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  1. 2023

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    5. May
    6. June
    7. July
    8. August
    9. September

  2. 2022

    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. 2021

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

  4. 2020

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

  5. 2019

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  6. 2018

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  1. 2017

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  3. 2015

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  4. 2014

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  1. 2023
    1. January
      1. Storms emergency proclamation
      2. Seven elected officials take oath of office
      3. Winter storms emergency ratified
      4. Placer library launches Book Bingo
      5. District 5 seat open for applicants
      6. Apply now for CAP Committee openings
      7. Sierra residents advised to monitor snow loads
      8. ‘Red Sand’ events to raise awareness of human trafficking and impact on children
      9. County to open low-barrier shelter for unhoused
      10. Placer sues PG&E
      11. The Ranch open for public review
      12. Placer County seeks input on Penryn library
      13. Telehealth makes substance use treatment more accessible in North Lake Tahoe
      14. Board approves eight Tahoe projects
      15. Supervisors authorize funding to manage shelter
      16. Free tax prep for individuals and families
      17. Placer County Animal Services seeking public’s help regarding suspicious deaths of 14 animals
      18. Survey on mobility and infill plans
      19. Public Health reports first pediatric flu death of this season
    2. February
      1. Placer County is first county to receive state’s Prohousing Designation
      2. Federal disaster declaration
      3. Planned power outage Feb. 10 affecting HHS offices
      4. Join the Placer County Building Appeals Board
      5. Protecting crops with a bang
      6. Film Office launches revamped website
      7. County opens mobile temporary shelter for unhoused
      8. Watts named Planning Commissioner
      9. Facilities five-year CIP plan
      10. Workforce housing receives new funding
      11. Meals to be provided at new tent shelter
    3. March
      1. Significant snowfall creates delays and shortages
      2. Placer proclaims a local emergency
      3. Federal changes to impact Placer County CalFresh and Medi-Cal recipients
      4. Snow load advisory during rains
      5. Kings Beach Public Meeting March 21st
      6. Apply now for final COVID-19 recovery funds from Placer County
      7. Beekeeping ordinance adoption
      8. Richardson Drive Road Closure
      9. Animal Services seeks help with dog overcrowding after recent storms
      10. Permits for storm-damaged property
      11. New biz funds for Mosquito Fire damage
      12. Pet adopt-a-thon hopes to make space with shelter bursting at seams
      13. Project 8 FEIR available for review
      14. Board approves Placer One sewer line
      15. Youth Commission looking for teen leaders to join
      16. New innovative model for emergency services
      17. District 2 Parks Commission Opening
      18. Get the new GO South Placer mobile app
      19. Placer progress on homelessness cheered as regional leaders work to align vision
    4. April
      1. Electric bus plan approved
      2. Twilight Ride
      3. Design phase to begin for Tahoe City Downtown Access Improvement Project
      4. Free medication take back event across Placer County
      5. Donate Life Month in April
      6. More funding for broadband services
      7. Creekview Ranch approved
      8. North Tahoe Regional Park upgrades
      9. Ceremony to honor Japanese Americans
      10. Shop local for Small Business Week
      11. Project 8 moves forward to Board of Supervisors
      12. Placer County agencies take top honors in statewide communication awards
    5. May
      1. Placer launches #Placer4MentalHealth campaign in May for Mental Health Matters Month
      2. EV readiness survey
      3. Auburn Library approved for retrofit
      4. Lake Tahoe Basin fuel load reduction
      5. Find your Mother’s Day gifts in Placer
      6. Placer prevails in DSA lawsuit
      7. North Tahoe introduces parking program
      8. New ADU plans available
      9. Project 8 goes to board June 20
      10. Placer County Library Summer Fest
      11. Virtual speaker series on housing
      12. Veterans Memorial Hall project complete
      13. North Lake Tahoe highway improvements
    6. June
      1. Browse the new North Lake Tahoe site
      2. 2023 Heritage Trail Museums Tour
      3. Code enforcement town hall
      4. Dave Atkinson honored with award
      5. BOS votes on Voter’s Choice Act
      6. Funding to help expand Friday Night Live programs for Placer County youth
      7. Placer launches General Plan update
      8. Senate Bill 1 road repair projects
      9. Expansion of board and care beds
      10. Tahoe microtransit funding approved
      11. Project 8 Winery approved
      12. Placer launching Rezone Program
      13. 2023-2024 budget adopted
      14. Fourth of July safety
      15. Placer County’s Home Safe program surpasses 150 elderly, at-risk clients served
      16. Infrastructure work at Placer One set to begin this summer
      17. Progress made on HHS building, road closure moves to 1st St
    7. July
      1. New 15-bed board and care facility to open next week in North Auburn
      2. Board approves Lower Secline contract
      3. New plan for mental health services
      4. Rezone program town hall Aug. 9
      5. Mosquito Fire restoration effort
      6. Hidden Falls Regional Park
      7. Mosquito Fire impact survey
      8. Air-conditioned facilities
      9. Library summer reading
      10. SNOW Museum draft EIR released
      11. Free back-to-school vaccine clinics
      12. Lease to Locals gets additional $500K
      13. NTCA to oversee CAP Committee in Tahoe
      14. Three new mental health facilities
      15. Library reaches reading goal
      16. Probation Agency of the Year
    8. August
      1. Ronten named to Planning Commission
      2. Evac and Emergency Prep Town Hall
      3. Placer County Clerk-Recorder-Elections Office Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Location Opening in Rocklin
      4. CDRA counter hours changed
      5. Defying the odds: Aging out of foster care in Placer County
      6. French Meadows Reservoir
      7. Planning Commission approves TBAP amendments
      8. Celebrate Diversity art work
      9. Free bulky item curbside pickup
      10. Land trust preserves 1,169 acres
      11. Board opposes transient release of predator
      12. First human case of West Nile virus reported in Placer County this summer
      13. Road repair contracts approved
      14. ‘Recovery Happens’ family-friendly annual event
      15. New shade structures for Animal Services
    9. September
      1. "Doggy Day Out" program for day trips
      2. New or updated vaccines soon available
      3. Building Services goes digital
      4. Fish and Game grants
      5. Program for people working with dementia patients
      6. New labor agreement with deputies
      7. Penryn library closed
      8. Tahoe Justice Center replacement
      9. 2022 crop report
      10. Free medication take back event
  2. 2022
    1. January
      1. Public Health extends Health Warning
      2. Placer ratifies local emergency for winter storms
      3. New board chair takes the helm
      4. Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council applications open until Jan. 21
      5. Placer approves multi-agency plan to protect 336,000 acre-feet of groundwater
      6. Placer seeks community input on library services
      7. Parks and Trails Master Plan
      8. Placer approves $3.2M for the Resort Triangle trail network, Martis Trail, scenic overlook and more
      9. Supervisors advance cap on str permits
    2. February
      1. PCGC road closure
      2. Free tax prep for eligible individuals and families
      3. Free online job training
      4. Proposed camping ordinance continued to March
      5. Placer Planning Commission
      6. Micro Biz Grant Program
      7. CAL FIRE Aviation Operations will be conducting both fixed and rotary wing training
      8. Placer tops for incoming investments
      9. Placer supervisors take leg positions
      10. Placer County removes the name Squaw from all county-maintained roads
      11. Placer introduces new ordinance to comply with SB 1383
      12. Fruitvale Schoolhouse Museum
      13. New Health and Human Services Center
      14. Get roofing projects done faster
    3. March
      1. Placer supports Ukraine
      2. Placer celebrates new museum
      3. Placer taking another look at biomass facility in Tahoe
      4. New camping ordinance 
      5. Strategies emerge from Placer's regional effort to respond to homelessness
      6. Planning Commission vacancy
      7. Part-time secretary positions available for MV, WAC MAC
      8. Solid waste task force seeks new members
      9. New North Lake Tahoe roundabout
      10. County to notify residents of their district relocation
    4. April
      1. National Library Week
      2. Donate Life Month
      3. Storm damage direct funding grant awarded to Placer County
      4. Hidden Falls Park
      5. Critical vote ahead for local broadband funding
      6. Burn permits required April 18
      7. Traffic enforcement to increase
      8. Micro Biz Grant Program
      9. Placer County Conservation Program
      10. Placer County Planning Commission
      11. Parks and Open Space director
      12. Placer County partners raise awareness of increased fentanyl poisonings among teens and young adults
      13. Free housing resources webinars in May
      14. Placer County Air District raises flag for air quality
      15. Placer County awarded $23.5 million to convert Roseville hotel into permanent housing for homeless
      16. Wildfire Awareness Month
      17. With dog kennels overflowing, Placer County Animal Services seeks community help ahead of National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
    5. May
      1. Assessment Appeals Board opening
      2. June 7 statewide direct primary election
      3. 1 Pill Can Kill Placer launches teen peer-to-peer effort
      4. Report on regional effort to address homelessness
      5. Electric vehicle charging stations
      6. Placer and Mercy welcome 79-unit affordable housing community
      7. Youth in Government Day
      8. Poll workers needed in Placer County
      9. Supervisors authorize $56 million for two new Sheriff's Office facilities
      10. “Know Where Alzheimer’s Hides” campaign brings more awareness to detection, resources during Older Americans Month
      11. Supervisors commit to help raise $20 million for transportation in Tahoe
      12. Parks and Trails Master Plan
      13. Marriott Meadows Park
      14. Placer joins AARP’s network of age-friendly states and communities
      15. Firefighter training to bring smoky skies to Placer
    6. June
      1. Heritage Trail Museums Tour
      2. Election results
      3. New CDRA director
      4. Summer at Your Library Program
      5. Placer County to open two cooling centers on Friday
      6. Clover Valley Preservation
      7. Placer housing code update
      8. Free election candidate workshop this summer
      9. Lease to Locals incentivizes homeowners in North Lake Tahoe
      10. Supervisors approve $1.22 billion budget
      11. After Point-in-Time count release, Placer County eyes continued progress
      12. Annual Truckee River alcohol ban in effect July 1-6
      13. Tahoe down payment assistance expands
    7. July
      1. On-demand transit in Tahoe gains high marks
      2. Auburn Bowman Community Plan update
      3. Download Simplicity App for Placer County News
      4. Riosa Redwing Ranch property
      5. Microtransit technology coming to dial-a-ride
      6. Air quality advisory in effect until July 26
      7. Placer County Public Health reports county’s first case of monkeypox
    8. August
      1. Free back-to-school vaccine clinics for families without access
      2. New child support form
      3. North Lake Tahoe Biomass Task Force
      4. Lotus Behavioral Health Crisis Center opening in Roseville
      5. As Placer County confirms first pediatric COVID-19 death
      6. Regional mass notification system test Aug. 25
      7. Martis Valley Trail
      8. 2021 Crop Report
      9. Hunger Action Month food drive
      10. County to open three libraries during heat wave
    9. September
      1. North Lake Tahoe anti-litter campaign
      2. Substance use, mental health recovery in the spotlight at ‘Recovery Happens’ event
      3. Joint air quality advisory in place
      4. Mosquito Fire local emergency
      5. Mosquito Fire emergency shelter moves to Sierra College
      6. Mosquito Fire emergency ratified
      7. Placer bringing broadband to Penryn
      8. Volunteers needed for tax assistance program
      9. Student library card program
    10. October
      1. Placer County Public Health seeks feedback about community health to inform future programming
      2. Thank you to our partners who assisted during the Mosquito Fire!
      3. Placer County officials encourage mosquito bite prevention in wake of West Nile cases
      4. Placer expands digital library
      5. PlacerGROWN month
      6. Property fraud prevention program
      7. Placer County to transition to new benefits system for food, healthcare, employment assistance
      8. Become a certified mediator in Placer County
      9. Safe Routes to School program celebrates new ‘traffic garden’ at Auburn Elementary
      10. Navy veteran will serve as county’s new veterans service officer
      11. Public input wanted to strengthen Placer County mental health programs
      12. Public Health recognizes Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
      13. Video: Dowd Road Bridge replacement complete
      14. New use for vacant fire station in Tahoe City
      15. As new benefits system rolls out, Placer County introduces easy resource for new applicants
      16. Placer County Public Health encourages residents to celebrate National Brush Day Nov. 1
    11. November
      1. Conservation program adds 1,400 acres
      2. First election results are in
      3. Spend your holidays with a foster dog or cat
      4. Draft EIR for Project 8 open to public
      5. Shop Placer this holiday season
      6. South Placer Traffic Discussions in Lincoln, Roseville & Rocklin
      7. Secline Water Quality Meeting Update
      8. Board appoints new CEO
    12. December
      1. Partially revised draft EIR available
      2. Building code changes on Jan. 1
      3. Bear River Recreation Area
      4. Combination tests support arsenal of protection against winter respiratory viruses
      5. Regional University plan moves ahead
      6. Placer County HHS programs receive state, national awards
      7. Placer Commerce Center moves forward
      8. Infrastructure improvements for Placer County Government Center approved
      9. Weygandt Doty Ravine Preserve
      10. Cabin Creek biomass facility
      11. Accessory home plans being updated
      12. From Ukraine to Placer: Oleysa’s refugee story
      13. DEIR available for Creekview Ranch
      14. Rabid skunk prompts safety reminder from Public Health
      15. “Everyone wins:” Super-donor to Animal Services reflects on giving
      16. Placer library launches Book Bingo
  3. 2021
    1. January
      1. Solar panel carports
      2. Business startup series
      3. Placer County DA launches citizens academy
      4. Supervisors take the oath of office
      5. Increased trash service requirements
      6. Planning Commission appointments
      7. Limited supply of vaccines now available
      8. Martis Valley Trail project
      9. Statement from Public Health & Sheriff-Coroner
      10. Placer County prepares for upcoming storm
      11. Civil Service Commission seeks applications
    2. February
      1. COVID-19 antibody study continues
      2. Fuel reduction grants now open
      3. Board initiate affordable housing taskforce
      4. Lake Tahoe pier regulations update
      5. Supervisorial redistricting process
      6. County prioritizes green public transit
      7. New affordable housing program
      8. Incentive Available to Replace Pre-1988 Woodstoves
      9. Free tax prep help
    3. March
      1. $4 million in lodging tax dollars for North Tahoe
      2. Hidden Falls Park reduced project
      3. Deputy Sheriffs’ Association impasse
      4. First known case of B.1.1.7 variant detected
      5. Applications available for Placer County renters
      6. County seeks relief from state in DSA negotiations
      7. Community-led wildfire preparedness efforts
      8. Statement from Placer CEO
      9. CAP Committee projects approved
      10. Increasing homeless outreach
    4. April
      1. Free rideshare service coming to Tahoe
      2. PCCP application process
      3. Business Retention and Expansion
      4. Tree mortality project completed
      5. Placer opens county clinic to all residents 16+
      6. More renters now eligible for rent, utility help
      7. Short-term rental update
      8. COVID-19 antibodies study results
      9. Future of parks, trails and open space
      10. Probation work program
      11. Truckee River Recreational Access Plan
      12. District Attorney Victim Service page
      13. French Meadows Forest Restoration Project
      14. Lincoln bridge bridge replacements
      15. North Tahoe July 4 fireworks
      16. Message on body-worn cameras
      17. CALFIRE: Burn permits needed May 1
      18. Parks and Trails Master Plan draft
    5. May
      1. Placer updates Community Wildfire Plan
      2. New forest coordinator position
      3. Redistricting Placer
      4. Contract approved for HHS facility
      5. County offers free accessory home building plans
      6. Housing Element update
      7. No burn permits starting May 24
      8. New OES assistant director
      9. Public Health announces community vaccine clinics
      10. Clean Tahoe contract
      11. Martis Valley Trail project
      12. Placer extends deadline for DeWitt Theater
    6. June
      1. Fruitvale Schoolhouse museum
      2. Mobile vaccination van hits the streets in Placer
      3. Placer County Library’s virtual summer program
      4. Civil Service Commission vacancy
      5. Placer PROTECT launches virtual “convention” resource webpage to honor Elder Abuse Awareness Month
      6. Kitten foster families needed
      7. Redistricting Placer Commission meeting
      8. Heritage Trail museum tour
      9. Placer secures revenues for housing and transport
      10. Housing Development Advisory Taskforce
      11. CAL FIRE three-year contract renewal
      12. Final county budget approved
      13. Free on-demand service now in North Lake Tahoe
      14. Investing in Tahoe City property
    7. July
      1. California gubernatorial recall election
      2. Placer County’s whistleblower hotline goes public
      3. More help for the homeless
      4. Stay cool at a library this weekend
      5. Down payment help for Tahoe workers
      6. Bickford Ranch Marketplace project
      7. Volunteer at Placer County Museums
      8. Sacramento State Placer Center
      9. Placer County Conservation Program
      10. Joint air quality advisory issued
      11. Joint air quality advisory extended by Placer County Public Health and the Placer County Air Pollution Control District
      12. Placer pauses new short-term rental permits in North Lake Tahoe
      13. Placer County expands on-demand transit service
    8. August
      1. Poll workers needed in Tahoe
      2. River Fire local emergency
      3. Returning home after the River Fire
      4. Reentry to hazardous areas
      5. River Fire local assistance center
      6. Chipper program expands fire reduction efforts in Placer
      7. Building inspections simplified
      8. Redistricting presentation set for Loomis
      9. Redistricting Placer presentations
      10. California gubernatorial recall election
      11. CDRA Tahoe service counter
      12. PCGC takes next steps
      13. Placer County Public Health issues new COVID-19 health warning
      14. Federal assistance for River Fire
      15. Urgent: Poll works needed
      16. Air quality advisory in effect
      17. 'Recovery Happens' event to celebrate substance use, mental health recovery
    9. September
      1. FEMA River Fire intake centers
      2. Placer County tourism grant program
      3. Honoring the lives lost on 9/11 at 20-year anniversary event
      4. First human case of West Nile virus reported in Placer County this season
      5. New Tahoe operations manager
      6. Placer County Public Health first in California to receive new grant to expand Alzheimer’s initiative
      7. 2020 Crop Report
      8. Placer Works virtual job fair set for Oct. 14
      9. Redistricting Placer meeting
    10. October
      1. Celebrating new workforce housing units in North Lake Tahoe
      2. Retail and restaurant urgency ordinance
      3. Free flu shot clinics in October
      4. Northstar community special election
      5. Placer County awards Wave Broadband $500,000 Last Mile Broadband grant
      6. Placer park improvements
      7. Volunteers needed for tax assistance program
      8. Placer County Public Health to open additional community clinic for COVID vaccine
      9. Growing number of student wellness centers support mental health on campus
      10. Placer County launches annual Internet Service Survey for residents and businesses
      11. Placer County extends free public transportation services in North Lake Tahoe
      12. Redistricting Placer Commission meeting
    11. November
      1. Placer County to host down payment assistance webinars
      2. Redistricting Placer Commission meeting
      3. Veteran Services Officer
      4. Updated county disaster mitigation plan
      5. Redistricting Placer
      6. Supervisors appoint new county assessor
    12. December
      1. New Animal Services Center celebrates five years
      2. Tentative redistricting map approved
      3. Board continues discussions on proposed redistricting maps
      4. Tentative redistricting map approved
      5. COVID response wins top state honors
      6. Placer County seeking applicants to advise on wildfire preparedness efforts
      7. Library Services wraps up successful year
      8. New emergency preparedness dashboard
      9. Auburn library extends hours
      10. 2022 election season kicking off
      11. A statement on the winter storms
      12. Placer County proclaims local emergency due to winter storm
      13. Winter storm means challenges heading into the holiday weekend
  4. 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. Increased trash service in North Lake Tahoe
      3. Hidden Falls Park closed Aug. 15-19
      4. Beat the heat
      5. Cooling center at the Auburn Library
      6. Joint air quality advisory extended
      7. Restaurants and bars grant funding
      8. Placer County Conservation Program
      9. Placer is off state monitoring list
      10. Placer County and Mercy Housing break ground
      11. ‘Recovery Happens’ event goes virtual
      12. Increasing services in North Lake Tahoe
      13. Joint statement on schools
      14. Apply for Placer Shares Aug. 25 - Sept. 7
      15. Board items continued to Sept 1
      16. Supervisors to hold in-person meeting
      17. Tahoe launches ambassador program
    9. September
      1. Placer Conservation Program adopted
      2. Hidden Falls Park closed Sept. 5-8
      3. Oldham to return to Placer as HHS director
      4. Placer launches Red Flag Awareness Program
      5. Joint air quality advisory issued
      6. Health officer resigns
      7. Placer declares end of COVID-19 health emergency
      8. Placer ag value increases 17% in 2019, rice remain
      9. Now hiring election aides
      10. Hidden Falls Park public meeting
      11. Rental assistance available
      12. Interim health officer appointed
      13. Sabre City Park Estates
      14. Hidden Falls Park continuance
      15. Free flu shot clinics in October
      16. Nov. 3 general election
    10. October
      1. Deadline extended for county bars and restaurants
      2. Joint air quality advisory
      3. Hidden Falls town hall meeting
      4. County seeks input on internet service levels
      5. Outdoor urgency ordinance extended
      6. Supervisors approve second round of grants
      7. Halloween during COVID-19
      8. Help Placer County update their hazards plan
      9. Placer COVID-19 antibody study
      10. Increasing connectivity in Kings Beach
      11. Election virtual town hall
      12. New fee program aimed at boosting affordable housi
      13. Resort Triangle Transportation Plan
      14. County shares more tax revenue with Lincoln
      15. Placer County Board of Supervisors approves $5 million in grant funding for community stabilization
      16. Help update county housing policy
      17. Potential bee ordinance update
    11. November
      1. North Tahoe parking restrictions
      2. Two Placer HHS programs receive awards
      3. Groundwater planning in Placer County
      4. COVID-19 safety tips for holidays
      5. Placer Shares Impact Grants
      6. Senior citizen series
      7. County acquires Tahoe Homekey property
      8. Modified public counter services
      9. Shop Placer this holiday season
    12. December
      1. BOS extend Placer Shares
      2. Public Health announces pediatric flu death
      3. Placer PROTECT launches new fraud alert effort
      4. Volunteers needed for tax assistance program
      5. North Lake Tahoe Recreation Plan
      6. Government center plans proceed
      7. Tahoe workforce housing opportunity
      8. Veterans services survey
      9. Local road safety plan
      10. Conservatory seeking advisory committee members
  5. 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. Housing the homeless
      14. Whitehawk II subdivision project
      15. Alpine Sierra subdivision project
      16. Greater Auburn Area Fire Safe Council hosts panel
      17. Strengthen Placer County mental health services
      18. Placer County Government Center Master Plan update
      19. Wineries and farm breweries in Placer County
      20. Help guide the future of recreation
      21. June 4 special general election
      22. 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. Sunset Area, Placer Ranch plans
      16. 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
  6. 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. Foresthill Forum MAC open seat
      16. 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. Suzi Vinci new veterans service officer
      3. Placer considers social host ordinance
      4. 400 acres near Sheridan for conservation
      5. TART night service canceled
      6. Assessment Appeals Board seeks applicants
      7. Tahoe City firehouse properties update
      8. Rankings give nod to health of Placer
      9. Cemetery District 1 seeking trustee
      10. Capital Projects Advisory Committee appointments
      11. Bear River Campground online reservations
      12. Placer County housing status update
      13. Antelope Creek Flood Control Project moves forward
      14. Residents reminded to clear propane tanks
      15. 2017 Placer County Service Awards
      16. 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. One-stop shop for resources
      6. Alpine Meadows Road avalanche mitigation meeting
      7. Check voter registration ahead of Oct. 22
      8. Western Placer Waste Management public meeting
      9. Employment Services programs transform lives
      10. Walk of Honor memorial in Granite Bay
      11. 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
  7. 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. Support for regional effort to end homelessness
      3. Seeking funding for regional trail system
      4. Placer County Youth Commission applications
      5. Community survey on parks and trails
      6. 5 Questions with Herman Barahona
      7. Community member is public health champion
      8. University of Warwick campus plan
      9. Comprehensive health report
      10. Affordable housing plan moves forward
      11. Review of Placer Ranch, Sunset Area plans
      12. 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
    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
  8. 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. Village at Squaw Valley EIR
      13. National Library Week
      14. Sac State satellite campus
      15. New parking restrictions
      16. 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. Special Saturday meeting
      11. Mass casualty exercise planned
      12. Brockway parking restrictions
      13. Environmental docs for Martis West
      14. Contract for homeless shelter
      15. 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. PlumpJack Squaw Valley EIR
      5. Sunset Area, Placer Ranch draft
      6. New CDRA director
      7. Removing dead trees
      8. Palisades at Squaw draft EIR
      9. Serve as poll worker
      10. Waste Management public meeting
      11. Streamlining Tahoe permit process
      12. Recovery happens 2016
      13. Secretaries needed for MACs
      14. Insects carry citrus disease
      15. Martis Valley West approval
      16. $815.8 million budget approved
      17. Celebrating native communities
      18. Comment period for gondola project
      19. 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
  9. 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. Air quality advisory
      2. Project of the year
      3. Partnership with Truckee approved
      4. Squaw Valley Ski Museum
      5. Loans to buy bear-proof cans
      6. Intersection to honor Deputy Machado
      7. Squaw Valley Design Committee
      8. Heritage Trail
      9. Value of ag crops rises
      10. Ban on unlawful camping
      11. Foresthill hazardous waste collection
      12. 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. Murder, mayhem and museums
      12. Community center input
      13. 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
  10. 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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