Tahoe Truckee Region Business, Economy & Jobs Digest

In his May budget revise, Gov. Gavin Newsom pitched spending $250 million on infrastructure and transportation improvements in downtown Fresno. The money will fund much of the city’s decade-long revitalization plans to ultimately attract residential development.

Thousands of Californians who lost work during the pandemic are struggling with debt. A new settlement makes COVID rent relief available to tens of thousands of tenants.

In May, a video featured a young woman named Brooklyn imploring viewers to tell the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation about the importance of EarnIn, part of a relatively new app-based industry that provides cash advances to people based on their wages.

The deadline for bills to pass their first house in the California Legislature has come and gone. Most made it. A few failed. And a handful of intriguing bills that didn’t pass may resurface because their authors aren’t giving up.

The Waldorf Astoria team discussed special use permits needed for the project through Washoe County.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 341 into law, reinstating a moratorium on the expansion of cardrooms in the state.

Workers who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and are enrolling in a college program have until June 15 to apply for a California relief grant to receive up to $2,500 as state lawmakers seek to cut programs to plug a budget hole.

Gov. Gavin Newsom in March said state relief would soon help flood victims who don’t qualify for federal emergency relief. The state has yet to name nonprofits that will dole out the aid.

Wildfires and expensive rebuilding wiped out their profits, California home insurers say. State Farm isn’t the first insurer to retreat from the state, and may not be the last.

Proposed cuts stemming from California’s budget deficit mean community colleges may be unable to improve AC and heating, make safety upgrades or follow through on major programs and infrastructure projects.

The state Air Resources Board voted today to ban the substance known as chromium 6, giving platers several years to switch to an alternative the platers say won’t produce the same chrome shine.

Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled out a plan to speed construction of major public infrastructure and demanded quick votes from lawmakers. His Democratic allies put the proposals on ice.

The El Dorado County Community Action Council is seeking to fill its member vacancies with individuals who can represent the interests and concerns of people and families with low incomes living in El Dorado County.

Officials are proposing to increase reimbursement rates for some Medi-Cal providers, who say low pay rates prevent them from taking more patients.

Residents will see their options for grocery shopping expand with the opening of a new Grocery Outlet expected by the end of 2023.

California legislative committees in the Assembly and Senate blocked two big climate bills. One would have made the state’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets more ambitious. Another would have allowed people to sue oil companies over health problems if they meet certain criteria.

Workers from a variety of industries urged Cal/OSHA's board to quickly pass new rules for hot, indoor workplaces.

Community leaders and elected officials gathered for Tahoe Chamber's State of the South Shore to discuss various issues, including “snowmaggedon,” “potholemaggedon,” and problems caused by vacation home rentals.

The Placer County Superior Court has ruled in favor of Placer County in a lawsuit filed by the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, affirming the county Board of Supervisors’ constitutional authority to negotiate compensation for all county employees.

Everline Resort & Spa recently announced Gavin J. Lubben as chef de cuisine at Six Peaks Grille, the resort’s signature restaurant. Lubben joins the property from Miraval Berkshire, located in Massachusetts.

El Dorado County District 5 Supervisor Brooke Laine is hosting a vacation home rental forum for residents of Meeks Bay, Tahoma and surrounding area from on May 25.

To fight the skyrocketing cost of insulin, California is using multiple tactics, including making its own generic versions.

Dick and Mac McDonald came to California to seek opportunities in the movie business and wound up owning a drive-in BBQ restaurant in San Bernardino. On May 15, 1948, they opened their revamped restaurant with a Speedee Service System featuring hamburgers.

Workers denied pandemic-era jobless benefits are still struggling as they fight a state employment agency on edge about fraud and an appeals system facing a “historic” backlog. What happens next will help decide who pays for a multi-billion-dollar debacle three years in the making.

New numbers show that California added to its housing stock at a faster clip than any time since the Great Recession. Over that same period, the state’s population declined, marking the third year in a row that it’s fallen from one new year to the next. Does this mean the state’s perennial housing shortage could finally end? The long answer: “It’s complicated.”

A wellness studio in Truckee, Spirit Rebel Collective is taking a proactive approach of teaching and providing wellness experiences.

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils his plan to cover a California budget deficit now projected at $31.5 billion, up from $22.5 billion in January. He says his plan protects investments in climate, economic development, education, health care and housing.

With thousands of homeless and food-insecure students, state legislators funded new programs to offer support to community colleges. CalMatters explores how it’s going.

A new state law aims to ensure workers with disabilities earn at least minimum wage. But some worry that the state doesn’t have enough resources to help these workers compete for jobs.

In the spirit of the spring season, the Tahoe City Food & Wine Classic is returning to the West Shore of Lake Tahoe on June 10.

Nature's Keeper was founded by South Lake Tahoe's Zain Ali in the summer of 2021 and has since been making handmade, sustainable outdoor gear for snowboarders and skiers.

Economic models calculate reparations to eligible Black residents to address past racial inequities. The task force also voted to recommend California apologize for “gross human rights violations and crimes against humanity and African slaves and their descendants.”