Reopening Alert: Placer County Moves to Orange

Placer County moved to Orange (Tier 3) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. This directly impacts restaurants, retail stores, cinemas, gyms and salons. Find all business tier guidance and operational modifications HERE. Under Tier 3 guidelines, the following updates are in place: Restaurants can open indoors at 50% capacity Retail can increase indoor capacity with modifications Cinemas can…

NLTRA resumes TBID efforts, focusing on local control of funds and offsetting tourism impacts

North Lake Tahoe Resort Association Resumes TBID Petition Drive The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association / Chamber of Commerce (NLTRA) is leading an effort to form a Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) for the North Lake Tahoe region. The formation of a TBID will provide resources to improve our local business communities, including: $4.1 Million | In Transient Occupancy Tax…

Capital Projects Advisory (CAP) Committee Grant Applications

CAP Committee Grant Applications The Capital Projects Advisory (CAP) Committee is soliciting applications for projects that implement Tourism Master Plan (TMP) priorities and benefit communities located in eastern Placer County for the award of Placer County Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) funds. Learn more For fiscal year 2020-21, there are $2,000,000 available in grant funds. The deadline to file…

Placer County moves into the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy ‘red’ tier’

The State of California today moved Placer County into the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy ‘red’ tier  – further easing restrictions in the county. Sectors that can open indoors with modifications include restaurants, places of worship, gyms and fitness centers, movie theaters and personal care services. The full list of sectors is available online at https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/

Power of the People: How Truckee Tahoe locals are taking to beaches to clean up litter left by visitors

Power of the People: How Truckee Tahoe locals are taking to beaches to clean up litter left by visitors Compliments of: by Michelle Gartner   Photos by Danielle Hankinson Citizens throughout history have stepped up to protect one of the clearest lakes in the world, Lake Tahoe. Around the turn of the 20th century, John…

News Release: Placer falls off state COVID-19 monitoring list but restrictions remain for now

  Placer falls off state COVID-19 monitoring list but restrictions remain for now For Immediate Release: Aug. 20, 2020 AUBURN, Calif. — Placer County yesterday fell off the state’s County Data Monitoring List for COVID-19, with the rate of new positive cases in the county now dipping below that state monitoring metric. If Placer County remains off…