Tahoe Truckee Region Local News Articles

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09/11/2023
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Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal is now offering free bulky item curbside pickup for TTSD residential customers in Placer County for items up to 200 pounds.

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Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Bulky Item Pickup Available for Residential Service Customers

08/30/2023
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The new service comes with convenient features that make disposing of large and unwieldy items hassle-free for TTSD customers.

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Agriculture & Gardening Resilience Neighborhoods

Defending Defensible Space

07/13/2021
The town of Truckee’s mandate to remove trees and other vegetation in order to create defensible space sometimes requires difficult sacrifices.

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Sustainability Neighborhoods Clean Tahoe Program

Volunteers Clean Up in South Tahoe

06/01/2021
More than 180 volunteers picked up trash at 16 different locations around Lake Tahoe’s South Shore for the fifth annual Spring Clean event organized by Clean Tahoe.

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Paradise Found

05/19/2021
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A pandemic-fueled real estate boom has exploded in the Tahoe-Truckee region. Mountain Housing Council is working to ensure that locals can keep their own little slices of heaven.

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Neighborhoods Economy & Jobs City of South Lake Tahoe COVID-19

Plans Fizzle for South Lake Tahoe Fireworks

05/18/2021
Noting that pandemic concerns “are not yet completely in the rear-view mirror,” the Tahoe Douglas Visitors Authority has opted to cancel the 2021 Fourth of July “Lights on the Lake” fireworks.

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Environment Community Service & Support Neighborhoods Sustainability

Trash-fighting Tween

05/17/2021
Kyle Adams, 11, has been picking up trash in his neighborhood on Tahoe’s West Shore for more than half his life.

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No Big Bangs This Fourth of July

04/28/2021
The Truckee Chamber of Commerce has canceled the Fourth of July Parade. Also canceled: the July 3 Kings Beach fireworks and the Fourth of July shows at Donner Lake in Truckee and in Tahoe City.

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Housing Land Use & Development Neighborhoods

Collateral Damage from Housing Fix

04/25/2021
The short-term rental ban increases the housing stock, but it is hurting some longtime locals.

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Housing Land Use & Development Neighborhoods

South Lake Tahoe Housing Project Gets a Hearing

04/19/2021
The South Lake Tahoe City Council will discuss a condominium development consisting of six 1000-square-foot homes.

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Tahoe Paradise Park Kicks Off Summer Fundraiser

04/13/2021
Money will be raised to fund new projects such as permanent bathroom facilities, bike racks, e-bike charging stations, benches and picnic tables, and other amenities.

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Families & Children Neighborhoods Town of Truckee

Glenshire Devonshire Residents Association Closes Clubhouse

03/23/2021
The association will no longer offer tenant leases, which affects the Play Date daycare program and Town Church Truckee.