Julie Brown
Inside Scoop SF
Reno, NV, United States
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The best gas station food you’ll ever have is at the Mobil in the Eastern Sierra
This gas station is a launchpad to the Eastern Sierra and Yosemite National Park. It’s also a gourmet restaurant. → Read More
Why so many trees are dying in Lake Tahoe
White fir and red fir trees are dying at a fast clip in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the U.S. Forest Service confirmed. → Read More
Plume of smoke, hazardous air cancels schools in Reno
Overnight, smoke from the Mosquito Fire settled north of Lake Tahoe, causing air pollution to spike in Truckee and Reno. → Read More
As Tahoe’s trash problem grows, this group keeps cleaning up
Fallen Leaf Lake may very well be the dirtiest waters the team has experienced to date. → Read More
Tahoe temp workers say golf tournament hasn't paid them
An events staffing company reportedly hasn't paid temp workers hired for a Tahoe celebrity golf tournament that happened almost two months ago. → Read More
CHP: Beware of 'unusual vehicles' on road to Burning Man
Make sure your "creative contraption" can make it up Donner Summit. → Read More
Reno braces for 25,000 Burning Man travelers on way to Black Rock City
Reno is the last major stop on the road to Black Rock City, the metropolis that exists for one week of the year during Burning Man. → Read More
Tahoe program offers $24,000 to landlords who rent to locals
About 65% of houses in North Lake Tahoe are vacant for most of the year, while hundreds of locals are searching for places to live. → Read More
How to get into Lake Tahoe's Sand Harbor? The theater.
Sand Harbor isn’t just a beach. It’s also a stage for a 50-year-running theatrical event called the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. → Read More
Algae spike threatens Lake Tahoe's blue water, report says
A spike in algae is just one detail in TERC's report, which documents “the largest and most significant” changes to Tahoe’s environment in the past 50 years. → Read More
Lake Tahoe wetland destroyed in 1960s getting second chance
The nearly 600-acre Upper Truckee Marsh is key to restoring Lake Tahoe's clarity and fighting climate change. → Read More
Lake Tahoe town is seeing new development — and locals are pleased
Tahoe City is a small town along Lake Tahoe's North Shore that is quickly aging. It will soon see new development, and local residents are welcoming the change. → Read More
The 'perplexing' case of Lake Tahoe’s famed clarity
Despite billions spent to restore Lake Tahoe’s clarity, the past 20 years haven't seen much, if any, improvement. → Read More
These are 12 of our favorite public beaches in Lake Tahoe
These are 12 of our favorite public beaches in Lake Tahoe. → Read More
Truckee fire arson suspect now in custody, police say
A wildfire burning in the dry brush near Truckee, a Sierra-Nevada mountain town 180 miles northeast of San Francisco, triggered evacuations Thursday afternoon. → Read More
Thanks to microtransit, Lake Tahoe is handing out free rides all summer
Tell the driver where you want to go and where to drop you off. It’s entirely free. → Read More
Just how cold is Lake Tahoe? I took the plunge to find out.
Underestimating the lake's chilly depths puts swimmers at risk of cold water shock. → Read More
Lake Tahoe authorities crack down on illegal buoys
Why are illicit, unpermitted buoys such a big deal in Lake Tahoe? It’s a long story that starts more than three decades ago, in 1987. → Read More
How folk hero Mark Twain started a wildfire in Lake Tahoe
A new geotourism trail traces Mark Twain’s steps during his visit to Lake Tahoe in 1861. → Read More
Our favorite places to hike around Lake Tahoe this summer
Here at SFGATE, we love to hike and we love Lake Tahoe. → Read More