City of West Sacramento Government News

After a four-hour public hearing at its March 5 meeting, the West Sacramento City Council denied an appeal of a proposed 342-acre mixed-use development in the city’s Southport area, enabling the project to move forward in its approval process.

The West Sacramento City Council approved a resolution at its Feb. 19 meeting that will provide additional funding for affordable housing efforts in West Sacramento.

If everything goes according to plans, by this time next year, West Sacramento residents and especially children could be enjoying recreating and playing at a revitalized Westacre Park.

Immigrants have made West Sacramento the vibrant, diverse, and welcoming community that it is today. The City’s culture and commerce rely upon the important contributions of our immigrant community.

For these reasons, this City Council reaffirms its commitment to Resolution 17-29, approved in 2017, which declares the City will not participate in the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) program.

West Sacramento Parks and Recreation is hosting a screening of “What I Wish My Parents Knew,” a 45-minute film that explores the inner struggle of children battling depression and anxiety in silence.

Throughout its history, the Port of West Sacramento has served the agricultural, natural resources and construction sectors in Northern California.

On Saturday, Feb. 22, the West Sacramento Community Center is hosting a fantasy-themed, family dance. All family members, by birth or by bond, are welcome at this family-friendly event.

Abandonment of an unused West Sacramento Street and updates to the city’s park and facility naming policy were presentation subjects at the City Council’s Jan. 15 meeting.

West Sacramento City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance at its first meeting in 2025 that could lead to the creation of a high-density, mixed-use development in the city’s downtown core.

The West Sacramento Fire Department is purchasing two new fire engines to help it deal with the effects of the city’s population growth.

Members of the City Council “broke bread” with West Sacramento seniors on Dec. 11 at Café Yolo inside the Community Center at 1075 West Capitol Ave.

Get ready for the City of West Sacramento’s second annual Community Academy.

Tower Bridge Gateway, which runs between Jefferson Boulevard, past Sutter Health Park to the Tower Bridge is now officially named Cabaldon Parkway.

Vision Zero Action Plan looks to achieve zero traffic deaths.

In a tradition that harkens back to the days of horse-drawn apparatus, the West Sacramento Fire Department returned one of its engines to service with a “push-in” ceremony Thursday morning, Dec. 5.

When Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Athletics take the field next year at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, they will be treading on a natural sod playing surface as opposed to the synthetic turf as originally planned.

The West Sacramento City Council took steps to update its parking and traffic municipal code sections by adopting the first reading of an ordinance at its Nov. 20 meeting.

A dazzling landmark is coming to West Sacramento.

The streets in front of City Hall in West Sacramento will shut down and become a Winter Wonderland on Dec. 6.

Presented by the West Sacramento Recreation Center, Turkey Tri is a popular sprint triathlon that takes place annually, typically around the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s a festive, family-friendly event that welcomes athletes of all levels to participate in various race formats designed to offer something for everyone. This year, the Turkey Tri will be at 9 a.m. Nov. 30.

After a more than four-hour public hearing Nov. 6, West Sacramento City Council voted four to one to deny an appeal and approve a resolution to proceed with the Yarbrough development, a project first approved in 2008.

The City of West Sacramento, Raise the Barr, Brinshore Development, Operative Office and Yolo County Housing Authority celebrated the grand opening of The Huddle on 5th, an 18-unit apartment complex located at 221 5th St. in West Sacramento on Oct. 25.

The City of West Sacramento celebrated the installation of new LED lights at the Recreation Center/River City High School tennis courts on Wednesday, Oct. 23.

City officials plan to thrust forward small business owners with 15 or fewer employees here.

Dozens of tiny colored papers, corridor walk audits, pop-up workshops and community workshops are just a few ways that the city reached out to the public for the Sacramento Avenue Complete Street Plan.

The Clarksburg Branch Line Trail is all over the map on local, regional and state planning sketches.

A nearly half-million-dollar state grant will help keep guns off the streets in West Sacramento.

The City of West Sacramento senior population understands the safety that a level step or a handrail provides, making minor construction projects priorities in their lives.

On Sept. 12, Mayor Martha Guerrero, Councilwomen Verna Sulpizio-Hull Quirina Orozco and other officials dug their shovels deep, breaking ground for the long-awaited State Street Rehabilitation Project.