Tag: caltrans
Local Skier Killed in Avalanche; Placer County Receive High Number of...
South Tahoe skier killed in avalanche; public comment on Palisades EIR, workforce housing at Tahoe Donner; free defensible space clearing; more.
Rumble Down 89
The five deaths within four years on State Route 89 between Truckee and Tahoe City weigh heavily on the community. Traffic safety measures are being implemented, but they’re years out.
Candidate Signs Disappearing; Funding for Rent; Burn Codes for Wood-Burning Fireplaces;...
Candidate signs disappearing, wood burning fireplace codes, national catalytic converter theft takedown, grants awarded for fire recovery, reimagining the old Tahoe City fire station, and more.
TART Ridership Increases; Roadway Construction to Affect I-80 Travel; Outdoor Company...
Hospital system receives $2 million-plus to increase behavioral support infrastructure; multiple Caltrans construction projects taking place locally along I-80; the sidewalk pianist returns; more.
25K Pounds of Trash Beneath Tahoe; Housing Stability Self-Help Desk; Classical...
A year-long effort to collect trash from beneath Lake Tahoe’s waters has concluded (but more cleanups are to begin); Incline Village’s STR ordinance has been amended; three high schoolers receive premier Girl Scout recognition; more.
Winter Weather Advisory: Resorts, Schools, and Roads
The answers to why things operate the way they do in the world of snow.
Counties Declare Emergency Due to Storm; Caltrans Urges Essential Travel Only;...
News Briefs: 28 Dec., 2021 - 2 Jan., 2022: online only, including information on county local states of emergency and Caltrans’ recommendation to limit car travel to essential trips.
News Briefs | May 13 – June 9, 2021
Free Rideshare Service Coming to North Lake Tahoe
OLYMPIC VALLEY
This summer, North Lake Tahoe residents and visitors will have a new microtransit rideshare service available...
News Briefs | August 13 – September 9, 2020
Truckee river alcohol ban extended through Oct.; local women swim Tahoe perimeter; CalTrans approves funding to reduce greenhourse gas emissions; more.
To Snow or Not to Snow, that is the Question
Shredding the gnar sure is fun … as long as you can get there. Winter conditions cause multiple California agencies and ski resorts to put safety first.