County of Placer Government News

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Lake Tahoe has had its share of turning points. The mid 20th-century building boom was an infamous one. The rush to develop the Tahoe Basin brought about a steep decline in the lake's world-famous clarity,...