Special to the Rio Linda Messenger from Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost A discussion taking place amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is the reduction of jail populations due to the high risk of spreading COVID-19 in the jails. Most recently, the Governor’s office announced a further reduction of the state’s prisoner population by 8,000. For many […]
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Rio Linda Rite Aid Now Offering Free COVID-19 Testing
Beginning today, Rite Aid in Rio Linda will be offering COVID-19 testing through the US Department of Health and Human Services program. Rite Aid has partnered with Verily and will use its Baseline COVID-19 Program to provide screening, scheduling, and return of results to participants at Rite Aid testing sites. The COVID-19 testing will be […]
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Twin Rivers Will Begin School Year with Remote Learning
As Sacramento County Director of Public Health Dr. Peter Beilenson and Sacramento County Superintendent David Gordon were speaking about the decision to begin the year with distance learning, Dir Steve Martinez, Twin Rivers Unified School District Superintendent issued a statement. To Staff and the Twin Rivers School Community, The start of a new school year […]
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Sacramento County Schools Will Not Reopen This Fall
The Sacramento County Office of Education today announced that the thirteen districts within Sacramento County will continue distance learning as they had implemented in the spring. More than 250,000 students will return to distance learning. That includes local districts Twin Rivers, Natomas, Center, Elverta, and Robla. No announcement was made regarding private schools. “It is […]
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Sacramento County Public Health Order is Freshly Amended per Governor Mandates
Governor Gavin Newsom announced on July 13 that all counties on the State’s County Monitoring List for three consecutive days are required to shut down certain industries and activities unless they can be modified to operate outside or by pick-up. Sacramento County is on the Monitoring List, and the following industries/activities are to shut down […]
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California Shuts Down. Again.
At noon today, In his regular Monday COVID-19 press conference, today California Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Public Health Officer once again announced sweeping closures to public businesses in an effort to stem the tide of rapidly increasing COVID-19 infections. (Sacramento County had not provided any guidance as of 4:30pm) Effective July 13, 2020, […]
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DMV Gives 1-Year Extension to Senior Drivers with Expiring Licenses
Licenses for drivers 70 and older that expire March through December 2020 now valid until 2021 Sacramento – The California Department of Motor Vehicles is providing an automatic one-year extension to Californians age 70 and older with a noncommercial driver license with an expiration date between March 1 and December 31, 2020. This action delays the […]
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SBA Disaster Assistance Available to Local Small Businesses Economically Impacted by Civil Unrest
Disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are now available to Sacramento County businesses, including those in the incorporated cities, economically impacted by civil unrest that began May 26, 2020. Eligibility is based on the financial impact of the disaster only and not on any actual property damage. These loans have an interest […]
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First Housing Development Proposed for Panhandle
A fresh set of plans for one of the first subdivisions in the recently annexed panhandle area have been submitted to the City of Sacramento. The Panhandle is the 589-acre greenbelt area west of East Levee Road, between Elkhorn Blvd. and Del Paso Road. It was annexed away from Sacramento County in May of last […]
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Homicide Investigation leads to 120 mph pursuit
Sunday afternoon a man was killed near Watt and Hurley which led to a pursuit of suspects from North Highlands to Davis and back. Deputies responded to the 3500 block of San Ysidro Way near Hurley Way and Watt Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. after receiving a call of an injured male. They found a […]
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Federal Government Says Cleanup Plan Overrides Rio Linda Water Lawsuit
On Monday, the federal government asked a California federal court to dismiss lawsuits brought by Rio Linda Elverta Community Water District and Sacramento Suburban Water District alleging the government and chemical companies have contaminated local drinking water with Hexavalent Chromium-6, detailing that cleanup efforts are already underway. The federal government proposed that it has immunity […]
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Rio Linda Companies Access PPP Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration released a partial list of businesses that received loans under the Payroll Protection Program intended to soften the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. In all, 17 local companies received PPP loans. Over 7,700 Sacramento County companies received loans. 28 companies in the Sacramento region received loans in the highest […]
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Sacramento County Sheriff Department Crime Reports for May 2020
These are the crimes reported to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office in Rio Linda and Elverta for May of 2020. Per the Sheriffs Department, this data is produced via a set of processes involving many different systems. No representation is made or implied regarding the accuracy of the data made available here.
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350 Acre Grass Fire Burns Along Baseline
At 10 pm last night, Metro Fire, Placer Fire, Roseville Fire and CalFire units responded to a large grass fire in Elverta near the northwest corner of Gibson Ranch near Kasser Road. The fire began at Kasser Road and Tan Woods Road and spread north to Baseline Road, pushed along by gusty winds. Response quickly […]
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Sacramento County Public Health Amends Health Order to Close Restaurants and Theaters
Yesterday, July 1st, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the California Department of Public Health is requiring all counties that have been on the COVID Monitoring List for at least three days to move certain business sectors to outdoor operations. Today, Sacramento County Public Health amended its Public Health Order to reflect the governor’s requirement. The County Order […]
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Fatal Accident on Elkhorn West of SR99
Today at approximately 7:20 am, The California Highway Patrol received a call of a collision involving a Sports Utility Vehicle and a sedan in the area of West Elkhorn Boulevard, west of SR-99. CHP officers responded to the collision scene and learned that a 47-year old female out of Sacramento, was driving a Toyota 4-Runner […]
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CalMatters Previews the November 2020 Ballot
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER JUNE 29, 2020 Update: June 29, 2020. After a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the list of propositions that California voters will be asked to weigh in on has been — more or less — finalized. This past week marked the deadline for citizens and special interests to snag their spot on the November […]
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CHP Max Enforcement Period July 3rd -5th
Wherever people choose to observe Independence Day, they can expect the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to be out in force for a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) from 6 p.m. on Friday, July 3, to midnight, Sunday, July 5. As California gradually reopens, many people will be eager to celebrate the holiday weekend with family and […]
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Marc Allan Walter 1959 – 2020
In Memory of Marc Allan Walter May 7, 2020 Marc passed suddenly at age 60 at his home in Dunedin, FL. He is survived by his mother Gaylene Walter, brother Barry Walter (Julie), sister Gwenn Padgett (Paul), his wife Dala. Adored father of Brandee Sherwill (Peter), Stephanie Rosenbaum (Sam), Donn Kittrell (Abigail). Beloved Papa to […]
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Sacramento County orders bars closed after another record day of coronavirus
Upon the recommendation of the California Department of Public Health and Governor Gavin Newsom, the Sacramento County Public Health Order has been amended to take bars off of the list of allowable activities. The Order goes into effect today, June 29, at 6 p.m. Sacramento County was one of eight counties with a recommendation to close bars, while seven counties […]
