Category: Voices for Housing

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Voices for Housing Episode 5: Katie & Mike

June 12, 2026

Too many local families have faced the difficult choice of leaving Tahoe – the place that they love – to find steady affordable housing. Those who choose to stay often bounce from rental to rental, believing home ownership is an impossible dream. Down payment assistance programs like WHPP (Workforce Housing Preservation Program) offered through Placer County are providing a pathway to home ownership in the North Lake Tahoe region. In this episode of Voices for Housing we meet Katie and Mike. The WHPP program helped them make homeownership a reality. Click on the photo below to watch the full video.

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Voices for Housing Episode 4: Alison Part 2

May 20, 2026

This is part 2 of Alison’s story. After years of moving from one rental to another, she and her family reached a tipping point – move out of the area or stay and find a forever home. Alison shares more about the difficulty of first-time home ownership in the Tahoe region and how they made it work.

The Voices for Housing campaign is made possible thanks to a generous grant from the North Tahoe Community Alliance’s TOT-TBID Dollars at Work Program.

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Voices for Housing Episode 3: Alison Part 1

April 14, 2026

In this episode of Voices for Housing, we introduce you to Alison. Her work is critical to the environmental protection of Lake Tahoe. Alison explains how difficult it is to hire and retain quality workers simply because they cannot find affordable housing. This impacts not just the workers themselves, but the businesses who want to hire them. Building a thriving local economy is tied directly to having safe, dignified, affordable housing for local workers. This is Part 1 of Alison’s story.

The Voices for Housing campaign is made possible thanks to a generous grant from the North Tahoe Community Alliance’s TOT-TBID Dollars at Work Program.

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Voices for Housing Episode 2: Xander

March 18, 2026

This week we introduce you to Xander Guldman, a professional skier raised in Truckee who has come back after college to build his life here. For Xander, Tahoe/Truckee isn’t just where he skis. The mountains he grew up on, the community he’s built his life around, and the access to the outdoors make everything else in his life possible. But it all depends on the availability of affordable housing. Listen to Xander’s take on what makes this place so special and also so hard to hold onto.

The Voices for Housing campaign is made possible thanks to a generous grant from the North Tahoe Community Alliance’s TOT-TBID Dollars at Work Program.

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Voices for Housing Episode 1: Mary

February 23, 2026

We are thrilled to launch Voices for Housing, a new campaign dedicated to sharing Tahoe Truckee housing stories from our community. Over the next several months, we will introduce you to local residents from diverse personal and professional backgrounds who all have a unique housing story to share.

We start with Mary, a local artist and retiree who explains her deep connection to Kings Beach. Her story is a perfect example of why housing for all matters for the creative heart of our community.

The Voices for Housing campaign is made possible thanks to a generous grant from the North Tahoe Community Alliance’s TOT-TBID Dollars at Work Program.

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