One more week to apply for our planning commission’s District 2 vacancy
Auburn courthouse will light up red for MADD awareness from Dec. 1-7
 On Nov. 29, 1954, the Placer County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution opposing the construction of a dam on the South Fork of the American River at Coloma, which would effectively put the gold discovery site at the bottom of a new lake. The supervisors noted that the site was one of the most historically significant in the state and was visited by thousands of people annually.
The dam was proposed as part of a larger project by the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District that also included the construction of a dam in Auburn, but as many as 300 organizations passed resolutions strongly opposed to the Coloma Dam project.
The Coloma Dam project faded into obscurity when U.S. Senator Thomas Kuchel introduced a companion bill to House Resolution 10149 calling for the construction of the Auburn Dam. Kuchel said that the “project would provide much needed water storage and flood control on the lower reaches of the American River without flooding the historical gold discovery site at Coloma.”
Photo: Bureau of Reclamation’s proposed Auburn Dam, c. 1967
 Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in...
Roseville: Roseville’s Downtown Holiday Celebration, Neighborhood Santa
Rocklin: Rocklin’s Christmas Tree Lighting
Lincoln: Lincoln Hometown Christmas: Parade, Tree-Lighting, & Faire, Annual Holiday Boutique
Loomis: Loomis Family Christmas Tree Lighting, Christmas Basket Program Mixer
Auburn: Festival of Lights Parade, Placer Wine Trail: Holiday in the Hill, Nicholson van Altena Glass Holiday Open Studio
Foresthill: Annual Christmas Tree Lighting with Santa
North Lake Tahoe: Community Holiday Tree Lighting, Holidays at Donner Memorial State Park, Tahoe City Shop Small Week, Fall Harvest Market, Holiday Maker’s Fair
...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events.
Visit our regional partners to discover more of the fun happening right here in Placer County!
Placer County Visitors' Bureau
North Tahoe Community Alliance
Tahoe City Downtown Association
The Arts Council of Placer County
Placer Valley Tourism
PlacerGROWN
Placer Wine Trail
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 Whether it’s representing your community or sharing your expertise on topics like agriculture or parks, there are always opportunities for you to help advise county leaders on the issues that matter to you most. Recruitment is open now to fill seats on the following committees or commissions, among others. Learn more and apply
Current recruitments include:
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