[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] UPDATE 8/12/2017: In all fairness, I am posting the actual citation sent by a member of the Evans family. While the event did violate the conditions of the permit, the violations […]
Be Safe For Back to School
With the new school year starting, children will be crossing streets, walking and bicycling to get to and from school each day. School buses stop often and can have children dart out into traffic without warning. Drivers need to be extra cautious in school zones as children walking in the sidewalks or streets can often […]
Rio Linda Elverta Water District Sues Feds for $289M
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Small Plane Crash at 28th and U Street Kills Pilot
Metro Fire is on the scene of a small aircraft crash into a backyard at 28th and U Streets near the Cherry Island Soccer Complex. Capt. Chris Vestal, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District spokesman, said the crash occurred at a home in the area of 28th and U streets Thursday afternoon. Vestal said he did not know […]
Legal Sideshow in Rio Linda This Saturday
On Saturday August 5th, Evans Towing will hold a sideshow/drift competition at “The Compound” located at 6715 West 6th Street in Rio Linda. The event will be held from 10am to 6pm. This is a fully legal, Sacramento County approved and sanctioned event. The permit was approved by Sacramento County planning yesterday, August 2nd by […]
Sue Frost: Kicking the can down the Road
By County Supervisor Sue Frost I would like to pose a hypothetical to the readers of Rio Linda Online. If you have a yearly income of $40,000, a bank account with $600 in savings, and you find out you have $1,000 owed to you after you finish your tax returns, what would you do? Personally, I […]
National Night Out Tuesday August 1st at the Rio Linda Library
This year’s National Night Out (NNO) is Tuesday, August 1, 2017. NNO is a once-a-year opportunity for citizens, members of public safety, neighborhood watch groups, civic associations, businesses, community organizations and local officials to come together in solidarity and celebrate safe neighborhoods. Rio Linda’s event will take place from 6pm to 8pm at the Rio Linda […]
County Commitment to Homeless Initiatives
With the approval of the recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18 on June 14, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors highlighted the County’s commitment to addressing homeless initiatives with an additional $6.2 million directed toward those efforts. The enhanced funding comes on top of the already more than $40 million Sacramento County spends annually on homeless services. “While the […]
Sheriff who was Shot in Face Released from Hospital
After multiple surgeries, Deputy Alex Ladwig has been released from the hospital to continue his recovery at home with his wife and their dog. While Alex faces the challenge of months of recovery, including additional surgeries, he and his wife remain optimistic and manage to smile in the face of such horrible adversity. Together, in […]
CBS13: Sacramento County Considers Spending Millions On American River Parkway Homeless
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — County leaders are considering spending millions more to solve problems caused by homeless campers along the American River Parkway “Pornography, spent needles, human feces by the ton,” said Bob Slobe who’s family has owned property along the American River Parkway for more than 100 years. He said it’s now too dangerous to […]
Eliminating Rio Linda/Elverta Polling Locations
By County Supervisor Sue Frost On June 6th of this year, Sacramento County voted to fundamentally change the way we vote in all of our future elections. Previously, you had the choice to either mail in an absentee ballot, or to go physically vote at one of the 16 Rio Linda/Elverta polling locations. Now, the […]
Apparent Murder-Suicide on Q Street
A little after 8:30 p.m. on June 25, 2017, the Sheriff’s Communication Center received a 911 call regarding a shooting that occurred in the 400 block of Q Street in Rio Linda. Deputies responded to the residence and located a 34-year-old male and female in the residence suffering from gunshot wounds. Sacramento Metro Fire responded […]
SMUD Shine program application deadline is June 26
SMUD’s recently announced Shine program, a new community development program designed to improve and revitalize neighborhoods in the Sacramento region, will stop accepting applications at 11:59 p.m. on June 26—one week from today. Shine awards will range from $5,000 to $100,000 and are very competitive. Any nonprofit organization —501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6)— within SMUD’s service territory […]
Rio Linda Lions Club Happenings
Upcoming Events: July 15th 10:00am Ribbon Cutting for the Welcome to Rio Linda Sign August 19 6:00pm 9th Annual Steak and Lake Family Picnic By Lion Shelli Bolsover, President of the Rio Linda Lions We installed our new officers for the 2017-2018 year and honored members that worked hard to make 2016-2017 successful. I am […]
Fire Fuel Hazard Reduction and Wildfire Training in Rio Linda
Rio Linda, CA – Metro Fire, in conjunction with the Sacramento County Regional Parks Department, will commence annual fire fuel hazard reduction and annual wildfire training at Dry Creek Regional Park in Rio Linda. When feasible, based on fire weather forecasts and permissible based on regulations for public Health and Safety as set by the […]
Rio Linda CPAC Meeting Agenda 06-28-2017
The Sacramento County Community Planning Advisory Committee for Rio Linda/Elverta meeting agenda for June 28th was posted yesterday. The sole item on the agenda is the discussion of the Northborough development project. This project is located on the east side of 16th Street and west and north of Gibson Ranch County Park, north of Elverta Road […]
Sacramento County Approves $4B Recommended Budget
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted today to approve the Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18. The $4 billion budget will allow the County to operate until the final budget is completed and approved in September. “This year’s budget focuses on enhancing programs and initiatives which address homelessness as well as a number of […]
Rio Linda Elverta Community Theater presents “Cornfield of Dreams”
Rio Linda Elverta Community Theater and the Rio Linda Elverta Country Faire present: a reprisal of “Cornfield of Dreams” by Rachel Davidson. It’s “the corniest play this side of the Mississippi!” Come enjoy a delicious meal and laugh till it hurts with the RLECT Players. The show runs for three days and tickets are $20 […]
New Vote Centers will Make Voting Easier
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the County’s participation in the Voter’s Choice Act, Senate Bill No. 450 and to replace the current voting system. Implementing the Vote Center model in 2018 and acquiring a new voting system will provide Sacramento County voters increased options for casting their vote, beginning with the […]
Aftershock 2017 Lineup and Details
In 2015 the mega-metal festival Aftershock came to Gibson Ranch here in Elverta. While they’re moved on to more freeway friendly Discovery Park, Aftershock is a HUGE event in the north County, and throughout the region. Last year’s event spent over $1 Million directly with local businesses, and had an overall $10 million dollar economic […]