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Board Votes to Revise Approved FY 2020-21 Budget

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 10, to approve the Revised Recommended Budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year​.  The Revised Recommended General Fund budget provided substantial additional funding to address the impact of COVID-19 on the community; avoided significant reductions in critical County programs and made new General Fund supported investments in some new […]

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Food Friday: That One Time When Rio Linda Appeared in Saveur Magazine

I like finding interesting or positive references to our community in unexpected places. Saveur magazine, like it’s contemporaries Bon Appetit or Food&Wine or Gourmet, usually feature food and wine articles describing wine tasting trips through Tuscany from the back of a Vespa, or treks through Uzbekistan to experience the latest farm to table craze, wood-fired […]

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Heatwave expected this weekend

SMUD anticipates no problems serving customer demand The Sacramento region is expecting another heat wave, with temperatures forecasted to be well above 100 degrees through the Labor Day weekend. SMUD has enough power resources to meet demand, barring a regional or state grid emergency. SMUD also has additional crews available to quickly restore power in […]

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Twin Rivers Unified Rolls Out Voluntary COVID-19 Saliva Tests

An ambitious COVID-19 saliva-based voluntary testing program is underway in Twin Rivers Unified. Testing began this week with essential employees who are not displaying symptoms of the coronavirus. With approximately 27,000 Twin Rivers Unified students and staff expected to resume in-person instruction at some point during the 2020-2021 academic year, our top priority is the […]

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Lily Lee, Former Par Market Owner

Lilly Lee passed away at the age of 98 on July 25, 2020. Lilly was born in Oroville, California in 1921 to her parents Ming and Kim. She was raised in Oroville where her family belonged to the town’s robust Chinese-American community. Lilly had an adventurous childhood and often entertained her family with her stories. […]

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LaVerne Scheidel 1926 – 2020

LaVerne Charles Scheidel, passed peacefully into his everlasting life with our Lord, early, June 5, 2020, after a 2 1/2-year battle with Colon Cancer. He was a 94-year-old native of Elverta, California, born March 16, 1926. He attended Lincoln School (Elverta) and graduated early from Grant High School in his senior year to volunteer for […]

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Rio Linda Elverta CPAC Meeting scheduled for August 26

The first Rio Linda Elverta Community Planning Advisory Council meeting in six months has been scheduled for August 26 2020. The meeting will be streamed live through BlueJeans Events. Members of the public may watch and/or listen to the meeting as follows: Video/Audio from a PC: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/liveevent/vqcjrqwr Video/Audio from a mobile device: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/liveevent/vqcjrqwr (Enter Event […]

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Wildfire Smoke: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, in conjunction with Sacramento County Public Health, is advising residents to take precautions and minimize outdoor activities if they see or smell smoke coming from the current wildfires burning over a wide area in Northern California. Due to this smoke, particulate matter (PM) pollution is expected to be […]