extensive experience in resource management and project implementation in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin. From her beginnings as an Environmental Scientist in 2001, Ms. Boyd led core Tahoe RCD projects involving backyard conservation, terrestrial invasive […]
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. –Forest roads are closing soon and fuelwood permit sales end in November. The last day to purchase a fuelwood permit from the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is Friday, November 22, 2013, and the last day to cut wood is Sunday, November 24, 2013. Fuelwood permits cost $20 […]
Sacramento, CA….The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) and the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) announced their joint support for the enactment of legislation to better manage California’s national forests. “The growing bipartisan recognition that Congress must address proper management of our nation’s forests illustrates the need to enact healthy forest legislation in 2014,” […]
Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows, CA…Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows have received the first significant snowfall of the 2013-14 winter season. Overnight, Alpine Meadows received 10 inches of snow at the base and 14 inches on upper mountain. Squaw received 5 inches of snow at the base and 10 inches on upper mountain. The National […]
Stateline, NV – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Stormwater Management Program announced the release of the BMP Designer – a GIS-based online tool that allows property owners and contractors to design their own residential BMPs, and is available for free at tahoebmp.org. “In consideration of dwindling funds for on-site BMP evaluations, the new BMP Designer […]
