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This magical #PlacerLife photo of the snow-covered trees in Kings Beach was taken by @laurens__camera on Instagram.

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Share your vision: Placer 2050 visioning workshop schedule released

Want to help shape the future of our community? The Placer County Community Development Resource Agency is launching a series of visioning workshops to gather input on the Placer 2050 General Plan Update. This plan will set the vision for the unincorporated areas of Placer County through 2050.

Workshops will begin Feb. 27. Click here for the schedule and more information.

Prepare for our workshops with our background reports and “Assetts, Issues and Opportunities” booklet. Click here 

Get inspired with our Placer 2050 video.

Join the conversation at Placer2050.com.

Public safety

Combating domestic violence and human trafficking in our county

Our Board of Supervisors this week awarded $1.5 million in grants to four local nonprofits working to prevent and address the impacts of domestic violence and human trafficking. The county launched the new grant program in 2024. Learn more

Public safety

What’s our risk of wildfire in Placer County? Our fire chief explains

As local firefighters continue to support the wildfire fight in Southern California, hear from CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Chief Brian Estes about how wildfire risk in Placer County compares and what’s being done to reduce it.
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Pets & emergencies

Animal Services, local nonprofit to support SoCal animal rescues

Placer County Animal Services partnered with local nonprofit FieldHaven Feline Center to support animal rescue organizations in Southern California impacted by recent fires. PCAS and FieldHaven together retrieved 47 adoptable cats. Learn more

Housing & homelessness

Placer seeks $20M grant to expand supportive housing for homeless

Placer will be competing for $20 million in state funding to expand permanent supportive housing through purchase and renovation of a motel building in unincorporated Auburn. Housing would be paired with 24/7 onsite support.
Learn more

In other news

Roseville: Baseline Road closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Jan. 25

Listen: CAL FIRE / Placer County Fire Chief Brian Estes joins District 5 Supervisor Cindy Gustafson on KTKE to discuss wildfires

Work in Tahoe? Help us understand your commute patterns and inform our Regional Commuter Transportation Plan for the North Tahoe and Truckee Region with a short survey

Over $9 million approved for community projects in Tahoe

This week in Placer County history

On Jan. 23, 1915, readers of the Placer Herald newspaper were informed that noted portrait artist Herman Herkomer had moved to the Mt. Vernon area just outside of Auburn. Herkomer had been living in Europe but came to California to show his art in San Francisco in preparation for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition that year.  Herkomer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1862 and discovered his talent and love for painting at an early age. He studied and practiced in Europe for 31 years, exhibiting his art at the Paris Salon and the Royal Academy of London before returning to the U.S. in 1915. According to the Jan. 23, 1915, Placer Herald: “After painting likenesses of many royal personages, the Bank of England directorate, etc., Mr. Herkomer tired of being an artist and sought farm life in California.”  Although he and his wife continued to live on their farm in Mt. Vernon, by 1918 he opened a winter art studio in Santa Barbara. But, most of their time was spent in the Auburn area until his death in 1935. Herman Herkomer self portrait, c. 1895

Advisory committees and commissions

Whether it’s representing your community or sharing your expertise on topics like agriculture or parks, there are always opportunities for you to help advise county leaders on the issues that matter to you most. Recruitment is open now to fill seats on the following committees or commissions, among others. Learn more and apply

Current recruitments include:

• Area 4 Agency on Aging Advisory Council
• Auburn Cemetery District
• Building Board of Appeals
• Colfax Cemetery District
• County Parks Commission
• Economic Development Board
• First 5 Placer Children & Families Commission
• Fish & Game Commission
• Gold Run Cemetery Committee
• Greater Lincoln Area Fire Safe Council 
• Historical Advisory Board 
• Housing Development Advisory Taskforce 
• In Home Support Services Advisory Committee 
• Juvenile Justice / Delinquency Prevention 
• Library Advisory Board 
• Donner Summit Municipal Advisory Council 
• Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council 
• Horseshoe Bar-Penryn Municipal Advisory Council 
• Newcastle Ophir Municipal Advisory Council 
• Sheridan Municipal Advisory Council 
• Placer County Behavioral Health Advisory Board 
• Placer County Charter Review Committee 
• Placer County Child Care Advisory Council 
• Placer County Older Adult Advisory Commission 
• Placer Resource Conservation District 
• Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council 
• Planning Commission 
• Solid Waste Local Task Force 
• Tahoe Cemetery District
• Wastewater Advisory Committee

Fun things to do this week

Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in...

Lincoln: Vaccine & Microchip Clinic

Loomis: National Seed Swap Day

Auburn: Aviation Career Day, Farmers’ Market

...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events.

Visit our regional partners to discover more of the fun happening right here in Placer County!

Placer County Visitors' Bureau
North Tahoe Community Alliance
Tahoe City Downtown Association
The Arts Council of Placer County
Placer Valley Tourism
PlacerGROWN
Placer Wine Trail

Upcoming public meetings and events

Donner Summit Municipal Advisory Council, Jan. 23, 6 p.m. Information
Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council, Jan. 23, 6 p.m. Information
Placer County Sheridan 4H(EH), Jan. 27, 5 p.m. Information
Newcastle/Ophir Municipal Advisory Council, Jan. 27, 6 p.m. Information
North Auburn Ophir Fire Safe Council, Jan. 28, 4 p.m. Information
MEETING CANCELED - Horseshoe Bar / Penryn Municipal Advisory Council, Jan. 28 Information
Placer 2050 update to Planning Commission, Jan. 30, 9 a.m. Information
Planning Commission, Jan. 30, 9 a.m. Information

To learn about other Placer County committees and commissions and current opportunities to serve your community click here.

List of active projects throughout Placer County

Projects are listed alphabetically and by Board of Supervisors districts. A hard copy of the list is available at the Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, 3091 County Center Drive in Auburn. 

Active Projects

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