Photo of the week

This #PlacerLife photo of @californiaconservationcorps members “smiling through the hard work” was taken in Auburn by @bionicbmma on Instagram.

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Board approves 2025-29 housing action plan as Placer looks to accelerate 1,300 achievable housing units

Our Board of Supervisors took action Tuesday to approve the 2025-29 Housing Action Plan. The plan calls for accelerated production of housing in unincorporated Placer County that’s affordable for our local workforce. Learn more

Environment

Placer County moves forward on lead cleanup at former Lincoln gun range

Our Board of Supervisors voted this week to move forward with lead remediation at the former Lincoln gun range, which will restore the site to residential standards. Work is expected to begin this summer and be complete by fall.
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Recreation

Roseville’s Miner's Ravine Trail designated a National Recreation Trail

Miner’s Ravine Trail in Roseville was designated as a National Recreation Trail by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The announcement was made as part of National Trails Day. Check out the scenic 6.36-mile trail here. Read more 

Pet adoptions

Celebrate Dog Dad Day with pups, pints and pizza this Saturday

Happy Father's Day! Unleash the fun with pups, pints & pizza at Dueling Dogs Brewing Co. in Lincoln this Saturday. Whether you're looking to adopt for just $5 or just want to relax with good food and awesome dogs, we’d love to see you. Learn more

Public safety

Multi-agency effort underway to reduce brake-related truck fires on I-80

The county is hopeful there will be a reduction in truck fires thanks to a multi-agency effort to educate truck drivers about brake safety. Simultaneously, Caltrans is working to reduce fuel loads along portions of I-80. Learn More

In other news

Take this Rubicon Trail Survey about the proposed Rubicon Trail Parking Lot Expansion Project in the Tahoe Basin

Join Placer County June 24 for a webinar explaining tariffs and how local businesses can mitigate their impact

Placer continues free rides for Sierra College students and extends GO South Placer app contract

Join us June 26-29 at the Placer County Fair and kick off your summer of fun

Placer County transitions first-time homebuyer program to interest list phase

Placer County awarded 20 more vouchers for families and foster youth
Be wildfire resilient! Join us at the Wildfire Preparedness Expo on June 21 in Auburn

This week in Placer County history

On June 8, 1966, Alvin White, chief test pilot for North American Aviation and a 1935 graduate of Placer High School, survived a catastrophic mid-air collision that claimed the lives of two fellow pilots. White was at the controls of the XB-70 Valkyrie, a supersonic experimental bomber, flying in formation with four other aircraft during a photo shoot over the Mojave Desert. Among them was an F-104 Starfighter piloted by famed test pilot Joseph Walker.

According to Time Magazine’s June 17, 1966, article, “Aviation: The Fall of the Valkyrie”:

“For half an hour the formation held tight for the clicking of shutters. Then, in an unobserved second, Walker’s Starfighter evidently plowed into the right side of the Valkyrie’s delta wing, rolled leftward across its top, damaging the B-70’s tall, right vertical stabilizer and snapping off the left one.”

The collision caused the Valkyrie to spin uncontrollably. White, battling intense g forces, managed to eject in his escape capsule. His co-pilot, Carl Cross – a Vietnam veteran on his first Valkyrie flight – was unable to escape and died when the craft crashed into the desert. Walker also perished when his F-104 exploded following the impact.

White’s survival marked just one chapter in a distinguished aviation career. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II and flew bomber escort missions in a P-51 Mustang over Europe. After the war, he earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and began a test pilot career with the U.S. Air Force and North American Aviation. Over the years, he piloted the F-86 Sabre, the F-100 Super Sabre and the X-15 before being selected as the XB-70’s chief test pilot in 1961.

White passed away in 2006 in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 87.

Photo: Alvin White, c. 1958

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
• Building Board of Appeals
• Colfax Cemetery District
• County Parks Commission
• Deferred Compensation Committee
• Economic Development Board
• Fish & Game Commission
• Gold Run Cemetery Committee
• Greater Lincoln Area Fire Safe Council
• Housing Development Advisory Taskforce
• In Home Support Services Advisory Committee
• Juvenile Justice / Delinquency Prevention
• Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council
• Horseshoe Bar-Penryn Municipal Advisory Council
• Municipal Advisory Council - Donner Summit
• Municipal Advisory Council - Weimar-Applegate-Colfax
• Newcastle Ophir Municipal Advisory Council
• Placer County Behavioral Health Advisory Board
• Placer County Child Care Advisory Council
• Placer County Older Adult Advisory Commission
• Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council
• Solid Waste Local Task Force
• Tahoe Basin Design Review Committee (DRC)
• Wastewater Advisory Committee

Fun things to do this week

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

Roseville: Food Truck Mania, Johnson Pool Grand Reopening
Lincoln: 4th Annual Rock N Roll Extravaganza, FOLL Big Book Sale, Grammar Club, Family Storytime
Loomis: Preschool Storytime, Genealogy Study Group, Camp Read S'More: Summer Reading Kickoff Party, Preschool Sensory Stations, Loomis Basin Historical Society
Auburn: Downtown Auburn Co-Op, Dogface Butterfly Tour, Swim Nights & Free Movies, Cruise Nite, Living History at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP, Celebrating 110 years, Concert in the Park - Beaucoup Chapeaux, June After Hours Mixer, Summer Co-Op - Downtown Auburn
Colfax: Colfax Farmers Market, Food Train Event
North Lake Tahoe: Concerts at Commons Beach: Broken Compass Bluegrass, Tahoe City Art by the Lake 2025, A Day of Healing Arts Festival at Tahoe Flow Arts & Fitness, Concerts at Commons Beach, Tahoe City, Washoe Cultural Talk

...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

North Tahoe Supervisor Forum, June 12, 6 p.m. Information
Foresthill / Iowa Hill Fire Safe Council, June 17, 5:30 p.m. Information
Eastern Placer evacuation & emergency preparedness town hall, June 17, 6 p.m. Information
Placer County Planning Commission, June 19, 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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