Tahoe Truckee Region Community Service & Support Digest

After a historic decline in community college enrollment during the pandemic, students are returning to school again, according to the state’s most recent data. But students between the ages of 20 and 30 are lagging behind.

Several anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers are advertising abortion pill reversal. California Attorney General Rob Bonta calls the claims false advertising that mislead vulnerable patients.

A last-minute legislative deal would raise pay for California health care workers while giving medical providers a guarantee that they won’t have to battle local measures on employee compensation.

A new law allows community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees, an option for students unable to attend a four-year institution. But California State University officials are objecting to many of those proposed programs.

Last year California began providing free school lunches to all TK-12 students, regardless of family income. Now, with an influx of state and federal money, school districts are revamping kitchens and training staff so they can provide freshly made, healthy meals.

South Lake Tahoe's first indoor mini golf course, Flatstick Pub, also known as Tipsy Putt, will be teaming up with Special Olympics Northern California to give back to South Lake Tahoe's community.

Frustration runs deep among medical cannabis patients and advocates who say the commercial market created by Proposition 64 in 2016 isn’t meeting their needs.

Clean Up the Lake, known for its 72-mile cleanup project around the shores of Lake Tahoe, has opened its Environmental Dive Center at Lake Tahoe.

The California Tahoe Conservancy has awarded a $500,000 grant to the nonprofit Wildlands Network, in partnership with Pathways for Wildlife, for a multi-year study of wildlife connectivity in the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin.

The inaugural Nevada County Pride Festival 2023 event is free and open to all, with a suggested donation at the door from 1 to 10 p.m. on Aug. 6 at the Miners Foundry.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will spend $4.5 million on free legal services for undocumented workers involved in state investigations of wage theft or other labor violations. The lawyers can help with their immigration cases.

With a record number of participants this year, the 18th annual Tahoe Bike Challenge got more people than ever out of their cars to help improve Lake Tahoe's environment and communities.

The Friends of the Truckee Library made another step toward building a new library in Truckee after the Nevada County Board of Supervisors approved support for a grant application.

The Lahontan Community Foundation this month awarded $227,991 in grants to 24 nonprofits serving the greater Truckee/North Lake Tahoe region.

The Truckee Library building will close from July 17 through mid-October for updates. Library services and programming will remain available at the Truckee Library WorkSpace, the Joseph Government Center, Truckee Regional Park and other community locations.

California health officials say granting the licenses prevents the eviction of hundreds of residents from their homes and provides oversight provisions, including a two-year monitoring period.

Fireside Pizza donated $18,500 to the Creekside Charter School, as part of its decade-long fundraising effort for local nonprofits.

Lawyer in the Library is now being offered on the fourth Wednesday of every month at the Truckee Library Workspace.

The Tahoe Fund has partnered with the Tahoe Meadows Access Ramp Committee to raise $150,000 for a new accessibility ramp to the boardwalks.

June is recognized as Pride Month, and local organization Lake Tahoe Pride has been actively celebrating being a pivotal organization in the South Lake Tahoe community.

The new Episcopal Bishop of Nevada will visit St. John in the Wilderness Church on the grounds of Camp Galilee in Glenbrook this weekend to honor the Rev. Victoria Warren's 12 years of service to the congregation of the historic lakeside church.

The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is seeking public comment on a project to authorize the use of aircraft in the treatment of invasive plant populations across National Forest System lands in Nevada.

The spending change would prioritize housing for homeless people, which children's mental health advocates fear will cut their funding.

For owners of Tahoe Gifting Co., graphic designer Darya Shahvaran and veteran Matthew Rautio, the small and beautiful community of Incline Village seemed like the perfect place to place roots in 2020 after trying to find a place to live here for a few years.

Tahoe Forest Health System patients now have free access to RxLocal, an online web portal and app that is specifically designed to connect patients to a local pharmacy.

The Truckee Town Council heard communication survey results, which was launched in spring 2023 and intended to gauge what information Truckee residents care about and how they prefer to hear communication from the town.

Community leaders and previous Board of Trustees members gathered to speak about not only General Manager Indra Winquest’s character and his service to the district, but also the actions that have been taken by the majority of the board that have resulted in disappointment among the community.

On June 22, at El Dorado Beach, near Lakeview Commons, the community is invited to join in celebration as South Lake Tahoe’s own Jerod Haase is honored for his many accomplishments.

The Marcella Foundation is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the "Think Big and Make a Difference" grant program.

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.

After four decades of organizing bicycle events across California and Nevada, Curtis Fong recently sold the production rights to America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride and the Tour de Tahoe to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

To meet the growing needs of South Lake Tahoe's most vulnerable residents, Barton Health's The Attic Thrift Store will refocus its structure, shifting from retail sales to food and clothing distribution.