Placer Sentinel

10/22/2025

From Forest to Faucets: The Connection Between Healthy Forests and our Water

California legislative members embarked on a forest-health tour to explore this critical issue.

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On Monday, Oct. 13, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC), Placer County Water Agency (PCWA), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (MCWRA) co-sponsored the Forests to Faucets Field Tour for state policymaker...

10/21/2025

Loomis Library and Learning Center Saves Big on Water🌱💧

The local library converted their unused lawn into a "living classroom" reducing water use by 24 percent!

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Helping a local library convert unused lawn into a “living classroom” has paid off big in water savings – and as another example of positive partnerships.

10/21/2025

Local Artist Opens Studio for Placer Artists Tour 🎨

Artist Kellyn Planteen will showcase a new collection inspired by the landscapes and landmarks of Placer County. 🌅

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Local artist Kellyn Planteen invites the public to visit her studio during the Placer Artists Tour, happening over two weekends.

10/15/2025

Mill Creek Housing Development Moves Forward in Dry Creek 🏠

Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the Single Family Residential Project, a 322-home development

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The Placer County Board of Supervisors have approved the Mill Creek Single Family Residential Project, a 322-home development with five neighborhood parks, including a pedestrian pathway, in the Dry Creek–West Placer community.

10/15/2025

Upcoming Vintage Home Tour to Benefit Auburn State Theatre

This popular event is your chance to visit five beautiful vintage and historic homes, plus a bonus historic building.

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Don’t miss the 2025 Auburn Vintage Home Tour! This popular event is your chance to visit five beautiful vintage and historic homes, plus a bonus historic building.

10/10/2025

Placer County's 2024 Crop Value Reaches Historic High 🐮🌾

This year’s crop report marks the highest value ever recorded in Placer County, eclipsing the previous record set in 2021.

“This year’s numbers reflect both the strength and adaptability of Placer County agriculture,” said Josh Huntsinger, agricultural commissioner and director of the Department of Agriculture, Parks and Natural Resources.

Placer County’s total gross value of agricultural crops and livestock soared to a record-breaking $111 million in 2024, representing a 23.8 percent increase from the previous year’s total.

10/10/2025

Ribbon Cutting at South Placer Jail Celebrates Opening of New Facilities

The ribbon cutting celebrated the opening of two major expansion projects at the South Placer Jail: the new Mental Health Facility and the Medium Security Vocational Training Facility.

"This project reflects Placer County’s commitment to investing wisely in solutions that deliver long-term value for our residents," said District 1 Supervisor Bonnie Gore

Construction began in March 2023, and today’s ribbon cutting marks the completion of more than 55,000 square feet of modern space designed to enhance mental health care, provide vocational training and improve long-term outcomes for individuals in...

10/09/2025

Board Approves First Phase of Anticipated Placer Parkway Project

The project aims to reduce congestion and improve connections to key destinations across the region.

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The Placer County Board of Supervisors recently approved plans and specifications for the long-anticipated Placer Parkway project, a new regional expressway in West Placer designed to reduce congestion and improve connections to key destinations a...

10/09/2025

Don't forget to take the Placer County Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency Study survey 💬 Share your perspective on transportation challenges during an evacuation. Your feedback will help shape local plans to prepare for future wildfires, floods and other hazards!

👉 Visit: dks-engage.com/placerco-evacplan. You can also drop a pin on our interactive map to highlight evacuation concerns in your community.

10/09/2025

🚨 𝐄-𝐁𝐢𝐤𝐞 & 𝐄-𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 🚨
Over a three day period, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the CHP - Auburn and City of Roseville, California Police Department for an enhanced enforcement operation focusing on e-bikes and e-motorcycles.
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Granite Bay, East Roseville, and West Roseville
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: September 20, 26, and 27


𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀:
183 stops (some involving multiple riders)
30 citations issued
25 e-motorcycles towed
Numerous parent contacts and educational conversations
During most encounters, riders showed they were already aware of the laws and classifications surrounding e-bikes and e-motorcycles - but were choosing to ignore them. While our priority is always public education, this operation demonstrated the need for enforcement to keep our roadways and neighborhoods safe.
👉 By the final day, illegal activity had dropped significantly - proof that word of our efforts was spreading.

⚠️ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
E-bikes and e-motorcycles continue to be a growing concern across Placer County. The biggest issues we’re seeing include:
Reckless riding by juveniles – ignoring traffic laws, weaving through vehicles, and trespassing on private property.
Illegal use of e-motorcycles – These are designed as off-highway vehicles and cannot be operated on public roads. State law requires them to display an off-highway identification plate or device issued by the DMV when used on public lands.

✅ This operation was a success, and our agencies remain committed to both educating the public and enforcing the law to prevent dangerous and illegal activity.

10/09/2025

One of the most exciting events at our annual Harvest Festival is the Giant Pumpkin Contest! The weighing for the contest starts at 9:30am on October 18th! Last year's winning pumpkin weighed 1,296 lbs! How much will this year's winning pumpkin weigh?

10/09/2025

𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 – 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮!

We are excited to announce the opening of a Crime Prevention Program Coordinator position. This position is assigned to our Community Outreach Division and will play a vital role in connecting our Office to the community we serve.

This dynamic position offers the opportunity to bring creativity and purpose together, crafting impactful messaging, coordinating media efforts, collaborating on educational campaigns involving youth, and planning events all that highlight our mission of public safety, prevention, and justice.

From developing outreach campaigns to supporting community education initiatives, this role will help build trust, foster transparency, and strengthen partnerships across Placer County.

This position supports our prosecutors and staff in providing crime awareness and prevention throughout the County to multiple age groups, focusing mainly on youth and the fentanyl epidemic.
Our office provides education on a variety of topics, including drug prevention, teen dating violence awareness, domestic violence awareness, child abuse prevention, elder abuse prevention, and more.

This is accomplished through school assemblies, presentations at local groups, booths at local events, printed materials, social media posts, updated website pages and more.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy engaging with the public, and want your work to make a meaningful difference, then this is the role for you!

Apply for this exciting role at https://shorturl.at/NsPuJ