TRPA Loves Boulder Bay – AKA Waldorf Astoria Tahoe
TRPA project approval is expected in February or March. At the informational hearing in front of Governing Board on 1/25/23, Paul Nielsen, head…
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Who Prospers with the Prosperity Center?
After reading the Tahoe Prosperity Center’s latest plans for the Tahoe area, I’m left with a question: prosperity for who? The residents of…
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Steve Teshara and the Agencies Refuse Public Criticism
Steve Teshara’s contention in the January 2023 Moonshine Ink opinion piece is that the TRPA and the Prosperity Center (an unelected organization) are…
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Homewood Mountain Resort Shell Game
Which cup is the Homewood Mountain development under? In 2011, the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area…
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Storm creates gridlock on Ski Run near Heavenly Ski Resort
An unfortunate domino effect closed three-quarters of Heavenly Mountain Resort’s lodges on Monday and wreaked havoc on traffic through town all the way…
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Holiday Wishes for Lake Tahoe
As the influx of holiday visitors is upon us, there are reminders everywhere as to how beloved Tahoe still is. That remains to…
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Tahoe Tribune Underreports TRPA
Today’s Tahoe Daily Tribune article “Taking Lake Tahoe To New Heights” is far from evenhanded. Taking Lake Tahoe to new heights: Development history…
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Placer Planning Listened to the Community
On Thursday Placer County’s fast-tracked code amendment process was paused for the moment. Instead of voting, the Planning Commission decided they needed more…
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They Always Do This Over The Holidays
PLACER COUNTY IS RUSHING EXTREME CODE AMENDMENTS 61-70 foot high buildings? Area plan teams argued for over two years and came up with…
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TRPA’S Alternate Reality
Cindy Gustafson’s November 11th opinion piece, “Regional Plan Delivers On Its Promise” is more agency greenwashing spin. Read the article Here The Regional…
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Placer County Wednesday Night Gobbledygook
** Placer County was on their heels Wednesday night. A meeting that usually has an audience of less than 10, were stormed by…
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INCLINE VILLAGE RESIDENTS, DID YOU KNOW?
On Tuesday night at 9 pm the Washoe County Planning Commission unanimously approved changing the zoning of the entire Incline Village Town Center…
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DRASTIC NEW CHANGES TO THE TAHOE BASIN. [[[ CALL TO ACTION ]]]
THE TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY AND THE COUNTIES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGING HEIGHT, DENSITY, USES, PARKING AND SCENIC ALL AROUND THE LAKE THROUGH NEW…
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UNBELIEVABLE
Once again, you can’t make this stuff up. EKN, the Irvine developer of the Biltmore/Boulder Bay project, is trying to take the replacement…
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Envision Tahoe or (should we be thinking Miami Beach)?
The most dangerous new plan to accelerate Lake Tahoe development since the 2012 Regional Plan is teed up for a lot more. It’s…
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TRPA Doublespeak
What’s been left out of this process is the long-suffering Public. Seemingly at odds, you use the terms “dramatically changed” and “significant” and…
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Crystal Bay/Boulder Bay Excavation Begins!
EKN/Boulder Bay Begins Crystal Bay Excavation Monday Morning At 8:30 am Saturday 9/24 EKN noticed a few “special” people that excavation would begin…
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