Tag: Development

Fire insurance upswing? The lead cables are finally out of the lake? North Lake incorporation possibilities hit a crucial milestone? We revisit key stories in our region reported on this past year.

The town is known for having extremely high development standards. But many claim the hurdles are too high, and sometimes predetermined, for what project success looks like in Truckee.

Hyatt Regency in Incline, 39 North in Kings Beach, and the Tahoe City Lodge — what are their statuses?

In this April My Shot, retired attorney Ron Grassi contends that Lake Tahoe’s regulators should use the determined carrying capacity of the Basin when it approves developments and other projects.

Readers argue: The Tahoe Forest Hospital District plan to expand is important to future Truckee development; Leaving some Homewood homes unoccupied is a sad thing; The Yaguras brought great events to Tahoe/Truckee

“It’s a heart-hurt to view idling vehicles lined up as far as the eye can see,” our editors say collectively in this month’s group editorial. “There is a carrying capacity inherent for any system and clearly we are exceeding ours here.”

Readers chime in on the Tahoe Area Basin Plan amendments

The COVID shuffle, Artist Lofts construction edition.

This My Shot argues that Truckee has developed too much, too fast, and offers the solution of preserving and bolstering the town’s economy as is, with no new development.

Truckee Springs, a storied history

With a happily-ever-after ending on the horizon for Truckee Springs, it’s important to understand what this land has gone through. The parcel just south of downtown Truckee, which had been earmarked for development throughout its history is now slated to be preserved as public land in perpetuity by the Truckee Donner Land Trust. Greyson Howard, communications director for land trust, joins news reporter Alex Hoeft to discuss the land’s history.