Tag: Placer County
Is Tahoe Actually More Crowded Than Summers Past?
While scuttlebutt says crowds have swelled this pandemic summer, the data tracking how many people are here points to a slight decrease overall.
Off and Running
Placer County has been removed from the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list. It must remain off the list for 14 days before schools can reopen. But what about businesses?
Guide to the Tahoe/Truckee General Election, November 2020
Increased hotel tax, requiring officials to live in-county, and key local races.
News Briefs | August 13 – September 9, 2020
Truckee river alcohol ban extended through Oct.; local women swim Tahoe perimeter; CalTrans approves funding to reduce greenhourse gas emissions; more.
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.
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.
July 14, 2020 Moonshine Minutes
The COVID storm’s a-blowin’
Though the uptick in COVID-19 cases was expected, numbers are climbing higher than ever and a second wave looms. The difference this time around, however, is that we’re ready for. Reporting and broadcasting by Alex Hoeft.
A Hurricane Named COVID
Healthcare capacity isn’t overwhelmed yet, “but it doesn’t mean we couldn’t get there.”
News Briefs | July 9 – August 12, 2020
Tahoe clarity decreasing; wildfire evacuation tags; improving social justice; more.
Minutes and Talks
It’s been a long time coming. Moonshine Ink recently launched into the multimedia universe of sound waves and live conversation. Meet Moonshine Minutes and Tahoe Talks.