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DLR Group unveils Lake Tahoe regionโ€™s first mass timber hotel
DLR Group unveils Lake Tahoe regionโ€™s first mass timber hotel
Marissa RudderSeptember 8, 2025
Tahoe agencies sign 10-year fire prevention strategy
Tahoe agencies sign 10-year fire prevention strategy
Marissa RudderSeptember 4, 2025
Placerโ€™s Planning Commission to consider recommending approval of TRPAโ€™s Phase 2 Housing Amendments
Placerโ€™s Planning Commission to consider recommending approval of TRPAโ€™s Phase 2 Housing Amendments
Marissa RudderAugust 29, 2025
Local nonprofit Yardsale & Co. reimagines sustainable retail with an eye on workforce housing, expansion
Local nonprofit Yardsale & Co. reimagines sustainable retail with an eye on workforce housing, expansion
Marissa RudderAugust 20, 2025
City of South Lake Tahoe begins issuing Vacation Home Rental permits in residential areas, enforcement of new VHR rules
City of South Lake Tahoe begins issuing Vacation Home Rental permits in residential areas, enforcement of new VHR rules
Marissa RudderAugust 19, 2025
A Decade-Long Battle Over Olympic Valley Is Over. Why Now?
A Decade-Long Battle Over Olympic Valley Is Over. Why Now?
Marissa RudderAugust 14, 2025
North Lake Tahoe to update emergency systems thanks to $700k grant
North Lake Tahoe to update emergency systems thanks to $700k grant
Marissa RudderAugust 13, 2025
Calif. senator picks up the fight for Lake Tahoe
Calif. senator picks up the fight for Lake Tahoe
Marissa RudderAugust 7, 2025
Life after fire: From flames to flora, new life buds in wildfire scars
Life after fire: From flames to flora, new life buds in wildfire scars
Marissa RudderJuly 22, 2025
Tahoe receives approval of first two fuels reduction projects under Governor Newsomโ€™s fast-tracking
Tahoe receives approval of first two fuels reduction projects under Governor Newsomโ€™s fast-tracking
Marissa RudderJuly 22, 2025
Tahoe Biltmore update: Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe project site foreclosed
Tahoe Biltmore update: Waldorf Astoria Lake Tahoe project site foreclosed
Marissa RudderJuly 22, 2025
Tahoe/Truckeeโ€™s Forest Service Fire Drill
Tahoe/Truckeeโ€™s Forest Service Fire Drill
Marissa RudderJuly 10, 2025
Finding True North for Kings Beach
Finding True North for Kings Beach
Marissa RudderJuly 10, 2025
Major fine for spill that sent 85,000 gallons of sewage into Lake Tahoe
Major fine for spill that sent 85,000 gallons of sewage into Lake Tahoe
Marissa RudderJuly 9, 2025
Senator Schiff to host 29th annual Lake Tahoe Summit at Valhalla
Senator Schiff to host 29th annual Lake Tahoe Summit at Valhalla
Marissa RudderJuly 8, 2025
Keep Tahoe Blue and Sierra Watch announce landmark agreement on Palisades Tahoe development
Keep Tahoe Blue and Sierra Watch announce landmark agreement on Palisades Tahoe development
Marissa RudderJuly 8, 2025
Sugar Bowl ski resort announces $100 million expansion plan
Sugar Bowl ski resort announces $100 million expansion plan
Marissa RudderJuly 1, 2025
Truckeeโ€™s fight for independence: How a town took control of its future
Truckeeโ€™s fight for independence: How a town took control of its future
Marissa RudderJune 27, 2025
Senateโ€™s public land sale provision significantly altered following public outcry
Senateโ€™s public land sale provision significantly altered following public outcry
Marissa RudderJune 24, 2025
Presidentโ€™s proposed public land sale includes beloved Lake Tahoe sites
Presidentโ€™s proposed public land sale includes beloved Lake Tahoe sites
Marissa RudderJune 18, 2025
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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 ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ This year, as part of the #WildandScenicFilmFestival, MAP is offering a MAP Member Ticket for $50. ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ This ticket includes General Admission for one night + a $20 tax-deductible donation for the festival-goers' MAP membership. Not only do you
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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
View fullsize ๐Ÿฅ Drum Roll Please…. ๐ŸŽฅ Announcing MAP’s 10th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival Sponsors for 2026: Earthjustice, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Tangled Bank Studios, Impact Capital, Martis Fund, Martis Camp, Cabona’s, Tahoe Fores
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
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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 Last month, a monumental land return took place in Sierra County. The creation of the Wélmeltiษ Preserve highlights significant progress in our state toward returning indigenous land to indigenous hands. Read the full Sierra Sun article on our
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