Placer County Local News

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Conditions and weather permitting, CAL FIRE plans to conduct a broadcast burn in the Waddle Ranch area of Placer County near the Truckee Tahoe Airport District November 7 and 8 and possibly the 9.

AUBURN, Calif. Placer County is making up to $1.5 million in funding available to area nonprofits working on the prevention or support of survivors of domestic violence or human trafficking.

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TAHOE CITY, Calif. — Alpenglow Sports, a specialty outdoor gear shop and community organizer, and Alibi Ale Works, a Tahoe-based brewery, announced their partnership for the 2024-25 Alpenglow Sports Winter Speaker Series season.

AUBURN, Calif. Just in time for Veterans Day, Placer County has launched a new military appreciation website summarizing local business discounts available to veterans and active military personnel. Additionally, the county is joining Operation Greenlight, a national initiative encouraging residents to shine green lights in support of veterans.

Winter parking map. | Placer County
Placer County increases fines
From Nov. 1 to May 1, on-street parking is prohibited in most areas around the Tahoe Basin and in Truckee for snow removal operations. Parking on the street could result in hefty fines, with Placer County recently increased its fines from $150 for a first offense to $450 for a third offense.
This includes parking in residential neighborhoods and along unofficial snow play areas on highways. Illegally parked vehicles may be ticketed and fined or towed.
Avoid a fine
It’s easy to avoid a fine but not parking on streets and highways around Tahoe. If you’re a visitor or vacation homeowner, here’s some simple tips:

We recently released our Tahoe Fund Annual Report, and it is clear that last year was full of transformational change for Lake Tahoe. Our partners throughout the region rallied around projects that are speeding up forest health treatments, undertaking large-scale conservation projects, and revolutionizing how recreation and tourism are managed. Much of this work is in large part due to the philanthropic generosity of our community.

AUBURN, Calif. In accordance with provisions of the election laws of the State of California, the Placer County Elections Office gives notice that, on Nov. 6 at 10 a.m., the office will randomly select precincts and batches for a manual tally of no less than one percent (1%) of the precincts casting ballots at the November 5, 2024 General Election. This random selection of precincts and batches is open to the public at 3715 Atherton Road in Rocklin.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Last week California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) discovered golden mussels that could significantly damage the ecology of waterbodies in the Bay-Delta near Stockton, California. Lake Tahoe is now on high alert, according to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA). It is the first time the species has been detected in North America.

New damning information has come out about former President Trump-hard to imagine there could be even more. Retired Marine Corps General John Kelly, Trump's long-term former Chief of Staff, said: "the definition of fascism accurately describes the former President (Kelly went on to define the word: demagogue and more). … He wants to be a dictator on Day One… He does not believe in the rule of law. … He would govern like a dictator if allowed and has no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law." Kelly said Trump called the graves of America's war dead "suckers" and "losers". Trump told General Kelley he didn't want to be seen with amputee veterans because "it doesn't look good for me." Kelly went on, Trump said "I need the kind of Generals Hitler had... Hitler did some good things." For that Trump called Kelly "dumb" and a "lowlife". I know you are but what am I?

With a little help from my pet jay, Huckleberry, I'm working up a guide to help understand and appreciate Mark Twain's challenging classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This little handbook will be illustrated by non-other than celebrated Nevada artist, Steven Saylor, so if the words don't make sense, the pictures will…