Tag: Keep Tahoe Smart
TDPUD’s Top 10 Lessons Learned from Hiring Their General Manager
The utility district process is all the more pertinent in light of other recent departures in the region.
TTUSD’s Proposed Reopening Plan Starts with Distance Learning
Board of education members will vote Aug. 5 on whether students of the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District will be starting the school year with distance learning.
Truckee/North Tahoe Businesses that Received PPP Funding
The Sierra Small Business Development Center is offering technical assistance to those in applying for PPP loans; other local grants, too, are available.
If Truckee Were a County, It Would Be on the State...
Three friends in Truckee, all with personal or family health or financial vulnerabilities to COVID-19, took it upon themselves to calculate case rates for the town, and if Truckee were a county itself, it would be on the state COVID-19 watch list.
Outdoor Dining Expansions Could Close Part of Donner Pass Road
Lake Tahoe’s surrounding counties are a patchwork quilt of what’s been newly mandated to stop service or not. Plus, closing Donner Pass Road isn’t off the table to accommodate expanding outdoor dining.
Masks and Privilege
For someone who held the hands of COVID-19 patients, treating them for 40 to 60 hours a week and contracting the disease caused by the novel coronavirus herself, masking up is a social justice issue.
Talking Politics
These turbulent social and political times can threaten friendships or build tension or even estrangement with family members. Here are some wellness tips for talking politics with loved ones.
Protect Open Space in Mountain Towns
A joint letter advocating for open spaces in three prominent California mountain towns
Dead Man Walking
COVID-19 nearly killed Truckee’s Mark Redpath. He sat down with Moonshine Ink to tell us why it’s not “just a cold” and about his continuing struggle with the devastating effects of this disease.
Nevada County Not Protecting Truckee
This My Shot argues that Nevada County isn’t protecting its residents in Truckee effectively when the town represents 16.5% of the county population but 56.5% of the new cases.
