🌱 City, County Earn Housing Award + Pebble Creek Xmas De-Lights!

Happy Thursday, neighbors!

Your Roseville Daily has everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note.

Let's get to it!

First, today's weather:

We're looking at morning rain showers and partly cloud skies this afternoon in the 'Ville today. The expected high is 51 degrees with a frosty overnight low of 33. Winds should be in the 6-12 mph range and humidity will be around 88% during the day.

Here are the top stories today in Roseville:

1. A joint operation between the City of Roseville and Placer County, the Placer Emergency Rental Assistance Program, received a top honor from the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) for its efforts addressing housing difficulties caused by the pandemic. The CSAC awards recognize the most innovative programs developed and implemented by counties in California. “By cutting through the red tape, Roseville and Placer County were able to provide a critical lifeline when residents and landlords needed it most,” explained Roseville Housing Manager Trisha Isom. The program also received help from local partners like The Placer Community Foundation, 211 Placer, AMI Housing and Sierra Community House. (What’s Happening in Roseville)
2. If you’re thinking about a visit to the legendary Pebble Creek neighborhood in Rocklin to check out the 131 beautifully decorated houses there, you can get a little preview with this video segment from the always-merry Mark S. Allen of ABC News 10. This jolly neighborhood has been a local holiday treasure for 28 years, now revisited by folks who remember it from their childhood years. Be sure to bring a canned food donation for one of the many receptacles along the route! (ABC 10)
3. A Rocklin dog treat company has changed its operations to ensure that your eco-conscious pup can enjoy a snack with zero guilt about his environmental pawprint. Campfire Treats now uses shipping materials that are plastic-free, 100% biodegradable and fully recyclable. “With our expanding business, we became increasingly frustrated about the amount of waste we were creating when sending out deliveries to our customers,” explained the company’s President and Co-founder, Marko Wittich. (Roseville Today)
4. Placer County has a new district boundaries map! The map was adopted by the Placer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday and will go into effect on January 13th, 2022. The months long process of redrawing districts based on the newest Census data was a collaborative effort between local government and county residents. You can view the new map on the county’s website. (Gold Country Media and Placer County Press Release)
5. Water is on the minds of every Californian – and in the news – as we revel in this week’s rain and snowfall, while still keeping an anxious eye on reservoir levels. It was on the minds of our state water regulators yesterday as they voted to advance a major new water storage project. The California Water Commission’s action essentially keeps the Sites Reservoir Project eligible for approximately $800 million in taxpayer funds should the project go forward. The project would be the first new reservoir created in California since 1979, flooding a coastal valley in Glen and Colusa counties, and would potentially create enough water storage to supply up to three million households. (FOX 40 and subscription: Sacramento Bee)

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Today in Roseville:

• Beer aficionados will have a chance to sample 12 distinctive brews as Great Notion takes over the taps at University of Beer on Eureka Road. These tasty suds from the Pacific Northwest are expected to go quickly, so get there early! 5:00pm
  
• The Woodcreek High School Performing Arts Department invites you and your family “Home for the Holidays” at tonight’s Concert Band and Choir performance. Tickets are $10 at the door of the campus theater. 7:00pm
• A Part of Roseville, the new iteration the former A Part Café, is cooking up a mouthwatering menu tonight as a preview of their new Gather Supper Club. Seating is very limited and there is an optional beer pairing. Tickets are $80-$105 online. 6:00pm-9:00pm
• Bring your family down to The Fig Tree Coffee Lounge tonight for free photos with Santa. Or just come hang out, have a yummy beverage and soak in that Downtown Roseville vibe. Lucy’s Salon & Spa (next door) is co-sponsoring the free photo op. 6:00pm-8:00pm
• Action Camera can teach you how to photograph Christmas lights – and it’s taking this class on the road! What better way to test out your new skills than by taking a tour of the amazing house light displays in Sacramento’s Fabulous 40s? Registration for this field trip class is $60 online. 5:00pm-9:00pm

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to the winners of the Roseville Public Library’s Mini Art Contest! Caroline R. (age 8) and Matthew V. (adult category) will each receive a $50 gift card to The Fountains shopping center. Check out their artwork in this post. (Instagram)
  
• It’s time to get your tickets to the 2nd Annual Placer Valley Business Summit! With only 100 tickets available, you want to act fast to secure your spot for this January 20, 2022 event. Get connected with other business owners and managers from around Placer County with seminars and networking opportunities. Lunch is included and there will be door prizes and swag! (Facebook)
• Make your end-of-year charitable giving count double and make a real difference in your community by considering a gift to Compassion Planet. Any donations to this local organization that assists and job-trains aged-out foster kids and at-risk youth will be matched by generous partners through December 31st. Up to $20,000! (Facebook)
• How could funding from the new federal infrastructure bill impact transportation in South Placer County? And how we do get that money for our area? Kitty O’Neal of KFBK News Radio and Placer County Transportation Planning Agency Director Mike Luken answer these questions and more in this three-part series. (Facebook)
• Warming hearts (and legs!), these Sargeant Elementary School students were busy as elves this week, making festive lap blankets for their senior friends at The Terraces of Roseville. Well done, Bulldogs! (Twitter)

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— Kelly Risse

About me: My name is Kelly Mays Risse, and I have lived in Roseville just about all my life. I graduated from Roseville High School and majored in Journalism at CSU Sacramento. My husband and I loved growing up and raising our three boys here in the 'Ville. I have watched Roseville evolve from a cheerful little railroad town to a large and diverse city. I love where we live, from the hiking trails to the hip new restaurants, and I love the people who live here. I am excited to bring the highlights to you in The Roseville Daily!