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FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025
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Kiley bill curbs Hands-on Ag experience gas car ban ■ Congressman
also addresses privacy issues, high-speed rail in media call
Chris Woodard Staff writer
California’s 3rd District Representative Kevin Kiley spoke to members of the media via Zoom on May 6 to discuss reversing the gas car ban, a recent investigation into Covered California and more. Rep. Kiley’s district includes Pollock Pines, South Lake Tahoe and Folsom, and extends to the Nevada border and down to Death Valley.
CONGRESSMAN KEVIN KILEY The House of Representatives passed a resolution introduced by Kiley on May 1 that repeals Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California Advanced Clean Cars Waiver, which aims to ban the sale of gaspowered vehicles in the state by 2035. “I’ve always believed that this was completely ■ See KILEY, page A5
Lake Tahoe boating season kicks off with stronger protections Jeff Cowen
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
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LAKE TAHOE — Lake Tahoe watercraft inspection stations, boat launches, and marinas are opening for the 2025 boating season and aquatic invasive species management agencies are encouraging boaters and paddlers to stay up to date with strengthened procedures to protect the lake from the spread of aquatic invasive species. Changes this year include mandatory decontaminations and additional processing
time for motorized boats traveling from other areas, as well as more roving non-motorized inspectors at popular recreation areas. As of May 3, all three regional watercraft inspection stations, at Meyers, Spooner Summit, Nev., and Alpine Meadows are open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Due to longer inspection times, boaters are encouraged to take advantage of the optional appointment system at TahoeBoatInspections. com/appt. Walk-ins and appointments are accepted until 4:30 p.m. to allow adequate time for decontamination. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Tahoe Resource Conservation District, which manage the Lake Tahoe Watercraft Inspection Program, have enacted the mandatory decontaminations in response to the discovery of invasive golden mussels in the SacramentoSan Joaquin Delta of California, just a few hours from Lake Tahoe. The discovery last ■ See BOATING, page A5
Mountain Democrat photos by Shelly Thorene
A total of 1,319 local students from 13 elementary schools learned about soil, cultivation, food cycles, animals, nutrition, natural resources and stewardship of the land at Farm Day at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds on May 6. Above, Jimena Zambrano, a Clarksville Charter School student, center, places her painted hand on Hobbit, a 2-year-old Hampshire ram as Ponderosa FFA student Lindsay Zweber of Diamond Springs looks on. The hands-on exhibit was designed to teach children basic sheep anatomy. Below, Indian Creek Elementary School third-grade teacher Amy Gutierrez, left, waves to the photographer as she and her students pose for a photo with an International Cub Long Boy tractor at a display hosted by Union Mine High School Farm Power team students at Farm Day.
Camden Todd, 9, of El Dorado Hills, at left, successfully ropes the bull by the horns during one of the many Farm Day activities. Above, Children reach through the pen to pet Sultan, a 12-year-old Aztec stud while FFA student Amber Tyler, 17, of Grizzly Flat keeps him steady.
See more Farm Day photos on page A5.