Each area has been assigned a planner to provide professional planning guidance to each planning working group.

It's extremely important for the community to know where mitigation funds are being spent and to see that these dollars are going directly back into Lake Tahoe to help preserve and restore the environment.

We're looking at incorporating smarter building. Builders who use recycled materials, who go the extra distance doing things the right way - it all falls into recognizing environmentally responsible work.

After that, our division designed a pet guidance document for locals in planning emergencies.

We wanted to provide guidance before the season starts.

I don't just sit around hopin for nothing. I do shit. It's the 'hope' part that fucks that line all up. You should change it to somethin like, 'We fight for better things,' or 'We work for better things.' Or 'We plan for better things.' That's what's wrong with this city; it ain't about the mayor. Too many people busy hoping shit will get better to actually figure out a way to make shit better.