Placer County, CA
County in California
United States
Placer County, CA partners with Wave Broadband to expand high-speed internet access in rural areas
The Placer County's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $500,000 grant for Wave Broadband to build fiber-optic infrastructure. The $2.2 million project will bring high-speed internet access to approximately 1,500 households in the county's rural communities. The county plans to use CARES ACT funding to support the project and issue additional grants to identify specific rural communities with the highest need for the upcoming infrastructure.
Placer County, CA
United States
Placer County, CA is using machine learning to ensure compliance with short-term rental taxes
Placer County is using Deckard Technologies' cloud-based platform Rentalscape, hosted by Amazon Web services, to identify, track and report short-term rental registrations, bookings and transient occupancy (TO) tax payments. The platform uses machine learning to mine public data sources of short-term rentals for inconsistencies. The Rentalscape platform helps the county ensure that operators of short-term rentals comply with the TO tax that supports local government services.
Placer County, CA
United States
Placer County, CA approves on-demand rideshare pilot for Kings Beach and Tahoe City
County-run Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit (TART) will work with Squaw Downtowner to operate the free service. Eight shuttles will be accessible by mobile app or phone call for pickups and drop-offs in the pilot zones. TART encourages commuters to connect their shuttle rides to regional bus stops. The pilot expands the county's public transit options and reduces traffic congestion during the summer travel season.
Placer County, CA
United States
Placer County, CA facilitates virtual communications on planning matters with new chatbot
The initial version of the Ask Placer County bot answers 375 questions within the purview of the Community Development Resource Agency. Residents receive responses about application fees and county initiatives like the urban foliage project. The Talk to Inspector component allows users to schedule and confirm inspections. County staffers are using data from daily bot use to refine questions and expand virtual services.
Placer County, CA
United States