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License to Burn: Wildfire as the Ultimate Public-Private Partnership (Part Two)

April 29, 2024 10:50 amMay 1, 2024 9:37 am

The following is Part Two of “License to Burn.” Part One can be found here On the night of August 14, 2021—exactly 365 days after the announced Fire Stewardship MOU—a small fire flared up a few miles from Grizzly Flats—a simple brushfire. Residents had no reason to believe the United...

OPINION: TRPA Ignores Environmental And Safety Concerns of North Shore Residents

November 10, 2023 12:18 pm

Yesterday the TRPA Advisory Planning Commission (APC) conceptually approved 946 housing units for extra height, density, coverage and inadequate parking. With only two dissenting votes, the APC moved to recommend the Phase Two Housing Amendments to TRPA’s Governing Board. This decision came following what one commission member said was “the most...

Online ‘Inappropriate’ Comments Against Biden Warrant Secret Service Visit To Incline Village Resident

August 20, 2023 5:01 pmAugust 25, 2023 3:29 pm

Friday night, The Globe learned from Incline Village residents that Secret Service/federal agents paid a visit to their homes in search of a suspect who reportedly made threats against President Biden during his extended family vacation in Lake Tahoe. https://twitter.com/NevadaGlobe/status/1692727371558699253?s=20 On Saturday morning, The Globe confirmed the reports with Washoe...

President Biden to Vacation in Lake Tahoe, NV

August 14, 2023 11:06 amAugust 20, 2023 4:17 pm

A second vacation this month is on the books for President Biden. The president is scheduled to arrive in Lake Tahoe on Friday, August 18 and will stay there until the following Thursday, according to the White House. The Globe has learned that the president is expected to stay at...

Commissioner Alexis Hill Proposes User Tax on Tahoe Basin Drivers

July 25, 2023 1:48 pmAugust 1, 2023 12:35 pm

What happens when federal and local government agencies build a billion dollar, concrete tourist attraction in North Lake Tahoe, without adequate parking, and that hugs a narrow, two-lane highway? If you guessed traffic congestion, you must have been graced with a little common sense–or, you’re unfortunate enough to have been...