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Category: Government Affairs

 Photo left to right: Teshara, Darcie Collins, CEO of the League to Save Lake, Senator Cortez Masto, Julie Regan, TRPA Executive Director, and Devin Middlebrook, TRPA Government Affairs Manager.

10-year extension of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act introduced

March 14, 2023
    Community NewsGovernment Affairs

Steve Teshara, Tahoe Chamber Director of Government Relations, was on hand in Washington, D.C. earlier this month with his colleagues from the Lake Tahoe Partnership advocacy team. Here they are in support of Nevada U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto as she signs papers to introduce a 10-year extension of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (LTRA) […]

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US Highway 50 East Shore Corridor Management Plan

January 17, 2023
    Government Affairs

Tahoe Chamber has received several inquiries – “Does the Chamber support the Nevada Department of Transportation’s Corridor Management Plan (CMP) for US Highway 50 on the East Shore”? Tahoe Chamber does not have a position on the proposed CMP. Our role to date has been to promote the opportunities for community engagement and public input […]

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How We Develop Candidate Endorsements

October 19, 2022
    Government Affairs

Tahoe Chamber has a long history of developing and offering election endorsements to those candidates for local office whose approach, demeanor, and values most closely match our mission and values as membership-based community organization. We use a multi-step process to reach our decisions, including individual candidate interviews, candidate forums we invite the community to attend, […]

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Tahoe Chamber Announces Local Election Endorsements

October 12, 2022
    Government AffairsPress Releases

After detailed consideration, Tahoe Chamber is pleased to announce its endorsements for South Lake Tahoe City Council, El Dorado County District V Supervisor, and the South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors. From our perspective, tapped into the community as we are, observing demographic trends, new environmental threats, and new challenges in our business […]

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District V Supervisor Candidates Forum and Measure S Presentation

September 28, 2022
    Government AffairsPress Releases

Tahoe Chamber invites the community to hear from El Dorado County District V Supervisor candidates and learn about Measure S on Wednesday, October 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at California Conservation Corps Tahoe Center, 1949 Apache Avenue, in Meyers. The meeting is open to the public and will […]

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Watch the Recording: City Council Candidates Forum

September 23, 2022
    Community NewsGovernment Affairs

Thank you to all City Council candidates and viewers for participating in the forum held on Wednesday, September 21 at The Beach Retreat Conference Room. This forum is made possible through the partnership of Tahoe Chamber, South Tahoe Lodging Association, South Tahoe Association of Realtors, and South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce. […]

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Get to know the City Council Candidates

September 20, 2022
    Chamber NewsGovernment Affairs

Join us for a City Council Candidates Forum on September 21 from 6:00-8:30 PM at The Beach Retreat Conference Center located at 3411 Lake Tahoe Boulevard to hear from the eleven candidates running for City Council. All eleven candidates will be participating in the forum. The meeting is open to the public and will be […]

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City Council Candidates Forum Scheduled for September 21

September 16, 2022
    Chamber NewsFeatured EventsGovernment AffairsPress Releases

The community is invited to attend a forum and hear directly from South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates on Wednesday, September 21 from 6:00 -8:30 PM at The Beach Retreat Conference Center located at 3411 Lake Tahoe Boulevard. The meeting is open to the public and will be live streamed on Zoom. The candidates participating […]

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Tahoe Chamber Endorses Wes Rice for County Commission District 4

May 20, 2022
    Community NewsGovernment Affairs

After careful consideration, Tahoe Chamber has announced its endorsement of Wes Rice for re-election to the District 4 seat on the Board of the Douglas County Commission. Shaped by decades of experience in law enforcement, Wes is a steady hand in the often-tumultuous world of County decision-making and politics. He is not afraid to speak […]

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