El Dorado County Local News: Resilience

04/19/2023
With a surge in inquiries and permit applications for whole house generators, the city of South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission will discuss whether noise policies should be revisited by the city council.

04/19/2023
Three miles in three different sections of the Mother Lode force main will be replaced by Teichert Construction with completion by August 2024, according to an update heard by the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors.

04/19/2023
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians is partnering with Cal.net Inc., an internet service provider, to bring fiber broadband infrastructure to the Shingle Springs Rancheria.

04/17/2023
Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil's Senate Bill 754 passed out of committee by a vote of 15 to zero. It restores a prior rate-making and rate design methodology by the California Public Utilities Commission to ensure funding for small rural telephone companies continues to cover their costs.

03/31/2023
Facing the challenges of fire, rain and snow, the Georgetown Divide Public Utilities District staff continues to move forward with the district’s capital improvement plan.

03/31/2023
The South Lake Tahoe council passed an ordinance combining special events and temporary uses and voted to enter a lease for new snow removal equipment..

03/29/2023
For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire suppression campaigns. But some forest advocates say the substance does more harm than good. A federal lawsuit could reshape how the U.S. Forest Service battles wildfires throughout the western United States.

03/22/2023
More than 30 students could be seen last week on a parcel of land near Diamond Springs wielding firefighting equipment, digging fire lines and hacking through vegetation in a mock-fire scenario.

03/16/2023
Rain on snow events bring unique challenges to wastewater operations at Lake Tahoe. As streets and meadows flood, stormwater seeps through manholes and into the sewer system.

03/15/2023
More than 100 buildings in the South Lake Tahoe area have been inspected for structural integrity over the past week following record snowfall too heavy for some structures to support.

03/14/2023
South Lake Tahoe is making a $3.5 million investment into new snow removal equipment.

03/06/2023
El Dorado County Sheriff Jeff Leikauf proclaimed a local emergency for the major winter storms in February and March.

03/04/2023
Lake Tahoe is in the midst of one of its snowiest seasons ever. A multi-day blizzard dropped more than 10 feet, and another storm has entered the region.

02/28/2023
While most locals are hunkered down, 22-year-old Tony Gallardo is running into the blizzard with his “little Jeep that could.”

02/27/2023
On its 172nd publishing anniversary, the Mountain Democrat is the lone survivor of the Gold Rush era that once had 19 other publications available before 1858. The newspaper is also the oldest business in El Dorado County.

02/26/2023
Big things are in store for the South Lake Tahoe Library. A grant of $410,000 was awarded to for its Safe and Secure project and an additional $205,000 is being matched by El Dorado County.

02/24/2023
Late at night a cell phone lights up, its ring alerts one of several volunteers from Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue—a lost skier is in need of help.

02/22/2023
The county will hire a consultant to find ways to meet increasing demands for services and communications amid calamities, which the Board of Supervisors suggested could be improved during its Feb. 14 meeting.

02/21/2023
Along with several other counties, El Dorado governments, some nonprofits and houses of worship can apply for funding from FEMA’s public assistance program due to impacts from severe winter storms.