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Truckee Donner PUD Urges Residents, Visitors to Be Prepared for Wildfire Power Outages

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Following the Pass Fire in Truckee, as well as Sunday's wildfire safety power outage caused by the Gold Ranch Fire in Verdi, Truckee Donner Public Utility District urges customers to prepare for the possibility of prolonged power …

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Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan Partially-Revised Final Environmental Impact Report Released

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – Placer County has released for public review a partially-revised final environmental impact report for the Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan in North Lake Tahoe.

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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Launches Next Phase of Affordable and Workforce Housing Program

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) today announced the launch of "Tahoe Living: Cultivating Community, Conserving the Basin," the next phase of the agency's affordable and workforce housing program. Cultivating Community is a comprehensive, multi-year project to help address the …

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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Launches Next Phase of Affordable and Workforce Housing Program

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) today announced the launch of "Tahoe Living: Cultivating Community, Conserving the Basin," the next phase of the agency's affordable and workforce housing program. Cultivating Community is a comprehensive, multi-year project to help address the …

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Nevada County Seeks Input on Proposed Ordinance Permitting Residents to Live in Tiny Homes on Wheels

NEVADA CITY, Calif. – Nevada County is seeking public comment by Sept. 5 on a proposed ordinance that would allow residents to legally live in tiny homes on wheels on private property in the unincorporated county.

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Truckee Confronts Senior Housing Shortage, Calls for Town Action

TRUCKEE, Calif.- Truckee is grappling with a significant senior housing crisis, forcing many older adults to leave in search of suitable living arrangements. This exodus not only depletes the community of valuable members who contribute through volunteering and local engagement …

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Fire Safe Council Awarded $4.9 Million for Home Hardening to the Community

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The California Office of Emergency Services has announced it will award a $4,932,000 grant to the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County to help low-income residents harden their homes against wildfires.

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Truckee Fire Announces Wildfire Prevention Grant Recipients and Protection Project Areas

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Truckee Fire announced the third round of recipients of its annual Measure T community wildfire prevention grants to support forest fuel reduction and wildfire preparedness projects. The agency also presented the 2024 Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) …

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Defend Your Space With Fire Guide

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Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team reminds homeowners of the importance of creating and maintaining defensible space. University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Living With Fire Program published a new Living With Fire Defensible Space Guide on how to …

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Town of Truckee Launches Rooted Renters Program: A Step Towards Housing Stability

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Town of Truckee is excited to announce the launch of its Rooted Renters pilot program on Monday, July 15 at 9 a.m. PDT. Designed to provide long-term stability for the local workforce, Rooted Renters builds on …

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New Defensible Space Guide Available for Lake Tahoe Residents

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As we move into summer and the vegetation dries out, the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team would like the public to remember the importance of creating and maintaining defensible space. University of Nevada, Reno Extension's Living …

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First of Its Kind Defensible Space Software Brings Significant Improvements to the Entire Tahoe Basin

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – With support from the Tahoe Fund and Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, every local fire agency in the Tahoe Basin now has access to Fire Aside, a software platform that makes defensible space and home hardening evaluations …

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Truckee Town Council Proceeds With Rooted Renters Pilot Program

TRUCKEE, Calif. – 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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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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South Lake Tahoe Provides Loan to Developer for Affordable Housing Project

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – 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. …

Image caption: As residents continue to exit California, the state’s political power at the national level is at risk.
Updated: California Exodus, Housing and the State's Political Future

The California housing crisis is not only weakening the state politically at the national level, it could shift the political balance in Washington, D.C., as Republican-led states add population while California’s exodus continues.

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City of South Lake Tahoe Awarded State of California Prohousing Designation

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – This City of South Lake Tahoe was awarded the State Prohousing Designation for efforts to encourage development of housing at all income levels. The announcement was made on Friday, April 19 by Governor Newsom that …

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South Tahoe Ongoing Efforts for and Against a Vacancy Tax; Signature Deadline Looms

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – 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 …

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Workforce Housing Preservation Program Resumes in Eastern Placer to Provide Home Ownership to Local Workers

TAHOE CITY, Calif. Up to $150,000 is again available to eastern Placer workers looking to buy a home in the North Lake Tahoe region. The Placer County Board of Supervisors Tuesday April 9 unanimously approved a relaunch of the Workforce …

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Springtime Means Defensible Space Time

Signs of springtime are in the air even though snow is still on the ground and spring cleaning inside and outside is typical for Tahoe. That means getting homes ready for the summer by creating or cleaning up defensible space …

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Thousands of homeowners have been kicked off their fire insurance policies.
California Fire Insurance Crisis: How the State Helps Homeowners
The state tries persuading insurance companies to cover homes in fire zones.
Owning homes is the primary way the middle class builds wealth, and an option no longer available to most Californians.
Is California’s Housing Crisis Making Inequality Worse?
California has some of the worst economic inequality in the United States. Is housing a cause? Could it be a cure?
Zoning laws tell you what you can and can't build on the property you own. How does government get away with that?
How Zoning Laws Shape California and Society
Zoning is everywhere, but is it a way to regulate development or a tool for social engineering?
Does California’s signature environmental law protect the state’s scenic beauty, or cause more problems than it solves?
CEQA: The Surprising Story of CA’s Key Environmental Law
54-year-old environmental law is often blamed for causing the state’s housing crisis. Is it getting a bad rap?