Douglas County School District budget shortfall less than previously thought
STATELINE, Nev. — The news for the Douglas County School District budget wasn’t great, but it could have been much worse. School board trustees recently approved a revised budget that had to make up $238,227....
El Dorado County supervisors to consider eliminating some elected positions
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will once again take up the topic of eliminating specific department heads from the list of those required to be elected in this county. By law, only the...
Tahoe Township vacation homes subject to Stateline surcharge
STATELINE, Nev. — Owners of the roughly 500 vacation home rentals in Tahoe Township will be required to pay a $5 surcharge to support construction of a Stateline events center. The state law implementing the...
Tahoe Daily Tribune to live stream of July 4 Lights on the Lake fireworks
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The annual Lights on the Lake Fireworks display on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore is regularly recognized as one of the best July 4 displays in the U.S. This year’s fireworks extravaganza...
Lake Tahoe Community College secures funding to modernize building
After a year-long lobbying effort, Lake Tahoe Community College recently learned that it was successful in getting the state of California to match $8.8 million worth of local Measure F bond monies. The money will...
Newly-elected state Senator Brian Dahle speaks on fire preparedness at Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Newly-elected state Senator Brian Dahle felt he had to come to Lake Tahoe to speak about wildfires. His cautionary remarks came before a group of roughly 100 people who gathered...
Agencies seek feedback on Tahoe Keys aquatic weed control plan
Agencies have opened the public review process for a proposed project to test different methods, including the possible use of herbicides, for controlling aquatic weeds in the Tahoe Keys. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and...
Douglas commissioners reject attempt to kill funding source for proposed Lake Tahoe events center
After hearing from nearly 40 speakers over 90 minutes, Douglas County commissioners voted 3-2 against beginning the process of dissolving a redevelopment area at Stateline. Commissioner Dave Nelson proposed dissolving the area, saying property taxes...
City of South Lake Tahoe changing Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day
South Lake Tahoe will join a growing number of cities in dropping Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous People’s Day. City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution renaming Columbus Day, a federal holiday, with the...
Full road closures to be in effect during July 4, Labor Day holidays at Lake Tahoe
MEYERS, Calif. — Residents remain skeptical but supportive of the latest plan to stop the mass exodus of tourists leaving Lake Tahoe through residential neighborhoods in order to escape traffic congestion. El Dorado County Department...
South Lake Tahoe City Council approves modified contract with SnowGlobe
City Council on Tuesday night approved a contract that would keep SnowGlobe in South Lake Tahoe for the next five years if the music festival can identify a new site after the first two years....
Expect delays on Highway 89 near Fallen Leaf Lake
Road work is underway on California Route 89 just north of Camp Richardson. Caltrans started the work last week. According to a press release, the transportation department is grinding and repaving a two-mile section of...
Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day? South Lake Tahoe City Council to consider name change
A little more than a year after a previous proposal died due to lack of action, South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday will consider a resolution changing Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. The...
South Lake Tahoe City Council to consider 5-year agreement with SnowGlobe
City Council will consider a new special event agreement with SnowGlobe that could keep the electronic music festival in the city for at least five years. Among the changes in the proposal, the new agreement...
El Dorado County hosting meeting to discuss road closures during holiday weekends
The El Dorado County Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting early next week to present a traffic congestion circulation alternative that calls for closing roads in the Meyers area. Anticipating traffic congestion on...
City of South Lake Tahoe seeks to strike ‘balance’ in disclosure of cannabis documents (updated)
The city of South Lake Tahoe has opted to temporarily withhold documents submitted by hopeful cannabis businesses from public disclosure — a move that an attorney for a press organization said could be in conflict...
Nevada approves hotel room surcharge for Lake Tahoe events center
STATELINE, Nev. — A bill that will increase the price of a Stateline hotel room $5 to help pay for an events center at Lake Tahoe was recently signed into law by Nevada Gov. Steve...
Lake Tahoe Unified School District has a budget problem
Lake Tahoe Unified School District does not have a budget crisis but it does have a budget problem. That was the takeaway Tuesday at the LTUSD Board of Education meeting during a presentation on the...
El Dorado County hosting workshop on Pioneer Trail intersection
MEYERS, Calif. — County transportation officials will host a workshop to receive public input on a safety project targeted for the intersection of Pioneer Trail and U.S. 50. Possible options currently being evaluated by officials...
El Dorado County supervisors appoint David Livingston as new county counsel
El Dorado County has a new general counsel. Supervisors earlier this month appointed interim county counsel David Livingston to the position “I’m honored to have the trust of the Board of Supervisors to hold the...
