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05/20/2024
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Tahoe Guide released the 4th annual Tahoe Wildfire Preparedness Guide in mid-May as a standalone publication for the first time. This guide provides resources for residents, vacation homeowners and visitors to be prepared in case of a wildfire.

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05/20/2024
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Volunteers are needed to help with cleanups throughout the community in Tahoe and Truckee.

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05/20/2024
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On Friday, May 17, a new pedestrian bridge was installed, connecting West River to Truckee Springs.

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05/20/2024
Image for display with article titled Tahoe Fund Installs New Donor Engraved Bears in Tahoe City’s Heritage Plaza

Twenty-five new engraved bears are now hanging from the railings in Tahoe City's Heritage Plaza through a partnership with the Tahoe Fund, Placer County and the Tahoe City Public Utility District to raise money for trails in North Lake Tahoe.

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05/19/2024
Image for display with article titled Nevada County to Seek Public Input on Possible Home Kitchen Ordinance

The Board of Supervisors is considering adopting an ordinance that would allow residents to operate restaurants or sell meals out of their homes.

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05/19/2024
The job action starting today at UC Santa Cruz isn’t about pay, but instead is in response to how UC deployed police to clear pro-Palestinian encampments on campuses.

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05/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Placer County Discover & Discuss Community Event May 30 to Discuss Projects, Programs Shaping the Future of North Lake Tahoe

Placer County is inviting the community to Discover and Discuss: Projects and Programs Shaping the Future of North Lake Tahoe on Thursday, May 30, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach.

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05/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Gas Line Replacement Project to Cause Traffic Delays on State Route 28 Between Kings Beach and Tahoe City

Drivers can expect delays on State Route 28 along the north shore of Lake Tahoe next week, as Caltrans resumes traffic-interfering work.

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05/17/2024
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The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team is hosting a Community Wildfire Preparedness Workshop on June 1. The event runs from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach.

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05/17/2024
Image for display with article titled Tahoe Youth Action Team Registers Young Voters at Truckee High

If the best thing you can do for climate change is to vote, the Tahoe Youth Action Team is on it.

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05/17/2024
Image for display with article titled Tahoe Forest Hospital Celebrates 75th Anniversary

The month of May 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the first meeting of the Tahoe Forest Hospital District, which was formed one month prior, following the donation of land by Richard "Dick" Joseph where the hospital now sits.

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05/16/2024
Image for display with article titled Is the Death Rate of Tahoe Trees Getting Better or Worse?

Earlier this year, the USDA/USFS Aerial Detection Monitoring sector released the R5 ADS Final Report (aka the 2023 Aerial Detection Survey Results for Region 5) highlighting the tree mortality rate in California.

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05/16/2024
Image for display with article titled Truckee Town Council Proceeds With Rooted Renters Pilot Program

The Truckee Town Council met on Tuesday, May 14, to discuss the proposed housing program guidelines for the Rooted Renters Pilot Program.

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05/16/2024
Image for display with article titled City of South Lake Tahoe Seeks Input on the Lake Tahoe Airport Master Plan

The City is seeking input from the community on updating the Lake Tahoe Airport 20-Year Master Plan.

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05/16/2024
Image for display with article titled Protect Your Home – Sign Up for a Defensible Space Inspection, Chipping Services

Summer is here and the snow is melting. Prepare for wildfire season and sign up for defensible space evaluations and curbside chipping services. For more information on these services and to register online, visit www.nltfpd.org.

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05/16/2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the community school initiative with $4.1 billion in grants to connect students and their families to medical care, counseling and other services.

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05/16/2024
Pending legislation would lift requirements for California’s doctors to report all domestic abuse cases to police. The Assembly’s three physicians had different opinions.

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05/16/2024
As Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators spend the next few weeks fashioning a state budget that’s plagued by a multibillion-dollar deficit, they can’t count on a booming economy to make their task easier.

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05/16/2024
The state’s multibillion-dollar shortfall shapes which spending bills survived the ‘suspense file’ hearings by the Assembly and Senate appropriations committees.

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05/16/2024
The centerpiece of California’s water wars pits Gov. Newsom against local communities and environmentalists. A new report says the benefits of the tunnel exceed the cost since other water supplies would cost more.

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05/15/2024
Image for display with article titled Truckee Roundhouse 8th Annual Maker Show Biggest Event Yet

On Sunday, June 9, the Truckee Roundhouse Community Makerspace will host the 8th annual Maker Show, a celebration of Tahoe's makers, artists, craftspeople, and our creative ecosystem.

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05/15/2024
Image for display with article titled South Lake Tahoe Provides Loan to Developer for Affordable Housing Project

City Council passed a motion on May 7, providing a predevelopment loan to a developer for an affordable housing project, plans of which rely on changes to area developmental standards currently caught up in litigation.

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