COVID-19 forced schools to go virtual in March 2020, creating high-stress levels for students, families, and educators. As schools plan to reopen for the 20/21 school year, meeting the safety, social and emotional wellness needs of all students will be a priority. Sacramento County Public Health and the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) today announced the […]
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Food 4 Less announces the acquisition of Elkhorn Blvd Rio Linda Food Source Store
Rebranding and grand openings to follow in late September to early October Stockton, CA (June 24, 2020) – PAQ, Inc. Food 4 Less announces acquisition of Bradshaw Road Sacramento and Elkhorn Blvd Rio Linda Food Source store sites. Our mission has always been to provide families with affordable groceries and a clean shopping environment without compromising […]
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Surge in Gun Violence Results in Multiple Homicides and Shooting Victims in the Sacramento Area
The Sacramento Police Department (SPD) and Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office (SSO) want our communities to be aware of a series of shootings that have occurred throughout the City and County of Sacramento. The drastic increase in shootings began to occur in late May and has continued through June. Based on the investigations thus far, detectives […]
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Financial Audit of Rio Linda Chamber of Commerce Uncovers $18,000+ deficit
The biggest open secret in Rio Linda for many years has been “What is the Chamber of Commerce doing?” If they weren’t fundraising through fireworks sales or selling votes for the Honorary Mayor’s contest, they were mostly invisible. They didn’t hold many events. They didn’t promote commerce in the community. What was their reason for […]
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FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISION ON I-5 SOUTHBOUND SOUTH OF POWERLINE ROAD
On June 19, 2020 at approximately 12:37 am, The California Highway Patrol (CHP) received a call of a wrong way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of I-5, south of Powerline Road. At approximately 12:42 am, the wrong way driver collided with another vehicle traveling on I-5 southbound just south of Powerline Road. CHP […]
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Nail Salons, Tattoo parlors, Piercing Studios open today at Noon per Sacramento County
Sacramento County has an amended Public Health Order that will allow for additional allowable activities. The new Public Health Order will become effective at 11:59 a.m. today, June 19. The following activities are now allowable in the amended Public Health Order as listed in Appendix B of the Order, provided they have implemented the required health and […]
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Governor Gavin Newsom issues statewide face mask mandate
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a statewide face mask mandate, requiring Californians to wear them in line or inside indoor public spaces, While receiving services from healthcare, Waiting for or while riding transportation, At the workplace, and when Interacting with public. Because of our collective actions, California has limited the spread of COVID-19 and […]
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Sheriff Investigating Deadly Shooting in Rio Linda
Sacramento County Sheriff detectives are investigating a homicide tonight after a shooting has left one man dead. At roughly 5:10pm, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting at 7012 Rio Linda Blvd. Witnesses reported three Black Male Adult suspects. Upon arrival, Deputies found an adult male with a gunshot wound to […]
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How do you Pick the Sweetest Watermelon?
It’s summertime again, and that means barbecues, swimming pools and the sweet treat that can’t be beat, watermelon. How do you buy a watermelon and know that it’s ripe and sweet? Today, Grace Marquette is going to teach us how to choose the best, ripe and sweet watermelon. Grace has been in Rio Linda since […]
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Sue Frost – Defunding Police isn’t the Answer
Written by Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost The killing of George Floyd was horrific – and the officers responsible have been arrested and will stand trial. But now politicians and activists are blaming everyone in a uniform. “Defund the police” has become the rallying call for protesters. Activists want to strip money from law-enforcement, disband […]
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SacCounty Public Health Order Amended
Sacramento County has an amended Public Health Order that will allow the relaxation of restrictions on low-risk businesses consistent from the direction of the State of California, to move further into Stage 3 of the state’s Resilience Roadmap. The new Public Health Order will become effective at 11:59 a.m. today, June 12. Sacramento County is able to move […]
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Your Job Just Became Remote Permanently — Now What?
Although some businesses are opening back up, many have asked their employees to work from home permanently. Feelings are mixed. You may be excited to not have to fight traffic and get an extra hour of sleep. However, you could also be missing the camaraderie of working in close quarters with your coworkers. Either way, […]
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Regional Campaign Urges Residents to Sort Smart
With more people working from home and shopping online, curbside recycling carts have never been fuller. Both Sacramento County and the city of Sacramento have seen 15 percent uptick in the amount of curbside recyclables collected in April. But too often, what ends up in the bin doesn’t belong there. To reduce cart contamination, Sacramento […]
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Japanese Beetles Detected In Sacramento County
The Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), is beginning an extensive survey in response to the detection of eight Japanese beetles in the Arden-Arcade area, specifically near the intersection of Watt and Whitney Avenues in Sacramento County. A separate detection of 11 beetles within the city […]
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California posts guidelines for gyms, bars, schools, others to reopen as soon as June 12
After months spent in various stages of lockdown, California’s economy cracked open a little bit further today with the state announcing a series of new check-lists for counties hoping to get bars, sit-down restaurants, gyms, hotels, summer camps and bowling alleys up and rolling again as early as next Friday. The new “Phase 3” guidelines […]
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Board Ratifies Local State of Emergency
The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved the ratification of the Local State of Emergency Proclamation for Civil Unrest. The County will review the need for continuing the local emergency at least every 60 days. With the ratification and letter to the Director of the California Office of Emergency Services, Sacramento County is asking the Governor […]
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Sacramento County Sheriff Department Crime Reports for April 2020
These are the crimes reported to the Sacramento County Sheriffs Department in Rio Linda and Elverta for April 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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How to cure local news without accidentally poisoning it
By Steven Waldman The idea of the government helping “save” the news media makes most reporters’ skin crawl. How on earth can journalists hold politicians accountable if we’re getting money from them? Wouldn’t that put the muckrakers under the thumb of the muckmakers? The only group I can think of that might, at first blush, […]
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NHRA Sonoma Nationals Event at Sonoma Raceway Cancelled
Sonoma Raceway and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced today the cancellation of the NHRA Sonoma Nationals Mello Yello Drag Racing Series race weekend at Sonoma Raceway, originally scheduled for July 24-26, 2020. Since announcing the race postponement in early May, Sonoma Raceway and NHRA have worked closely to find an alternate date for the […]
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Homebuilder Selected for Northlake Project
Homebuilder Lennar Corp. has been selected by developer Integral Communities to build out the single-family homes planned in the Northlake project in North Natomas. Northlake is located south of Elkhorn Blvd. and west of Highway 99 at the Elkhorn/99 interchange, just south of Metro Air Park. Lennar has filed plans for eight different home styles […]
