Tahoe Prosperity Center press release
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - The Tahoe Prosperity Center announced today that it received a notice of award of a US Economic Development Administration grant of $164,348 to facilitate a Tahoe Basin-wide Economic Recovery and Resiliency Plan.
“Tahoe’s Transition – Economic Recovery to Resiliency will create an action plan with steps for the region to implement to diversify the regional economy, which has become dangerously dependent on the Tourism sector,” said Heidi Hill Drum, Tahoe Prosperity Center’s CEO.
Since the Great Recession, Tahoe has transitioned from 42 percent reliant on the tourism sector to 62 percent. Tahoe struggled to get back the 5,000 jobs lost in 2008 and when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the region lost another 9,000 jobs. Although Tourism brings in $3 billion a year in revenue to the region, this is mostly on the backs of locals working jobs that don’t pay a living wage, which made it
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founder Michael R. Bloomberg writes: Many people have remarked that they d like to forget that 2020 ever happened. But the fact is, there s never been a year more important to remember and learn from. We faced four historic crises in 2020: a new global health crisis, an accelerating climate crisis, an American political crisis four years in the making, and a long-simmering crisis of racial injustice that finally reached a breaking point. The end of the year did not end any of the crises…The calendar will not save us. We have to do it ourselves, and that has been the focus of our work at Bloomberg Philanthropies… The battle against COVID-19 has highlighted valuable lessons that we can apply to other major challenges facing our world… and here are five of the most important:
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. The Tahoe Prosperity Center announced Monday that it received a grant to facilitate a basin-wide economic recovery and resilience plan.
The center received a $164,348 award from the US Economic Development Administration.
“Tahoe’s Transition – Economic Recovery to Resiliency, will create an action plan with steps for the region to implement to diversify the regional economy, which has become dangerously dependent on the tourism sector,” said Prosperity Center CEO Heidi Hill Drum in a press release.
Since the Great Recession, Lake Tahoe has transitioned from 42% reliant on the tourism sector to 62%, according to the center.
Tahoe struggled to get back the 5,000 jobs lost in 2008 and when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the region lost another 9,000 jobs. Although tourism brings in $3 billion a year in revenue to the region, this is mostly on the backs of locals working jobs that don’t pay a living wage, which made it impossible for so many of Ta
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Amherst’s aim to reduce gas emissions, combat climate change will need funding
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Published: 2/16/2021 8:27:14 PM
AMHERST Achieving a townwide reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and focusing on measures to combat climate change are likely to require significant funding in future Amherst budgets.
Even though there is uncertainty about how soon the town might be able to invest in climate-oriented initiatives, members of the town’s Energy and Climate Action Committee say that having a president in the White House issuing executive orders compatible with the town’s plans should increase confidence in achieving these goals.
Committee member Ashwin Ravikumar told the Town Council at a meeting earlier this month that President Joe Biden’s actions are an exciting moment for climate policy, as he brings a critical “breath of fresh air” and is moving forward with momentum to address climate change at the federal level.