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Applicants sought for Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council

Placer County is seeking applicants interested in serving two-year terms on the Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council. The terms of the council’s seven current members end ...

Who’s behind anti-Ozenick campaign mailers?

The group calling itself the League of Placer County Taxpayers is on a mission to dissuade Roseville residents from voting for candidate Phil Ozenick for City Council in the Nov. 6 ...

Fact-checking contentious issues from this election season

What seemingly began as community-minded individuals seeking positions on local elected boards has become a scene of simmering tensions this campaign season. Most of the drama inv ...

Placer supes dial down non-profit donation outlay

Spending is down for the three Placer County supervisors opting for a revenue-sharing program that dispenses grants to non-profit organizations from county funds. Totals compiled ...

Placer supes OK gates to deter Granite Bay crime

AUBURN CA - Granite Bay as a community of gated enclaves? Concerns over burglaries were cited as a major reason to allow more of them Tuesday. But nearby residents opposed to the i ...

Incumbents Montgomery, Holmes, Uhler leading in Placer supes races

AUBURN CA - All three of Placer County?s standing supervisors up for election were on their way to victory Tuesday night, early vote totals indicated. Election returns posted by 1 ...

Donors turn off funding tap in advance of Placer County supes election

AUBURN CA - Voters will be going to the polls Tuesday in three Placer County Board of Supervisors races. But Election Day in Placer County for a $30,000-a-year post that provides ...

Head injury, personality change cited in Placer County campaign aide's fraud sentencing

AUBURN CA - Roseville resident Brian Jagger was spared jail time Monday by a U.S. District Court judge for siphoning off more than $24,000 from the campaign funds of three Placer C ...

$175,000 salary cap for execs? Placer County supes willing to take a look

A $175,000 yearly salary cap for Placer County managers? It?s an option the Placer County Board of Supervisors wants to consider as it deals with deteriorating revenues and a shak ...