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Letter: Time to speak up about the housing Tahoe needs

Written by Alexis Ollar, Published in South Tahoe Now on January 16, 2026
Marissa RudderJanuary 16, 2026
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View fullsize The Truckee Planning Commission held a 5.5-hour meeting on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026, to review the Railyard Hotel application (application linked in bio). The commission heard a presentation from the Truckee Planning team and the applicant and rec
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View fullsize The TRPA Housing Policy Amendment Process, Cultivating Community, Coserving the Basin (also known as Phase 3), just released the Notice of Preparation (NOP). The NOP initiates the environmental review process by notifying agencies, stakeholders, an
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View fullsize Placer County is set to open its next round of Launchpad Workforce Housing Program funding in late February/Early March, subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors on February 3rd. The program supports workforce housing projects and is intended
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View fullsize The Tahoe region is facing a housing affordability crisis, and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is updating its housing policies to address it. Tahoe's land use rules must protect Lake by law. Any changes to housing development must balance
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View fullsize The Railyard Hotel application is coming to the Truckee Planning Commission TOMORROW NIGHT, Tuesday, January 20th, 5- 9 pm at Truckee Town Hall. If you aren’t familiar with the Railyard Hotel proposal, the details are as follows: 60 - unit
View fullsize In case you missed our News Blog update last week, the TRPA released its housing survey results in late December, highlighting the need for more workforce housing in the basin. Our very own Alexis Ollar wrote a Letter to the Editor that was published
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