In this week's news briefs, we discuss candidates for the upcoming general election, algae in Lake Tahoe, the first Placer County pediatric Covid death, plus more.
Christopher Reynolds, Mary Forgione
Los Angeles Times
Confused about whether it s OK to stay in a hotel or vacation rental under California s stricter stay-home rules? You aren t alone.
Our unscientific survey of more than 50 hotels, motels and other lodgings showed widely mixed results, with the order garnering stronger allegiance in Northern California, weaker in Southern California.
The governor s Dec. 3 order said lodgings in high-COVID areas of the state are open only to essential workers or people who must quarantine, not to vacationers. Still, many lodgings are leaving travelers to make their own decisions. And many travelers continue to scratch their heads or look for loopholes.
Tahoe is cracking down on Airbnbs. But officials can t stop visitors from coming
South Lake Tahoe is dealing with many of the contradictions in the stay-at-home order Share Updated: 10:35 AM PST Dec 16, 2020 By Julie Brown/SF Gate
Tahoe is cracking down on Airbnbs. But officials can t stop visitors from coming
South Lake Tahoe is dealing with many of the contradictions in the stay-at-home order Share Updated: 10:35 AM PST Dec 16, 2020
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Show Transcript WILL BE OPEN THIS WEEKEND DURING THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. THE RESORTS ARE WORKING UNDER STRICT GUIDELINES FROM THE STATE. TY: KCRA 3’S BRIAN HICKEY IS LIVE IN STUDIO B GETTING HIS SKIS READY FOR THE WEEKEND WITH A LOOK AT WHAT EXPECT IF YOU ARE HEADING TO THE RESORTS. PRACTICING PHYSICAL DISTANCING UP THERE ON THE MOUNTAIN AND JUST GETTING SOME EXERCISE. THE RESORTS ARE OPEN BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF STUFF THAT IS CLOSED AS WELL. YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT. IF YOU HAVE A LARG
Tahoe is cracking down on Airbnbs. But officials can t stop visitors from coming.
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During the first stay-at-home order, in March, South Lake Tahoe was empty. Mayor Tamara Wallace remembers driving down the four-lane highway that transects the city, toward the California-Nevada stateline, and not seeing another car on the road for almost 2 miles.
“It was a feeling of the end of the world,” Wallace says.
Mayor Wallace doesn’t think Tahoe s second stay-at-home order will roll out the same way. This time, the order coincides with one of Tahoe’s busiest times of the year for tourism.
“We’re not like Hawaii,” she says. “We can’t stop traffic to South Lake Tahoe. We are not an island. Whether or not we can stop people from coming to South Lake Tahoe is just not an issue. We can’t. But when people are here, we can have people be good stewards of our community and be kind and safe.”
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Confused about whether it’s OK to stay in a hotel or vacation rental under California’s stricter stay-home rules? You aren’t alone.
Our unscientific survey of more than 50 hotels, motels and other lodgings showed widely mixed results, with the order garnering stronger allegiance in Northern California, weaker in Southern California.
The governor’s Dec. 3 order said lodgings in high-COVID areas of the state are open only to “essential workers” or people who must quarantine, not to vacationers. Still, many lodgings are leaving travelers to make their own decisions. And many travelers continue to scratch their heads or look for loopholes.