The California Presidential Primary Election is Tuesday, June 7. Here’s what Sacramento County voters need to know: Polling Places Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Don’t know where your polling place is? Visit Sacramento County’s Polling Place Lookup or call (916) 875-6500. Vote by Mail Voters Sacramento County’s Vote by Mail ballots […]

With elections coming up in less than a week, Rio Linda Online is endorsing former Citrus Heights mayor Sue Frost for Sacramento County District 4 Supervisor. Sue has demonstrated an interest in our community, and has shown real concern, taking the time to come to Rio Linda and speak with our residents about the issues […]

Flames and smoke rose from a field of dry grass in Rio Linda Monday as part of a prescribed burn program that will be repeated over the next several days in the Dry Creek Parkway area. Sacramento Metro Fire and County Regional Parks are working together on the project designed to reduce fire danger later in […]

Local organization “Ridership for the Masses” has reached out to the Rio Linda Visions Task Force and made us aware that Regional Transit has proposed cutting route 19 on Sundays and holidays. RT has proposed the elimination of the #19 Route on Sundays. According to RT, they have a 15 rider per hour quotaon Sunday in order […]

Placerville Speedway is pleased to announce the hiring of Rio Linda’s Brad Kennedy as the new track announcer for the 2016 season. “We are very happy to welcome Brad Kennedy as the announcer at Placerville Speedway”, new track promoter Scott Russell states. “We feel with Brad’s knowledge of the competitors, his family’s history in the […]

Keller Auto Speedway – Friday night in Hanford, Eliason started 16th and made a steady rise through the field, passing Copeland on lap 25 en route to victory in the 30-lap King of Kings 360 feature. Giovanni Scelzi, Dominic’s younger brother, started on the pole and led the first half of the race before yielding […]

The Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks is partnering with Sac Metro Fire for a controlled burn in the Dry Creek Parkway. The burn is expected to take place sometime during the week of May 23-27, pending Sacramento County Air Quality Management District conditions. The primary goal of this prescribed burn is to facilitate positive environmental […]

The North Sacramento Chamber of Commerce is hosting Sacramento County Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan in a special panel discussion about Property Based Improvement Districts (PBIDs).  Supervisor MacGlashan represents District 4, including parts of Rio Linda, Elverta, and Antelope. She is a strong advocate for good fiscal planning and responsible budgeting, helping steer the County through the tough budgets […]

This was  faster than normal, very sedate meeting, as far as Rio Linda meetings go. However, many interesting things were said. You can listen to the recording (as much as I got) below. [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” […]

Property owners at the northern end of Natomas are once again exploring development possibilities with a new master plan. County Supervisors have received a development plan for the Natomas North Precinct, 5,700 acres of rice farmland located west of East Levee road, between Elkhorn Boulevard and the Sutter County line. By acreage, the development would be about half residential; 1,500 acres […]

Auf Ranger, Auf!  Auf means “down” in Dutch and is the command that Sacramento County Deputy Rick Kemp uses with his patrol dog Ranger, who was born in the Netherlands and purchased in the United States.  Kemp and Ranger, along with the other 11 Sheriff K-9 teams, can be seen around the County every Wednesday […]

[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”] I got a great phone call from Rio Linda Lions Club member Tabitha Worth this morning. The Lions Club has been fundraising to replace the old, worn out “Welcome to Rio […]