Placer County seeks to further address trash issues in North Lake Tahoe

  Placer County seeks to further address trash issues in North Lake Tahoe For Immediate Release: Jan.12, 2021 AUBURN, Calif. – Responding to recent health and safety concerns with trash in the North Lake Tahoe region, the Placer County Board of Supervisors voted today in support of potentially increasing trash service requirements in eastern Placer…

Stay Home Order Lifted; Placer County Moves to Purple Tier

Stay Home Order Lifted; Placer County Moves to Purple Tier Placer County has been notified by the California Department of Public Health that, based upon the latest projections of ICU bed capacity 4 weeks into the future, the Greater Sacramento region is no longer under State’s regional “stay-at-home” order, effective immediately. Hospitalization growth rates have…

NEW! Emergency Rent Relief Program for North Tahoe Businesses!

Emergency Rent Relief Program Offers Eligible Small Businesses up to $5,000 in Financial Support A newly established grant program through Placer Shares Community Collaborative will distribute emergency rental assistance funding to the North Lake Tahoe Business Community The Placer County Board of Supervisors has approved an additional grant program to financially assist small businesses that…

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North Lake Tahoe Resort Association Receives Green Light to Form Tourism Business Improvement District

The North Tahoe business community has officially passed the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID), ensuring locally generated funds are governed by local businesses. The Placer County Board of Supervisors is supportive, voting unanimously to move forward with the formation of a district to bolster a year-round economy, offset tourism impacts and support local businesses. The…

California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

$500 MILLION CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS IMPACTED BY COVID-19 AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RESTRICTIONS. Applications for Round 1 will open on Wednesday, December 30th, 2020, and close end of day on Friday, January 13th, 2021. Round 2 will be announced in the near future. Eligible…

Placer County seeking public input for North Tahoe Recreation Access Plan

Placer County seeking public input for North Tahoe Recreation Access Plan AUBURN, Calif. – Placer County is seeking public input for its North Tahoe Recreation Access Plan. The plan proposes several trailhead parking and staging area sites that would provide increased access to public outdoor recreation areas. Access points and trailhead locations are increasingly overcrowded…

New Grants from California’s New COVID Fund

New $500 million state COVID relief grants program includes nonprofits – details below! On November 30, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new $500 million program, the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, to provide grants of up to $25,000 to small businesses and nonprofits in California.  Nonprofits in either 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) categories with yearly…