From my separate City of Auburn review:…read more Auburn is an attractive city, especially Old Town Auburn, which attracts passersby on the highway between Reno and Sacramento with the quaint architecture on a hill flanked by a giant sculpture. Its small-town charm is likely why movies like Rocky and Bullwinkle, Breakdown, Wisdom, and xXx had scenes shot here, but the town relates most to the 1996 John Travolta movie Phinome Phenomin Phenomm Look Who's Talking. The guy who discovered gold here in 1849 was memorialized by Ken Fox with a 45-ton concrete (rebar and wire mesh) statue at the entrance of Old Town. Ken Fox was a dentist able to do this in between teeth cleanings and forcing customers to look at super close-up pictures of their teeth in order to sell "special deep teeth cleaning" by the quadrant. This dentist has more "Great Statues" in the area which you'd likely find ful-"filling". Get it? Anyway, it's right off the highway, so stop there and check out Old Town. (Check my reviews on Edelweis 2 and the California Club)

Quality/Quantity - What a cool active town, see pictures…read more(and/or their website) of some current events. This might be our new pit stop...? Or a designated location? We usually go to downtown Auburn, so I am glad we came to Old Town this time. Atmosphere - Cool historic town. Lots of locally owned shops. Plenty of places to eat. Walk friendly but not sure if ADA friendly. Dog friendly, at least at the brewery. :) Service - Good, everyone we met was friendly. Price - Depends on where you shop, eat, and drink. Owner Comment - What a great fun town, looking forward to coming back soon when I have more time.

I mean it's a new building and it's beautiful. But it's also jury duty so there's that. The jury…read moreroom was fresh and clean and comfy. Go while it's got that new courthouse smell

Considering the vast amount of friends, colleagues, family, and coworkers that are required to…read morereport for Jury Duty, I guess you can say that I am one of the LUCKY ones. Meaning that since I've moved to Sacramento back in 2001, I have never had to serve on a jury. If my memory serves correct, I've received a summons for standby over multiple occasions (2006, 2013, 2022, and recently, 2025). However, this time around, my number was ON the list where I had to report on Monday morning, bright and early at 8:00am. This takes me to the morning of Monday 3/24/2025. After making the drive to Downtown Sacramento (which thankfully I am quite familiar with), I ended up parking my vehicle in the dedicated "juror parking lot" which is located at the corner of G and 8th St's. As long as you display your parking pass (on the drivers' side of the dashboard), you should not have any issues with security giving you a citation. Since I got there at 7:30am, I wanted to make sure I had time to park and make the walk across the street to the "Sacramento County Superior Court" building since I hate rushing and that fear of being late for something as important as this. As many other reviewers have stated, this place is old, dilapidated, and in dire need of repairs. From what I was told, they will be building a brand new courthouse in 2026-27 with far more luxurious amenities. Because being in here is like a time warp back to the 1970's; uncomfortable vinyl chairs, outdated linoleum flooring, everything screams nostalgia and not in a good way. However upon entering (as there are two different entrances) , you are required to put your belongings (keys, phone, jewelry, belt) in a metal detector while the armed officers will check you in. Once you go to the Jury Commissioners Office (located on the 2nd floor), they give you a roll-call similar to going to school on your first day of class. My name was selected for courtroom #29 (on the 4th floor) and I was one of 48 jurors for a criminal case. This courthouse handles both criminal and civil cases on a regular basis. This is what got frustrating and those that know how slowly the government gets things done, they move at a snails pace. We did not get seated inside the actual courtroom until 11:15am and by the time noon came around, it was time for lunch (from 12-1:30pm). When you combine the recess breaks with the judge, bailiffs, prosecutors, district attorney, and lawyers, the whole process can drag on for what seems like an eternity. I came back on Day 2; Tuesday 3/25/2025 where we didn't have to report to the courthouse until 9:00am. Since there were 12 primary jurors, come find out that I ended up being selected as an 'alternate' juror (which are numbered 13-18) and I was 18th on that list. Oh lucky me! After answering all the required and valid questions that the judge asked each and every one of us (such as "do you know anyone present?", "are you comfortable in being a juror in this case?", etc.), I ended up being excused around 3:30pm on my 2nd day. Whew! I feel the time and process can be quite lengthy but also beneficial if you are not familiar with the justice system and had I stayed for the actual trial, finding factual evidence to reach a verdict. Guity or not guilty. When it comes down to it, I support and respect our justice system as a whole. I have friends that are attorneys as well as colleagues that do this line of work. Getting into this as a career takes the right motivation, courage, and mindset as you have to dissect and brainstorm various scenarios to reach a verdict of a case. But I also feel that in this day and age, not everyone should be selected to go to jury duty; especially ones that rely on their business/job as their primary source of income. I work for county government so I am taken care of through my department. But for others, its more of a challenge where the Jury Commissioners Office as a whole can do a lot better. With that said and done, I am giving the "Sacramento County Superior Court" just a two-star rating.

Instead of mailing it, I went to the Sac County Assessor's Office to file our Homestead Exemption…read moreand had a great experience. The office was empty when we arrived, so we were seen right away. Iris, the clerk who helped us, was friendly and efficient. She stamped our form, made a copy, and we were done in less than 5 minutes! So glad we came early. The office is a nice suite and the location is easy to get to. Quick, smooth, and stress free process. Highly recommend if you need to take care of business in person.

This office is great! Parking is located in front and behind the building which is very plentiful…read more The entrance lobby and the office is very welcoming and bright. The customer service is consistently exceptional. You are greeted as soon as you enter. The individual at the information window answers your questions and guides you thru your request(s). I spent approximately 20 mins here from the time I entered, filled out my request (on the provided computers) and received the certified copies I requested. Kuddos to all of the public employees that work here! They are all knowledgeable, professional and very personable. Overall, excellent customer service.

For a layperson, trying to get a deed cleaned up and recorded can be a nightmare... it's almost…read morelike learning a foreign language if you need to change percentages or figure out the filing fees. I walked into the Placer County Recorder Offices expecting a CA DMV-like experience. Instead, I received extremely helpful and customer-centric service from Dawn. She helped me understand the process, the fees, what to expect and even offered to make copies of the documents for me. (granted, there was a fee, but that's not her fault). Very impressed to find a department in our government that was so customer focused and friendly.

Decent service from a government office. The constant chit-chatting/gossiping between two of the…read morefemale clerks at the property tax counter was distracting and annoying. They were doing this the entire time I was there--about 30 minutes. The building and grounds were clean and well-maintained. I won't get into the annoyance that Placer County's seat (and most of its government offices) is in Auburn which is out of the way of all of the county's population centers. Well, I guess I won't go into it very much...

This is for the uninitiated. Hopefully, those reading this review never gets the experience of…read morehaving to visit this center. Except maybe for the mandated jury duty that is. We were here for a traffic violation of the texting variety. Parking was packed even before 9 on a Monday. Got through to security and proceeded to get our service wait tickets via an e-kiosk. It took about 10 minutes before we were registered and told to go to room 30 where the traffic violations were being heard. Upon entering this courtroom, the judge was hearing testimony from a police officer while the "violating" party sat in the table a few chairs from him. Mikes were sensitive enough for testimonies to be heard inside. I figured that those who contested their citations went first as the arresting officer were present during the hearing. This went on for some time, and a 15-minute recess ended the scheduled disputes. It went like a breeze after that as those with petty traffic citations were summoned in batches of three's. I sat with my teen during the proceeding and the judge was thankful for my presence. We luckily got off a forgiveness as this first-time violator was a minor. We spent a total of 2 hrs and 30 minutes overall. Not quite what I planned for a Monday morning, but I'm sure glad it got the result it did.

I think this is a great courthouse, the location is convenient, parking is plentiful and the fact…read morethat the jail, probation and the district attorneys office is all walking distance is fantastic. The courtrooms are a little outdated but the technology is spot on. Staff at metal detectors are friendly and cleaning staff is always super nice. The clerks know what they are doing and it is one of the more enjoyable/modern looking courthouses to visit.

This Yelp site posts the wrong hours. As of 7/18/23, the library is being staffed 9 to 3 every…read moreweekday except Thursday by volunteer lawyers, pending the hiring of a new paid librarian. Closed Thursday, weekends, and major holidays. At this time there are no self-help lawyers available.

the staff was amazing and i was so impressed by the knowledge, efficiency and books available to…read morethe public. also made an appointment with a volunteer self help attorney. he was spot on for answers to my questions

Rob Hessee is an easy person to talk to, i had questions and he got back to me right away. He made…read moreme feel at ease about the process of finding a loved one. Explained how to go about tracking a person. Gave me great advice and was totally fair about costs. In fact he did not even charge me ! I will definitely be a customer in the future. I strongly recommend this business, thank you again, Tracy

Fantastic investigator. Very discreet and knowledgeable about the legal justice system. If you…read moreever need help with a criminal case, divorce, cheating spouse, etc. give this guy a call.