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05/24/2023
Julie Regan, executive director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, will be hosting a series of morning coffee sessions around Lake Tahoe starting this summer.

05/23/2023
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will be accepting lottery entries June 1-30 for the limited number of pier allocations allowed every two years under the Shoreline Plan.

05/08/2023
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has unanimously approved the Lake Tahoe Community College Student Housing Project, which will provide up to 100 students on-campus affordable housing.

05/03/2023
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has awarded $11.1 million to seven critical transportation projects across the Tahoe Region.

04/27/2023
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted to approve the updated plan revision to the Waldorf Astoria, located at what used to be the Tahoe Biltmore. Developers made significant changes to the 2011 plan.

04/18/2023
Grading and digging season for permitted projects at Lake Tahoe begins May 1, although the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is cautioning that some projects and sites may be delayed this year.

04/11/2023
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency committee members recommended the approval of an amendment to the Washoe Tahoe Area Plan to allow high-end single-family condominiums in area originally designated single family condominiums in area originally designated for multi-family and workforce housing.

03/24/2023
Lake Tahoe Community College received approval to construct a new on-campus building dedicated to student housing. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency fully supported the 33-unit, 100-bed project.

03/03/2023
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has selected Kimberly Chevallier as the agency’s deputy director and chief partnerships officer, filling a position left open when the Governing Board chose Julie Regan to lead the agency,

11/28/2022
A package of developer-friendly edits to help kickstart North Shore economies begins its trail of approvals at a North Tahoe Regional Advisory Committee meeting.

11/24/2022
EKN Developments has officially submitted an updated and refined plan to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency for final approval for the Revitalize Tahoe Biltmore Project.

10/27/2022
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has chosen Julie Regan as its next executive director. Regan, the agency’s deputy director and external affairs chief, will receive an offer and could be ratified at the Nov. 16 TRPA meeting.

09/28/2022
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted not to halt construction on a cell tower on Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe, rejecting an appeal that requested additional soils and hydrology work.

08/31/2022
The Joint Interim Committee for Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Marlette Lake approved recommendations that would pump millions into projects in the Tahoe Basin. The vote was unanimous among Senate and Assembly members.

08/25/2022
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has recognized seven projects and programs for exceptional environmental design and stewardship of Lake Tahoe.

08/16/2022
Light pollution can negatively impact anything from humans’ circadian rhythms to wildlife activity and habitats to energy use. Moonshine Ink asks local agencies and jurisdictions what the rules are for lighting up the Tahoe Basin.

05/19/2022
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will have a shift in leadership after Joanne Marchetta, its executive director, leaves her position at the end of the fiscal year on June 30. She has worked at the agency for 17 years.

04/28/2022
Project work to eradicate invasive plants has resumed at Taylor Creek and Tallac Creek marsh in South Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is removing vegetation to install underwater bottom barriers in the marshes adjacent to Baldwin and Kiva beaches.

02/22/2022
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board has approved an increase in the pace and scale of forestry work in the region. The decision expands the areas where ground-based mechanical equipment can be used on steep slopes.

02/10/2022
The Lake Tahoe Basin is a worldwide destination that attracts about 15 million visitors each year. To unify the multiple jurisdictions surrounding the lake in the name of protection, a bi-state compact in 1969 formed the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.