Sacramento County Local News

The city of Folsom agreed on a lease with Practical Cycle to continue operating the Pedal Stop bike parking lot near old Sutter Street.
The city completed the bike parking installation project in 2012, now known as the Pedal Stop. The bike lot/garage rental shop is located on the lower level of the parking garage in Historic Folsom at 905 Leidesdorff Street.

The Folsom Teen Council has been honored with the Sacramento County District 4 Community Achievement Award for its exceptional contributions during the 2023-24 school year.

The City of Folsom Arts and Culture Commission is now accepting nominations for its prestigious Arts Achievement Recognition Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the local arts community.

Soroptimist International of Rancho Cordova and Gold River marked a milestone as it celebrated 15 years of dedicated community service at the Mills Arts & Culture Center.

It’s the final countdown to the day the community of Folsom will come together as one to make their city a little bit better, brighter, cleaner and safer, to name just a few of the many things that will get accomplished.

Amid all of today’s drama and controversies, we mustn’t forget those who valiantly served our nation and were prisoners of war (POW) and those who are still missing in action (MIA), as well as their families.

Sacramento County’s Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (DCFAS) has partnered with United Way California Capital Region for a new Guaranteed Income Pilot called the Family First Economic Support Pilot. Original article published at Rancho Cordova Independent

The Carmichael Parks Foundation’s “Dinner in the Park” fundraiser garnered more than $60,000 for youth scholarships and park improvement.

​​​​​​The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved, at its Sept. 10 meeting, the staff recommendation to spend $19.4 million on two new, innovative projects designed to shelter and house people exiting homelessness directly off the American River Parkway.

Sacramento City College received a painted array of vibrant colors on the Fischbacher Fine Arts Building during the month of May thanks to art students in a mural class, and from the continued advocacy of its professor.

A Folsom neighborhood was literally rocked on Monday when blasting at a construction site south of Highway 50 sent flying rocks and debris into nearby homes, vehicles, and a community clubhouse, causing multiple incidents of damage.

It was just a year a couple months ago that leaders from the City of Folsom and members of the Folsom Fire Department stood on bare dirt to officially break ground on the city;’s first fire station to be built south of highway 50. Now, city officials are gearing up that fire station into service by the end of the month.

A state-owned abandoned warehouse in downtown Sacramento is getting one final shot at glory before the site becomes a multi-use affordable housing complex next year.