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03/01/2024
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, Feb. 27 and discussed the closeout of the Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus, short-term vacation rentals ordinance, and the SNOW Sports Museum and Community Cultural Center.

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02/28/2024
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved funding from the transient occupancy tax (TOT) sponsorship program for workforce vanpools and other projects.

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02/27/2024
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The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation establishing February 2024 as Grand Jury Awareness Month.

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02/26/2024
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Jim Holmes, who was elected to Placer County's Board of Supervisors in 2004, is serving his fifth term as District 3 supervisor. But because of 2020 redistricting, he is running for reelection in District 5.

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02/20/2024
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The Placer County Elections Office’s recent adoption of the Voter’s Choice Act election model means expanded in-person voting opportunities for voters.

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02/17/2024
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Cindy Gustafson is running with more than four years experience as the sitting Placer County Supervisor for District 5 under her belt.

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02/16/2024
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Wayne Nader, candidate for 5th District supervisor seat, met with 50 residents at the North Tahoe Events Center in Kings Beach.

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02/14/2024
Supervisors formally opposed the March 5 statewide ballot measure that seeks voter approval of state-issued general obligation bonds to provide more housing for the homeless and increase behavioral health treatment facilities.

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02/13/2024
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Launched in July 2020, 211 Placer is the county’s free, multilingual and confidential information and referral system. Placer residents can also utilize 211 Placer to connect to various services.

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02/09/2024
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The 142,000-square-foot building, located in the Placer County Government Center, will consolidate the six divisions of Placer’s HHS department that were previously scattered in various buildings and is the county’s first net-zero-energy.

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02/09/2024
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Incumbent Cindy Gustafson faces off against former District 3 incumbent Jim Holmes (who lives within the new District 5 boundary), Wayne Nader and Rick Chowdry.

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02/09/2024
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The Placer County Community Development Resource Agency and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency have issued a joint notice of preparation for an environmental impact report and environmental impact study for the Boatworks at Tahoe project.

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02/08/2024
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Citizens are needed to serve on the 2024-2025 Placer County Grand Jury. The one-year term begins July 1.

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02/08/2024
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The voting period for the March 5 Presidential Primary Election has officially started, and early in-person voting is now available.

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02/06/2024
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District 4 represents Granite Bay and portions of Loomis and Roseville. Three candidates are going head to head; the two top vote-getters will advance to the November ballot.

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01/30/2024
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The Tahoe Basin Design Review Committee asked a Kings Beach multi-family residential housing project developer to come back and present implemented suggestions at a future meeting.

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01/26/2024
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The Housing Element Sites Rezone project, a part of Placer’s 2021-29 Housing Element, involved assessment of sites with the potential to be rezoned to meet Placer County’s need for affordable housing.

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01/25/2024
The Placer County Board of Supervisors took action to appoint George Alves to the Placer County Planning Commission, representing District 2.

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01/20/2024
Image for display with article titled Two Incumbent Supervisors Vie for District 5 Seat

There are two incumbents out of the four candidates vying for the 5th district Supervisor seat in Placer County, which includes Tahoe City and Kings Beach.

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