City of South Lake Tahoe Government News

City staff provided a quarterly update on its affordable housing waitlist at City Council on Tuesday, April 23. The waitlist has dropped from 1,173 to 1,008 since the last update, a drop of 65.

City Council halted an item establishing a local minimum wage ordinance and potentially increasing the minimum wage in the City of South Lake Tahoe.

The City's Park and Recreation Department is seeking input on future programs at the new recreation and swim complex. \

The City of South Lake Tahoe was awarded the State Prohousing Designation for efforts to encourage development of housing at all income levels.

The City of South Lake Tahoe's single-use water bottle ban goes into effect for commercial vendors on Earth Day, April 22.

As the City of South Lake Tahoe 2024 Community Survey nears its closure date, city staff are urging those who have yet to participate to take the survey.

A red, white, and blue clad Uncle Sam has jumped into efforts opposing the vacancy tax, waiving a rally sign, followed by a newly launched website from a recently formed coalition advocating against the tax and other measures.

South Lake Tahoe City Council made multiple actions regarding Accessory Dwelling Units at their meeting on Tuesday, March 12.

Certain segments of U.S. 50 and State Route 89 have seen almost 20 fatalities in the span of 10 years and 229 minor injury and property damage accidents. The City of South Lake Tahoe and Caltrans are looking into how to make these segments safer.

The South Lake Tahoe City Council ended efforts of placing a 2% Transient Occupancy Tax increase on November's ballot, despite a voter survey revealing almost seven in 10 voters in favor.

On Feb. 13, the South Lake Tahoe City Council approved commencing negotiations with El Dorado County to create a joint entity overseeing south shore microtransit.

The South Tahoe Refuse program has been underway for just under a week at the new buyback station. STR’s residential customers can now drop off food waste scraps for free Tuesday–Saturday.

The South Lake Tahoe City Council passed a motion increasing fines for vacation home rental citations to the highest fines allowed under state law.

Community members filled the South Lake Tahoe City Council chamber as speakers railed against three things: a circulating vacancy tax initiative, a transient occupancy tax increase, and a potential minimum wage increase.

The measure banning short term vacation home rentals in South Lake Tahoe residential zones is scheduled for trial again at the El Dorado Superior Court on Sept. 17.

The last South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting of the year brought in Cody Bass as the new mayor and pushed the cannabis lounge decision to next year.

Cody Bass was named the new mayor of South Lake Tahoe on Dec. 12 after the only two public commenters on the item voiced opposition to his selection.

The last agenda item of the evening, the cannabis ordinance was carried over to the South Lake Tahoe council’s next meeting. Someone in the audience said, “We waited years for this.”