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California Requires New Homes to Have Solar Panels. Should Wildfire Victims Get a Break?

04/11/2024

A California Republican’s bill would exempt low and middle income wildfire victims from solar panels requirements on rebuilt homes that didn’t have them when they burned down.

California's Largest Reservoir Is Close to Full

04/11/2024

California's reservoirs are brimming with water, and even Shasta Lake could fill up.

TSA Found More Than 1,500 Firearms on Airline Passengers in First 3 Months of 2024

04/11/2024

A majority of the guns found were loaded, according to the TSA.

Tahoe Chamber Seeks New CEO

04/10/2024

The bi-state Tahoe Chamber has begun the recruitment process for a new CEO to lead the membership organization.

We Must Take Better Care of Our Home-Based Child Care Providers

04/09/2024

These professionals provide essential services, but their pay and working conditions do not reflect their value, and their health suffers.

California Fails to Track Its Homelessness Spending or Results, a New Audit Says

04/09/2024

There’s so little data available, it’s impossible to even tell if several of California’s largest homelessness programs are working, according to a statewide audit released Tuesday.

Electric Vehicle Drivers May Not Be Able to Ride Solo in Calif. Carpool Lanes Anymore

04/09/2024

A program that allows solo drivers of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to use carpool lanes on freeways and bridges in California may be removed for good next year.

Coloma-Lotus Cerified Firewise

04/08/2024

The Firewise USA Community designation recognizes the results of the Coloma-Lotus Fire Safe Council fire resistance and defensible space programs.

LTCC to Host Earth Day Event

04/08/2024

An Earth Day celebration is taking place at Lake Tahoe Community College on Saturday, April 27 10AM - to 3PM.

Business Groups and Lawmakers Battle Over Ballot Measure to Limit California Tax Increases

04/08/2024

Anti-tax groups in California have qualified a measure for the November ballot that would make raising state and local taxes much more difficult. It’s a showdown that’s been building for nearly five decades.

California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules

04/08/2024

Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued the state of California and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that state prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind prisoners.

Opinion: I've Covered California's Homeless Since Before the Word Was Used. This Is What I Learned

04/06/2024

I thought my journalism and others’ could change policy, perhaps even inspire a New Deal-style response equal to the challenge. Such was my naiveté.

Tahoe Prosperity Researching Economic Drivers

04/06/2024

The Tahoe Prosperity Center is calling for submissions to its Project Inventory Form of projects driving innovation in sectors such as Environmental Innovation, Health and Wellness, Outdoor/Sustainable Recreation and others.

LTCC and LTUSD Hold Joint Board Meeting

04/06/2024

The Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) and Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) boards held a joint meeting at the end of March reporting on collaborative initiatives and programs.

CA Budget Deal Gets Early Start on Deficit

04/05/2024

Not filling open positions in state government, cutting a school facilities program and several climate initiatives, delaying funding for public transit — these are some of the first steps that California officials plan to take to deal with a looming multibillion-dollar budget deficit.

These Californians Just Got Protection From Big Rent Hikes

04/05/2024

Tenants in many new privately owned, low-income units will be protected from double-digit increases. So will some in existing units, after a state committee on affordable housing imposed a rent cap.

Meeks Bay Restoration Project EIR Finalized

04/05/2024

A plan to restore Meeks Creek while continuing to support sustainable recreation opportunities has been released by the Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management and is available for public review and comment.

Bill to Mandate ‘Science of Reading’ in California Schools Faces Teachers Union Opposition

04/04/2024

The move puts the fate of AB 2222 in question, but supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that can help tackle the state's literacy crisis.

Nominations Open for Outstanding Senior of the Year

04/03/2024

Nominations are open for the annual El Dorado County Senior of the Year award to be presented on May 21 by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors.

Local Fishing and Boat Charters Seek More Public Piers

04/02/2024

Rising costs to access public docks and piers for passenger boarding of local fishing and boat charters are lead to requests for options before the South Lake Tahoe City Council at a recent meeting.

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