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04/10/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved plans for the Twilight Ride Access and Parking/Trailhead Project, part of the Hidden Falls Regional Park Trails and Open Space Expansion Project in North Auburn.

04/08/2023
North Lake Tahoe residents will soon be able to conceptualize parking, traffic and pedestrian improvements taking shape in downtown Tahoe City.

04/06/2023
Placer County will order four electric buses to add to the Tahoe Truckee Area Transit system as part of the county's larger effort to convert to a zero emissions fleet.

04/05/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a funding agreement for a $28 million backbone sewer line connection to the Placer One development project that will include the Sacramento State Placer Center.

04/05/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study on the former Lincoln Titan 1 missile site, scheduled for public release in spring/summer 2023, will not be released until 2024. And the agency’s “recommended course of action” won’t be known until the end of 2025.

04/03/2023
The annual Point-in-Time survey of people experiencing homelessness in Placer and Nevada County was conducted Jan. 25=Feb. 3 by 150 volunteers, nonprofit, and city and county staff.

04/03/2023
The Placer County Youth Commission is now accepting applications from local youth who wish to serve as one of 20 members for the 2023-24 term. Applications are due April 30.

04/02/2023
Placer County Superior Court is seeking volunteers to serve on the 2023-24 Grand Jury. The court encourages applications from all citizens to enable the Grand Jury to represent a broad cross-section of the community.

03/31/2023
Work on new mental health facility and job training center for Placer County inmates has begun. The mental health space will cover 16,272 square feet and will have 45 beds for inmates who are deemed incompetent to stand trial.

03/31/2023
The Horseshoe Bar/Penryn Municipal Advisory Council on Tuesday voted to recommend approval of the Project 8 Winery in Penryn to the Placer County Planning Commission. The proposed project is slated for a 17.96-acre portion of a 44.14-acre site at 7615 Callison Road.

03/28/2023
The Board of Supervisors recently voted to increase the number of restaurant liquor licenses throughout the county.

03/28/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors worked to amend its district staffing model at their most recent meeting, which was required in order to keep up with the rapid growth of Placer County.

03/21/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved a beekeeping ordinance during its latest meeting.

03/20/2023
Placer County Building Services Division recently announced that it will expedite building permits on properties that have been damaged by storms.

03/15/2023
Due to the rain on snow event experienced in the Tahoe Basin, the Placer County Building Department is dealing with several structures with snow load damage.

03/05/2023
Placer County proclaimed a local emergency to deal with the impacts from ongoing winter storms—an assertion of continuing risk to life and property.

03/03/2023
Placer County staff members presented an update to the Board of Supervisors on the temporary shelter at the Government Center in North Auburn.

03/02/2023
A fund transfer request to finally remove Highway 49 bridge debris from the American River has been approved. The debris has littered the river since the 1964 bridge break.

02/24/2023
The North Tahoe Community Alliance approved additional funding for the Tahoe City Downtown Access Improvements Project, bringing the decades-long project closer to fruition.

02/15/2023
The Placer County Board of Supervisors tapped North Auburn resident Mark Watts to represent District 5 on the Planning Commission. Watts has served locally on the North Auburn Municipal Advisory Council.