Editing South Lake Tahoe, California (section)

==History==
[[File:South Lake Tahoe SW01.jpg|thumb|South Lake Tahoe beach and western view]]
The city incorporated in 1965 by combining the previously unincorporated communities of [[Al Tahoe, California|Al Tahoe]], [[Bijou, California|Bijou]], [[Bijou Park, California|Bijou Park]], [[Stateline, California|Stateline]], [[Tahoe Valley, California|Tahoe Valley]], and Tallac Village.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|559}}</ref> A post office was established in 1967.<ref name=CGN />

Gambling arrived at the Lake in 1944, when [[Harveys Lake Tahoe|Harvey's Wagon Wheel Saloon and Gambling Hall]] opened in Nevada as one of the [[South Lake Tahoe (Nevada gaming area)|area's]] first gaming establishments. Competition soon sprang up and so did the need for more permanent accommodations. By the 1950s, roads began to be plowed year-round, enabling access to permanent residences. When the [[1960 Winter Olympics]] came to what is now [[Olympic Valley, California|Olympic Valley]], Lake Tahoe was put firmly on the map as the skiing center of the western United States.

In 2012, the Lakeview Commons Park was renamed. As reported in the local media, "The [[Washoe people|Washoe Tribe]] has presented the name ''Tahnu Leweh'' (Pronounced Tah-New Lay-Way) which, in [[Washoe language|native language]], means 'all the people's place.' It is a name the Tribe would like to gift to El Dorado County and South Lake Tahoe as a symbol of peace, prosperity and goodness."<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Jeff Munson
| title = Washoe offers sacred name 'Tahnu Leweh' for Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe
| work = Carson City Nevada News – Carson Now
| access-date = August 5, 2012
| date = April 16, 2012
| url = http://www.carsonnow.org/story/04/16/2012/washoe-offers-sacred-name-tahnu-leweh-lakeview-commons-south-lake-tahoe
}}</ref>

In August 2021, the entire city was forced to evacuate due to the [[Caldor Fire]].