Housing Crisis

To ensure some housing is exclusively reserved for the local workforce, Placer County and Truckee deed restriction programs offer a cash incentive to help with the purchase of homes.

The Mountain Housing Council’s first meeting of 2023 revealed what might be the culmination of its mission, and a new bilateral solution to the region’s housing crisis.

Palisades Tahoe and the USFS are pursuing an innovative workforce housing option, arranging for employees to be able to live in their vans at Granite Flat Campground south of Truckee on California Highway 89. They still have improvements to make, according to this writer.

In 2022, ordinances installed hard caps on short-term rentals in Truckee and Eastern Placer County. As the first year approaches its close, jurisdictional staffers reflect and real estate agents react.

Sugar Bowl, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Palisades Tahoe, and (bonus content) Homewood share where their employees are living this winter season.

A package of developer-friendly edits to help kickstart North Shore economies begins its trail of approvals at a North Tahoe Regional Advisory Committee meeting tomorrow, Nov. 30.

Got mail? Truckee sure does — but not enough staff to help serve customers. The town’s USPS situation is one of few employees, low wages, and national sway. Everyone, on both sides of the counter, is frustrated by it.

A year into its existence, the Truckee Artist Lofts in downtown Truckee frustrate residents, management, and community members.

The Covid-19 pandemic brought with it an unexpectedly explosive real estate boom in Tahoe/Truckee, with demand far exceeding supply. Is the local market now starting to favor buyers?

As the STR playing field shifts, the question of what exactly is being managed becomes more important. Are we regulating people or businesses?