Supporters and opponents of the Measure V sales tax proposal on November’s ballot share their opinions.

Supporters and opponents of the Measure V sales tax proposal on November’s ballot share their opinions.

The Town of Truckee draft Environmental Impact Report has been released; the Board of Supervisors places wildfire prevention, emergency services and disaster readiness transactions and use tax on November ballot; and more in this week’s news briefs.

Clearing ladder fuels is a crucial part of defensible space clean-up. Doing such helps to prevent flames from vertically climbing a tree and potentially spreading fire from treetop to treetop.

What’s going on with the burn piles and forest clearing happening near Dollar Creek Trail and Rocky Ridge? The California Tahoe Conservancy and California State Parks project managers held a tour to explain.

A breakdown of why the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire go about combating wildfires differently, and the legislative attempt to get both agencies on the same page.

A number of wildfire preparedness-related briefs; Spooner improvement project moves forward; a new makerspace at Incline Elementary School; shifting of leadership at Tahoe Food Hub; and more.

Briefs: 3 Jan. - 10 Jan., online only, including information on power outages that have now lasted weeks for over 10,000 residents; local emergency measures back due to pending winter storms; and Cal Fire investigators have identified a fallen PG&E line as the cause of the massive Dixie Fire.

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: 20 Dec. - 27 Dec., 2021: online only