October
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New mobile kitchen at homeless shelter
A new mobile kitchen will help The Gathering Inn serve up more nutritious, hot meals – but also offer work experience opportunities for their 100 homeless guests at the Mid Placer shelter facility.
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Placer closes on $3.4M land deal near Tahoe City
Placer County is now the owner of the 11-acre Nahas property near Tahoe City, closing escrow on the purchase this week at a reduced sale price of $3.42 million.
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New health officer appointed
It will be a return to Placer County for Dr. Aimee Sisson, who was appointed as the county’s new health officer at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.
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Permanent housing for homeless
The Placer County Board of Supervisors approved contracts with two experienced local service providers today to purchase and operate permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.
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Western Placer Waste Management Authority event
The Western Placer Waste Management Authority will host its ninth annual community meeting to discuss odors and other operational issues of importance to local residents.
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Limited county services
Many Placer County offices in the Auburn and foothills are operating at a reduced level of service today due to the planned Pacific Gas and Electric Company Public Safety Power Shutoff.
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Placer County services coming back on line
Placer County continues to be impacted in day two of the planned power shutoff by Pacific Gas and Electric. Power was restored to the Placer County Government Center yesterday and today county departments are fully operational.
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Major roadway safety project
Work is underway on a road safety project at various locations in Auburn, Granite Bay, Loomis, Pleasant Grove and West Roseville. The safety project identified locations with high traffic accident rates, which are now slated for resurfacing, restriping, lighting and signage improvements.
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Free disposal for spoiled food
Placer County Environmental Utilities and Recology Auburn Placer are working together to provide free disposal of spoiled food to help customers recover from the recent Pacific Gas and Electric Company Public Safety Power Shutoff.
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County services fully operational
Pacific Gas and Electric reported at 12:30 p.m. today that electrical power has been restored to 69% of their customers in Placer County, with 98% restoration expected by the end of day on Oct. 13.
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Placer Empowering People
There was joy and laughter as dozens of low-income and homeless residents attended the fourth annual Placer Empowering People event earlier this month.
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Employment Services graduates embark on new career
Nicole Brogdon wears a bracelet of rainbow beads along with her heavy gloves, hard hat and sturdy boots as she hoists beams high up in the wings of a Sacramento building in construction.
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Placer considers free public transit in North Lake
Free public transit could be coming soon to eastern Placer County, as the county Board of Supervisors today recommended moving forward with a program that will offer free fares for Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit bus routes in Placer County.
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Placer considers vacation rental rules
New regulations for vacation rentals in eastern Placer County will move forward for a vote next month with the county Board of Supervisors yesterday voicing support and recommended refinements for a first draft of the ordinance.
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Free medication take-back event
A free medication take-back event will take place at locations across Placer County on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Local law enforcement in collaboration with youth organizations, utilities, public health entities and local schools will hold drop-offs in the western part of the county.
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Sunset Area, Placer Ranch plans
Placer County today released its Sunset Area Plan and Placer Ranch Specific Plan and their associated final environmental impact report - setting the stage for their final consideration by the county Board of Supervisors by the end of the year.
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Free disposal for spoiled food after power shutoff
Placer County Environmental Utilities and Recology Auburn Placer are working together to provide free disposal of spoiled food to help customers recover from the most recent Pacific Gas and Electric Company Public Safety Power Shutoff.