Town Council Should Act Now on Campaign Contribution Limits
The Truckee Town Council is allowing statewide campaign contribution limits to go into effect in January, but has the power to implement it sooner. This My Shot argues the time is now.
Sold! But Not to the Highest Bidder …
This My Shot author can wholeheartedly say that in a hot housing market, she is happy she bypassed the fees and hassle of selling her house on the open market and used her own networks instead to sell for cheap to someone already here and looking.
Measure J: No More Tax Burdens for Truckee
LYNNE LARSON | Truckee
Citizen, thespian, athlete
After much discussion and after spending an obscene amount of our tax dollars (nearly $400,000) for studies, renderings, designs, more designs, surveys, and more surveys, the Truckee Donner Recreation...
Is Density the Solution to Our Housing Crisis?
Density is the name of the game when it comes to most current discussions about mitigating North Tahoe/Truckee’s local workforce housing issues. But are we passing over other solutions in the quest for density-minded development? Alexis Ollar, executive director of Mountain Area Preservation, outlines creative solutions to the area’s housing crisis.
Community Empowerment Through Beach Clean-Ups
While a big tourism year for Tahoe’s north shore has brought this My Shot author a sense of a lack of control over litter and other degrading impacts, but he encourages action, like his own newly established Monday beach clean-ups, to fight that feeling of powerlessness and make a difference.
Misleading Article Regarding Squaw Valley Citations After Death of Ski Patroller Dramatically Misrepresents Facts,...
OPINION: I find it necessary to provide an accurate perspective on the citations related to this tragic accident so that our community has a more complete picture of what has transpired since that terrible day.
Dollar Creek Crossing: Putting Tahoe City Residents in Danger
A long-time Tahoe City resident warns that the proposed Dollar Creek Crossing development is, in her view, too big and will increase TC population too much. Don’t get her started on parking issues!
Shutting Down Public Lands to Appease a Distant Minority Is a Divisive Strategy
Some 230,000+ acres in the Tahoe National Forest are slated to be closed to snowmobiles, snow bikes, and other over-snow vehicles. The proposal is due to the one-sided meddling of two outside advocacy groups. It’s time for local users to be heard.
What Is An Ounce of Prevention Worth?
BY LISA HOLAN
David Bunker’s article “The Saga of the Quagga,” (May print edition) while generally factually correct, focuses on such a narrow slice of the issue that it misleads readers and misrepresents the importance...
Squaw Development Spawns Yet Another Movement
A community member writes about a local, timely topic.