Tahoe Truckee Region Local News: Business, Economy & Jobs

In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down. For now.

Community members filled the South Lake Tahoe City Council chamber as speakers railed against three things: a circulating vacancy tax initiative, a transient occupancy tax increase, and a potential minimum wage increase.

If you have driven by the old Mellow Fellow building at the state line in North Lake Tahoe and wondered what has gone into the space, you're not alone. There is no signage out front to let people know what lies inside.

Truckee resident Daniel Feldman grew up snacking on popcorn. It was a nightly snack for him and his dad.

A shocking number of businesses have shut down, but multiple new ventures are coming in behind them.

When Arvi Sabherwal took over a Zephyr Cove restaurant in November of 2022, he wasn't anticipating the challenge many businesses face: a shortage of employees.