Tahoe Truckee Region Local News: Business, Economy & Jobs


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09/06/2024
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A recent audit shows that 82% of audited businesses in the City of South Lake Tahoe are abiding by the single-use water bottle ban that just went into effect on Earth Day this year.

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09/04/2024
California voters passed Proposition 22 four years ago. The ballot initiative, backed by Uber, Lyft and other gig companies, promised the state’s more than 1 million gig workers new benefits, such as guaranteed minimum earnings, health care stipends, occupational accident insurance and accidental death insurance.

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09/02/2024
California’s unemployment rate, 5.2% of its labor force in July, is no longer the nation’s highest after months of having that dubious distinction.

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08/23/2024
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The Truckee Chamber of Commerce announced the nominees for its 71st Annual Truckee Chamber Awards Celebration to be held on September 20.

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08/23/2024
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Residents recently had the opportunity to rate the City of South Lake Tahoe on numerous categories focused on livability in the city.

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08/13/2024
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A large majority of nurses at Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe voted to unionize in November 2017. Now, after almost seven years, two strikes and countless negotiations, the union and hospital still have no contract.

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08/13/2024
Proposition 32 to increase the minimum wage from $16 isn’t as far-reaching as when it was first proposed. Fast food workers are already making more, and health care employees are on track. But worker groups are already pushing for more.

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08/08/2024
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U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has been invited as the keynote speaker for the 28th annual Lake Tahoe Summit. The summit will be held on August 14, 2024, and this year's theme is "Connecting Tahoe: Investing in Transit, Trails, and Technology for the Future".

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08/07/2024
Legislators are pushing ahead with a retail theft bill package in their continued opposition of Proposition 36 — a November ballot measure backed by law enforcement groups and Republicans (and some Democrats) that would roll back parts of 2014’s Prop. 47.

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07/29/2024
Image for display with article titled Original Squeeze in Truckee Location Celebrates 50 Years in Business

If you lived in or visited the Truckee area at any point since 1974, then chances are you've visited (or at least heard about) the 10 feet wide by 62 feet long experience that is the Squeeze In.

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07/25/2024
After years of delay, a new California regulation to protect indoor workers from extreme heat is now in effect.

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07/25/2024
In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.

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07/24/2024
California Forever’s announcement July 22 that it has decided to pull a ballot measure that would have let voters decide on a controversial planned city in rural Solano County drew swift reaction from political leaders and opponents.

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07/22/2024
On July 22, California Forever announced it was withdrawing its initiative to amend the Solano County General Plan off the November ballot and would instead begin working with the county through the normal, though less expeditious, process.

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07/19/2024
Image for display with article titled Proposed Sawmill and Wood Processing Facility Near Truckee Sparks Community Response

A proposed industrial development, including a sawmill and wood processing facility, has elicited concern among local residents.

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07/19/2024
A judge has halted a union effort at the Wonderful Company, throwing into question a new state law designed to make it easier for agricultural workers to organize.

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07/16/2024
California courts have long upheld below-minimum wage pay for prison inmates working a wide range of jobs. A 2024 ballot measure that would ban forced labor could alter those decisions.

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07/12/2024
A mother picks up her son from daycare in Richmond on Sept. 26, 2022. Photo by Marissa Leshnov for CalMatters

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07/10/2024
Image for display with article titled Truckee Fourth of July Parade Winners Announced

The Truckee 4th of July Parade, produced by the Truckee Chamber of Commerce, proved that our little town knows how to have a great time!

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07/10/2024
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Visit Truckee-Tahoe unveiled its latest initiative, the Sustainable Truckee Visitors Guide. This digital and printed guidebook is designed to educate visitors on how to enjoy Truckee responsibly.

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