County of Placer Government News

Placer County is offering free anonymous drug drop-offs at various locations throughout the county on April 27, from 10AM to 2PM

The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved an additional $130,000 be provided to the city of Colfax for the proposed skate park.

Placer County announced the final environmental impact report (EIR) for its rezone program is available for public review.

Up to $150,000 is again available to eastern Placer workers looking to buy a home in the North Lake Tahoe region.

Two seats on the Board of Supervisor are headed to the November ballot and one supervisor has secured their seat as Placer County officially announced it certified the March 5 Primary Election results Tuesday.

The Placer County Sheriff's Office describes a recent rescue by Tahoe Nordic as challenging. Windy conditions and nightfall met the team as they searched for an out-of-bounds skier.

New 2-lane bridge proposed; existing bridge, built in 1930, to remain in place

Visit Placer, the official tourism organization for Placer County, announced that Placer County has been honored as the second-ranking county in quality of life among all counties in the state of California.

An amendment to Placer County’s 2021-29 Housing Element has been released for public review and comment. The amendment addresses changes that have occurred since the May 2021 adoption of the Housing Element, including revisions to the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) shortfall and adjustment to the Residential Land Inventory.

The Placer County Board of Supervisors heard a presentation on the development of a Lake Tahoe Destination Stewardship Plan and formation of a Destination Stewardship Council at its meeting in Kings Beach on Tuesday.

In their February 27th meeting, the Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a 1,170-acre solar panel facility that will provide power to Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) customers in west Placer County.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.