Sacramento County Local News

Learn more about the alert sent to customers of the Rio Linda Elverta Community Water District about possible lead water service lines.

Learn more about the City of Sacramento's Small Developer Incubator which brings local contractors and others in the housing development sector to work on building smaller housing developments faster.

Learn more about two new homes under construction in Folsom utilizing an innovative Japanese framing system.

Learn how hundreds of volunteers spent November 16 planting hundreds of trees in a Del Paso Heights Park.

Get the details of the Sacramento City Council consideration of a Pedestrian Safety State of Emergency declaration and the increasing pedestrian and cyclist fatalities behind it.

Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief funding and uncertain state funding are forcing school districts to make some difficult decisions.

A report on the American Legion Post 233 sponsored Veterans Day Parade in Elk Grove on November 11.

Applications are open to homeowners in Sacramento and Yolo Counties for home repair loans from Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento. Read the article for details and information about how to apply.

In a November 14 press conference, City of Sacramento officials outlined a planned major investment in the Old Sacramento Waterfront. Read on for details.

Trump’s promise to “end” the offshore wind industry could threaten CA’s renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding.

The University of California anticipates more than a $500 million budget gap next summer, so It’s considering a $3,402 jump in tuition for new nonresident students next fall. Meanwhile, the system is planning billions in construction projects.

More than 115,000 children in California were undocumented in the most recent census count, and it’s estimated almost half of California children have at least one immigrant parent.

Trump has threatened new, higher tariffs on two of California’s biggest trade partners, China and Mexico. The state’s workers and economy could feel the most impact.

The City of Citrus Heights is seeking applicants to fill four open seats on the Planning Commission, which makes important land-use decisions and recommendations. Get details on how to apply in the article.

In their November 12 meeting, the Sacramento City Council approved a term sheet with Sacramento Republic FC, allowing development plans for the 31-acre parcel to move forward. Read on for details.

Immigration advocates are sounding the alarm over the prospect of mass deportations upending California immigrant communities, which Donald Trump has vowed to initiate when he returns to the White House in January.

California wants to protect witnesses in workplace investigations from deportation, but the Biden administration program for undocumented employees is at risk with Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Official updated results from the Sacramento County Elections Department.

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on implementing a sweeping border crackdown and undertaking the largest-scale deportation effort in history. If carried out, his proposed initiatives will have profound consequences in California, which shares a 140-mile border with Mexico.

Experts don’t know how much gas prices may rise from the revised California climate program, which tightens standards and gives incentives for low-carbon fuels. The board ordered an annual review of the cost impacts.