February

Placer County is first county to receive state’s Prohousing Designation

The designation provides Placer County with a competitive edge in obtaining grant funding toward affordable housing, workforce housing, sustainable community development and infrastructure projects.

Federal disaster declaration

Planned power outage Feb. 10 affecting HHS offices

Join the Placer County Building Appeals Board

The volunteer panel hears and determines building code appeals, authorizes the substitution of building materials and/or equipment as allowable under state housing laws, and advises the Placer County Board of Supervisors on all construction-related issues.

Protecting crops with a bang

Film Office launches revamped website

Filmmakers around the world are seeking the next great location and they’re looking right here in Placer County. The Placer County Film Office is asking residents to add their homes, cabins, barns or properties to our new location library for the possibility of being selected for the next big production in the region.

County opens mobile temporary shelter for unhoused

Placer County has opened a first-of-its-kind mobile temporary shelter in Auburn to serve local unhoused residents. The low-barrier shelter is located in the Placer County Government Center and consists of approximately 50 heavy-duty tents with cots and basic bedding. The shelter, which opened Tuesday, also has shower and restroom facilities, trash service, drinking water access, and picnic tables.

Watts named Planning Commissioner

The Placer County Board of Supervisors acted on Tuesday to appoint North Auburn resident Mark Watts to the Placer County Planning Commission, representing District 5.

Facilities five-year CIP plan

The new Health and Human Services Center is a key component of a five-year capital improvement plan for the Placer County Facilities Division, which also includes the future Tahoe Justice Center and a Clerk-Recorder-Elections office in Rocklin.

Workforce housing receives new funding

More than half-a-million dollars in additional funding has been made available for homebuyers in eastern Placer County to address the shortage of local worker housing.

Meals to be provided at new tent shelter

Placer County will be providing two meals per day to individuals at the Mobile Temporary Shelter.