Episode 69 | September 9, 2020

Most people have heard how a pyrotechnic gender reveal ignited the El Dorado fire outside San Bernardino this past Saturday. Many are asking, “how do we get it through our thick human skulls that this is fire season?” The Tahoe National Forest recently started a local program to help drill this fact into our collective psyche.

Episode 68 | September 3, 2020

While scuttlebutt says crowds have swelled this pandemic summer, the data tracking how many people are here points to a slight decrease overall. The reason for the congestion may be that the type of visitor has shifted. Reporting by Alex Hoeft.

While scuttlebutt says crowds have swelled this pandemic summer, the data tracking how many people are here points to a slight decrease overall.

Increased hotel tax, requiring officials to live in-county, and key local races.

Lake Tahoe’s surrounding counties are a patchwork quilt of what’s been newly mandated to stop service or not. Plus, closing Donner Pass Road isn’t off the table to accommodate expanding outdoor dining.

Housing issues should be addressed in the context of environmental degradation; bring back Jeff Loux; more.

A thousand chickens; new housing projects and programs; 2020 construction, donations, and suspensions; more.

Business owners in some “high-risk” industries are facing uncertain futures in these unprecedented times. Read how they’re adapting business plans in an effort to stay alive.

Retail and food establishments start to reopen as local counties gain state approval to move deeper into stage two.

Ski resort improvements; funds raised for nonprofits; new executive director; more.