Fire district ballots to be tallied Jan. 3 - Loomis News
Loomis Fire Protection District officials and personnel, and the citizens they serve, will find out Jan. 3 whether the district's woes are over.

Behind the Meltdown: Lincoln's boom fades out - Sac Bee
Profile article on how Lincoln and the WPUSD got slammed by the collapse in the housing market.  Worth reading.

Placer gets law enforcement tech grant - Sac bee
Placer County will receive nearly $1.6 million for a countywide technology program to improve communications between the Sheriff's Department and other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Placer projects to get $3.4 million in federal funds - Sac Bee
See above.

SWAT team is now tri-city - Sac Bee
Lincoln joins Roseville and Rocklin in what is now a Tri-City SWAT department.

Assistant coach dies after I-80 crash - Sac Bee and Granite Bay Press-Tribune
An assistant basketball coach at Granite Bay High School has died following a weekend traffic accident on Interstate 80 near Davis.

Funds run out for planning Donner bike lanes - Sierra Sun
The Town of Truckee will need to approve another $2 million to build bicycle lanes along Donner Lake, members of the town council learned last week.

Placer reduces Kings Beach street parking - Sierra Sun
Placer County has reduced the number of highway parking spots proposed in the Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project.

Mold found at city hall - Colfax Record
Portions of the Colfax City Hall, including the Council Chambers,  were closed Friday after mold was discovered in an area at the rear of the 85-year-old building.

Squaw Valley scrubs water restoration - Sierra Sun
A project aimed at providing millions of gallons of quality water to the residents and businesses of Squaw Valley has failed.

Meeting set on release of Royal Gorge docs - Sierra Sun
Placer County has agreed to meet with a lawyer hired by Donner Summit property owners to discuss the possibility of releasing documents from Royal Gorge developers to the public.

Auburn residents pick up pieces after house fire - Auburn Journal
Cleaning out her fire-damaged home was hardly what Laura Click expected to do on Christmas.

In with the new, out with e-waste - Sac Bee
Roseville residents who purchased new computers, monitors or television sets for Christmas no longer need to worry about how they're going to get rid of their old ones.  The city of Roseville offers a no-charge home pickup service for outdated monitors, TV sets or other electronic items.

Wrong-way driver, 71, collides with Jeep, injures five - Sac Bee
A 71-year-old woman drove the wrong way on Sunrise Avenue in Roseville on Christmas Day, colliding with a Jeep and resulting in the injuries of five people.

Canine crime-fighter - Auburn Journal
A three-pound Chihuahua mix aided law enforcement in catching one of four Christmas Day fugitives in Auburn.

Alexander keeps active as volunteer for Sherriff's office - Colfax Record
Bruce Alexander, 70, has retired three times. A resident of Colfax for four years, Alexander doesn't believe in sitting idle.  He work weekends at the 76 station in Colfax and volunteers two days a week at the Placer County Sheriff's Substation.

Reunion 'patches' things up - Loomis News
Boy Scout Trrop 12 of Loomis has served area boys for 85 years.