Living about 45 minutes north of Tahoe, the article is spot on in highlighting housing being an issue. Near by areas like Reno, Plumas County, etc. have seen rents and housing prices skyrocket. My condo in plumas has doubled in value in less than 5 years.
There is another aspect to this though. Before I get to that, employers here in my small town are trying to bend over backwards to hire people including a local restaurant owner offering to let one woman bring her young (less than a year old) child to work since childcare is scarce. Another business owner offered "make your own schedule - just need one weekend a month" as they want a weekend to themselves. At the other extreme, you have people with little or know experience demanding more (even when stores are offering $18/hr) yet when hired - they don't show up reliably, spend time on their phones, etc.
At some point, the employment situation will work itself out, but there is a significant and consistent issue (across multiple fields) that a notable percentable of young people are entitled and have a crap work ethic. Just like companies wanting to pay too little and are getting bit by it, the lack of work ethic will come back to those showing such now.