Stay Away! Local agencies make plea for visitors, 2nd homeowners to stay home

Tahoe in the News

Stay Away! Local agencies make plea for visitors, 2nd homeowners to stay home

Laney Griffo, Tahoe Daily Tribune

March 27, 2020

Governors in two states issued directives for residents to stay at home.

The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority said stay away.

And what happens, people flocked to Lake Tahoe and to California beaches in record numbers.

Local agencies this week are sending the same message and are urging tourists and second homeowners to stay away from Lake Tahoe even though short-term/vacation home rentals remain open.

More related articles

Tahoe in the News
array(1) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#5788 (11) { ["term_id"]=> int(39) ["name"]=> string(17) "Tahoe in the News" ["slug"]=> string(10) "tahoe-news" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(39) ["taxonomy"]=> string(13) "news_category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(547) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" ["term_order"]=> string(1) "7" } }

Tahoe conservationists sue to block Palisades ski village development

Lake Tahoe conservationists united to file suit against Alterra Mountain Company to block a major ski village development plan at Palisades Tahoe that was recently approved.

Read More
Tahoe in the News
array(1) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#5790 (11) { ["term_id"]=> int(39) ["name"]=> string(17) "Tahoe in the News" ["slug"]=> string(10) "tahoe-news" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(39) ["taxonomy"]=> string(13) "news_category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(547) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" ["term_order"]=> string(1) "7" } }

‘Keep Tahoe Blue’ watchdog sues to stop massive ski resort development

The League has filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking court intervention to stop a massive development from going forward at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort.

Read More
Tahoe in the News
array(1) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#5792 (11) { ["term_id"]=> int(39) ["name"]=> string(17) "Tahoe in the News" ["slug"]=> string(10) "tahoe-news" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(39) ["taxonomy"]=> string(13) "news_category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(547) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" ["term_order"]=> string(1) "7" } }

8 miles of lead telephone cable removed from Lake Tahoe following years of advocacy

AT&T agreed to remove the cables following a lawsuit which alleged that the cables contaminated the lake and posed a widespread risk of exposure.

Read More
Tahoe in the News
array(1) { [0]=> object(WP_Term)#5793 (11) { ["term_id"]=> int(39) ["name"]=> string(17) "Tahoe in the News" ["slug"]=> string(10) "tahoe-news" ["term_group"]=> int(0) ["term_taxonomy_id"]=> int(39) ["taxonomy"]=> string(13) "news_category" ["description"]=> string(0) "" ["parent"]=> int(0) ["count"]=> int(547) ["filter"]=> string(3) "raw" ["term_order"]=> string(1) "7" } }

Crews Remove Miles of Abandoned, Lead-Coated Telephone Cables From the Bottom of Lake Tahoe

AT&T lead cables removal from the lakebed after decades, raising fears from environmentalists and residents about possible lead contamination.

Read More