Santa Clara County Local News Search

04/05/2024
A California state agency is paying $2.26 million to Sacramento and Alameda counties to settle a lawsuit that alleges underground leaking storage tanks.

03/23/2024
The latest vote tallies show Folsom City Councilmember Rosario Rodriguez with 51% of the vote, securing the District 4 seat on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors formerly held by Sue Frost.

01/24/2024
Sacramento County Consolidated Utilities Billing & Service is making it easier for customers to view and manage their utilities accounts online with MyUtilities.

01/23/2024
Inspector General Francine Tournour Kerridge, the official whose office is charged with oversight of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, left the job in September to take over as director of police oversight in Long Beach.

01/23/2024
Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho went public with a new approach to retail theft. An organized retail theft unit has filed 35 criminal cases.

12/29/2023
Sheriff Jim Cooper, a Democrat and former Elk Grove Assemblyman once called law enforcement’s biggest advocate in the state capital, infuses his politically honed instincts with experience forged by a 30-year career wearing a badge.

12/14/2023
Sacramento County’s second tiny home village, or Safe Stay Community, is set to welcome unhoused residents to South Sacramento starting next week.

11/21/2023
Applicants are now being sought for jurors to serve on the Sacramento County Grand Jury. The application period opens today. The one-year term for volunteer jurors runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

10/26/2023
​​The Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks is laying the groundwork for its Dry Creek Parkway Trail project.

10/22/2023
The city of Sacramento has filed a motion asking the Sacramento County Superior Court to rule that a lawsuit filed by the district attorney is invalid and cannot proceed, according to a statement by the city.

09/14/2023
On Oct. 1, the Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services will delete some data from their emergency notification system, which they use to send important alerts. The agency is transitioning to a new service, Sacramento Alert, and residents should either sign up for the service or update their information by visiting the citizen opt-in portal.

09/13/2023
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors declined to move forward with a proposal aiming to strengthen renters’ protections from harassment by landlords. The decision came about a month after a similar ordinance failed to get enough support from a committee.

08/14/2023
A cabin-like home that closes and locks. Showers and restrooms onsite. Air-conditioning to survive the summer heat. These are some of the amenities at the county’s first “Safe Stay Community.”

08/08/2023
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Stephen Acquisto is at the center of a move by first-term Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho to bar him from hearing criminal cases from county prosecutors. Here is a look at Acquisto’s history and résumé.

08/03/2023
Citrus Heights Vice Mayor Bret Daniels is shifting his focus from a congressional race and will instead pursue the seat Sue Frost is vacating on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.

08/02/2023
Sacramento County Supervisor Pat Hume delivered his first State of the County address, speaking on several issues including homelessness, law enforcement and road conditions.

07/25/2023
Ultraconservative Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost will not seek reelection in 2024, she told constituents in an email. Frost, on the board since 2017, represents the 4th District, which includes Antelope, Orangevale, Rancho Murieta, Rio Linda and Elverta.

07/23/2023
Sacramento County supervisors in 2020 passed a resolution acknowledging racism as a public health crisis. They committed to identifying and implementing solutions to eliminate systemic racial inequity in all county-provided community services.

07/18/2023
Fed up with what he says is inaction by the city to address Sacramento’s homeless problem, District Attorney Thien Ho said he is launching an investigation that could lead to criminal or civil filings against city officials.