District 4 Newsletter from Supervisor Suzanne Jones

Granite Bay MAC meets Wednesday at Granite Bay Library

The Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council will be meeting on Wednesday August 3rd, 6:00 PM at the Granite bay Library.  On the Agenda: The Sub Committee Members of the Granite Bay Community Plan Committee, the Parks Open Spaces and Natural Resources Committee, the Trails Committee and the Traffic Committee will discuss their work, answer questions and hear input from the the Community.  And as always there is time for members of the public to comment about events or issues of interest, and representatives from South Placer Fire, Placer County Sheriff and California Highway Patrol will be in attendance to give public safety updates. 

Agenda: https://www.placer.ca.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08032022-4455 . 

The meeting will be held in person, or you may attend via zoom using this link: 

https://placer-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96678772664     

Get Placer County news easily on your phone with the Simplicity app

Placer County has joined Simplicity - a free smartphone app for local news and information. Just download the app, select your community and follow Placer County for push alerts on all the topics that interest you.  The Simplicity app does not require registration and does not collect any personal data from users. After installing the Simplicity app, users just need to choose their community of residence, and then select topics of interest to receive personalized notifications.

Using the mobile app and its push notifications, residents can always stay informed with real-time updates about things they are interested in - even without opening the app. Unlike social media providers such as Facebook and Nextdoor, all posts in Simplicity reach every user.

As other local government agencies also join, users will have official local community updates easily accessible in one place.

The Simplicity app is free and available for iOS and Android. Residents of unincorporated Placer County can sign up at https://simplicity.app.link/placer.

Only a couple spots left for the Placer County District Attorney’s Office fall citizens academy 

The Placer County District Attorney’s Citizens Academy is a nine-week program that will offer accelerated courses each week. Placer County citizens will be able to meet our team, learn about the District Attorney’s Office, its role within the criminal justice system and the services that are provided to the community. 

Space is limited and accepted participants will receive notification. Notification will also be made to those who were not accommodated. The course starts September 13 and will be held every Tuesday from 6-8:30 p.m. through November 8 at the Rocklin Police Department Community Room. Learn more at www.placer.ca.gov/DACitizensAcademy     

Video:  https://youtu.be/4H2V_-2biyA