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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May 01, 2024 09:34AM ● By Scott Knight, The Jason Foundation

Since 1949, Mental Health America and its Affiliates Across the Country Have Led the Observance of May as Mental Health Awareness Month

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Annual Point-in-Time Count Results for Placer and Nevada Counties

Apr 30, 2024 09:24AM ● By HRCS News Release

The annual Point-in-Time survey of people experiencing homelessness in Placer and Nevada counties was conducted on Jan. 24

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Placer County Planning Commission Makes Recommendation on Rezone Program

Apr 26, 2024 04:56PM ● By Placer County News Release

Placer County has Been Working For More Than a Year with Willing Property Owners to Participate in its Housing Element Sites Rezone Program

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Placer Rep Announces Cast for Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

Apr 16, 2024 12:31PM ● By Placer Repertory Theater News Release

The City of Rocklin’s Parkview Event Room is turned into a black box theater on May 3 & 4 to perform this edge of your seat stage reading of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classical theater piece

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Placer County Foothills Gear Up for Wildfire Season with Community Events

Apr 16, 2024 11:59AM ● By Placer County News Release

With wildfire season on the horizon, Placer County foothill communities are taking action to protect their homes and neighborhoods

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Lake Tahoe Spring Prescribed Fire Operations Continue

Apr 16, 2024 11:42AM ● By Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team News Release

Conditions and weather permitting, Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) members, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the USDA Forest Service, may burn piles this week at Lake Tahoe

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UC Davis Health Successfully Implants Triclip™ System to Repair Leaky Heart Valve

Apr 09, 2024 03:25PM ● By UC Davis Health News Release

UC Davis Medical Center is one of the first sites nationwide to treat tricuspid regurgitation using a minimally invasive catheter system

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Over $3 Million Available for Projects That Improve Air Quality in Placer County

Apr 09, 2024 10:08AM ● By Placer County Air Pollution Control District News Release

The Placer County Air Pollution Control District is accepting applications for projects that reduce localized air pollution

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Sierra Nevada Conservancy Reports 20 Years of Impact

Mar 22, 2024 11:49AM ● By Angela Avery, Executive Officer, Sierra Nevada Conservancy

This Impact Report is about celebrating the amazing work the SNC and our partners, the stewards who populate the Sierra-Cascade, have been able to accomplish together over the last 20 years

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Placer County Adds One-Story, One-Bedroom ADU Unit to Pre-Reviewed Plans Suite

Mar 22, 2024 10:45AM ● By County of Placer News Release

Placer County has added a new pre-reviewed plan for a one-bedroom accessory dwelling unit that meets California’s current building standards

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$5 Million Grant to Help Citrus Farmers Nourish Healthy Soils

Mar 22, 2024 10:18AM ● By California Farm Bureau News Release

A new collaborative effort will provide financial support for healthy-soils conservation management practices for citrus farmers in 11 California counties

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Placer County Takes Step Toward Removing Decades-Old Bridge Debris From American River

Mar 13, 2024 08:52AM ● By County of Placer News Release

Placer County has taken another step toward removing metal and concrete bridge debris that has been sitting in the American River for 60 years

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California Homebuilding Foundation to Host Benefit Concert

Mar 12, 2024 12:31PM ● By California Homebuilding Foundation News Release

All donations and proceeds will help the California Homebuilding Foundation and its programs benefiting California’s future leaders and the communities in which we live, work and play

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Grammy Award-Winning Recording Artist David Rothenberg to Appear in Placerville

Mar 11, 2024 11:46AM ● By Myrtle Tree Arts News Release

Rothenberg will appear as a guest on the monthly podcast Placertopia Live on March 14 from 4:30-6:00 PM at Green Room Social Club

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PWCA Makes Progress Toward Consolidation of Shady Glen's Water System

Mar 11, 2024 11:30AM ● By PCWA News Release

Placer County Water Agency Board of Directors voted to move ahead with a $4.5 million funding agreement to consolidate the Shady Glen Community Water System into PCWA’s Colfax water system

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Placer County Seeks Community Input on Wildfire Mitigation Strategies at Upcoming Forums

Mar 06, 2024 01:37PM ● By Placer County News Release

Placer County residents are invited to participate in a series of upcoming community forums focusing on mitigating wildfire risk to communities

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Cinema at the State presents "Woman in Motion"

Feb 26, 2024 11:34AM ● By Auburn State Theatre News Release

Showing Thursday, March 14th at 7:00 P.M. Sponsored by Mike Holmes

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Placer County Staff Advances Tahoe Biomass Project, Seeking Public-Private Partnership

Feb 26, 2024 11:28AM ● By County of Placer News Release

The proposed facility site is the Eastern Regional Landfill located in Placer County

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Placer County Board of Supervisors Greenlights Next Contract for French Meadows Ecological Forest Restoration Project

Feb 26, 2024 11:25AM ● By County of Placer News Release

Placer County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate a contract to advance critical forest health initiatives in the Middle Fork American River watershed

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PCOE Honors Three Community Partners in New Recognition Program

Feb 26, 2024 11:21AM ● By PCOE News Release

The Placer County Office of Education (PCOE) is pleased to honor Sutter Health, Lakeshore Learning and Tony Carmack of Placer County Libraries

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California Gold Rush Community May Reject Bid to Reopen Historic Mine

Feb 13, 2024 03:06PM ● By Community Environmental Advocates Foundation

Residents of a Gold Rush community will be lining up to comment on a junior mining company’s bid to re-open the historic Idaho-Maryland Mine

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Placer County Elections Office shares important details about voting in upcoming primary election

Feb 08, 2024 10:20AM ● By Placer County Elections Office News Release

The voting period for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election has officially started, according to the Placer County Elections Office. Early in-person voting is now available.

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US Quadball National Qualifier Will be at Maidu Regional Park on Feb. 10 to 11

Feb 07, 2024 05:14PM ● By Placer Valley Tourism News Release

US Quadball National Qualifier Will be at Maidu Regional Park in Roseville on Feb. 10 to 11. It's the only West Coast national qualifier.

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Community resources available to assist Placer County residents impacted by recent storms

Feb 07, 2024 04:31PM ● By Placer County News Release

Two community resource centers, plus libraries, open for residents impacted by power outages

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Placer County to Host Ribbon Cutting for New Health and Human Services Center in Auburn

Feb 07, 2024 09:35AM ● By Placer County News Release

New Health and Human Services Center in Auburn

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Local restaurant murderer convicted of first-degree murder for the death of local woman

Feb 06, 2024 05:10PM ● By Placer County District Attorney's Office News Release

Johnnie Jordan convicted of first-degree murder of woman in 2021.

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Missile Site’s TCE Spreading to Border of Active-Adult Community

Feb 06, 2024 02:59PM ● By Carol Feineman, photos by Carol Feineman

Defunct Site in Lincoln Caused Contamination

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Placer Mosquito & Vector Control District Receives Record Public Service Requests for Anopheles Mosquitoes

Feb 06, 2024 02:57PM ● By Placer Mosquito & Vector Control District News Release

Placer County is active this past week with rice field mosquitoes, which are annoying but don't spread diseases to humans.

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Placer County Urgently Recruiting Election Aides to Serve in Upcoming Primary

Feb 06, 2024 02:25PM ● By Placer County Elections Office News Release

Placer County Elections Office needs to hire community members to work at vote centers in late February and early March.

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Placer County to Host Ribbon Cutting for New Health and Human Services Center in Auburn

Feb 06, 2024 09:27AM ● By County of Placer News Release

The 142,000-Square-Foot Facility Consolidates Existing Staff and Services From Six Divisions and is the County’s First Zero-Net-Energy Facility

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Placer County Board of Supervisors to Host Housing Element Sites Rezone Workshop Feb. 13

Feb 02, 2024 09:39AM ● By Placer County News Release

The Workshop Has Been Moved up to Feb. 13 to Allow the Public More Time to Provide Input

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Placer County Conservation Program Set to Acquire North Redwing Ranch Property Near Sheridan

Feb 02, 2024 09:34AM ● By Placer County News Release

The Placer County Conservation Program is Set to Acquire an Additional 430 Acres

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$5 Million Grant Awarded to Help Citrus Groves Farmers Enhance Pollinator Habitat

Jan 22, 2024 12:26PM ● By California Farm Bureau News Release

The California Farm Bureau and its Partners Have Received $5 Million From the California Department of Food and Agriculture to Implement Climate-Smart Farming Practices in Citrus Groves in 11 Counties

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Intimate Showing of Documentary Film "Unbranded" on January 25th

Jan 18, 2024 11:47AM ● By Auburn State Theatre News Release

Cinema at the State Presents "Unbranded" Sponsored by The Station Public House Thursday, January 25, 2024 – 7:00 PM

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Rio Linda Resident Named Director of Impact at Local United Way

Jan 16, 2024 10:21AM ● By United Way News Release

Rio Linda's Sia Magadan Named United Way California Capital Region Executive

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