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  1. 2020

    1. January
    2. February
    3. March
    4. April
    5. May
    6. June
    7. July
    8. August

  2. 2019

    1. January
    2. February
    3. March
    4. April
    5. May
    6. June
    7. July
    8. August
    9. September
    10. October
    11. November
    12. December

  3. 2018

    1. January
    2. February
    3. March
    4. April
    5. May
    6. June
    7. July
    8. August
    9. September
    10. October
    11. November
    12. December

  1. 2017

    1. January
    2. February
    3. March
    4. April
    5. May
    6. June
    7. July
    8. August
    9. September
    10. October
    11. November
    12. December

  2. 2016

    1. January
    2. February
    3. March
    4. April
    5. May
    6. June
    7. July
    8. August
    9. September
    10. October
    11. November
    12. December

  1. 2015

    1. January
    2. February
    3. March
    4. April
    5. May
    6. June
    7. July
    8. August
    9. September
    10. October
    11. November
    12. December

  2. 2014

    1. January
    2. February
    3. March
    4. April
    5. May
    6. June
    7. July
    8. August
    9. September
    10. October
    11. November
    12. December
  1. 2020
    1. January
      1. Charter Review Committee to narrow topics Jan. 14
      2. Doug Hawk memorial fundraiser
      3. New county flag unveiled
      4. Placer exempts some ADU fees
      5. District attorney appointment
      6. Free tax preparation for eligible families
      7. Top 10 baby names of 2019
      8. Walk-in clinics help more than 150 veterans
      9. Community meeting on bridge replacement
      10. Placer County Sustainability Plan
      11. March 3 presidential primary election
      12. Serve our democracy
      13. Wineries and farm breweries public hearing
    2. February
      1. Walerga Road bridge
      2. Child Support Services ranked #1 in California
      3. Middle Fork Project accepting grant applications
      4. Placer approves $3.4M of TOT funding for tourism
      5. Grant supports residents with dementia
      6. URGENT: Poll workers needed
      7. Hidden Falls Park public meeting
      8. Resurfacing 132 miles of county roads
      9. Participate in the 2020 Census
      10. Employee Art Show now open
      11. Serve on the Placer County Grand Jury
      12. First confirmed case of COVID-19
    3. March
      1. First voting results are in for Placer County
      2. Placer County confirms second case of COVID-19
      3. Death of patient with COVID-19
      4. 3 new COVID-19 cases, all with ties to cruise ship
      5. Recommend COVID-19 mitigation
      6. Bowman Road Bridge to open next week
      7. Placer takes action to bring affordable housing
      8. Placer limits counter service
      9. Hidden Falls Park meeting rescheduled
      10. Small business support and resources
      11. TART and PCT COVID Precautions
      12. Updated recycling operations
      13. COVID-19: Directive to stay at home
      14. Online public participation for board meeting
      15. Discounted hotel rates for Foresthill power outage
      16. Water quality is not impacted by COVID-19
      17. TART announces COVID-19 service reduction
      18. Placer Commuter Express Reduction
      19. COVID-19 clarity for short-term rental operations
      20. Sacramento State Placer Center
      21. Placer parks COVID-19 safety
      22. eServices continues serving public online
      23. Placer County reports second COVID-19 death
      24. PC, PCF, TTCF work together
      25. Rear-Door loading on TART routes
      26. Rear-Door Loading and Free Fares on PCT
      27. County officials caution against illegal dumping
    4. April
      1. Face coverings now recommended for public
      2. Short-term rental occupancy update
      3. Supervisors appoint new district attorney
      4. TART Service Reduction
      5. Placer Health Officer issues new order
      6. eServices keep projects moving
      7. Remote video inspections
      8. Homeless concerns during COVID-19
      9. New Hazardous Vegetation Ordinance
      10. Courthouse Lights up Blue
      11. 132 miles of roads projects
      12. Multi-family residential development
      13. County supervisors approve PCTPA plan
      14. Placer County looks ahead to phased reopening
      15. Supervisors encourage public participation
      16. Governor's order still applies in North Lake Tahoe
    5. May
      1. New COVID-19 community testing sites
      2. Officials cancel upcoming Fourth of July events
      3. Supervisors seek local control of virus response
      4. Board approves urgency ordinances
      5. Placer submits reopening documents
      6. Placer County road repair projects to start
      7. Placer receives local variance from state
      8. Placer County Conservation Program
      9. Placer asks to move to Stage 3
      10. Public counter service to increase June 1
      11. Retail and restaurant ordinances relaxed
    6. June
      1. Placer County Board of Supervisors request public
      2. Placer County community-led wildfire efforts
      3. Contracts to remove thousands of dead trees
      4. Placer moves into Stage 3
      5. Subdivision projects approved
      6. License issued for Middle Fork American River
      7. Hidden Falls Park extreme fire weather
      8. Curbside service at Auburn Library
      9. Grant program to assist Placer businesses
      10. Charter changes will go to voters
      11. Winery and farm brewery update
      12. Sacramento State Placer Center
      13. Final county budget approved
      14. Economic investment in North Lake Tahoe
      15. CAL FIRE NEU: Fireworks Are Illegal
    7. July
      1. 211 Placer launches to provide information
      2. Fire protection services town hall
      3. Audit Committee gives county an A rating
      4. Electric buses and trail improvements coming Tahoe
      5. State orders several business to close in Placer
      6. Board approves CAL FIRE contract renewal
      7. Truckee River alcohol ban through Oct. 15
      8. CARES Act funding
      9. Unsolicited seed warning
      10. Alcohol ban approved for Placer campus
      11. Rebate program for Tahoe lodging
      12. New plan seeks to reduce traffic
      13. Public Health encourages routine immunizations
    8. August
      1. Placer issues gypsy moth warning
  2. 2019
    1. January
      1. Youth Impact Awards
      2. Homeless point-in-time count
      3. Board of Supervisors historic first
      4. Sutter Health Valley Area contribution
      5. Electric vehicle charging stations grant
      6. Placer bridge replacement projects
      7. Fuel spill on I-80 near Dutch Flat
      8. Homelessness prevention grant for older adults
      9. Special primary election set for March 26
      10. Free tax assistance for qualifying residents
      11. Jane Christenson joins as assistant CEO
      12. Success through Placer Re-Entry Program
      13. Upgraded library catalog system coming
      14. Achievable housing in North Lake Tahoe
    2. February
      1. Middle Fork Project grant applications
      2. Placer Hills Fire special election
      3. 300 acres of open space slated for conservation
      4. Transportation demands workshop
      5. Tree Removal in Dutch Flat
      6. Foresthill Fire District special election
      7. Reminder to clear propane tanks
      8. Gearing up for special primary election
      9. Child Support Services continues to improve
      10. Road safety signage upgrades
      11. Restoring Sierra Nevada forest health
      12. Small business accessibility compliance workshop
    3. March
      1. Placer County Charter review committee
      2. Master Plan update and Whitehawk II subdivsion
      3. Bowman road bridges improvements
      4. Jennifer Montgomery appointed to forest task force
      5. Parks and Trails Master Plan review
      6. Bell Road, I-80 interchange roundabouts
      7. Nahas property open house
      8. North Lake Tahoe transportation workshop
      9. Seeking Community input on recreational grant
      10. Placer, Gold Country Wildlife Rescue partnership
      11. Contract for new voting equipment
      12. Vacancy on West Placer Municipal Advisory Council
      13. Extended deadline for Charter Review Committee
      14. Dead tree removal assistance deadline April 15
      15. Contract awarded for Dowd Road bridge replacement
      16. Monitoring three measles cases
      17. Window for exposure to measles in Auburn increased
    4. April
      1. Placer County Civil Service Commission position
      2. Bowman Road closing next week
      3. Free screening of wildfire documentary in Colfax
      4. Alpine Meadows-Squaw Valley Base-to-Base Gondola
      5. North Tahoe small business development center
      6. Fire Protection District special elections
      7. Youth Commission accepting applications
      8. Cannabis cultivation drop-in meeting
      9. Bear River fee schedule changes
      10. Cindy Gustafson will be new District 5 supervisor
      11. Connect with One Big Bin on Earth Day
      12. Volunteer Income Tax program refunds
      13. Free medication take back
      14. Housing the homeless
      15. Whitehawk II subdivision project
      16. Alpine Sierra subdivision project
      17. Greater Auburn Area Fire Safe Council hosts panel
      18. Strengthen Placer County mental health services
      19. Placer County Government Center Master Plan update
      20. Wineries and farm breweries in Placer County
      21. Help guide the future of recreation
      22. June 4 special general election
      23. Free oil filter exchange for the month of May
    5. May
      1. Youth in Government Day
      2. Apply for District 5 municipal advisory councils
      3. North Lake Tahoe Business Workshop Series
      4. Placer’s annual Washington, D.C. trip
      5. Health and Human Services earn achievement awards
      6. Moving forward on Speedboat Beach improvements
      7. Community housing forum on Dollar Creek Crossing
      8. Start date for French Meadows Forest Project
      9. Senior resource fair coming June 4 in Roseville
      10. New online permit application services coming June
      11. Landlord-tenant training workshop set for June 19
      12. Loomis special municipal election June 18
      13. Road maintenance scheduled for summer
      14. New trees for Sheridan Elementary
      15. 137 acres in Auburn approved for conservation
      16. County to move forward in developing 2-1-1 system
      17. Expansion brings food benefits to SSI recipients
    6. June
      1. Government Center Lawsuit
      2. HHS to test new ways to collect client feedback
      3. Discussing Kings Beach Western Approach project
      4. Placer Hills and Foresthill fire protection
      5. Placer promises $8M for Auburn workforce housing
      6. Moving forward on major forest health project
      7. Enjoy a summer of free museums in Placer!
      8. Building Maintenance Division award
      9. Placer County program receives $6 million grant
      10. Placer County launches eServices
      11. Free shuttle for North Lake Tahoe Fourth of July
      12. Supervisors approve $960.5 million draft budget
      13. Placer approves projects in eastern Placer County
      14. Placer County Conservation Program
      15. Improving transportation systems in North Tahoe
    7. July
      1. County seeks foster families during kitten season
      2. Placer County Charter review committee meeting
      3. Tahoe City firehouse redevelopment discussions
      4. County approves to resurface 22 miles of roads
      5. County moves forward plans for North Tahoe trail
      6. Fire insurance cancellations survey
      7. Aug. 27 special primary election
      8. Placer County Sustainability Plan workshops
      9. Moving forward on 179 acres of forest thinning
      10. Transit pilots show promise for less traffic
      11. Placer approves Squaw-Alpine gondola
      12. Dollar Creek Crossing achievable housing project
    8. August
      1. Placer launches 24/7 hotline for short-term rental nuisance complaints
      2. Charter Review Committee meets Aug. 8
      3. Bike-sharing program coming to North Lake Tahoe
      4. Speedboat Beach to temporarily close
      5. Insurance commissioner visits Placer County
      6. Tim’s Trailer
      7. Fire insurance town hall set for Aug. 28 in Auburn
      8. Survey results: Fire insurance nonrenewals
      9. Placer sets new goal for affordable housing
      10. Next Placer County Charter Review Committee meeting set for Sept. 5
      11. Placer proposes new rules to boost mix and supply of housing
    9. September
      1. ‘Recovery Happens’ event
      2. Tourism grant program seeking applications
      3. Saving tax dollars with solar energy
      4. eServices program receives statewide award
      5. Short-term rental ordinance proposed
      6. Placer agriculture value increases 25 percent in
      7. Placer County budget
      8. Placer Election’s warehouse moving to Rocklin
      9. ‘Safe Routes to School’ initiative
      10. Nov. 5 special general election
      11. Municipal advisory council vacancies
      12. Charter Review Committee meets Oct. 3
    10. October
      1. New mobile kitchen at homeless shelter
      2. Placer closes on $3.4M land deal near Tahoe City
      3. New health officer appointed
      4. Permanent housing for homeless
      5. Western Placer Waste Management Authority event
      6. Limited county services
      7. Placer County services coming back on line
      8. Major roadway safety project
      9. Free disposal for spoiled food
      10. County services fully operational
      11. Placer Empowering People
      12. Employment Services graduates embark on new career
      13. Placer considers free public transit in North Lake
      14. Placer considers vacation rental rules
      15. Free medication take-back event
      16. Sunset Area, Placer Ranch plans
      17. Free disposal for spoiled food after power shutoff
    11. November
      1. Event to show local youth a day at Placer County
      2. First flu-related death of season
      3. New building financing plan approved
      4. Help update Placer County’s charter
      5. Private housing trust proposal moves forward
      6. Placer seeks help with power shutoffs
      7. New veterans services officer
      8. Air quality advisory
      9. Sunset Area Plan public hearing
      10. Speedboat Beach to continue with improvements
      11. Free public transit headed to North Lake Tahoe
      12. State funds a portion of power shutoff response
      13. Brady Vineyard subdivision project
      14. Placer approves vacation rental rules
      15. Volunteers sought for tax assistance program
      16. Risk Management wins statewide award
      17. Sunset Area Plan moves forward
      18. Charter review community meetings
    12. December
      1. Back-up generator fees suspended
      2. Power shutoff survey results are in for Placer
      3. Procurement Services receives awards
      4. Placer Supervisors approve Sunset Area Plan
      5. Check voter registration status
      6. LAFCO alternate public member vacancy
      7. New vacation rental rules in effect
      8. Community housing forum, Dollar Creek Crossing pro
      9. Pediatric flu death reported
  3. 2018
    1. January
      1. Permitting assistance in Roseville
      2. Online directory helps businesses find real estate
      3. Public input on Whitehawk I & II projects
      4. North Lake Tahoe tourism development projects
      5. Riolo Vineyards first model homes
      6. Contract to develop affordable housing strategy
      7. Ceasing negotiations with Liberty Utilities
      8. Helpline for homeless housing resources
      9. Faster plan review for commercial permitting
      10. Free tax assistance for eligible residents
      11. Middle Fork Project now accepting applications
      12. Tahoe City Lodge takes step forward
      13. Supervisors support grant for Martis Valley
      14. Jim Holmes 2018 Board of Supervisors chair
      15. Todd Leopold is new county executive officer
      16. Foresthill Forum MAC open seat
      17. 2018 homeless point-in-time count Jan. 25
    2. February
      1. School safety forum March 8
      2. DeWitt History Museum grand opening
      3. Highway 89 turn lane extension to relieve traffic
      4. Resident picks up one millionth cigarette butt
      5. Child Support Services ranks fourth out of 49
      6. Planning Commission seeks members
      7. State and federal legislative platform
      8. Public Health Laboratory to close
      9. Kings Beach Center property purchase approved
      10. Sunset Area Plan, Placer Ranch Specific Plan draft
    3. March
      1. Award ceremony honors local youth
      2. Free medication take-back
      3. Suzi Vinci new veterans service officer
      4. Placer considers social host ordinance
      5. 400 acres near Sheridan for conservation
      6. TART night service canceled
      7. Assessment Appeals Board seeks applicants
      8. Tahoe City firehouse properties update
      9. Rankings give nod to health of Placer
      10. Cemetery District 1 seeking trustee
      11. Capital Projects Advisory Committee appointments
      12. Bear River Campground online reservations
      13. Placer County housing status update
      14. Antelope Creek Flood Control Project moves forward
      15. Residents reminded to clear propane tanks
      16. 2017 Placer County Service Awards
      17. Community workshop for Placer Sustainability Plan
    4. April
      1. More Tahoe Regional Planning Agency permits
      2. Shortage of poll workers
      3. $3.3M contract for road maintenance
      4. Guidance for Tahoe City firehouse redevelopment
      5. Nathan Herzog, Anders Hauge on Planning Commission
      6. Cannabis cultivation drop-in meetings
      7. Placer County Youth Commission applications
      8. ‘Get Hired’ workshops
      9. Roundabouts planned for Bell Road
      10. Artwork for Kings Beach roundabout
      11. New traffic signal for Bell, Richardson in Auburn
      12. Serve democracy as a poll worker
      13. Permit process improvement workshops
      14. Placer Business Resource Center now open
      15. 2018 homeless point-in-time count results
      16. Community workshops for Placer Sustainability Plan
    5. May
      1. Illegal roadside produce vendors warning
      2. Officials urge precautions to avoid hantavirus
      3. Resource fair for seniors
      4. Land purchase agreement may expand Hidden Falls
      5. The Gathering Inn for Auburn homeless shelter
      6. Reorganization of local fire service
      7. Summer @ Your Library program launches
      8. Health and Human Services earns awards
      9. Early voting for June 5 primary election
      10. Placer animal lovers sought for advisory committee
      11. 5 questions with AJ Rodriguez
      12. 5 questions with Sandy Pizzio
      13. Placer County sues opioid manufacturers
      14. Americans with Disabilities Act open houses
      15. Sample ballot pamphlets may have issue
      16. Base-to-Base Gondola draft EIS/EIR
    6. June
      1. Martis Valley workforce housing project
      2. Multi-family housing project in North Auburn
      3. County moves toward smoke-free campus
      4. Supervisors approve $939.6 million draft budget
      5. Progress on housing affordability crisis
      6. Child Support Services receives awards
      7. Seeking public input on Mill Creek project
      8. Free election candidate workshops
      9. Garden blooms at Roseville mental health facility
      10. Matt Randall Professional Manager of the Year
      11. Infrastructure projects in eastern Placer
      12. Public input on Hidden Falls expansion
      13. Fire service improvements
      14. Heritage Trail Museums Tour
      15. Vote counting concludes for the night
      16. First election results are in
      17. $12.7M contract with CAL FIRE approved
      18. Improvements for Speedboat Beach
      19. New digital pet licensing launching
      20. Crisis mental health services for youth
      21. Middle Fork Project now accepting applications
    7. July
      1. Joint air quality advisory July 31 -Aug 3
      2. Joint air quality advisory for July 30
      3. Joint air quality advisory for July 27 -29
      4. Flood insurance premiums to change
      5. Dollar Hill land deal achievable housing
      6. Funding for more trails in eastern Placer
      7. Gas tax grant to boost sustainable transportation
      8. Free back-to-school immunization clinics
      9. Resorts to create on-demand transit system
      10. Foresthill Fire District special election
      11. Candidate filing for Nov. 6 election
      12. Joint air quality advisory issued for July 3 - 4
    8. August
      1. On-demand transit for Tahoe
      2. Third roundabout for Kings Beach
      3. Public input on Placer Sports and Event Center
      4. Recovery to be celebrated at event
      5. Removing dead and dying trees in Foresthill
      6. Updates to clarify cannabis enforcement
      7. Placer ag value drops 11 percent in 2017
      8. Placer’s Gold Rush Museum to celebrate grand re-op
      9. Joint air quality advisory Aug. 10 - 13
      10. Joint air quality advisory Aug. 6 - 10
      11. Joint air quality advisory Aug. 3 - 6
      12. Transient occupancy tax audit public meetings
    9. September
      1. Road improvement projects for the upcoming year
      2. 315 acres in North Auburn for conservation
      3. $970.9 million county budget approved
      4. Gearing up for Nov. 6 election
      5. Precautions urged following West Nile virus cases
      6. Real-time bus information
      7. Health and Human Services awards
      8. Placer, Gold Country Wildlife Rescue open house
      9. 10,000 participated in summer reading program
      10. Achievable housing development opportunity
      11. Grant program benefits fish and wildlife
      12. Placer Museums recruiting volunteer docents
    10. October
      1. ‘Best in Basin’ award
      2. More achievable workforce housing possible
      3. Funding for more trail upgrades
      4. New Dollar Creek Trail
      5. Free medication take-back
      6. One-stop shop for resources
      7. Alpine Meadows Road avalanche mitigation meeting
      8. Check voter registration ahead of Oct. 22
      9. Western Placer Waste Management public meeting
      10. Employment Services programs transform lives
      11. Walk of Honor memorial in Granite Bay
      12. Placer County in need of poll workers
    11. November
      1. National Adoption Day
      2. Gold Hill Road bridge set for replacement
      3. Sixth annual Employee Art Show
      4. Input on Placer County Government Center Plan
      5. Joint air quality advisory issue for Nov. 19 - 21
      6. Questions about exposure to wildfire smoke
      7. First artwork for Kings Beach roundabouts
      8. Probation officer’s journey helping local youth
      9. Joint air quality advisory for Nov. 13 - 16
      10. New vouchers for affordable housing
      11. Joint air quality advisory issued
      12. Placer County Veterans Service Office
      13. Monitoring high-risk DUI offenders
      14. First election results are in
      15. North Tahoe winter parking restrictions
      16. New accessible voting tool
      17. Veterans resource fair November 13
    12. December
      1. New county coroner facility
      2. Public input wanted on Whitehawk I & II projects
      3. Tahoe City firehouse properties redevelopment
      4. Partnership to restore Sierra Nevada forest health
      5. Volunteers sought for tax assistance program
      6. 400 acres in Lincoln approved for conservation
      7. Placer County Sports and Event Center project
      8. Draft EIR for Sunset Area and Placer Ranch plans
      9. Squaw Valley Park now open for free snow play
      10. New online appointment scheduling tool
      11. Health Officer appointed to state tobacco comittee
      12. Dollar Hill achievable housing project
      13. Granite Bay transportation workshops
  4. 2017
    1. January
      1. 5 Questions with Melissa Magee
      2. Public Works is 2016 Employer of the Year
      3. Residents urged to quickly clear propane tanks
      4. State and federal legislative platforms approved
      5. Karen Plank North Lake Tahoe Resort Association
      6. Old shelter home of Gold Country Wildlife Rescue
      7. Local emergency due to storm damage
      8. 5 Questions with Victoria Pacheco
      9. Child Support Services ranks in top 10 statewide
      10. TART service now operating on state Route 89
      11. TART night service canceled
      12. Voluntary evacuation advised in Alpine Meadows
      13. Options for Placer County Government Center
      14. North Lake Tahoe visitors come prepared
      15. Transient Occupancy Tax audit
      16. Preparing for incoming storms
      17. Sierra residents advised to monitor snow loads
      18. Safety assessment of Lake Tahoe residences
      19. 2,000 homes checked in west shore assessment
      20. North Tahoe in storm recovery mode
      21. Placer County opens emergency overnight shelter
      22. Four warming centers open in Tahoe
      23. TART service canceled again due to winter storm
      24. Voluntary evacuation advised in Olympic Valley
      25. Emergency overnight shelter open
      26. Agreement to provide emergency shelter beds
      27. Emergency shelter in Kings Beach open
      28. Zoning change for possible homeless shelters
      29. TART service canceled due to winter storm
      30. TART night service canceled due to winter storm
      31. Emergency shelter in Kings Beach open
      32. TART night service canceled
      33. Free spay and neuter surgeries for cats
      34. Placer County prepared for coming storm
      35. Middle Fork Project accepting grant applications
      36. Tahoe City Community Development reduced hours
    2. February
      1. Tahoe City phone charging center
      2. Northstar Resort improvements approved
      3. Kings Beach Core Improvement Project
      4. Transient occupant tax funds improvements
      5. $368,000 for next phase of Martis Valley Trail
      6. 2016 Placer County Service Awards
      7. Fairgrounds open to Oroville evacuees
      8. Building permitting now available online
      9. Planning Commission vacant seat
      10. Whistleblower hotline to report fraud
      11. New affordable housing opportunity
      12. Morton Road replacement
      13. Projects to improve pedestrian safety
      14. 5 Questions with Donna Hallman
      15. Public input on expansion of Hidden Falls
      16. Squaw Valley MAC vacant seat
      17. Free tax prep assistance event
    3. March
      1. Town hall on cannabis regulations
      2. Expedited permitting for winter damage
      3. Placer Valley Tourism fairgrounds operator
      4. PCGC Master plan proposal
      5. TART reduces winter route schedule
      6. Placer Youth Impact Award applications
      7. Foresthill and Colfax MACs seek members
      8. Cat and dog adoptions just $20
      9. Tahoe City benefit assessment
      10. Parks and Trails Master Plan
      11. Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Board
      12. Pedestrian safety improvements
      13. Inmate food service by private contractor
      14. Extension for temporary homeless shelter
      15. Free tax prep assistance
    4. April
      1. 5 Questions with Maureen Bauman
      2. Free medication take-back
      3. Support for regional effort to end homelessness
      4. Seeking funding for regional trail system
      5. Placer County Youth Commission applications
      6. Community survey on parks and trails
      7. 5 Questions with Herman Barahona
      8. Community member is public health champion
      9. University of Warwick campus plan
      10. Comprehensive health report
      11. Affordable housing plan moves forward
      12. Review of Placer Ranch, Sunset Area plans
      13. Merrill Haber joins Planning Commission
    5. May
      1. Wildfire Awareness Month
      2. Additional off-street parking Kings Beach
      3. Summer @ Your Library
      4. Free event for seniors
      5. Tahoe health clinic now Western Sierra
      6. Event helps families stay active
      7. Wasps to combat Asian citrus psyllid
      8. Housing fee study workshops
      9. Tahoe Basin Area Plan award
      10. 5 Questions with Matthew Mansfield
      11. National Association of Counties awards
      12. Health 360 program
      13. Extension of temporary homeless shelter
      14. Barton Ranch project in Granite Bay
      15. South Placer is booming
      16. Parks ordinance changes
      17. 5 Questions with Melissa Penwell
      18. Planner named public servant of the year
      19. Mental Health Matters Month
      20. A return to Grace
      21. Infrastructure, transportation investments
    6. June
      1. HHS People’s Choice awards
      2. Portion of PFE Road to close
      3. Placer ag office temporarily closed
      4. $1.7M for North Tahoe projects
      5. 5 Questions with Harmeet Kaur
      6. 10 tips for a safe July Fourth
      7. North Lake Tahoe roadway improvements
      8. Funding for The Gathering Inn
      9. Beat the heat
      10. Rehabilitation programs for young adults
      11. $796.5 million draft budget
      12. Martis Valley Trail funding
      13. Programs make list of “100 Brilliant Ideas”
      14. Kate Sampson new deputy CEO
      15. Kitchen safety for mass food prep
      16. Progress in cat adoptions
      17. Oral health program expands
      18. Look at Kings Beach projects
      19. Middle Fork Project accepting applications
      20. 5 Questions with Corrie Larsen
      21. Heritage Trail Museums Tour
      22. Reinventing old Tahoe City firehouse
    7. July
      1. Recruiting for volunteer docents
      2. Simplified permitting for commercial interiors
      3. North Lake Tahoe Resort Association contract
      4. Rural Lincoln MAC open seat
      5. New Placer wage, benefit agreement
      6. Senior peer counselors
      7. Campfires banned at Bear River
      8. Air quality advisory
      9. Addressing opioid overdoses
      10. Broadening efforts against homelessness
      11. Growing food truck industry
    8. August
      1. Kings Beach Center property hotel
      2. Special-edition library cards available
      3. Auburn Library open as cooling center
      4. One Big Bin program wins award
      5. Hidden Falls parking reservations
      6. Model homes for Riolo Vineyards
      7. Dog playgroups
      8. Free back-to-school immunizations
      9. Seeking input on proposed event center
      10. Five-year capital improvement plan
      11. Possible policy change for medical cannabis
      12. Emergency kits for vulnerable residents
      13. Memorial Overland Emigrant Trail
      14. Parking fees for Hidden Falls Park
      15. New work plan on affordable housing
      16. 5 questions with Amy Ellis
    9. September
      1. Voices of hope
      2. Recycling rates soar in eastern Placer
      3. $866.2 million final budget
      4. Placer, William Jessup partnership
      5. Animal Services Center open house
      6. “Resort Triangle” takes shape
      7. Affordable housing for PCGC campus
      8. Yankee Jims Bridge replacement project
      9. Whole Person Care program expands
      10. $12.1M contract with CAL FIRE
      11. Search for new CEO
      12. ‘Recovery Happens’ event
      13. Joint air quality advisory for Sept. 1 - 4
    10. October
      1. Youth Commission participates in survey
      2. Gas tax to resurface roads in Tahoe
      3. More Tahoe Regional Planning Agency permits
      4. Community input on use of lodging tax
      5. Successful summer reading program
      6. Affirming policy to invest lodging tax locally
      7. Monitor high-risk DUI offenders
      8. Public input on winery ordinance
      9. Miles of Smiles program expands
      10. Placer supervisors tour Sierra Pacific Industries
      11. Homelessness resource fair
      12. Get notifications if disaster strikes
      13. Housing choice voucher waitlist
      14. Truckee River Recreational Access Plan
      15. Smoke prompts air quality advisory
      16. Public input on Granite Bay parks
      17. Western Placer Waste Management meeting
      18. Free medication take-back
    11. November
      1. Employment Services success stories
      2. “Paint Placer Orange” event
      3. Fifth annual Employee Art Show
      4. Museums to exhibit Christmas traditions
      5. Phasing out of 20-ride bus pass
      6. $20 million in court-ordered debt written off
      7. Secondary dwelling unit ordinance update
      8. Winter parking restrictions
      9. County staff assist Sonoma
      10. Redevelopment opportunity in Tahoe City
      11. A home for the holidays
      12. Volunteers needed for tax assistance
    12. December
      1. TART gears up for winter transit
      2. Squaw Valley Park will stay open all winter
      3. Online reservations for Bear River
      4. Innovation challenge for area youth
      5. Committee for lodging tax input
      6. More sustainable laboratory services
      7. Pioneer Community Energy enrollment notices
      8. “Harriet White Expressway” unveiling
      9. Deadline extended for Tahoe City redevelopment
      10. Applying Love
  5. 2016
    1. January
      1. Animal shelter hours expanded
      2. Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project
      3. Kindergarten vaccination rate increases
      4. Construction unearths fascinating discovery
      5. Hazard mitigation plan updates
      6. Robert Weygandt is Placer Board of Sups chair
      7. Placeholder medical marijuana ordinance
      8. Ordinances Prohibiting Vagrancy
      9. Archives & Research Center hours expanded
      10. Rural Lincoln MAC opening
    2. February
      1. Speedboat Beach upgrades
      2. New transparency website
      3. Balancing conservation and development
      4. Open container ban tabled
      5. Input on medical marijuana
      6. New animal processing facility
      7. New wedding suite
      8. Town hall meeting for seniors
      9. Placer a fit-friendly workplace
      10. Regional homelessness approach
      11. New health dashboard
      12. New food safety placards
      13. Stay snow safe
      14. Homebuyer assistance program
      15. The Glue Factory
    3. March
      1. Handling public intoxication
      2. Economic Development Summit
      3. Pet adoptions just $20
      4. Kings Beach property for sale
      5. Access to housing assistance
      6. Planning for the future of the PCGC
      7. Senior town hall meeting
      8. Health center smoke-free
      9. Serve as a poll worker
      10. Building Services elevates experience
      11. Kings Beach project wins award
      12. Auburn parks improvements
      13. Free tax prep help
      14. Ice rink and new trails
      15. Youth Impact Awards
      16. Disaster preparedness for businesses
      17. Temporary homeless shelter extended
    4. April
      1. Pet adoptions $20
      2. Kings Beach development opportunity
      3. Help serve mental health needs
      4. Eastern Placer revenue and expenditures
      5. Assistant CEO reflects on service
      6. Expanded Tahoe transit
      7. Contract for Kings Beach improvement
      8. Park restrictions for Tahoe beach
      9. Design on Walerga Bridge
      10. Investment in environmental improvements
      11. Help plan the future of PCGC
      12. Free medication take-back
      13. Village at Squaw Valley EIR
      14. National Library Week
      15. Sac State satellite campus
      16. New parking restrictions
      17. Easing secondary dwelling restrictions
    5. May
      1. Bringing businesses to Placer
      2. New pathway to homeownership
      3. New draft flood maps
      4. Awareness of citrus-killing insect
      5. New North Tahoe program
      6. Mass casualty exercise
      7. Appointed clerk-recorder-registrar
      8. May is Mental Health Matters Month
      9. Placer Ranch development
      10. Medication Take-Back Day
      11. Special Saturday meeting
      12. Mass casualty exercise planned
      13. Brockway parking restrictions
      14. Environmental docs for Martis West
      15. Contract for homeless shelter
      16. Considering budget challenges
    6. June
      1. Air quality advisory
      2. Road work in Auburn
      3. Private medical clinics
      4. Sweeping transportation plan
      5. Public Defender contract
      6. Contract with resort association
      7. Closure of libraries
      8. Contract to help most vulnerable residents
      9. Limiting medical marijuana
      10. Elder abuse awareness
      11. Tahoe Basin Plan EIR
      12. Heritage Trail Museums Tour
      13. Mental health contracts
      14. Lodging tax compliance
      15. Election night results
      16. 75 miles of road work
      17. New Tahoe area trails
      18. First election results
      19. Greyhawk III approved
      20. $782 million draft budget
    7. July
      1. Funds improve Tahoe transit
      2. State financing program
      3. Highway 49 sidewalks
      4. New approach to treat addiction
      5. Kings Beach project wins award
      6. Bookmobile retirement
      7. Tahoe meeting postponed
      8. Western Sierra Medical clinic
      9. Solid Waste Local Task Force
      10. Geographic information system
      11. University of Warwick campus
      12. Tourism marketing services funding
      13. Western Placer economic future
      14. Funding transportation improvements
      15. Granite Bay road resurfacing
      16. Planning Commission against Martis West
      17. Fish and Game Commission seat
      18. Pet adoptions just $20
    8. August
      1. Lodging tax revenue boost
      2. Costco terminates negotiation
      3. $10M emergency services contract
      4. National Dog Day adoption special
      5. Child Support Awareness Month
      6. Placer wins 5 NACO awards
      7. First concepts for PCGC master plan
      8. Heritage Trail comes to Lincoln
      9. Health needs survey
      10. Recommendation for Village at Squaw
      11. Potential Hidden Falls expansion
      12. $1 million saved
      13. Grant benefits fish and wildlife
      14. New Granite Bay crossing signal
      15. Changes to 916 area code
      16. Meeting location change
      17. Joint effort to end opioid abuse
      18. Bear box program
      19. New welcome signs
    9. September
      1. Best in Basin awards
      2. Bear safety tips
      3. Pet adoptions 50 percent off
      4. Free medication take-back
      5. PlumpJack Squaw Valley EIR
      6. Sunset Area, Placer Ranch draft
      7. New CDRA director
      8. Removing dead trees
      9. Palisades at Squaw draft EIR
      10. Serve as poll worker
      11. Waste Management public meeting
      12. Streamlining Tahoe permit process
      13. Recovery happens 2016
      14. Secretaries needed for MACs
      15. Insects carry citrus disease
      16. Martis Valley West approval
      17. $815.8 million budget approved
      18. Celebrating native communities
      19. Comment period for gondola project
      20. New Squaw pickleball court
    10. October
      1. Statewide roadwatch assessment
      2. New animal services center
      3. Infrastructure improvements
      4. Main Street economic impact
      5. North Tahoe housing crisis
      6. Parks and trails master plan
      7. Emergency alert system test
      8. Citrus tree quarantine
      9. New fairgrounds operator
      10. Martis Valley West
      11. The Park at Granite Bay
      12. Input on older adult services
    11. November
      1. Winter parking restrictions
      2. Ensuring safety for North Auburn
      3. Parks Commission seat
      4. 5 Questions with Veena Vijayaraj-Kadidal
      5. Capitol Corridor ridership
      6. Ovation Senior Living
      7. Employee Art Show
      8. New cannabis ordinance
      9. Sunset Area, Placer Ranch plans
      10. Tahoe projects approved
      11. New economic development director
      12. Zoning changes for emergency shelters
      13. Monitoring high risk DUIs
      14. Village at Squaw Valley
      15. Original 'Rosie the Riveter'
      16. New Rocklin building
      17. Vote counting closed for night
      18. Limited cultivation of medical cannabis
      19. First election results
      20. Board seeks alternative to layoffs
      21. Whole Person Care pilot program
      22. Tahoe Basin Area Plan
      23. Investments in local transportation
      24. Village at Squaw hearing
      25. Rocklin event for teens
      26. Health clinic transition
      27. Tahoe trial system vision
      28. Employee artist Kristie Cantrell
    12. December
      1. People's Choice awards
      2. Placer County offices closed
      3. Reducing underage drinking
      4. Resource Conservation District applications
      5. Animal lover wills donation
      6. 5 Questions with Ted Rel
      7. Lost in the wilderness
      8. Podcast: harrowing tale of lost hiker
      9. Expanded winter transportation
      10. Grant for homeless housing
      11. Tahoe Basin Area Plan
      12. Experience the new Bookmobile
  6. 2015
    1. January
      1. Negative measles test
      2. Auburn Coffee location change
      3. Measles threat
      4. December unemployment rate low
      5. Relocation of proposed development
      6. Flu-related death confirmed
      7. Assessment Appeals Board application
      8. Conversation about homeless shelter
      9. Delay moving Tahoe animal services
      10. New director of communications
      11. Possible contract with Truckee
      12. Easement protecting local agriculture
      13. City of Auburn lawsuit
      14. Library hours reduced at some branches
      15. Health and Human Services wins awards
      16. Two Supervisors sworn in
      17. Honoring slain detective
    2. February
      1. Taking over Lincoln bus service
      2. Weimar-Applegate-Colfax MAC opening
      3. County acquires tourist accommodation
      4. Improving Tahoe Basin lodging
      5. Re-entry and educational services
      6. Temporary homeless shelter approved
      7. Board of Supervisors meeting videos
      8. First-time homebuyer assistance
      9. Community Dialogue on Homelessness
      10. Hazardous waste disposal
      11. Plans for University of Warwick campus
      12. Costco terminates option to ground lease
      13. Negative measles test
      14. Public forum on homelessness
      15. Free sand and sandbags
      16. Honoring unique residents
      17. Approved permit for temporary shelter
    3. March
      1. CEO is public servant of the year
      2. Second healthiest county in the state
      3. Homebuyer assistance program
      4. Changes to Riolo Vineyards project
      5. Update on Raise80 project
      6. Traffic safety effort
      7. Library vote delayed
      8. Youth Impact Awards applications
      9. 24th Annual Economic Summit
      10. Solicitation for warehouse space
      11. LAFCO accepting applications
      12. Supervisor Montgomery honored for service
      13. E-cigarettes banned in county buildings
      14. Contract to replace aging bridge
      15. Board approves Tahoe projects
      16. Volkswagen lease in Sunset Area
      17. Ophir Gardens water supply safe
      18. mPOWER partnership with Folsom
    4. April
      1. Bear sheds protect wildlife
      2. Revenue, expenditures in Tahoe
      3. Completion of regional sewer project
      4. New Auburn Library flooring
      5. Public input on hazard mitigation plan
      6. Weekend compliance program event
      7. Report on Placer homelessness
      8. Approved parking restrictions for Hidden Falls
      9. Kings Beach Core Project to begin
    5. May
      1. Homeless shelter to open June 1
      2. Village at Squaw EIR
      3. Auburn Library to reopen
      4. Historic Courthouse restoration
      5. Drought update from Water Agency
      6. Plan for addressing budget challenges
      7. Statement on special fire districts
      8. Middle Fork Project continues to cover costs
      9. Youth Commission seeking members
      10. Incentives for water conservation measures
      11. Obeying leash laws
      12. Honoring service academy students
      13. Animal Services Center groundbreaking
      14. Approach on medical marijuana issue
      15. New operator sought for fairgrounds
      16. Public workshop on Tahoe parking
    6. June
      1. Possible Auburn community center
      2. Photos sought for state fair exhibit
      3. Budget approved for fiscal year
      4. Ban on unauthorized camping
      5. Fireworks prohibited in unincorporated areas
      6. Community meeting on homeless shelter
      7. Household hazardous waste collection
      8. Health and Human Services wins awards
      9. Community education program
      10. Tahoe Basin Area Plan EIR
      11. Year-round Tahoe transit
      12. Water runoff treatment facility maintenance
      13. Updated vision for PCGC
    7. July
      1. Roseville Assessor's Office
      2. Air quality advisory
      3. Project of the year
      4. Partnership with Truckee approved
      5. Squaw Valley Ski Museum
      6. Loans to buy bear-proof cans
      7. Intersection to honor Deputy Machado
      8. Squaw Valley Design Committee
      9. Heritage Trail
      10. Value of ag crops rises
      11. Ban on unlawful camping
      12. Foresthill hazardous waste collection
      13. Stay safe during heat wave
    8. August
      1. Partnership with Truckee animal shelter
      2. Grant to support community gardens
      3. Official certificate copies limited
      4. Input on possible community center
      5. Extension for homeless shelter
      6. Sheridan improvements project of the year
      7. Sheridan project of the year
      8. Free Placer museums
      9. Tri County Job Fair
      10. Honored for responsible spending
      11. Child Support Awareness Month
      12. No camping ordinance
      13. Increasing investment in road maintenance
      14. Bike lane project approved
      15. Improved Cal Fresh applications
      16. Two Tahoe roads may become private
    9. September
      1. Child Support Services recognized
      2. Water systems meet requirements
      3. Speedboat Beach plan workshop
      4. Health programs recognized
      5. Conversation on homelessness
      6. Celebrate recovery
      7. Funding for conservation plan
      8. Fair Association contracting authority
      9. Approved $816 million budget
      10. Study to modernize fire service
      11. New clean energy tech
      12. Addressing needs of older population
      13. Special Foresthill Forum meeting
      14. Training for TOT audits
      15. Placer Parkway first phase approved
    10. October
      1. mPOWER in Tahoe
      2. Libraries discussion set for Dec. 8
      3. Tahoe Basin plan approvals
      4. North Lake Tahoe Tourism Master Plan
      5. Sustainable Tahoe redevelopment
      6. Waste management community meeting
      7. Regional sewer project
      8. Funding homeless shelter services
      9. Negotiations for Auburn Costco
      10. New Placer logo unveiled
      11. Free medication take-back
      12. Murder, mayhem and museums
      13. Community center input
      14. Children's System of Care recognized
    11. November
      1. Holiday shopping in Placer
      2. Job creation potential
      3. Fairground improvements funding
      4. New ordinances for vagrancy
      5. Share your fall photos
      6. Third annual employee art show
      7. Employee art show opens Nov. 17
      8. State grant to monitor DUIs
      9. Input on needs of older adults
      10. Citizen advisors for Squaw Valley
      11. Teen stress workshop
      12. Public comment period for Martis Valley
      13. Flood standards for urban areas
      14. Abandonment of two Tahoe roads
      15. Speeding up solar permitting
    12. December
      1. New life to old Christmas trees
      2. Placer County is the place to be
      3. Health officer for tobacco committee
      4. Coping with holiday stress
      5. Keeping the lights on in Kings Beach
      6. TART new look, routes and hours
      7. Local emergency for dying trees
      8. Holding off library closures
      9. Bickford Ranch housing development
      10. Regulating medical marijuana
      11. Olympic Valley application withdrawal
  7. 2014
    1. January
      1. Amazon Zip Books program
      2. Sheridan MAC seat vacancy
      3. Drought updates
      4. North Tahoe land use proposal
      5. New public health officer
      6. Economic development awards
      7. Board of Supervisors chair
      8. Honoring Sharon Behrens
      9. Trail from Hidden Falls to Bear River
    2. February
      1. Input on redesigned website
      2. Honoring Mark Fowler
      3. Offices closed for President's Day
      4. Child support info sessions
      5. Informational drought meetings
      6. Federal health care reform
    3. March
      1. Tahoe winter and spring activities
      2. Board honors Mark Fowler
      3. Economic Summit awards
      4. West side spring activities
      5. Award-winning movie shot in Placer
      6. Offsetting impacts of gaming
      7. Bear River land acquisition
      8. Proposed Costco financials
      9. MAC seat vacancies
    4. April
      1. Youth Commission applications
      2. Little free library
      3. New Cook Riolo bridge
      4. Placer biomass project
      5. Tahoe Basin community plan
      6. Two-day meeting in Tahoe City
      7. Emergency drill at Colfax High
      8. Refinancing construction bonds
      9. Improving benefits for veterans
      10. Coordinating drought response
      11. Big Day of Giving
      12. Conserve water
      13. Placer second healthiest county
    5. May
      1. Proposed 2014-15 budget
      2. Celebrating Sheridan projects
      3. Mental Health Awareness Month
      4. CDRA counters closed for upgrades
      5. Veterans tattoo art
      6. Prioritizing funding for Foresthill
      7. Auburn Folsom Road closure
      8. Child support outreach seminar
      9. Auburn little free library
      10. Lupus Awareness Month
      11. Waste management public meeting
      12. Sheridan MAC seat
    6. June
      1. New jail in Roseville
      2. Forest closure for tree thinning
      3. Firework prohibition
      4. Gold Country Museum moving
      5. Bees create a buzz
      6. Additional veterans funding
      7. 2013 crop report
      8. Proposed budget adopted
      9. Construction to Interstate 80
      10. Hazardous waste collection
      11. Members for proposed MAC
      12. Truckee River trash impacts
    7. July
      1. Gold Country Museum moving
      2. Hidden Falls receives grant
      3. District 5 satellite office
      4. Lake Tahoe Basin Community Plan EIR
      5. Two-day BOS meeting in Olympic Valley
      6. Library advisory board vacancy
      7. Health advisory for Griff Creek
      8. Two surveys to assess needs
      9. Assessment roll increase
      10. Granite Bay MAC
      11. Veterans Stand Down
      12. Placer Public Employees Organization
      13. Human Services receives national award
      14. Honoring retiring Sheriff's Captain
      15. Gearing up for roadway project
      16. Board meeting preview
      17. County closed for 4th of July
    8. August
      1. Wildlife grant proposals
      2. Weimar-Applegate-Colfax MAC
      3. Farmer's market moving
      4. Water saving measures
    9. September
      1. King Fire update
      2. Mitigating effects of tribal gaming
      3. Repairing sewer pipeline
      4. King Fire update at Tuesday meeting
      5. Air quality advisory
      6. Hot chili and cool cars
      7. Ironman Triathlon
      8. Options for fairgrounds
      9. Criminal Justice Master Plan
      10. $789 million budget approved
    10. October
      1. High-friction road treatment
      2. Ebola update
      3. Michael D. Davis memorial
      4. Kings Beach project improvements
      5. Tahoe Snow Creek restoration
      6. Firestone/Dollar Creek Trail
      7. West Nile Virus death
      8. Applegate Fire
      9. PlacerGROWN week
      10. Statewide general election
      11. King Fire update
      12. Rent assistance waiting list
      13. Sewer pipeline project postponed
    11. November
      1. Commemorative coins given to citizens
      2. Employee art show
      3. Tahoe animal shelter Q&A
      4. Kings Beach Roundabout Artwork Ribbon Cutting
      5. High priority park projects
      6. State of the Sierra Nevada
    12. December
      1. Safe surrender sites
      2. Possible tainted caramel apples
      3. Hazardous materials emergency plan
      4. Commemorative coin to Lincoln resident
      5. Road abandonment request
      6. Update on shelter locations
      7. Shelters opening ahead of storm
      8. Free sand and sandbags
      9. Affordable housing project moves forward
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