By Jessie Marchesseau Housing for workers and traffic were two of the main concerns of Placer County planning commissioners on Feb. 2 as they discussed amendments to Northstar’s master plan. The 20-year Northstar Mountain Master Plan includes the following key points: · 5 new lifts · A gondola from the lower parking lots · 25 […]
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By Larry Weitzman The “Day of Reckoning” is coming and it’s not going to be playing at your local movie theater. But it is going to liberate your wallet by far more than a $10 movie ticket. It has become apparent in a nine-page memo sent to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors from […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times When people get up and move, even a little, they tend to be happier than when they are still, according to a study that used cellphone data to track activities and moods. In general, the researchers found, people who move are more content than people who sit. There already […]
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To the community, My name is Jerry Williams. I am a 36-year local resident, husband, father, grandfather, Realtor and property manager in South Lake Tahoe. I wanted to take a moment to address the prevailing, negative, and detrimental sentiments that currently surround vacation home rentals (VHRs) in our community. We, who live here, reside among […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Luxury home sales in the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee area, which dropped off the table during the recession, shot up 50 percent in 2016, according to the regional office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Coldwell said 280 single-family homes and condominiums priced at $1 million and higher sold last […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal If bitter political fighting is tearing your Facebook feed apart at the seams, take heart. There’s at least one issue that does more to unite than divide voters in the western United States; public lands. Polling from seven western states shows Democrats, Republicans and independent voters have similar interests when […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal A Bureau of Land Management supervisory agent from Utah violated federal ethics rules after he used his position to get his family and girlfriend into Burning Man and influenced the hiring process for a friend, according to a report released Monday. The Department of Interior’s Office of the Inspector General for a year […]
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By Theresa Souers The California Association of Realtros has issued a statement in response to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that the Federal Housing Administration will indefinitely suspend a recently announced cut in its annual mortgage insurance premium. “We hope HUD and the Trump administration will make it a priority to […]
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Awards recognizing people exhibiting a special dedication to conserving Lake Tahoe are now open for nominations. The 2017 Lake Spirit Awards will honor people committed to a spirit of cooperation and protecting Lake Tahoe. TRPA created the Lake Spirit Awards in 2011 to recognize individuals showing exceptional commitment to the Tahoe basin. The awards expanded […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval has proposed slashing the state’s chronically underfunded mental health budget by $20 million– including eliminating 112 positions statewide– arguing that the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act means more mentally ill clients can find care in private hospitals. But advocates for the mentally ill say […]
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