From Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost comes notice of a FREE money saving workshop geared towards seniors. You will have resources at your finger tips which will help you find ways to save money each month to help counter the rising cost of living on a fixed budget. Resources include, but are not limited to, […]
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RLERPD Announces “Park Watch Report” App
Do you walk in our parks? Do your children play in our parks? Do you come to the parks to play pickle ball, watch a ball game, walk your dog? If so you are the perfect person to use the Park Watch Report. On Monday, October 1st the Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park District […]
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Federal Appeals Case Impacts Illegal Camping Ordinance
A federal court decision has ruled that illegal camping ordinances are unconstitutional and that local governments cannot cite or arrest anyone sleeping on public property. On Sept. 4, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on the case Robert Martin v. City of Boise, stating that enforcing anti-camping ordinances when adequate shelter beds are unavailable […]
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Dry Creek Wildfire Training Scheduled for September 6th
Rio Linda, CA – Metro Fire, in conjunction with the Sacramento County Regional Parks Department, Sacramento Agricultural Commissioner’s Office, and the SMAQMD, will be conducting wildland fire training at Dry Creek area in Rio Linda on September 6TH, 2018. Taking place is NWCG (National Wildfire Coordinating Group) S-219, Firing Operations. The primary goal of the […]
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An Obvious Solution to a Complex Problem
By Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost Every year, our Sacramento County Sheriff’s are receiving more and more dispatch calls for people experiencing a mental health crisis. Unfortunately, far too many of these people don’t get the help they need and wind up downtown in the Sacramento County Main Jail for a few days because our […]
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Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK Festival returns to Discovery Park
In 2015 the Monster Energy Aftershock festival came to Gibson Ranch here in Elverta. These days the show calls Discovery Park home, but Aftershock is a HUGE event in the north county which draws concert-goers from all over the country. Last year’s event spent over $1 Million directly with local businesses, and had an overall […]
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Unity in the Community
If you haven’t had a chance to attend one of the Sacramento Sheriff Department Unity in the Community events this year, here is your last chance! Join us on September 9, 2018 at Foothill Community Park (5510 Diablo Drive Sacramento, CA 95842) from 10:00AM-2:00PM. Come out and meet members of our department and enjoy a […]
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Back-to-School Traffic and Safety Tips
With the new school year starting (Twin Rivers gets started on Monday, August 20th), children will be crossing streets, walking and bicycling to get to and from school each day. School buses stop frequently, which can mean children darting out into traffic without warning. Drivers need to be extra cautious in school zones as children […]
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West Nile Virus Increases in Rio Linda/Elverta Area
Elk Grove, Ca— The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District continues to closely monitor areas throughout both Sacramento and Yolo counties where West Nile virus activity continues to be on the rise. Specific areas of concern include the City of Davis, Citrus Heights and communities in the Northern part of Sacramento County including Orangevale, Antelope, […]
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Rio Linda Opens 2018 Season At Center High School
The Rio Linda Knights open the 2018 prep football season in a familiar place versus Center High School, but in a brand new, unfamiliar league as they visit Center High tomorrow night (8/16). The Knights move from the Tri-County Conference to the all new Foothill Valley League this year. The FVL consists of Lincoln, Oakmont, Ponderosa, […]
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Rio Linda Man Sentenced in Key West Gold Theft
Two men have been sentenced for stealing a Key West museum’s 17th-century gold bar. During Monday’s federal court hearing, Richard Steven Johnson of Rio Linda, California, was sentenced to five years and three months in prison, while accomplice Jarred Alexander Goldman of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, received three years and four months. They were both […]
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Twin Rivers Announces Free School Lunch for ALL TRUSD students 2018/2019
Twin Rivers Unified School District announced today that they will provide free school breakfast and lunch to all students in the 2018/2019 school year. TRUSD schools will be implementing a new provision available to schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). All enrolled students in […]
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Son Shoots Father Dead on Quadra Ave in Rio Linda
A Rio Linda man was shot dead in his home Tuesday morning in Rio Linda. Now, Sheriff’s Deputies say the person who shot him is his son. Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call about a man being shot at 10:10 a.m. on the 300 block of Quadra Avenue in Rio Linda, and were […]
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Homicide at 16th and E Streets in Rio Linda
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a homicide at 16th and E Streets in Rio Linda after a man was shot to death early Sunday morning. A little after 2 a.m., the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call saying there was a shooting victim at 1504 E Street. Upon arrival, deputies the […]
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Fair Ruling on Fair Share
By Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost In June, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, ruling that the First Amendment protects public employees from being required to pay money to a union without their consent. As this was a high profile case that drastically changes the way […]
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Northbrook Park Grand Opening
The Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Park District is excited to announce the opening of their newest playground. Located in Northbrook Park at 2811 Tourmaline Way in Antelope, CA, this playground structure has been eagerly anticipated for some time by the Northbrook community. The ribbon cutting will take place on Tuesday, July 24 at 6:00pm […]
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Solo Vehicle Fatal Collision On Q Street
On July 20, 2018, at approximately 3:15 A.M., the California Highway Patrol received reports of a solo vehicle traffic collision on “Q” street east of 16th street in the Rio Linda Area. A 22 year old man was driving a 1996 Honda Odyssey minivan westbound on “Q” street when he left the roadway and collided […]
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Homegrown: Mark Lee of the Village People is a Rio Linda Native
Mark Lee intended to become an architect after college, but he landed a gig in the early ’80s as a construction worker who sang disco songs and drew legions of fans nationwide. Now a Cathedral City, CA resident, Lee shook his booty as a member of the Village People, whose hits included “Macho Man,” “In […]
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Join Supervisor Frost’s Online Town Hall Meeting Monday July 23
Join Sacramento County District 4 Supervisor Sue Frost for her online town hall meeting using Facebook Live. Sacramento County citizens will be able to watch live, ask questions, and participate in the town hall meeting using their computer or mobile device. Supervisor Frost has been active online as well as offline, holding 25 different town […]
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Fire Engine Suspects Appear in Court
Two locals accused of stealing Engine #111 Saturday from an active fire in Rio Linda and leading authorities on a chase through Butte County appeared in court for arraignment on Wednesday. Candice Lee Scollard, 35, and David Carcalete, 26, appeared before Judge Jesus Rodriguez on charges of stealing an emergency vehicle, recklessly evading law enforcement […]
