Placer County Local News


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05/20/2024
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Tahoe Guide released the 4th annual Tahoe Wildfire Preparedness Guide in mid-May as a standalone publication for the first time. This guide provides resources for residents, vacation homeowners and visitors to be prepared in case of a wildfire.

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05/20/2024
Image for display with article titled Tahoe Fund Installs New Donor Engraved Bears in Tahoe City’s Heritage Plaza

Twenty-five new engraved bears are now hanging from the railings in Tahoe City's Heritage Plaza through a partnership with the Tahoe Fund, Placer County and the Tahoe City Public Utility District to raise money for trails in North Lake Tahoe.

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05/19/2024
Image for display with article titled Visit Placer’s Explorer Pass Is Back to Promote County’s Top Attractions

Visit Placer is proud to announce the return of the free Explorer Pass, encouraging visitors and residents to explore dozens of locations throughout the county.

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05/19/2024
The job action starting today at UC Santa Cruz isn’t about pay, but instead is in response to how UC deployed police to clear pro-Palestinian encampments on campuses.

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05/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Placer County Discover & Discuss Community Event May 30 to Discuss Projects, Programs Shaping the Future of North Lake Tahoe

Placer County is inviting the community to Discover and Discuss: Projects and Programs Shaping the Future of North Lake Tahoe on Thursday, May 30, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach.

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05/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Gas Line Replacement Project to Cause Traffic Delays on State Route 28 Between Kings Beach and Tahoe City

Drivers can expect delays on State Route 28 along the north shore of Lake Tahoe next week, as Caltrans resumes traffic-interfering work.

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05/17/2024
Image for display with article titled Auburn Teen Wins Medal in Return to California State Old-Time Fiddle and Picking Championships

Returning California fiddle champ Eli Clegg, 14, of Auburn won a medal in the Junior Division (ages 13-17) at the annual California State Old-Time Fiddle & Picking Championships held in Lodi on April 19-20.

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05/17/2024
Image for display with article titled Auburn Small Businesses Feel Pinch; 4 Are Closing Amid a Tough Economy

Four Auburn businesses will close their doors in the next few weeks as small businesses report struggles with fewer shoppers.

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05/17/2024
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The Colfax City Council reviewed additional aspects of the proposed skate park on May 8 in an effort to continue the project’s progress.

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05/17/2024
Image for display with article titled Wildfire Preparedness Workshop Seeks to Build Community

The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team is hosting a Community Wildfire Preparedness Workshop on June 1. The event runs from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach.

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05/16/2024
Image for display with article titled Having Their Way With Clay: 35th Annual ClayFest Draws 100+

Artists, coordinated by Ray Gonzales, carved clay pipes from Gladding McBean’s factory into chickens, trees and time machines.

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05/16/2024
Image for display with article titled Rezone Program Moves Forward to Placer Supervisors

The Housing Element Implementation Program HE-1: Rezone to Meet the RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) involves the assessment of potential candidate sites to be rezoned to accommodate a shortfall in Placer’s capacity in lower-income households.

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05/16/2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the community school initiative with $4.1 billion in grants to connect students and their families to medical care, counseling and other services.

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05/16/2024
Pending legislation would lift requirements for California’s doctors to report all domestic abuse cases to police. The Assembly’s three physicians had different opinions.

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05/16/2024
As Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators spend the next few weeks fashioning a state budget that’s plagued by a multibillion-dollar deficit, they can’t count on a booming economy to make their task easier.

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05/16/2024
The state’s multibillion-dollar shortfall shapes which spending bills survived the ‘suspense file’ hearings by the Assembly and Senate appropriations committees.

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05/16/2024
The centerpiece of California’s water wars pits Gov. Newsom against local communities and environmentalists. A new report says the benefits of the tunnel exceed the cost since other water supplies would cost more.
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