Transmission lines impacted by wildfires, SMUD warns that power shortfalls are possible on extraordinarily hot weekend. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is asking customers to limit their use of electricity during this afternoon’s high temperatures and throughout the weekend. With the Bootleg Fire in Oregon impacting critical transmission lines, energy imported from the Pacific […]

Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance (DHA) is activating its severe weather sheltering program beginning Friday, July 9 and continuing through Monday evening, July 12, ahead of extreme heat forecasted over the weekend and into next week.  With temperatures projected to be over 100 degrees beginning today, DHA staff in conjunction with homeless outreach partners […]

On June 24th at roughly 9pm, a collision took place at 22nd and E Streets that took the life of a young motorcyclist, identified as 26-year-old Matt Chacon of Rio Linda. I spoke with CHP Officer AJ McTaggart this morning to get the latest and most accurate information. CHP investigation has revealed that Chacon was […]

A drive to recall Governor Gavin Newsom will go to a special vote on September 14, a state official declared on Thursday after the state’s top election official certified a recall petition. The Lieutenant Governor has issued a Proclamation for a special statewide election on September 14, 2021. For more information on the upcoming election, […]

PG&E distributed a letter to local homes and businesses today, informing residents that they will be upgrading a portion of the natural gas distribution system on many local streets beginning in June and going through the Fall. Streets they will be working on include: Cherri Lynn Avenue Leewill Avenue Beemer Way Kenora Way 2nd Street […]

To increase reliability, safety and renewable energy benefits for everyone The SMUD Board of Directors is holding two public workshops and a public hearing to discuss proposed rate changes. The Chief Executive Officer & General Manager’s Report and Recommendation on Rates and Services, released by SMUD CEO & General Manager Paul Lau, outlines a proposed […]

Last week during the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting, the supervisors held a workshop with planners and developers regarding the Elverta Specific Plan. Mainly, what’s happened to make this project languish for over a decade, and what does the future look like? What was discovered isn’t encouraging. in 2007, Sacramento County approved a plan […]

California’s fourth largest library system permanently eliminates overdue fines for all Sacramento, CA (June 21, 2021)—Starting July 1, Sacramento Public Library (SPL) will be fine free. The library board voted unanimously to permanently end fines on overdue Sacramento Public Library materials last month. “This is long overdue for the Sacramento region and a game changer […]

The public is invited to attend one of two virtual workshops about the Sacramento County redistricting process. These workshops will also provide an overview of the mapping tools available for the public to draw proposed district boundaries and an opportunity for public comment on communities of interest and potential district boundaries.  VIRTUAL WORKSHOP 1 – MONDAY, […]

Extreme heat forecast; consumer help will be key to preventing outages FOLSOM, Calif. – The California Independent System Operator (ISO), with extremeheat forecast for much of California and the Southwest, has issued a statewide FlexAlert to encourage electricity conservation tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. to reduce stress on the grid and avoid power […]

Many of you may have recalled me writing about Laura’s Law in the past, as well as other measures in Sacramento County to address the growing concern around mental health. When I previously wrote about Laura’s Law, it was from the perspective of an ambivalent public servant with an impending decision on whether or not […]