The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will provide trout anglers in the greater Sacramento area with an unprecedented fishing opportunity this winter: the chance to catch brook trout from a half-dozen urban and suburban park ponds and lakes that are part of CDFW’s Fishing in the City program. Fishing in the City began […]

At its January 11th meeting, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors introduced an ordinance that bans flavored tobacco sales to any person in the unincorporated area of Sacramento County. The ordinance will go to the Board on January 25th for adoption and will go into effect on July 25, 2022. This ordinance will ban the sale […]

Panhandle 105 is the name of a new proposal that could add many new homes in the panhandle area, a previously Rio Linda attached property recently annexed by the City of Sacramento. According to the Sacramento Business Journal, MLC Holdings Inc. has submitted an application for 443 single-family homes along Sorento Road. The Panhandle 105 […]

When you are out and about in unincorporated Sacramento County and you see illegal dumping or a sidewalk that needs repairing, you can now just snap a photo from your mobile phone using the SacCounty 311 Connect mobile app to pinpoint the location to report it.  The mobile app uses coordinates of your phone’s location to geotag […]

As of this morning, January 6, 2022, the Sacramento County Department of Public Health is recommending that businesses hold meetings remotely as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads like wildfire over the entire state. The department issued a new health order earlier this morning, requiring that all public meetings, including government meetings, are to be […]

Sacramento, CA | The County of Sacramento Housing Authority will open the Housing Choice Voucher Program Tenant-Based Voucher waiting list effective Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 8 a.m. until Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Applicants may apply at www.sacwaitlist.com using any device with internet access. A total of 5,000 applicants will be placed on the waiting […]

What a mixed bag of stories we had for 2021. We had COVID going away, then coming back with Delta and Omicron, We had Business openings and closings, we had some crimes, we had Cameron Skattebo finally able to excite us at Hornet Field, and we had the return of the Country Faire and the […]

Article Date: Thursday, December 30, 2021 In advance of the coming low overnight temperatures, Sacramento County is opening two warming center locations over the weekend. See below for operating days and times for each location. Protective facial coverings will be required and provided to all visitors. Pets are welcome, but must be on a leash or […]

The ushering in of a new year brings with it the anticipation of a fresh start, positive changes, and healthy resolutions.  What it should not bring are headlines of tragedies caused by drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  To encourage safe travel for those who are out on the road, the California Highway […]

Give your 2021 holiday tree the proper send-off and a new, beneficial life as mulch or biofuel to generate electricity! Residents can drop off their live holiday tree for recycling in January.  To be recycled, trees must be free of tinsel, lights, decorations, nails and stands. Flocked trees will be accepted, but cannot be recycled and will go to the […]

In November, at the insistence of the Franchise Tax Board, the Rio Linda Elverta Chamber of Commerce filed a police report with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s office providing more details on the Chamber embezzlement scandal that we wrote about 18 months ago, and names the former chamber directors accused. (Before we go any further, we […]

via Sacramento County ​You can definitely feel the chill in the air, and with temperatures continuing to cool for the next few days, it’s a great time to review cold weather tips:  Check on elderly family members, friends or neighbors. Seniors and those with serious medical conditions are at risk. Check on community members that might […]

I found a folder full of photos that I shot at the Alley Catz Car Show in July. This was one of the first local car shows to take place at the Dry Creek Ranch House after COVID restrictions on events began to be lifted. Beautiful cars, lovely women, and a very good time!