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05/17/2023
The Placer County Superior Court has ruled in favor of Placer County in a lawsuit filed by the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association, affirming the county Board of Supervisors’ constitutional authority to negotiate compensation for all county employees.

05/09/2023
As a continued commitment to fighting the fentanyl epidemic in Placer County, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proclamation declaring May 9, 2023, as Fentanyl Awareness Day.

04/20/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved $2,250 in revenue-sharing monies to the Auburn Parlor #59 Native Sons of the Golden West to place a plaque on the 442nd Japanese Battalion Memorial in Roseville during its consent agenda.

04/10/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved plans for the Twilight Ride Access and Parking/Trailhead Project, part of the Hidden Falls Regional Park Trails and Open Space Expansion Project in North Auburn.

04/05/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a funding agreement for a $28 million backbone sewer line connection to the Placer One development project that will include the Sacramento State Placer Center.

03/28/2023
The Board of Supervisors recently voted to increase the number of restaurant liquor licenses throughout the county.

03/28/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors worked to amend its district staffing model at their most recent meeting, which was required in order to keep up with the rapid growth of Placer County.

03/21/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a beekeeping ordinance during its latest meeting.

03/03/2023
Placer County staff members presented an update to the Board of Supervisors on the temporary shelter at the Government Center in North Auburn.

01/27/2023
As part of the effort to bring a low-barrier mobile temporary shelter into North Auburn, the Placer County Board of Supervisors chose First Step Communities of Sacramento to manage the shelter.

01/09/2023
Incoming Placer County District 2 Supervisor Shanti Landon and incumbent District 1 Supervisor Bonnie Gore accepted their positions, along with Assessor Matt Maynard, Clerk-Recorder-Registrar Ryan Ronco, Auditor-Controller Andrew Sisk, DA Morgan Gire and Treasurer-Tax Collector Tristan Butcher.

12/19/2022
Placer Commerce Center will be an industrial space with 18 one-story buildings for warehousing and other purposes. The project is forecast to generate 3,500 to 5,000 jobs.

11/30/2022
The Board of Supervisors has begun the process of updating Placer County’s General Plan. Community input is sought for the decisions that will shape the county for the next 20 years.

11/29/2022
Bear River Recreation Area will reopen but only for daytime use. The Placer County of Board of Supervisors authorized sanitary services for the area, and day use activities including hiking, fishing and panning for gold.

11/02/2022
Scott Alvord, a Roseville councilmember running for Placer County supervisor, says he has sued restauranteur/podcaster Matthew Oliver, complaining that Oliver edited an interview to make him look bad. Oliver, himself a candidate for Rocklin City Council, suggests it's all just a political stunt.

10/27/2022
A new use for Tahoe City’s old Fire Station 51 is under consideration by Placer supes; Climate and Wildfire Institute may be a tenant.

10/24/2022
Population growth has caused the existing plant to reach limits; the project will costs tens of millions.

10/02/2022
The Placer County Board of Supervisors received the annual update on the county’s housing program on Sept. 27. The Housing Development Advisory Taskforce has identified more than 50 sites in western Placer that have potential for affordable and/or multi-family housing development.

09/26/2022
In honor of Placer High School’s 125-year anniversary, the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation honoring the first and oldest high school in the county, having served students from Loomis to Lake Tahoe since 1897.

08/22/2022
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved responses that address the 2021-22 Grand Jury report findings, which examined homelessness and the condition of jail and holding facilities in the county.