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A new list of preferred cities by military retirees places Roseville among the very top in the nation.

The city that’s got it all is both a great place to raise a family and enjoy retirement life. Residents fall in love with the city’s charm and history, along with its high-performing schools, great places for fun, food and shopping and its thriving neighborhoods and businesses.

Earlier this month, as we saluted the brave men and women who wear the uniform, Smartasset.com released its ranking of American cities most beloved by military retirees.

The survey compared 200 large cities across the United States and measured three broad categories to rank which ones cater the most to the nation’s military retirees.

Roseville finished as eighth overall and fifth in military retirement friendliness in the nation.

About three-and-a-half percent of Roseville’s population is made up of veterans who are at least 65 years old. Nationally, that’s in the top 20.

Military friendliness was measured by taking a look at the percentage of population who are veterans age 65 and above. As part of the analysis, senior tax burden entered into the equation.

The list also answered how accommodating cities were toward the group. Cities with more VA health facilities, benefits administration services and similar resources move up on the list.

The third component is the city’s economic environment. Median veteran income, unemployment rate and other income-qualifying criteria were used for the ranking segment.

More and more, America’s retired military personnel turn to cities like Roseville when it’s time to enter post-service life.

Only one other California city finished in the top 10 along with Roseville.

For the complete list, visit smartasset.com.

Each year, California tosses out more than 11 billion tons of food waste into landfills.

Consequently, landfill space is getting tighter. But what’s worse: The food waste is releasing greenhouse gases into the environment as it accumulates.

A new recycling program will change the way people manage their food waste and help protect the planet. And it’s coming to Roseville soon.

Lawmakers passed a law in 2016 that requires local jurisdictions to work with households to compost organic waste.

The effort aims to reduce organic waste disposal into landfills by as much as 75% within four years.

Roseville customers will contribute to this initiative by changing the way they dispose of their food waste. It’s also the biggest change to trash and recycling practices in three decades.

The city rolls out the new residential food waste program next year. Once the city’s pilots and studies are complete, Roseville will gather additional customer feedback to help design the new food waste program.

In the pilots, customers receive a third receptacle for recycling. The idea is for residents to collect food waste inside their home and then dispose of it into the larger container.

Alternatively, in the other pilot, customers can dispose of food normally. Then, it would be separated at the waste facility.

Roseville has not yet confirmed which process will go into effect.

But what is clear is Roseville residents will soon have to think about their trash disposal in a very different way.

Businesses will also be part of that change. Currently, Roseville recycles several tons of food waste from local businesses each week.

In the future, customers who dine out will work with local businesses to toss their uneaten food into separate containers to streamline food recycling.

The city of Roseville is also developing plans to address hunger within the community in unison with the recycling plan. It’ll work with residential and food insecurity programs to make this happen.

Another benefit: Organic waste can be used as compostable soil.

In an effort to retain and attract the best minds in medicine, Sutter Health announced that Roseville Medical Center will add a teaching hospital for a new medical residency program.

The first-year class, which starts next year, will include 13 residents for internal medicine and six for surgery.

The expansion couldn’t come at a more opportune time. Last year, there were more graduating medical students than available spots in residency programs.

Without a strong medical program, hospitals can have a difficult time recruiting physicians and other medical professionals.

Roseville’s training program brings in doctors at the early stages of their careers, allowing them to grow alongside their communities. The hospital hopes doctors will fall in love with the region and continue practicing medicine in Northern California.

While the hospital will first offer surgery and internal medicine training programs, Roseville Medical Center will expand to new areas in the coming years. It will likely add emergency medicine and anesthesia next.

As the medical program grows, the teaching hospital will evaluate the needs of the community to inform its programing.

To start, Roseville Medical Center will invest $30 million in developing teaching facilities, labs, sleep rooms and other teaching hospital needs.

For patients, they can expect more visits from multiple doctors. For instance, doctors and their accompanied residents will engage in longer discussions about the patient’s health and underlying condition as part of the teaching process.

The hospital’s expansion into teaching provides yet another layer to the region’s impressive hospital and technology network. Roseville Medical Center will create jobs and attract top medical recruits who will provide innovative medical care to Placer County communities and beyond.

As an established destination, Placer County continues to build its reputation for excellence. The region’s expanding health services and facilities will help grow the local economy and provide residents with cutting-edge community-enriching health care services.