Tahoe Talk - Monday, 5/4/20

Up-to-date, daily info on news that is happening around Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada! Notes from today’s discussion include:

Local News:
- Douglas County School Board looking to choose their candidate for superintendent – also candidate forum for county commission are at 6pm tonight

- Douglas County commissioners drove a letter to the capitol asking the governor to allow businesses and offices to reopen

- El Dorado county has started offering free testing to residents that want to be tested 

- New city manager for SLT, Joe Irvin, is getting sworn in this Monday morning

- Check it out: Very comprehensive article on the Sierra Sun about the economy for North Tahoe and Truckee

National News:
- 3.5M total cases, nearly 250K deceased globally (millions of Italians return to work today)
- Star Wars Day - May the 4th be with you (Disney+ releases The Rise of Skywalker early)
- Costco limiting meat purchases to 3 items per person, requiring masks, and back to normal operating hours
- Whole Foods announced they will be providing free disposable masks to customers nationwide
- Large layoffs possible for United Airlines amid $1.3B Q1 loss
- “Murder Hornets” spotted in Washington state - can kill a person without allergies and puncture a bee suit
- Miami's Hard Rock Stadium aiming to be the “gold standard” of sporting events and host fans for it’s first game - Side bar: Don Shula HC, most winning NFL coach ever died today
- Aquarium in Japan that said their garden eels were in danger of forgetting about humans - “Please FaceTime them!”

Follow all articles in-depth at:
www.TahoeDailyTribune.com
www.SierraSun.com