Citing a low incidence of COVID-19 and increasing harm caused by California’s reopening framework, our Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution declaring the end of Placer’s local health emergency. Though state health orders, directives and guidance remain in full effect in Placer County, the resolution expresses the board’s concerns that the state framework for measuring COVID-19 mischaracterizes the current state of disease in Placer County and harms the community’s economic, health, mental and social well-being. Learn more

The Roseville Area, Rocklin Area, Lincoln Area and Loomis Basin chambers of commerce are launching the “Placer Valley Eats” event. This event, spanning the next four weekends in September and October, will focus on different restaurants, caterers, breweries and wineries in the Placer Valley area. During these weekends, many businesses will be offering special menu items and promotions. Learn more

The Pacific Southwest Region U.S Forest Service announced Wednesday that all 18 national forests in California will be temporarily closed due to historic fire conditions. Learn more

As part of our ongoing fire preparedness effort, we’re excited to announce our new Red Flag Warning Awareness Program. You will soon see red flags around the county to help warn residents of red flag days. We’ve also launched a new webpage outlining what actions to take during those times. Learn more

The Placer County Health Officer and Placer County Air Pollution Control District have issued a joint air quality advisory through at least Friday, Sept. 11, to notify the public of continued poor air quality conditions from smoke from the numerous wildfires throughout the state. Learn more 

Week two's theme for National Preparedness Month is "Build a Kit." If you are asked to leave at a moment's notice, having to remember key supplies will be very difficult. Pulling together a "go bag" with your family ahead of time is critical to being prepared in case of an emergency. Grab your emergency go bag checklist here.

Placer County will soon have a familiar face as our new director of Health and Human Services and chief psychiatrist: Dr. Rob Oldham. Oldham previously served as our health officer and director of Public Health from 2014-2019. Learn more

Strong prices and an increase in planted acreage of rice and walnut crops in Placer County helped drive a 17% increase of total crop value. That’s according to the 2019 Placer County Agricultural Crop Report, presented to the county Board of Supervisors earlier this week. Read more