If you haven’t already, now is a great time to think about filing income taxes. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a benefit for which anyone with a household income less than $59,187 may qualify. The County of Sacramento Department of Human Assistance (DHA) has again partnered with the United Way California Capital Region to offer the Volunteer […]

The County’s development process is one step closer to undergoing comprehensive systematic and customer service improvements, as the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to support the direction and goals of the process. The plan includes improving the timeliness of review, ensuring a predictable and consistent process, and a concerted focus on providing outstanding customer […]

The County Board of Supervisors intends to continue providing $1 million through the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Grant Program to support nonprofit organizations located in Sacramento County in Fiscal Year 2023-24. For the last 7 years, the Board of Supervisors has awarded funds to organizations that carry out community-based programs and/or services in the areas […]

A man died Tuesday afternoon after allegedly barricading himself at a home in Elverta and was believed to have set the house on fire, authorities said. The incident occurred at the house in the 2400 block of Covered Wagon Circle in Elverta in the Dutch Haven area just west of Gibson Ranch Park. Deputies were […]

Elverta, CA – A homeless man was taken into custody after he allegedly attacked a Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District (Sac Metro) firefighter on January 17th. The incident occurred at Elverta Food and Liquor on Elverta Road at Dutch Haven, near Gibson Ranch Park. According to News10 and the Sac Metro Fire Department, the firefighter was […]

By: Supervisor Sue Frost “I’ll be right back,” Chuck Noland told his wife in the movie Cast Away. But then a storm stranded him on an Island for so long that he started talking to a deflated volleyball. The storms in Sacramento didn’t strand people on a deserted island, but tree-falls and flooding did cut […]

The Arts & Cultural Nonprofit Recovery Grant Program will support COVID-19 impacted 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations that are involved in producing, promoting, or participating in live performances, events, or exhibits intended for public viewing and organizations that preserve and exhibit objects and sites of historical, cultural, or educational interest. Grant award sizes will vary and may […]

If you know someone in Sacramento County who does amazing volunteer work and is over 50, you can recognize their efforts by nominating them for The Sacramento County Adult and Aging Commission’s 5 over 50 Award. The award honors volunteers over the age of 50 who contribute to the health and vitality of the Sacramento […]

The Rio Linda Falcons were a youth football program (Pop Warner) back in the late 70s and 80s. Many players and coaches who were in that program ended up in the high school program in the late 80s. I was born in 1969, and graduated in 1987. I was just ten years old. This would […]

As we finished cleaning up the Christmas wrapping paper and polished off the last of the eggnog, meteorologists warned that an atmospheric river would deliver a wallop of weather over the New Year’s holiday. And did it ever. Sacramento County took heed of the long-term forecast and opened the Westside sandbag location on November 4th, but did […]

The Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks is closing all parks within its jurisdiction, effective Saturday, Jan. 14. With the series of storms that have hit saturating the area’s soil, Regional Parks is preparing for the likely event that the expected 50+ mile per hour wind gusts from the upcoming storm system will bring down […]