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Elk Grove Western Festival Canceled

03/17/2023

The 66-year-old Western Festival has been called off for the third year in a row due to a combination of financial, logistical, and security issues.

Budget Set for New Elk Grove Recreation Center

03/09/2023

The Cosumnes Community Services District approved Elk Grove’s newest recreation center, located within Morse Community Park. It is scheduled to break ground this summer and open in late 2024.

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Image caption: The Delta King, a paddlewheel riverboat with hotel rooms and a live theater, docked on the Old Sacramento Waterfront
Old Sacramento Waterfront Reboots

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Image caption: The newly opened Presidio Tunnel Tops provides free entertainment in pricy San Francisco.
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Image caption: There are more than 300 community service districts in California.
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Image caption: The ski resort once called 'Squaw Valley' has changed its name, which resort owners acknowledged was racist and sexist.
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The name change of one of California’s most historic ski resorts is part of a statewide and national trend to reexamine offensive place names.

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