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Tahoe Blue Event Center Compliance, Threshold Evaluation, and Area Plan Amendments: Highlights From TRPA’s Governing Board Meeting

STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's (TRPA) meeting on February 26 covered the current conclusion of the Tahoe Blue Event Center's compliance issues, the state of the thresholds used to evaluate environmental health in the Basin, and changes …

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New Scholarships Empower Community Engagement

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) 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 …

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Placer County Commits to North Tahoe Trail Expansion

NORTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – North Tahoe's trail network is set for a transformative expansion, thanks to a $9 million investment approved by the Placer County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 21. This funding, drawn from transient occupancy tax revenues, …

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Scotty Lapp Memorial Skate Park Location Questioned at Public Meeting

TAHOE CITY, Calif. – The Tahoe City Public Utility District Board of Directors provided an update on the Scotty Lapp memorial skate park at their meeting on Friday, Feb. 21, where numerous individuals expressed concerns over its proposed location.

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Placer County Moves Forward With North Lake Tahoe Parking Program Updates

AUBURN, Calif. – The Placer County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Feb. 18, to advance updates to the North Lake Tahoe Parking Management Program, aiming to refine regulations, adjust fine and fee schedules, and improve parking enforcement ahead of the …

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Tahoe Inn Planned to Come Down Sooner Than Expected

KINGS BEACH, Calif. – The Tahoe Inn is planned to come down sooner than anticipated after the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency swept the blighted building's fate into decisions regarding Homewood Mountain Resort's Master Plan Amendments.

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Truckee Tahoe Airport Community Meeting Focuses on Aircraft Noise, Resident Concerns

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Tahoe Airport District's Airport Community Team (ACT) meeting on Wednesday, February 12, focused on one of the community's most pressing concerns: aircraft noise. With both in-person and virtual attendees, the meeting served as a platform …

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‘HOMEWOOD IS PUBLIC’: Months-Long Wait Is Over With Final Decision

STATELINE, NEV. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency reports hundreds attended their Governing Board meeting both online and in-person at the Stateline office on Wednesday, Jan. 22, where the agency approved Homewood Mountain Resort's Master Plan amendments and gondola project.

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Delta Communities, Regional Fishing Groups, Startled by New Presidential Executive Orders

Trump backs Newsom's Delta plans in a big way, but are the President's sweeping anti-environmental orders so broad that the Governor and other California leaders...

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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?
How California reclamation districts turned millions of acres of wetlands into fertile agricultural land, starting in the earliest days of the Gold Rush.
Reclamation Districts: Turning ‘Swamps’ Into Farmland
From its earliest days as a state, California has been trying to turn marshes into productive land.
Since 1972, the California Coastal Commission has ruled over the state’s shoreline.
California Coastal Commission: Where It Comes From, What It Does
How a nuclear plant, a real estate development and an oil spill led to a landmark law.
The Baldwin Hills area in South Los Angeles is one region where a state conservancy would keep open land accessible to the public.
California’s 10 State Conservancies: How They Protect Parks and Open Land
Starting in 1976, the legislature began creating agencies to buy up open land, and keep it open.
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?
The 1965 law known as the Williamson Act has been responsible for keeping about half of California's farmland out of the hands of developers.
The Williamson Act: How the Law That Protects California’s Farmland Works
More than half of California farmland is under contracts that prevent its development.