Placer County – California Globe

New USDA Report Shows Lake Tahoe Will Be Full This Year, Highlighting California’s Water Recovery

May 13, 2024 2:18 pmMay 13, 2024 2:20 pm

According to a new report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Lake Tahoe, situated on the California-Nevada border, will reach it’s “full” level for the first time since 2019, provided further evidence of California’s water recovery. For the...

Repeat Sexually Violent Offender to be Released in Placer County

February 6, 2024 10:04 amFebruary 6, 2024 5:00 pm

Despite opposition by Placer County officials and residents, sexually violent predator William Stevenson is slated for release by state officials in the Northern California county, “but they are not yet prepared to reveal where,” CBS News reports. “The California Department of...

Conservation Groups File Lawsuit Against Placer County

November 30, 2023 5:36 pm

The Friends of West Shore, TahoeCleanAir.org, and North Tahoe Preservation Alliance have filed a lawsuit (see below) against Placer County, CA for failing to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in approving new amendments to its Tahoe Basin...

Repeat Sex Offender Will Be Released as ‘Transient’ in Placer County

July 19, 2023 7:42 amJuly 20, 2023 3:26 pm

In March, the Globe reported on a sexually violent predator who was being released for the second time from prison. And he was going to be released to another county rather than his home county, as the law requires. We...

Placer Court Vacates Sexually Violent Predator’s Amador Placement Hearing

April 9, 2023 9:38 amJuly 19, 2023 6:49 am

Last week the Globe reported on a sexually violent predator who was being released for the second time from prison – the first time he was released he repeated sexual offenses and landed back in prison. He was supposed to...

Did Placer County try to Slip a Sexually Violent Predator into Amador County?

March 31, 2023 3:00 amMarch 31, 2023 3:01 am

Why would a sexually violent predator be ordered to another county for release than his county of domicile? “For too long, the state has been sneaking around trying to release or parole dangerous sexually violent predators (SVPs) and rapists in residential...

Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over Mosquito, Fairview Wildfires

September 9, 2022 12:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a new state of emergency on Thursday over two wildfires raging in the state: The Mosquito Fire in El Dorado and Placer Counties, as well as the Fairview Fire in Riverside County. As of Friday morning,...