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Stay up to date on what's happening in Placer County
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I spy with my little eye, something celestial. This #PlacerLife photo of a crescent moon over the Sierra Nevada snapped in Olympic Valley was taken by on .
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Featured story
Drivers along busy Interstate 80 will enjoy new eastbound and westbound auxiliary lanes and a new two-lane off-ramp at Rocklin Road thanks to the conclusion of the $49.5 million I-80 Auxiliary Lanes Project. Caltrans partnered with the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency and Sacramento Area Council of Governments to construct this key component of the multi-faceted Capital Region Freight Improvement Project. Read more
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Health and wellness
The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District has confirmed the first mosquito sample to test positive for West Nile virus in Placer County this year. The mosquitoes were collected in the rural area west of Roseville. Fight the bite
Wildfire safety
The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Placer County. Read more
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Public safety
Our District Attorney's Office is the first DA's office ever to win a Norcal Emmy award, recognized for its public service announcement about the dangers of fentanyl. Congratulations and thank you for this crucial message! Watch the PSA
Wildfire safety
Join your neighbors at the Wildfire Preparedness Expo on June 21 at Bowman Fire Station 10 in Auburn. The expo offers free resources, expert tips, fire equipment displays and FREE burgers and hot dogs! Learn more
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On June 14, 1950, William Rodgers found the “flying saucer” that had crashed onto his Roseville ranch a couple of days earlier. According to the June 14, 1950, Roseville Press Tribune: “Well, Roseville need no longer feel slighted because the ‘flying saucers’ have passed her by. In the Allen’s district, anyway, the residents are certain they have the answer to the much-publicized panic-stirring discs.”
The flying saucer craze began in the summer of 1947 with two highly publicized events: pilot Kenneth Arnold’s sighting of nine shiny, circular objects in the skies above Washington state June 24 and the “flying saucer” that crashed on a Roswell, New Mexico, ranch sometime around July 7.
Arnold had described the craft as “saucer-shaped,” and the press ran with it, forever linking the term “flying saucer” with what would later be known as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. Feeling pressure from their constituents, politicians leaned on the U.S. Air Force to investigate the phenomenon, which led to Project Blue Book. Through this project, the Air Force investigated over 12,000 UFO sightings between 1947 and 1969.
In 2020, the U.S. government transitioned from using the term “UFO” to “UAP,” or unidentified aerial phenomena. While most sightings have been attributed to natural or known phenomena, a significant number remain unidentified.
It turns out that in 1950, William Rodgers had a close encounter with a weather balloon.
Photo: June 16, 1950, Roseville Press Tribune Photograph of the Rodgers family with the weather balloon that crashed on their ranch.
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 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:
 Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in...
Roseville: Big Trucks Summer, Concerts on the Square, Downtown Tuesday Nights, Big Trucks Summer
Rocklin: Toddler Time, Preschool Storytime, 5th Annual Juneteenth Celebration, Baby Lapsit, Brian Scott Magic Presented by Rocklin Library
Lincoln: Virtual Author Visit with Chloe Gong, McBean Pool 100 Year Celebration,Read to a Dog, Family Storytime
Loomis: Preschool Storytime, Heritage Trail Pop-Up Museum, Mini Adventure Signpost Terrariums
Auburn: Downtown Auburn Co-Op, Level Up That Painting for Teens, Swim Nights & Free Movies, Auburn Alehouse 18th Anniversary, Make Music Day, Summer Concert Series - Auburn Arts Commission, Vespertine Time!
Colfax: Colfax Farmers Market, Silly Art Challenge, Puppet Art Theater, Art Walk & Cruise Night, Sierra Vista Community Center Flea Market
North Lake Tahoe: Concerts at Commons Beach, Mini Mini Golf at the Kings Beach Library, Music on the Beach, Kings Beach, Legacy Day at Donner Memorial State Park, Sierra Speaker Series: Wolves Return to the Sierra Nevada, 6th Annual Hike for Hope, Movies on the Beach
...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
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Upcoming public meetings and events
 Greater Auburn Area Fire Safe Council, June 20, 9 a.m. Information
Wildfire Preparedness Expo, June 21, 8 a.m. Information
Board of Supervisors special meeting - Tahoe, June 23, 9 a.m. Information
Board of Supervisors - Tahoe, June 24, 9 a.m. Information
North Auburn Ophir Fire Safe Council, June 24, 4 p.m. Information
Placer County Fish and Game Commission, June 25, 6 p.m. Information
Olympic Valley Supervisor Forum, June 25, 6 p.m. Information
West Placer Municipal Advisory Council, June 25, 6:30 p.m. Information
Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council, June 26, 6 p.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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