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From Auburn Journal...
The Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proclamation Tuesday declaring February as Grand Jury Awareness Month.“It is appropriate to recognize the efforts of those jurors, both past and present, who have volunteered their time and service to the Placer County Grand Jury,” the proclamation reads.
From Placer Herald...
Placer County Health and Human Services, in partnership with the IRS and United Way, offers free tax assistance through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
“We started 'The Placer Life' podcast to share stories we thought would be valuable for our residents that we didn’t have a place for elsewhere,” said Chris Gray-Garcia, communications and public affairs deputy director for County of Placer who has co-hosted the podcasts with Scott Sandow. “Podcasts, as a medium, let us tell longer, more detailed stories, and we’ve focused on stories that help convey something we feel is important for residents to understand.”
From Roseville Today...
Auburn city officials met with City Council members Monday night to discuss a proposed general plan map designation for unincorporated areas of the north part of the city.
From Sierra Sun...
An investment totaling over $9 million is headed towards North Tahoe after a Placer County Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 21. That's when the board approved transient occupancy tax funding for seven projects in the Tahoe region of Placer County.
On Monday, Dec. 16, the Auburn-Grass Valley Elks Lodge 538 provided 40 Target gift certificates – totaling $50 each – to Placer County Veterans Service Officer Richard Johnson for distribution to homeless veterans.
From Auburn Sentinel...
Get free help filing your taxes in 2025! Placer County Health and Human Services, in partnership with the IRS and United Way, offers free tax assistance through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
What was once an office and retail building now houses Palisades employees and a family on a separate accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 395 North Lake Boulevard. Samir Tuma, known for his real estate work around the basin, acknowledged the high demand for housing in the area. "I was pleased with Placer County and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's approach to getting housing projects like these approved."
A series of in-person and online visioning workshops have been launched for the Placer 2050 General Plan update from Feb. 26 through April 30.
Placer County has hired Joe Ambrosini as its new director of human resources. Ambrosini will oversee 57 departmental staff and a $7.7 million budget as well as an additional $18.2 million in proprietary funding.
From Placer Sentinel...
The Placer County Board of Supervisors today approved $1.5 million in grant awards to four local nonprofits working to prevent and address the impacts of domestic violence and human trafficking.
The Placer County Community Development Resource Agency is launching a series of in-person and online Placer 2050 General Plan Update visioning workshops beginning Feb. 26 through April 30.
As part of the continued efforts to expand broadband access in Placer County, the Board of Supervisors on January 7 unanimously approved an agreement with Astound Broadband.
The Placer County Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) is utilizing grant funding from CAL FIRE and the US Forest Service to assist in the recovery of private forestland within the Mosquito Fire footprint.
The Clover Valley Foundation and Jessup University are trying to beat the clock to save one of the last remaining sections of oak and riparian woodlands in Placer County.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 3 approved the submission of an amendment to the county’s housing element.Placer County Planning Director Chris Pahule introduced the item noting staff submitted a draft housing element amendment, inclusive of the 15 sites approved for rezoning, to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) following the May 21 hearing. HCD has since reviewed the amendment package and responded with proposed revisions for Placer.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors took action Tuesday to approve the environmental impact report, legislative actions and entitlement package necessary for construction of The Ranch, a 221.7-acre housing development in the Dry Creek area of west Placer.
Tuesday marked the end of Jim Holmes’ fifth term as a supervisor for Placer County, as he left the dais for the last time.Holmes, who has become known as “The Face of the Foothills” during his 20-year tenure, said it’s been rewarding to serve the Placer community and attributes any success he’s had as a collective effort to include board members he served with, supervisors who preceded him and county staff.
The Placer County Board of Supervisors received an update of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) projects and funding allocations during its Dec. 2 special meeting.
Thanks to new hand-held technology devices, Placer County staff reported strong summer parking enforcement numbers in North Lake Tahoe at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting.
During the Tuesday, Dec. 10 Placer County Supervisors meeting, the board was set to conduct a public hearing on portions of the Village at Palisades Specific Plan.
A vision years in the making has become a reality with the opening of Brown Bear Studios, a 14-unit permanent supportive housing facility in Kings Beach.
Seeking to answer resident questions and engage with the community, Placer County invited members of the public to this week’s "Discover and Discuss" event in North Lake Tahoe.
To meet population growth within Placer County, the Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday the acquisition of a 5.7-acre parcel in Rocklin.
Working to alleviate traffic congestion and ensure residents and visitors have reliable access to numerous transit options in North Lake Tahoe this winter, the Placer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved additional resources for two transportation initiatives.
A county-wide test of our Placer Alert emergency notification system will take place on Thursday, December 12 at 12 p.m.
The League to Save Lake Tahoe, the nonprofit environmental advocacy organization behind the movement to Keep Tahoe Blue, has filed a lawsuit formally challenging Placer County's approval of the Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan, a massive development that would worsen traffic congestion, increase air pollution, erode roadways, and degrade water quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Bond Screening Committee Meeting - 02.17.25 - Cancelled
Bond Screening Committee Agenda - September 16, 2024
MHADAB Executive Committee Meeting Agenda (PDF)
Veterans Advisory Council Regular Meeting Agenda (PDF)
PCAPCD Board Meeting 2/13/2025
OAAC Regular Meeting Agenda (PDF)
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