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04/10/2024
Image for display with article titled Workforce Housing Preservation Program Resumes in Eastern Placer

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

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03/20/2024
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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.

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03/15/2024
Image for display with article titled Placer County Ranks Second for Quality of Life Among California Counties

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.

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03/04/2024
Image for display with article titled ‘Amazing’ Lake Tahoe Destination Stewardship Plan Presented

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.

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03/01/2024
Image for display with article titled Supervisors Act on Block Grant, Short-term Rentals, SNOW Sports Museum

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
Image for display with article titled  Supervisors Allocate Transient Occupancy Tax

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
Image for display with article titled Placer County Supes Underline Importance of Grand Jury Service

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

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02/26/2024
Image for display with article titled Incumbent Jim Holmes Known for Tradition of Public Service

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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02/17/2024
Image for display with article titled Incumbent Cindy Gustafson’s Record Shows Accomplishments

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
Image for display with article titled Candidate Wayne Nader Meets With 5th District Residents

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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02/09/2024
Image for display with article titled Placer County to Launch Environmental Review of Boatworks at Tahoe Redevelopment Project

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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01/30/2024
Image for display with article titled Design Committee Wants Kings Beach 8-Unit Project to Adjust Aesthetics

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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01/25/2024
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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01/04/2024
Image for display with article titled Placer County DA’s Office Promotes Retail Theft Initiative

The Placer County District Attorney's Office announced a countywide campaign with local law enforcement and chambers of commerce to promote its new retail theft vertical prosecution program and ongoing law enforcement efforts. 

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11/06/2023
Image for display with article titled Placer Board Approves County Parking Ordinance Amendment

The Placer County Board of Supervisors amended the county's parking ordinance to strengthen existing parking enforcement and increase fines countywide.

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10/25/2023
Image for display with article titled Notice of Preparation for Placer County Rezone Program EIR Available

A notice of preparation for a draft environmental impact report for Placer County's proposed Housing Element Sites Rezone project is available through Nov. 20.

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09/28/2023
Image for display with article titled Placer County, Deputy Sheriffs’ Association Reach Labor Agreement

Placer County Sheriff's Office deputies will get an immediate 10% raise and another 11% over the following three years under a new memorandum of understanding.

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09/26/2023
Image for display with article titled Placer County to Study Replacing Tahoe Justice Center

The Placer County Board of Supervisors took another step toward modernizing the Tahoe Justice Center and Placer County Sheriff's Office North Lake Tahoe Station.

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