Another family losing their home : SF transplants are displacing Tahoe locals
Of those who moved out of San Francisco last year, more transplants landed in Truckee than any other ZIP code. Share Updated: 11:34 AM PDT Apr 9, 2021 By Julie Brown/SF Gate Another family losing their home : SF transplants are displacing Tahoe locals
Of those who moved out of San Francisco last year, more transplants landed in Truckee than any other ZIP code. Share Updated: 11:34 AM PDT Apr 9, 2021
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Show Transcript EXPLAINS, RECORD HOME SALES CREATE ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK IN TAHOE, BUT NOW CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE IN TAHOE. KRISTEN: IT’S NO SECRET THAT REAL ESTATE THROUGHOUT THE TAHOE BASIN IS BOOMING, WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKING TO BUY WE PUT THIS HOUSE ON THE MARKET TWO WEEKS AGO AND IT SOLD IN A DAY. KRISTEN: MORE TO RENT. THE VACANCY RATE FOR RENTALS IN THE TAHOE BASIN IS 0% TO 2%. KRISTEN: HEIDI HILL DRUM WITH TAHOE P
Another family losing their home : SF transplants are displacing Tahoe locals
April 8, 2021
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In Truckee, local renters are pleading for help on social media to find places to live as Bay Area transplants exacerbate the housing crisis.Zeka G/Getty
“Another family losing their home,” the post began. “Owners have decided to move up from the Bay and we have 60 days. I know this is a long shot with how crazy everything is right now, but we are a family of four plus a kitty looking for a rental in the basin.”
When Rachael Brigham posted that message to a popular Facebook group for Tahoe Truckee locals on March 24, she was desperate. Her landlord dropped the news just a few days before their lease expired on April 1: They were moving to Tahoe from San Francisco and wanted their house back. The Brighams had to find somewhere else to live, as soon as possible.
FROM A RELEASE:
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, teachers from the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District received their first COVID-19 vaccinations, administered by Tahoe Forest Hospital staff and school nurses from Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. Nevada County is currently in Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations, which includes essential frontline workers.
Vaccinating educators helps children remain in or return to the classroom, where critical social interactions and the best learning takes place, while preventing outbreaks in congregate school settings and supporting parents to remain in the workplace.
“I am so thankful for the amazing collaboration between all parties – Nevada County, Tahoe Forest Hospital, Placer County and the school district,” said Kim Szczurek, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Board president, in a release. “The work of these entities, both by the elected officials and the Superintendent Chief Learning Officer, County Executive Officer, TFH CEO, and
FROM A RELEASE:
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, teachers from the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District received their first COVID-19 vaccinations, administered by Tahoe Forest Hospital staff and school nurses from Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. Nevada County is currently in Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations, which includes essential frontline workers.
Vaccinating educators helps children remain in or return to the classroom, where critical social interactions and the best learning takes place, while preventing outbreaks in congregate school settings and supporting parents to remain in the workplace.
“I am so thankful for the amazing collaboration between all parties – Nevada County, Tahoe Forest Hospital, Placer County and the school district,” said Kim Szczurek, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Board president, in a release. “The work of these entities, both by the elected officials and the Superintendent Chief Learning Officer, County Executive Officer, TFH CEO, and
Food pantry at the South Lake Tahoe office of Humane Society. Photo by STN>The South Lake Tahoe community has not only been donating food to help their human neighbors, but also for their four-legged pets.
The Humane Society of Tahoe Truckee (HSTT) office in South Lake Tahoe has shelves full of pet food that if ready for pickup by pet owners who need assistance.
Their office is located at 3438 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
To pick up food, visit Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (they are closed Sunday/Monday). They can be reached by phone at 530.542.2857 and more information is available on the HSTT website, https://hstt.org/.