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Youth Forum 2025: Uplifting Teen Voices
On March 3rd, 2025, the Community Collaborative of Tahoe-Truckee (CCTT) and its partners hosted their annual youth forum. The annual event brings together local young people with decision-makers i...
Placer County Genealogical Society
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The California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, is the state’s signature environmental legislation, and is also often named as the villain in the state’s housing shortage. But the story may not be that simple.
The Williamson Act, passed in 1965, now keeps more than 16 million acres of farmland out of the hands of developers. Here's how the law puts the brakes on the development of California agricultural properties.
How California’s 10 state conservancies buy up open land and shield it from developers to preserve the natural environment for public use.
What is the California Coastal Commission? How one of the state’s most powerful agency protects public access to the state’s scenic coast from Mexico to Oregon.
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Zoning laws determine what can be built and where. These laws have shaped California, but are they really just tools for social engineering? The history of zoning is closely tied to racial segregation, as well as the state's shortage of …
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is replacing 635 feet of 6-inch natural gas main along Highway 49 just south of Dry Creek Road in Auburn.Work will occur from May 12 to late June and take place Sunday to Thursday nights from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
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Placer County is launching a series of events in May to recognize Affordable Housing Month and underscore the county’s ongoing commitment to addressing the critical need for safe, stable and affordable housing for all residents.
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This summer, the North Tahoe Public Utility District will replace and upgrade more than a half mile (2,700 feet) of watermain pipeline and install five new fire hydrants in the Kings Beach grid neighborhood on Trout and Brook Avenues.
From Placer Sentinel...
Work on the Yankee Jims Replacement Project will begin May 19, starting a three-year construction process that will require the closure of Yankee Jims Road between Gillis Hill Road and Shirttail Canyon Road throughout the project.
A revised notice of preparation for an environmental impact report for the proposed Granite View Condominium project is now available for public review and comment through May 22. A public EIR scoping meeting is scheduled for May 8 in Tahoe City to receive public input.
A partnership between Placer Land Trust, Placer County and the Placer Conservation Authority to conserve 279 acres of blue oak woodlands recently closed escrow.
The Colfax City Council approved the introduction of an ordinance to adopt the map of the state’s designation of the city’s fire severity zones during its April 23 meeting.
More than 100 community members joined Placer County staff from various departments and other community partners this week at the county’s Discover & Discuss community event at the North Tahoe Event Center.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors has appointed Rocklin resident Trent Jewell to the Placer County Planning Commission, representing District 3.
In a groundbreaking move that could reshape wildfire insurance nationwide, the Tahoe Donner Association has secured a first-of-its-kind policy that links premium pricing directly to decades of active forest management.
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Loomis transferred $80,000 from general fund capital reserves to build a sidewalk in front of the firehouse downtown.
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With no mechanism to get builders to include 10 percent affordable housing, the city of Rocklin is studying an inclusionary housing ordinance and in-lieu fee on development.
Placer County has launched a community-driven initiative to reimagine green waste recycling services in Franchise Area 3, which spans from Donner Summit to North Lake Tahoe.
Truckee Little Leaguers might not love "benching it," but locals and visitors strolling along the Truckee River Legacy Trail have a different view — and now, thanks to the Rotary Club of Truckee, they have even more places to rest, relax, and enjoy the scenery.
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