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Katz Amsterdam Foundation Continues Vital Partnership with Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, Investing $250,000 to Help Transform Local Mental Health Support
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) has partnered once again with the Katz Amsterdam Foundation (KAF). At the end of 2023, the collaboration helped distribute $250,000 in grant funding to fo...
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Donation Allows Forgotten Soldier Program to Purchase 'Big Blue Building' in Auburn
A donation of $1 million by Judith Carter and the Carter family made the purchase of the 4,324 square-foot Victorian building possible.
Placer Residents Rally Against County Rezone
Placer residents gathered outside the Domes building in Auburn on April 23 for a peaceful rally to protect their communities against the county’s rezone project.
From Roseville Today...
Placer SPCA Facility to Expand
The Placer SPCA announced development of a new 8,000 square foot facility adjacent to its existing Adoption and Education Center at 200 Tahoe Avenue in Roseville.
From Los Angeles Times...
Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Swath of California Desert and Preserve a Sacred Land
Indigenous Californians want President Biden to establish a national monument in a stretch of desert that is both an ecological wonder and a window into their cultures.
Auburn Council Approves PCTPA Sales Tax Expenditure Plan in Split Vote
A potential half-cent sales tax is closer to reaching the November ballot in Placer County, as the City of Auburn was last to approve an expenditure plan for Placer County Transportation Planning Agency’s potential sales tax measure in their April 22 meeting.
Placer County Offering Drug Take-Back on April 27
Placer County is offering free anonymous drug drop-offs at various locations throughout the county on April 27, from 10AM to 2PM
From CalMatters...
Who Killed CA Utility Bill Legislation?
A bill to rein in a proposed monthly fee on California electric bills would let California’s largest for-profit utility companies charge customers $24 per month — with fees as low as $6 for lower-income customers — as a kind of membership fee for the power grid.
From EdSource...
Rural Counties Far From Universities Struggle to Recruit Teachers
Nine counties located more than an hour away from universities with teacher preparation programs face particular difficulties.
Rocklin Moves Forward on College Park Apartments
The 180-unit, affordable senior housing portion of the larger College Park development at Sierra College in Rocklin should begin construction by the end of the year, officials said.
Mandarin Festival Moving to Roseville
Festival team cites rent increase for exit from Gold Country Fairgrounds.
California Wants Better Animal Shelter Conditions, Stray Population Curbed
Several bills making their way through the California Legislature seek to address overcrowded animal shelters and streamline how animals receive care.
Bill Would Allow Arizona Abortion Providers to Practice in California Temporarily
Newsom-backed bill would allow Arizona abortion providers to practice in California as the Republican-led state restricts access.
Planning Commission recommends 14 sites for rezone program
Placer County proclaims May as Mental Health Matters Month, with event Thursday in Roseville
802 VT Frozen Recalls Frozen Meat Pizza Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
A celebration of the work of an artist who devoted a career to preserving the wildlands he loved. Plus: News you can use, and a tasty recipe!
Ee celebrate the efforts our fellow humans have made and are making to help heal our planet and connect us, while we simultaneously consider what we must do to protect our communities as the climate crisis worsens.
California communities are focusing resources in response to the effects of climate change and other challenges.
A Tesla lobbyist, an LA-based environmental group, and Gov. Jerry Brown brought a rule minted in Sacramento to Beijing, and helped launch China’s EV industry.
We take a look, or rather a listen, to Davisville, a radio show and podcast on low-power but high-energy KDRT 95.7, broadcast out of Davis, California.
Heat pumps, an energy-efficient way to both heat and cool homes, are a necessary element of California's climate goal of net zero carbon emissions. Here's what they are, how they work, and how to get one.
A bill to mandate use of the method will not advance in the Legislature this year in the face of teachers union opposition.
A new bill would make it illegal for homeless residents to camp in certain places, such as near schools, throughout California. Its authors say such a ban has had great success in San Diego. But a closer look at that …
In an analysis of more than 1 million votes cast by current legislators since 2017, CalMatters Digital Democracy reporter Ryan Sabalow and CBS Sacramento reporter Julie Watts found that Democrats vote “no” less than 1% of the time on average.
This week, a virtual visit to Surf City USA—a great place to experience the season of rebirth and renewal that's worth a drive from anywhere in our coverage area.
There is no scientific explanation for the conditions that make an eclipse inevitable. It’s a coincidence. Or a miracle.
Santa Cruz County is home to amazing murals. One amazing person is working to document them in one place.
On Hilltromper, a conversation with Felicia Van Stolk of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History about her Garden Learning Center.
Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the “builder’s remedy.”
A type of resurrection involving big birds, and two efforts that offer help to individuals whose lives have been impacted by addiction.
After being reduced to three or four nesting pairs in all of California in 1944, Sandhill Cranes have come back from the brink and are returning to Lake Tahoe.
Prop 1 was designed to help unhoused people get off the streets by forcing them into treatment. That’s one reason it took two weeks of vote-counting to pass.
The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.
A conversation with two committed professionals who help CASA Sacramento match trained volunteers with children in the foster care system.
The Martis Fund and Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation: A Decade of Collaborative Action
"Collaboration is a shared value between The Martis Fund and the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation,” says Alexis Ollar, Vice President of The Martis Fund. “By working together with regional partn...
Funders & Local Leaders Rally to Support Northstar Community Services District Wood Energy Facility
Not too long ago, a local project to thin the forest along a bike path was delayed by two seasons. Why? Because of community resistance and perception. With so many beautiful trees, why would we w...
Loomis Soroptimist Celebrates 50 Years on April 17
Celebrating 50 Years of Empowerment: Loomis Soroptimist Anniversary Event All Loomis Soroptimist members, past and present, are invited to join in the festivities! We invite you to join us in cele...
Buy Tickets for Loomis Soroptimist Fiesta Bingo Fundraiser on May 4, 2024
Soroptimist International of Loomis Basin is hosting a Fiesta Bingo fundraiser on Saturday, May 4. This family-friendly party will be held at the Blue Goose Event Center, 3550 Taylor Rd, Loomis CA...
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