El Dorado County Housing Digest

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will receive a presentation on a vacation home rental program update.

California lawmakers thought they cracked the code last year on a construction union stalemate holding up housing bills. But rifts within labor could reignite the war over how best to craft affordable housing policy.

An affordable/workforce housing project in South Lake Tahoe received $3 million from the state government.

Elizabeth Cameron, a coach for the Palisades Tahoe ski team five years ago, has documented the difficulties of finding places to live in the area.

Sen. Scott Wiener wants to expand and extend SB 35, which forces cities to approve certain developments with affordable units.

A Sacramento judge is asking for additional information to make a final decision on the appeal of Measure T, which would restrict vacation home rentals in South Lake Tahoe.

The South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to sign a five-year lease for city offices, discussed housing initiatives, and voted for a program focused on first responders.

Within the sticky subject of short-term rentals, we have an opportunity to create our own epic tale.

Future employees of Homewood Mountain Resort may have a new place to call home following the acquisition of Tahoma Meadows Cottages, located just south of Homewood.

A new luxury condominium development under construction on top of Kingsbury Grade is accepting reservations for residences that range from $1.5 million to $3.7 million.

While single-family house prices are on decline region-wide, El Dorado County prices are climbing...highest of all in El Dorado Hills and South Lake Tahoe.

Members of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Community Coalition collected signatures in opposition to housing developments proposed for the Diamond Springs-El Dorado area, which they say would add to traffic congestion and fire evacuation concerns.

Edgewood Tahoe has unveiled the first phase of its new Villa Suites along the lake’s South Shore. The two-, three-, and five-bedroom lakefront units are located adjacent to the main lodge.

A crowd hit South Lake Tahoe to celebrate the first phase of the Sugar Pine Village affordable housing project, a 248-unit community.

Low wages, high interest rates, and soaring prices make area homes affordable for only a fraction of workers, a study shows.

A Sacramento Area Council of Governments pilot program called Green Means Go identifies areas called “Green Zones” in the six-county Sacramento region and then makes efforts to increase infill housing where services already exist while also improving access to alternative modes of transportation.

The first phase of the Sugar Pine Village affordable housing project is beginning with site preparation and infrastructure work. South Lake Tahoe Mayor Devin Middlebrook said, “There is still plenty to do, but I am incredibly happy with what we’ve accomplished thus far through this public-private partnership.”

At the direction of the Board of Supervisors, county staff will look into temporary housing options for Grizzly Flat residents who lost their homes. “Winter is upon us and we are going to be shoveling snow off the top of our trailers,” said Candace Tyler.

After taking a month off from meetings, the South Lake Tahoe City Council tackled a lengthy agenda, talking about housing, road construction and sustainability goals. The meeting began with a swearing in ceremony for the city’s new fire chief, Jim Drennan.

Under a new state law, counties must purge property records of language that once banned people of color from buying homes. While the covenants were made unenforceable in 1948, racial justice advocates say the law confronts the state’s history of discrimination.

The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission will be hearing updates on the housing element, with the aim of bringing more affordable housing and other developments that better the community. A potential health and fitness club will also be discussed.

Plans have been made to demolish the old Placerville Armory near the fairgrounds, and replace it with affordable housing through a 55-year lease to Jamboree Housing Corporation. It will include an 83-unit apartment complex.

At a May 10 meeting of the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission, county analyst C.J. Freeland reported that the county’s housing element had been certified by the state.

This short video from the California Black Media network explains that as Pandemic Rental Aid Programs come to an end, people are losing their homes.

Seeking to boost home ownership in California, the state has launched a new program of forgivable loans that allows qualified, first-time buyers to borrow up to 10% of a home’s purchase price, and have the debt forgiven if the buyer lives in the home for five years.

Lake Tahoe has always had two big tourism booms, but the spring and fall were when locals could enjoy a breather from the crowds. With housing expanding and climate changing, Lake Tahoe locals are beginning to experience a different rhythm.

Our Neighborhood Voices, the group group trying to get a measure on the November ballot to override state housing bills, has put off its attempt until 2024.

Over the summer, students worked as ambassadors in city parks and beaches. Now the South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to make the pilot program permanent. The council also approved the first reading of the Movable Tiny Homes code amendments.

South Lake Tahoe has presented its Draft Housing Element for 2022-2027 for review by the California Department of Housing and Community Development and interested members of the public.

Housing El Dorado could receive up to $115,000 in funding from El Dorado County and has the use of a building owned by the city of Placerville for its Pathways Winter Lodging Program.

The city of South Lake Tahoe, in partnership with Related California and Saint Joseph Community Land Trust, announced that the Sugar Pine Village project has been awarded $17,359,470 by the California Strategic Growth Council’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program.

South Lake Tahoe has launched the Lease to Locals Housing Incentive Program, which offers property owners up to $10,000 to convert their properties into long-term rentals.