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South Gate Renovation Moves Forward

Aug 21, 2026 04:35PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The long-awaited renovation of Rancho Murieta’s South Gate entrance moved closer to construction Aug. 18 as the Rancho Murieta Association Board reviewed updated design concepts and authorized staff to proceed with portions of the project that the maintenance department can complete.

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RMA Seeks Candidates for Board Election

Aug 21, 2026 09:03AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Rancho Murieta Association has issued a call for candidates for its Nov. 19 Board of Directors election.

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Titans of Rock Deliver High-Energy Night of Classic Hits

Aug 20, 2026 09:09AM ● By Joe Wirt

Even triple-digit temperatures couldn’t keep classic rock fans away from the Lake Clementia Amphitheater on Aug. 1, where Entertainment, Theater & Culture for Rancho Murieta’s Titans of Rock concert had concertgoers singing, dancing and calling for an encore.

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CSD Sued Over Water, Development Agreements

Aug 19, 2026 09:19AM ● By Joe Wirt

Rancho Murieta Properties and four affiliated companies have sued the Rancho Murieta Community Services District, alleging the district has violated decades-old agreements requiring it to pursue additional water supplies, provide water service for specified development and reimburse the developers for improvements they helped finance.

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River Canyon, District Head to Mediation

Aug 19, 2026 09:17AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District faces another potential legal dispute over water service, although that case has not yet reached the courthouse.

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Pera Drive Sinkhole, Wastewater Surplus Top Improvements Committee Updates

Aug 19, 2026 09:15AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A growing sinkhole beneath Pera Drive, millions of gallons of excess treated wastewater and several other infrastructure projects were highlighted at the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Improvements Committee meeting on Aug. 4.

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Ten Seek Four CSD Board Seats

Aug 19, 2026 09:13AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Ten Rancho Murieta residents have filed to run for four seats on the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board of Directors in the Nov. 3 general election, according to Sacramento County Voter Registration & Elections.

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Gold Rush Classic Returns for Seventh Year at Country Club

Aug 19, 2026 09:12AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Gold Rush Classic returned to Rancho Murieta Country Club on Aug. 6 and 7, bringing together celebrities, golfers, volunteers and sponsors for two days of competition, entertainment and fundraising benefiting children’s charities and local community programs.

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Water Vision Matrix Advances, Debate Exposes Competing Views on Stalled Water Planning

Aug 19, 2026 09:03AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A proposal assigning responsibility for Rancho Murieta Community Services District’s major water-supply projects moved closer to the Board of Directors on Aug. 4. Still, the discussion exposed growing frustration over why many of the district’s highest-priority water initiatives remain stalled.

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Agenda-Setting Dispute Sparks Debate at CSD Improvements Committee

Aug 19, 2026 08:55AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A dispute over who controls the Rancho Murieta Community Services District’s meeting agendas overshadowed the opening of the Aug. 4 Improvements Committee meeting, with directors, staff and several members of the public questioning whether important water-supply issues were being delayed by the agenda-setting process.

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From Moratorium Talk to Courtroom

Aug 19, 2026 08:53AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The water issues at the heart of Rancho Murieta Properties’ lawsuit have played out publicly for more than two years, beginning before current CSD Board President John Merchant was elected to the board.

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Third Tank Delays Draw Fire as Rio Oso Repairs Loom

Aug 19, 2026 08:50AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A long-delayed proposal for a third Rancho Murieta water storage tank took on new urgency Aug. 4 after district staff warned that the Rio Oso tank will need a complete rehabilitation within about 2½ years, potentially leaving the community without one of its primary storage tanks unless replacement storage or a temporary bypass system is in place.

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Rio Oso Water Tank Power Outage Causes Temporary Low Water Pressure

Aug 19, 2026 08:48AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Residents served by the Rio Oso water system experienced several hours of low water pressure Sunday morning, Aug. 16 after a scheduled SMUD power outage revealed an unexpected failure in the Rancho Murieta Community Services District’s backup power system.

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Zeta Restores Broadband Service, Refuses to Pay Extortion for Cyberattack

Aug 04, 2026 03:07PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Zeta Broadband restored internet service to its customers within about 12 hours after a massive cyberattack accompanied by an extortion demand knocked its California network offline July 19.

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Denim & Diamonds Draws Record Crowd

Aug 04, 2026 03:04PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Cowboy hats and boots, denim outfits, and plenty of sparkle set the tone as a record 139 women turned out for the Rancho Murieta Women’s Club’s Denim & Diamonds Ladies’ Nite Out on July 22.

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Greenfield Outage, Gate Projects, Security Among RMA Topics

Aug 04, 2026 02:53PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The recent Greenfield Communications outage, repairs to the North Gate, plans for improvements at the South Gate and the possibility of Rancho Murieta Association taking on additional security responsibilities were among the topics discussed by the RMA Board of Directors on July 21.

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Car & Art Show Brings Community Onto Golf Course

Aug 04, 2026 02:49PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

For the first time in several years, the Rancho Murieta Country Club used its golf course as the setting for a community event, holding its Car & Art Show July 25.

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Manganese Flare-Up Spurs Plant Overhaul Proposal

Jul 22, 2026 09:46AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The June manganese flare-up in Rancho Murieta’s drinking water has prompted the Rancho Murieta Community Services District to begin discussing what could become the community’s biggest overhaul of its water treatment system in more than a decade.

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GM Search Advances; CSD Board Tackles Audits, Water, Security

Jul 22, 2026 09:44AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board of Directors advanced its search for a permanent general manager during its July 14 meeting while also receiving an update that puts the district on track to catch up on years of overdue audits, discussing future water planning, continuing discussions about a possible transfer of security operations to the Rancho Murieta Association, and revisiting Fourth of July security issues.

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Need Is Urgent for Type O Blood

Jul 22, 2026 09:41AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Rancho Murieta residents can help replenish a critically low blood supply by donating at the Rancho Murieta Community Blood Drive from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, July 27 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 14673 Cantova Way.

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CSD Questions Ownership of Golf Course Storm Drains

Jul 22, 2026 09:39AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District may not be responsible for repairing four failed storm drain culverts at the Rancho Murieta Country Club, based on historical records.

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Wastewater Backlog Sparks Concern at CSD Meeting

Jul 22, 2026 09:36AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A growing backlog of partially treated wastewater became the biggest issue at the Rancho Murieta Community Services District’s July 14 board meeting after Interim Operations Manager and Chief Plant Operator Travis Bohannon warned the district is racing to eliminate it before the rainy season arrives.

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Gold Rush Classic Returns for Seventh Year

Jul 22, 2026 09:35AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Gold Rush Classic Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament will return to Rancho Murieta Country Club for its seventh year on Aug. 6-7, featuring a day of golf, celebrity events and a public concert benefiting charities.

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How Rancho Murieta Lost its Telemedicine Pharmacy Kiosk

Jul 22, 2026 09:33AM ● By Robert Guerin

For more than a year, I worked with MednRx and Same Day Health Care Pharmacy to bring California’s first telemedicine pharmacy kiosk to Rancho Murieta. I believed we finally had a solution to a problem our community has faced for decades.

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Greenfield CEO Answers Outage Questions

Jul 21, 2026 08:55AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Greenfield Communications President and CEO Mike Powers responded to written questions from the River Valley Times following the more than two-day outage that disrupted internet, television and phone service in Rancho Murieta.

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Greenfield Outage Disrupts Service More Than Two Days

Jul 21, 2026 08:53AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A Greenfield Communications outage on the company's fiber-optic network left much of Rancho Murieta without internet, television and phone service for more than two days – from July 12 through July 14 – disrupting homes, businesses and government operations.

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Security Officers Face Threats on July 4

Jul 20, 2026 10:32AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Threats against security personnel, including an armed confrontation during a Fourth of July fireworks call, have prompted discussion about whether future Independence Day celebrations will require additional law enforcement support.

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CSD Security Reports Troubling Fourth of July Incidents

Jul 17, 2026 01:44PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Security Sgt. Brandon Arino updated the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Security Committee on troubling Fourth of July incidents and the successful reunification of a special needs child with his mother during the committee’s July 9 meeting.

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ETC Founder Honored as Billy Joel-Elton John Tribute Rocks Amphitheater

Jul 15, 2026 03:54PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Before Entertainment, Theater & Culture for Rancho Murieta (ETC) transported concertgoers back to the era of Billy Joel and Elton John on July 11, it honored a resident whose vision helped to make evenings like this possible.

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Rancho Murieta Marks America’s 250th Birthday with its Biggest Fourth of July Celebration

Jul 08, 2026 01:26PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Hundreds of residents and visitors lined Murieta Parkway for the parade as Rancho Murieta celebrated America’s 250th birthday with the largest Fourth of July turnout that longtime residents can remember, capping the day with an expanded fireworks spectacular honoring the nation’s semi-quincentennial.

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Summerfest Presents July 3 Celebration

Jul 08, 2026 01:05PM ● By Joe Wirt

Several hundred people, most of them families, turn out for Summerfest’s free July 3 celebration at Stonehouse Park.

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Grand Jury Findings and Recommendations at a Glance

Jul 01, 2026 04:06PM ● By Joe Wirt

The Sacramento County Grand Jury made 12 findings and 11 recommendations in its June 24 report on the Rancho Murieta Community Services District. Under California law, the Board of Directors must respond to each finding and recommendation within 90 days.

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Grand Jury Describes CSD as ‘Still a Work in Progress'

Jul 01, 2026 04:03PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Three years after a Sacramento County Grand Jury concluded the Rancho Murieta Community Services District had “lost the public trust,” a new Grand Jury report says the district has made measurable progress but remains “a work in progress.”

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Study Explores Ways to Keep Jackson Highway Open During Disasters

Jun 29, 2026 04:21PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Keeping Jackson Highway open during floods and wildfires is the goal of a Sacramento County resilience study that could shape how Rancho Murieta residents evacuate during future disasters.

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Blockbusters, Enthusiastic Crowd Launch ETC’s 25th Anniversary Concert Season

Jun 29, 2026 09:12AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Blockbusters didn’t have to work hard to get Rancho Murieta concertgoers on their feet on June 20.

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