Crowded jails trigger Placer expansion of home detention, electronic monitoring - Sac Bee
Faced with a jail perpetually near capacity, Placer County on Tuesday authorized its top law enforcement officers to expand mandatory home detention and electronic monitoring to ease overcrowding and cut the number of inmates given early freedom.

Wilcox takes out papers for NID board race - The Union of Grass Valley
Nick Wilcox, of Penn Valley, filed papers Tuesday to run for a seat on the Nevada Irrigation District.

City closes in on century mark - Roseville Press-Tribune
The Press-Tribune launches a series of profile articles leading up to Roseville's centennial celebration next April.

Roseville unveils design for Rose Parade float - Sac Bee and Roseville Press-Tribune
The float will be a 55-foot-long, floral replica of a 1909 train engine pulling two passenger cars.

Historical Society asks for photos - Roseville Press-Tribune
The Roseville Historical Society is asking the community to take a look in attics, basements and old drawers in hopes of turning up interesting pre-1950 photographs of Roseville for a book project timed to the city's centennial celebration.

Mayor Jim Gray op-ed: Roadway projects planned for Roseville - Roseville Press-Tribune
The Mayor writes about several pending road projects which he says will improve traffic flow.

Bond goes to work in Dry Creek - Roseville Press-Tribune
Measure E bond funds, which passed by the narrowest of margins, are being used now in the Dry Creek District.

25 neighborhoods celebrate National Night Out - Placer Herald
Rocklin City Council members, city staff, fire fighters and police visited neighborhood gatherings citywide as residents celebrated "National Night Out" last night.

Foothill Theatre pitches plan for solvency - The Union of Grass Valley
The Foothill Theatre Company spelled out a plan Tuesday to keep the county's only resident professional theater afloat before a room packed with community leaders and residents at City Hall in Nevada City.

Placer search and rescue launches fundraising drive - Sac Bee
Placer County search and rescue volunteers are hoping to dial into residents' generosity as they begin telephone solicitations to help buy equipment.

Library feeling money pinch -- donations sought - The Union of Grass Valley
Yes, this and the previous two articles are part of a theme...

Group blazing a trail from lake to lake - Sierra Sun
A new path paralleling the Truckee River is slowly connecting Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake -- giving cyclists a way to move freely up and down stream.

WWII buildings make way for parking in North Auburn - Auburn Journal
Vacant since the Sheriff's Department moved to a new North Auburn headquarters last year, a 65-year-old former Army hospital building from World War II is being demolished to make way for more Placer County parking.

Learn to reduce water use - Roseville Press-Tribune
The Placer County Water Agency offers free in home inspections to help reduce water use and waste.

Storms could bring lightning strikes - Sierra Sun
Please...no more fires.