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California Museum to Host 11th Annual Día de los Muertos Fiesta Oct. 12

Sep 05, 2024 10:21AM ● By California Museum News Release

Tickets are now available for the California Museum’s highly anticipated Día de los Muertos Fiesta on Saturday, Oct. 12.

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Playmakers Teaches Kindness, Character Through Flag Football

Sep 05, 2024 10:12AM ● By Shaunna Boyd

The Playmakers organization is a nonprofit that works with local youth to build character through free sports programs throughout the year

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Suicide Prevention Month Can Save Lives

Sep 05, 2024 09:51AM ● By MPG Staff

September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness and discuss this urgently increasing crisis

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Nature Savers Reel in Line

Sep 05, 2024 09:41AM ● By Susan Maxwell Skinner, photos by Susan Maxwell Skinner

A volunteer team has taken on a mission to clear miles of abandoned fishing line from local rivers and waterways

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Assembly OKs Sen. Dodd's Defensible Space Bill

Sep 04, 2024 04:47PM ● By Office of Senator Bill Dodd News Release

Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced on Aug. 29 that the California Assembly has approved his measure to enhance wildfire safety by improving standards for creation of defensible space.

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West Nile Virus Risk Continues

Sep 04, 2024 03:56PM ● By Sacramento Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District News Release

While Labor Day is the last holiday of the summer, mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus continue for all area residents.

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Gallagher Slams Democrats’ Special Session Stunt

Sep 04, 2024 03:07PM ● By Assembly Republicans News Release

Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (Yuba City) issued the following statement on the introduction of legislation enacting Gov. Newsom’s scheme to increase gas prices by requiring refiners to withhold fuel from drivers.

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VSP Vision Joins Forces with Troopathon on 7th Annual Packathon to Commemorate 9/11 and Support Deployed Troops

Sep 04, 2024 11:27AM ● By Troopathon News Release

Troopathon is proud to announce its 7th Annual Packathon, a significant event dedicated to commemorating the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, and honoring the sacrifices made by the brave members of the U.S. Armed Forces. This year, VSP Vision™ is stepping up as the event’s official sponsor, bringing a meaningful contribution to this cause.

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Cooling Center Activated Across County

Sep 03, 2024 02:52PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory in the Sacramento region September 4 to 6 at 8 p.m. Regional cooling centers and spaces are available Wednesday to Friday in alignment with the advisory.

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Assemblyman Hoover urges Governor Newsom to Sign Legislation Improving Accountability Over Homelessness Spending

Sep 03, 2024 01:36PM ● By Assemblyman Josh Hoover News Release

A (MPG) - On Saturday, Aug. 31, Assemblyman Josh Hoover (R-Folsom) announced the passage of Assembly Bill 2903 out of the Legislature, which would require state-run homelessness programs to annually report cost and outcome data to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (ICH).

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CRPD's Lineup of September Celebrations!

Aug 29, 2024 05:21PM ● By Elena Burgé, Cordova Recreation & Park District

CRPD is hosting three annual events in September – Family Swim Night and Movie, Meet the Machines and Barktoberfest

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CRPD Opens Aura Park in The Ranch Development

Aug 27, 2024 04:26PM ● By Elena Burgé, Cordova Recreation & Park District

On Saturday, Aug. 24, the community gathered to celebrate the opening of Cordova Recreation and Park District’s (CRPD) newest park, Aura Park

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Sheriff’s East Division Improves Response Times

Aug 27, 2024 04:17PM ● By Gail Bullen

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has quietly implemented a geographic change to reduce lengthy response times to Rancho Murieta, an issue that area residents have railed about for years

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Maddocks Elevated to Women’s Tennis Associate Head Coach

Aug 27, 2024 11:17AM ● By Sacramento State Athletics News Release

After helping lead the Sacramento State women’s tennis team to a pair of Big Sky Conference trophies and its first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade, Jack Maddocks has been elevated to the position of associate head coach with the program it was announced on Aug. 23.

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Farber to the Rescue as Women’s Soccer Draws

Aug 27, 2024 10:25AM ● By Sacramento State Athletics News Release

Sophomore Ellie Farber scored for the second time in as many matches, connecting on the game-tying goal with less than two minutes remaining on Thursday afternoon to help the Sacramento State women’s soccer team to a 1-1 draw with UC Santa Barbara at Hornet Soccer Field.

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‘Team Hope Walk’ Raises Needed Funds

Aug 27, 2024 09:52AM ● By Weston Greene Communications News Release

The Northern California Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America will host the Sacramento Team Hope Walk on Sept. 21 at River Walk Park, 651 2nd St. in West Sacramento.

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Sacramento County Rezones Aim to Boost Affordable Housing

Aug 27, 2024 09:32AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 20 to adopt a series of resolutions and ordinances to rezone sites throughout the county, a move aimed at addressing the shortfall of 2,884 units in the county’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the lower-income category (households with incomes less than 80 percent of area median income; income levels less than $69,050).

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SacRT Awarded Three Grants to Help Connect Communities

Aug 23, 2024 01:42PM ● By Sacramento Regional Transit News Release

The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is proud to announce it’s the recipient of three Caltrans Sustainable Community grants totaling nearly $1 million

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SB 549 Heats Up

Aug 21, 2024 10:35AM ● By Elevate Public Affairs News Release

The California Gaming Association, California Cardroom Alliance and Communities for California Cardrooms announce growing opposition with many labor unions joining in opposition to Senate Bill 549 by Senator Josh Newman as it could have a “devastating impact on public sector jobs.”

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Community Invited to Economic Development Strategic Plan Meeting

Aug 21, 2024 10:20AM ● By City of Rancho Cordova News Release

The City of Rancho Cordova is working on a three-year Economic Development Strategic Plan to guide the city’s economic growth.

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Jerry Ahlin Has Been All in on Rugby

Aug 21, 2024 10:12AM ● By James Darnell

For nearly 50 years, Jerry Ahlin has been a fixture in the rugby community within Rancho Cordova and the Greater Sacramento area.

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Charles Chiu, “Far East Deep South” Documentary Subject, Died

Aug 21, 2024 10:03AM ● By Giant Flashlight Media News Release

Rancho Cordova resident and U.S. Air Force veteran Charles Chiu, who was the central figure in the award-winning documentary “Far East Deep South,” died on Aug. 4 at age 86.

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New Girl Scouts Mural Pops

Aug 21, 2024 09:40AM ● By Margaret Snider, Photos by Margaret Snider

United Methodist Church in Rancho Cordova hosts Girl Scout Troop 702. The troop has been meeting there for an hour every other week for around eleven years.

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Free Playmaker Flag Football Launches

Aug 19, 2024 01:59PM ● By Carol Feineman

National Football League (NFL) FLAG games give boys and girls of all abilities an opportunity to develop fundamental football skills in a positive, inclusive environment, according to the NFL FLAG organization.

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California Seizes More Than $120 Million in Illegal Cannabis

Aug 15, 2024 12:44PM ● By Office of Governor Gavin Newsom News Release

In strong support of California’s legal cannabis market, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that since January, California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) has seized more than $120 million worth of illegal cannabis, destroyed nearly 37 tons of unlicensed cannabis, including 122,914 illegal plants.

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Twin Rivers Unified Receives Prestigious Award

Aug 15, 2024 12:21PM ● By Twin Rivers Unified School District News Release

Twin Rivers Unified School District is the only Sacramento area school district and one of six statewide to receive the prestigious 2024 Unity Latino Education Advancement and Distinction (LEAD) Award from the California Latino School Boards Association (CLSBA).

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Re-Imagine North Watt Project Suggestions Open

Aug 15, 2024 12:11PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County has received thousands of comments and suggestions about how to improve the North Watt Avenue Corridor, and they are looking for more before the end of August.

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Rancho Cordova City Hall Hosts 48th Art Show

Aug 14, 2024 04:40PM ● By Ornella Rossi

The 48th Art Show at Rancho Cordova City Hall, featuring abstract still life and botanical themes, runs from July 29 to Oct. 25

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Ri-Nu Imagination Launches Artist Studios

Aug 14, 2024 04:07PM ● By Rick Sloan, photos by Rick Sloan

On Thursday, Aug. 1, Ri-Nu Imagination Artist Studios at Lincoln Village celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting

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Sac County Awarded $15 Million for Bridge Housing

Aug 14, 2024 01:22PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County Behavioral Health Services (BHS) was notified of a conditional award of $15 million as part of the latest round of funding from the California Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program.

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Sac County Awarded with WIC Breastfeeding Award

Aug 14, 2024 01:09PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

The Sacramento County Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program has been recognized with the 2024 Women, Infants, and Children Breastfeeding Award of Excellence Program Premiere Award by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services.

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Circus Vargas Returns with the Ultimate Entertainment Extravaganza

Aug 14, 2024 11:57AM ● By Circus Vargas News Release

Get ready to witness the most extraordinary display of talent and wonder under the Big Top. Circus Vargas is back with its all-new 2024 production, ‘Jubilé! An Epic World Celebration!’

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Educating on Fentanyl and Opioid Overdose/Poisoning

Aug 14, 2024 11:37AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Fentanyl poisoning has now become the leading cause of death among adults ages 18 to 45, surpassing suicide, gun violence and car accidents, according to Sacramento County officials.

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California’s first-in-the-nation earthquake warning system notified millions ahead of quake

Aug 08, 2024 11:23AM ● By Office of Governor Gavin Newsom News Release

Continuing to lead the country in emergency management and disaster preparedness, California’s first-in-the-nation Earthquake Early Warning System—launched under Governor Gavin Newsom’s leadership—provided advance notification to millions of Californians.

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Pat Lashinsky Joins Late Father in Cordova Sports Hall of Fame

Aug 07, 2024 09:22AM ● By James Darnell

His play on the field, along with an impressive professional career after football, have earned him his latest accolade, as he was recently named to Cordova Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024

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