Nevada County Local News: Housing


All Local Housing News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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04/01/2025
In their March 26 meeting, the Nevada City Council voted to more forward on a recommendation from consultants at Nelson Strategic Economics for the future of the Nevada City Courthouse.

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03/28/2025
Nevada County is making progress on priorities for 2025/2026: fiscal stability and core services, housing, emergency preparedness, economic development, broadband, climate resilience, homelessness and recreation.

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03/28/2025
A handful of legislators rallied near the state Capitol Thursday to promote what they’re calling an “extremely unsexy,” but important, bipartisan bill package intended to put California’s housing development into overdrive.

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03/27/2025
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On March 25, the North Tahoe Community Alliance hosted their March Power Lunch at Northstar Village's Rubicon Pizza, bringing three speakers to speak about workforce housing—one of the top issues for North Tahoe.

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03/26/2025
In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.

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03/24/2025
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The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Board of Trustees is considering a workforce housing project aimed at easing the housing burden for district employees and other local workers.

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03/17/2025
A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on the verge of homelessness pay the rent is running out of cash — and no one has a plan to keep the roughly 60,000 renters, more than 15,000 of them in California — from losing their housing after the last dollar is spent.

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03/06/2025
Read on to learn more about how to harden your home against wildfire at a free Second Saturday Home Hardening Workshop in Nevada City.

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03/05/2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to see tangible results from the $6.4 billion mental health bond voters approved last year. Moving fast carries a risk of neglecting under-resourced communities.

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03/03/2025
Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.

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02/27/2025
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is accepting applications for a new scholarship program that empowers Lake Tahoe community members to engage in the planning process as part of the Tahoe Living initiative to update affordable and workforce housing policies.

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02/26/2025
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The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) held 2025's first Lunch and Learn session on Monday, where speakers Cindy Basso, Kristina Kind, and Andrew Ryan touched on what the community and different organizations are doing to tackle the multifaceted issue.

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02/26/2025
Read on for details about a report on the 2-year Yolo County Basic Income Program which ended in April 2024.

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02/26/2025
Each year, legislation aimed at better wildfire mitigation fails – often due to cost or conflict with environmental regulations.

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02/26/2025
Feather River College is still reeling from the 2021 Dixie Fire, which destroyed hundreds of homes in the surrounding community and warped the housing market. The college is one of many schools that have tried — and failed — to secure state grants to build more student housing.

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02/23/2025
A passel of recent California laws were supposed to supercharge the construction of desperately needed housing. According to YIMBY Law, they haven’t even come close.

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02/20/2025
The City of Nevada is looking into possible modifications to their short-term rental ordinance. Read on for details.

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02/20/2025
In a dispute over whether he can convert his three-story condominium’s garage into its own ground-floor apartment, one Carlsbad resident is waging a battle against his homeowners association.

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02/17/2025
Against the recommendation of his staff experts, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara denied a request from State Farm to green light “emergency” rate increases for insurance policy holders.