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Coffee in hand, Roseville? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Are you using Roseville's free cardboard recycling sites the right way?
  • Roseville recruits join Placer County's first-ever regional law enforcement academy.
  • How often did Roseville's license plate cameras actually get it wrong?

Also on today's calendar: Circus Vargas Presents "Masquerade!" in Folsom! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 100, low: 65.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 96 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Break it down: Help keep cardboard recycling sites clean (ca.gov) — Roseville is asking residents to help keep its seven free cardboard recycling sites clean and available by flattening boxes, recycling only clean cardboard, and never leaving trash or overflow on the ground. The city explains how misuse leads to illegal dumping, extra cleanup, and less convenient service, and offers a phone number if bins are full.
   

• Placer County Training Academy: Day 1 (ca.gov) — Roseville residents now have local officers training in the inaugural Placer County Sheriff Training Academy, which just launched a six-month program for 30 recruits from nine Northern California agencies. With Roseville Police Department participants, the academy aims to boost regional law-enforcement readiness through rigorous classroom work, scenario-based exercises, and fitness before graduation in January 2027.
   

• After 54 US cities reject its cameras, Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother' (thecooldown.com) — Roseville drivers should know local police reported Flock license plate cameras misread plates 71% of the time between 2023 and 2024, raising serious accuracy and privacy concerns. The piece details nationwide backlash, civil liberties criticism, and the company's promised safeguards as it insists it isn't "Big Brother."
   

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  • REUNITED WITH OWNER !!!!
    FOUND this little guy on Quartz and Hovey on the corner of Porter near Kaseburg Park. Message me if he's yours. I'll be taking him to the SPCA in a… (Nextdoor Kaseberg-Kingswood)
  • I would like to find an opportunity to volunteer somewhere —Some places I've researched require weeks of training, or a "donation" to volunteer (which I find just crazy).
    Just would like to get involved in some sort of community service, and haven't determined yet where my "niche" is —I love animals, have done work… (Nextdoor Maidu)
  • Molly Maid posted a job opening for Residential House Cleaning Professional in Roseville. Apply here.
  • Advanced Home Health & Hospice, an Excelin Company posted a job opening for Administrative/Medical Assistant in Roseville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roseville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rocklin

  • Rocklin Financial Advisor Sponsors 35,000 Meals for Feed My Starving Children MobilePack (rosevilletoday.com)
  • Placer County Board of Education Seeks Applicants for Trustee Area 5 (granitebaymirror.com)
  • Former Rocklin Mayor Peter Hill, city's longest-serving councilmember, dies (kcra.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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