Letter to Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
October 10, 2008
This letter from Lt. Governor John Garamendi expresses his concern over the misuse of Tourist Accommodation Units (TAUs) at Lake Tahoe, and the threat it poses to the Lake’s future.
Cost of Doing Nothing Too High for Lake Tahoe
by Joanne Marchetta, TRPA Executive Director
As part of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s 40th anniversary programs, we have recently sorted through decades-old archives to reacquaint ourselves with TRPA’s history and the history of the Lake Tahoe Basin. What we discovered has much to teach… Read the complete editorial
Guest column: TRPA’s new refrain — build baby build
By Rochelle Nason; Special to the Bonanza
Tahoe is on the verge of changes that will affect it for generations to come. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is deciding the ground rules for how to develop Tahoe for the next 20 years. The most disturbing proposal is to require taller buildings and higher density on more than 800 acres across the lake, in the name of “smart growth.” Read the complete letter