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This Tahoe town is losing the fight against ‘mushroom homes.’
Alexis OllarApril 8, 2026
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The Sally Fund delivers over $55,000 to housing partners in North Tahoe

Marissa RudderFebruary 19, 2026
Mountain Area Preservation
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View fullsize The TRPA is currently working on updates to its housing program to make housing more accessible, while maintaining and improving environmental protections. Some of the policy updates under consideration raise questions around whether the existing gro
View fullsize 🎟️ This year, as part of the #WildandScenicFilmFestival, MAP is offering a MAP Member Ticket for $50. 🎟️ This ticket includes General Admission for one night + a $20 tax-deductible donation for the festival-goers' MAP membership. Not only do you
View fullsize The 2025 Lake Tahoe Housing Needs Assessment prepared by BAE Urban Economics provides an updated housing snapshot in the Tahoe Basin. The analysis looks at housing needs by affordability, bedroom count, jurisdiction, and more. We highlighted some int
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View fullsize The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is creating NEW housing policies and incentives to advance housing for the local workforce, seniors, low-income, and disabled communities. If you have been following along with MAP’s housing advocacy, w
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View fullsize Over the past several years, MAP has fiercely advocated for workforce housing in Tahoe that respects and protects the lake. In 2023, this led us to file a lawsuit on the TRPA Phase 2 Housing Amendments. We entered into a Settlement Agreement with the
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View fullsize Over the past few years, MAP has fiercely advocated for workforce housing in Tahoe that respects and protects the lake. In 2023, this led us to file a lawsuit on the TRPA Phase 2 Housing Amendments. We entered into a Settlement Agreement with the TRP
View fullsize MAP’s Executive Director, Alexis Ollar, submitted a My Shot to Moonshine Ink, alerting the community to the TRPA planning process underway, focused on new housing policies. At MAP, we believe we need to advance the housing Tahoe needs: workfo
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View fullsize Join MAP at Truckee’s Town Hall TOMORROW NIGHT at 5 pm for a workshop on the Housing Element Update. This workshop will focus on a crucial part of the Housing Element—the goals, policies, and programs to meet Truckee’s housing needs
View fullsize Right now, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is creating NEW housing policies and incentives to advance much-needed housing for the local workforce, seniors, low-income, and disabled communities. MAP has been participating for the last year
View fullsize The amount of land use MAP has been responding to since the New Year has been on fire, which is why we need MAP members to step up now and help power us year-round by becoming a monthly MAP member. Big or small, your donation keeps us fueled to respo
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