Tahoe OKs annual tax to increase fire safety - AP via Los Angeles Times
The larger media is starting to connect the Tahoe fire protection tax vote to the Southern California fires.

Jury deliberations continue today in shaken-baby case - Auburn Journal
Jurors are expected to continue deliberations today in Placer County Superior Court in a non-accidental death case against former nanny Veronica Martinez Salcedo.

Removal of scaffolding reveals extent of restoration work on Auburn firehouse - Auburn Journal
Crew removed the scaffolding around Firehouse No. 1 to reveal restoration work that promises to bring it back to much the way it was when constructed 119 years ago.

Marine, Friend Charged in Placer County Animal Slaughter Shooting Spree - News10.net
Two 18-year-old men are arrested in the killing spree of farm animals north of Newcastle.  One of the two is an active duty Marine.

My Turn: No justification for Tahoe City garage - Sierra Sun
Jerry Wotel, a Tahoe Vista resident and the president of the North Tahoe Citizen Action Alliance, writes that the Placer County RDA planned expenditure of funds for a new parking garage does not meet the Agency's definition of blight.

Upping the stakes - Sac Bee
The competition for upscale dining in Roseville is heating up, as Paul Fleming enters the market.