'You're putting a lot of other lives in danger.'
, Pollock Pines is on its third day without power and there are no signs of PG&E restoring service anytime soon, said 46-year-old Tom Andor, who has a home in the area. Gas stations in the region have all but run out of fuel, meaning the gas-powered generators that residents have turned to for warmth and electricity are nonfunctional — and the possibility of leaving the area is all but gone.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a state of emergency late Tuesday, which allows state officials to require that nonemergency vehicles coming from California turn back at the state line until conditions improve. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has not declared such an emergency, so tourist traffic continues to flow in and out of the Tahoe Basin on the California side. Pollock Pines, a town about 45 miles west of South Lake Tahoe, is on Highway 50, a major route to Lake Tahoe for tourists.
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