After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record, prolonging California’s drought. The first two months of 2022 are shaping up to be the driest January and February in California history, prompting state officials to warn of dire water conditions ahead.  “There’s no precipitation […]

We’ve seen it all before. Dog barking all night, loud mariachi music until 2am, the booming bass from the jackass two doors down. When it’s your neighbor causing the noise, no matter what kind of noise it is, there -is- a time and a method to take action. Sacramento County has adopted laws that make […]

The Planning and Environmental Review Division of the Department of Community Development has released a Revised Final Draft of the Sacramento County Climate Action Plan (CAP) The draft released today revises and replaces the draft released in September 2021. The CAP is Sacramento County’s plan to reduce its contribution to climate change while addressing the impact […]

Article Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to declare a shelter crisis in Sacramento County as an important step towards implementing the Board’s directions to open and operate sanctioned encampments (called “Safe Stay Communities”).  While adoption of the proposed declaration will allow staff to move with expediency on site […]

Article Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 ​​In alignment with the State, effective immediately Sacramento County is rescinding the July 26 health order requiring all individuals to wear face coverings indoors and the Jan. 6 health order directing all public meetings be held virtually.  As per the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) order, all unvaccinated individuals will continue to […]

In April of 2021, there were rumblings about a new development project proposed for the east side of 28th street between Elverta Road and U Street. At the County Board of Supervisor’s meeting this past week, those plans got a little closer to becoming reality. In April the plans were for 792 apartment units. The […]

Feels like spring is in the air and with the warming temperatures, mosquitoes are out looking to bite. “This is a typical trend that we see every year in February when we get a few days of sunny and warm weather. These mosquitoes are ones that had been hibernating during the past few months. The […]

Every other year the Sacramento region conducts a count of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness, as mandated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the count was canceled in 2021 – the regularly scheduled timeframe and will be done in 2022 instead. Led by Sacramento Steps Forward, this […]

By: Supervisor Sue Frost With the rise in COVID cases across the world as a result of the omicron variant, local jurisdictions are struggling with how to properly react.  Some areas like Sonoma County have now issued “shelter in place” orders, which means residents can only go to places for essential reasons, such as the […]

What if every person in the United States – about 333,000,000 people – had tried to hack into Sacramento County government information systems in 2021?  The reality is that the amount would still be shy by roughly 27 million. Last year, there were a whopping 360 million unauthorized attempts to connect to Sacramento County information […]

The Board of Supervisors approved the initial project recommendations for Phase One Funding Allocations for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The funds come from the total of first allocation $150 million, which the County received in May 2021. Project proposals had to fit in one of the three Board-approved strategic investments for priority issue […]

January 19 1995 When his friend remarked about how many Secret Service agents were keeping watch over the president in Rio Linda on Tuesday afternoon John Faul had an unfortunate comeback. “I said sarcastically ‘Well don’t break out your automatic weapons yet’ ” Faul recalled Wednesday. Before he knew it the 19-year-old American River College […]

With a visit to Roseville Tuesday President Clinton raised hope of a fix for water-weary neighborhoods And with a surprise sidetrack to Rio Linda he satisfied residents that their troubles matter too. “We thought we were going to be forgotten. Everybody’s talk talk talk about Roseville and there are other areas that were hit just […]

The Sacramento County North Area Recovery Station (The dump) located at 4450 Roseville Road, North Highlands, will temporarily close to the public beginning Friday, Jan. 14, due to COVID-19 impacts on staffing availability.  Authorized commercial account customers that use the automated services, known as the Waste Wizard, will continue to have access to the NARS […]

BY KRISTEN HWANG / CalMattersJANUARY 13, 2022 IN SUMMARY: California hospitals are expecting COVID-19-infected patients to triple by the end of January, with the surge expected to last until the end of February. California’s hospital system is in danger of collapse as skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, severely ill patients and sick staff push hospitals past their capabilities, […]