Over three-fourths of the inmates who participated in the Washoe County Sheriff’s Substance Abuse Treatment Program in fiscal year 2009/2010 did not return to the Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility within a year after their release. This success lead to an estimated savings of nearly $300,000 in taxpayer dollars during fiscal year 2010/2011 based on jail […]
The Placer County Board of Supervisors will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Tues., Nov., 8, 2011 in the County Administrative Center in Auburn at 9 a.m. The Center is at 175 Fulweiler Ave. Items on the Board’s agenda include: * A public hearing under the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act in connection with […]
In 1943, an 18-year old Bob Gaines left California and months later found himself a world away, flying as a tail-gunner on a B-17 bomber on 35 sorties across Europe. The combat was consistently terrible and terrifying, with white-hot anti-aircraft fire and clouds of heavy flak clogging the sky. He lost many comrades and had […]
The Washoe County Purchasing Office has received the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute. The Achievement in Excellence in Procurement Award program is designed to measure and recognize organizational excellence in procurement, based upon innovation, professionalism, e-procurement, productivity and leadership attributes of the agency’s purchasing function. The award is sponsored […]
Washington, DC…This week, a new economic report confirmed what most Americans already believe to be true: over the past three decades, the middle class has lost ground while the wealthiest few have become even wealthier. In fact, the average income for the top one percent of Americans has risen almost seven times faster than the […]
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. –The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will begin the sale of holiday tree permits on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Permits cost $10 each (cash or check only, no credit cards) with a limit of two permits per family, valid for cutting on or before Dec. 25, 2011. […]
Washington, DC… President Barack Obama’s Weekly Address…This week, we had two powerful reminders of how we’ve renewed American leadership in the world. I was proud to announce that—as promised—the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of this year. And in Libya, the death of Moammar Qadhafi showed that our […]
ONE (1) VACANCY EXISTS FOR A MEMBER ON THE DIAMOND SPRINGS AND EL DORADO COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. POTENTIAL MEMBERS SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION AND SHALL RESIDE WITHIN THE DIAMOND SPRINGS-EL DORADO COMMUNITY REGION. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE INPUT AND COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ON LAND USE MATTERS IN THE DIAMOND SPRINGS-EL DORADO COMMUNITY […]
Placer County’s Facility Services Department received the “2011 Project of the Year Award” in the Environmental Category from the Sacramento Chapter American Public Works Association (APWA) for the Auburn Ravine Lift Station Improvement Project. Located near the intersection of Auburn Ravine Road and Oak Tree Drive in Auburn, the facility pumps sewage to a pipeline […]
Washoe County District Attorney Provides Legal Opinion on Property Taxes to the Reno Redevelopment Agency View/print formatted press release Media Release For Immediate Release http://www.washoecounty.us Contact: Lorrie Adams 775.328.2720 11-142 Reno, Nevada. October 18, 2011. On October 14, 2011, the Washoe County Treasurer received an opinion from the Washoe County District Attorney’s office regarding the […]
