Placer County Supervisors approve Village at Squaw Valley project November 15, 2016 The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 today to approve the Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan and the certification of the project environmental impact report, after a more than nine hour meeting, with significant public comment both for and against the development. This approval makes way for the Continue Reading
Archives for November 2016
Homeowners twice as house rich as five years ago
America's housing market is heating up again, fortifying the finances of current homeowners and frustrating potential first-time buyers. After hitting bottom in 2012, home prices took off dramatically before leveling off a bit in mid-2014. In the last two months, though, they turned higher again. The amount of equity homeowners now have — the value outside their mortgage debt — has doubled in the Continue Reading
Rates Rise after Election
"As Trump performed well in the early voting states and the possibility of his victory grew, long-term Treasury yields and stock futures began to fall." The unexpected results in the Presidential election caused significant volatility in the markets, both overnight as the likelihood of a Trump victory grew and the next couple of days as investor expectations for the U.S. economy under Trump Continue Reading
NINTH CIRCUIT COURT UPHOLDS TRPA REGIONAL PLAN
San Francisco, Calif. – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco today issued a unanimous ruling upholding the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s landmark 2012 Regional Plan to restore Lake Tahoe’s environment and revitalize its communities. Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore filed a lawsuit against the Regional Plan shortly after the TRPA Governing Board adopted it in December Continue Reading
November/December Upcoming Lake Tahoe Truckee Events
It is COLD outside! As Winter begins to harden her cold grasp on our land, it's time to get outside and ski, and then cozy up and participate in all the fun events on the docket for the next month. We look forward to seeing you out there in celebration! December 17-December 31-: Merry Days and Holly Nights Squaw Valley Ski Resort Visit Their Website December 23-: Horse Drawn Continue Reading
Special Placer Supervisors hearing for Village at Squaw project set for Nov. 15 in Kings Beach
November 03, 2016 The Placer County Board of Supervisors will hold a special public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Kings Beach to consider approval of the proposed Village at Squaw Valley Specific Plan. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center, located at 8318 North Lake Boulevard. The Placer County Planning Commission recommended approval of the project at their Aug. 11 Continue Reading
