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Security Logs: October 2024

Nov 07, 2024 04:18PM ● By Joe Wirt

Following is a summary of activity for the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Security Department for the following dates. Note: these log entries are condensed. For full security log details, go to the CSD website at www. rmcsd.com.

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Automated Evacuation Gates Get Forum

Nov 07, 2024 01:22PM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

After being left out of discussions for years, Rancho Murieta residents will finally have the opportunity to weigh in on a proposal to automate two remote gates, allowing them to automatically open, in addition to the two main gates, during emergency evacuations.

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CSD Considers Relocation of Water and Sewer Lines

Oct 24, 2024 03:07PM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

During the construction of Murieta Village in the 1970s, the Pension Trust Fund laid the water and sewer lines beneath the mobile home sites, an unusual configuration that has made repairing leaks both difficult and sometimes hazardous. Adding to the issue is the aging PVC pipes, which have failed five times in the past six months.

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CSD Covers Water Plan, Suit over Development Moratorium

Oct 24, 2024 02:47PM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

A potential lawsuit if the board approves a water moratorium and the board’s decision to seek an external review of the Integrated Water Master Plan were notable topics at the Rancho Murieta Community Services Board meeting on Oct. 16.

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Access by Outsiders, Speeding are RMA Concerns

Oct 24, 2024 02:42PM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

Preventing non-residents from trespassing behind the gates and increasing speed enforcement in next year’s budget were key topics at the Rancho Murieta Association (RMA) Board meeting on Oct. 15.

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Rep. Ami Bera Urges Passage of the Bipartisan HERO Act

Oct 16, 2024 11:15AM ● By Office of Rep. Ami Bera News Release

On Oct. 12, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) held a press conference alongside Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper, Sacramento Metro Fire Chief Adam House and Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 522 President Trevor Jamison urging the passage of the bipartisan Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act.

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Fire Fuel Reduction Starts Soon

Oct 11, 2024 02:53PM ● By Gail Bullen

Delayed for more than two years, the Consumes Ladder Fuel Project in and around Rancho Murieta is now expected to begin as soon as Nov. 1.

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Sac Metro Holds Station 59 Open House

Sep 27, 2024 10:45AM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

An estimated 150 visitors, including dozens of families, attended the open house hosted by the Sacramento County Metropolitan Fire District on Sept. 21 at Station 59 in Rancho Murieta.

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CSD Discusses Security Change, Leak Repair

Sep 27, 2024 10:42AM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

Security changes, an emergency repair on the Yellow Bridge, and challenges in preparing the 2021/22 audit were key topics at the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board’s Sept. 18 meeting.

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Security, Outstanding Loan are CSD Board Topics

Sep 13, 2024 11:14AM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

Unlike most sparsely attended Rancho Murieta Community Service District Board meetings, the Aug. 21 meeting drew a crowd of about 50.

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Fire Chief Shares Successes

Sep 12, 2024 12:07PM ● By Annie Kerr, photos by Annie Kerr

On Sept. 5, the Tri-Communities Lunch Bunch of North Highlands, Rio Linda and the Sacramento area hosted Sacramento Metro Fire Chief Adam House and Battalion Chief Scott Perryman as its guest speakers at Brookfield’s Restaurant on Madison Avenue.

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Rancho Cordova Remembers the Fallen

Sep 11, 2024 02:00PM ● By Ornella Rossi

The city of Rancho Cordova is hosting the “Remembering Our Fallen” exhibit. The exhibit, which opened on Sept. 11, will be on display at Rancho Cordova City Hall until Sept. 15.

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Booth, Merchant Unopposed for District Board Seats

Aug 27, 2024 04:22PM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

Residents Stephen Booth and John Merchant were the only candidates who filed for two vacancies on the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board of Directors, which means their names won’t appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. They will take their seats at the December board meeting.

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Sheriff’s Office Implements Change to Improve Response Times to Rancho Murieta

Aug 27, 2024 03:30PM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has quietly implemented a geographic change to reduce lengthy response times to Rancho Murieta, an issue residents have railed about for years.

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CSD Sergeant Resigns, Leaving Two in Patrol

Aug 23, 2024 01:40PM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

Sgt. Mel Outram, who has served with the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Security Department for two years, has announced his resignation effective Aug. 23.

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Governor Newsom Signs Legislative Package

Aug 19, 2024 06:48PM ● By Office of Governor Gavin Newsom News Release

Building on California’s robust laws and strategies to reduce crime and protect communities, Governor Newsom signed landmark legislation to further crack down on property and retail crime on Aug. 16

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California Seizes More Than $120 Million in Illegal Cannabis

Aug 15, 2024 12:44PM ● By Office of Governor Gavin Newsom News Release

In strong support of California’s legal cannabis market, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that since January, California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) has seized more than $120 million worth of illegal cannabis, destroyed nearly 37 tons of unlicensed cannabis, including 122,914 illegal plants.

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Two Wildland Fires Break Out Near RM

Aug 09, 2024 11:54AM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

Two wildland fires that broke out near Rancho Murieta on Aug. 3 and 4 raised concern among residents who saw smoke and heard sirens.

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Sheriff’s Service Center Reopens

Aug 09, 2024 11:50AM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has reopened its service center in Rancho Murieta after it was closed at the beginning of the pandemic four years ago.

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Chase Ends in Fiery Crash

Aug 09, 2024 11:43AM ● By Gail Bullen River Valley Times Reporter

A CHP pursuit of what turned out to be a stolen car ended badly for the driver and his female passenger when his vehicle broadsided an SUV, hit a pole and burst into flames on Jackson Highway at Murieta Parkway at about 8:15 p.m. July 29, according to the CHP and a witness account.

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CHP Swears In 102 New Officers

Jul 31, 2024 02:35PM ● By California Highway Patrol News Release

On July 12, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) proudly introduced 102 of the state’s newest officers during a swearing-in ceremony at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento

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Police Chase Ends in Fiery Crash in Rancho Murieta

Jul 30, 2024 04:24PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A California Highway Patrol (CHP) pursuit of what turned out to be a stolen car ended badly for the driver and his female passenger. His vehicle broadsided an SUV, hit a pole and burst into flames on Jackson Highway at Murieta Parkway at about 8:15 p.m. July 29, according to the CHP and a witness account.

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Trail Proposal, July 4 Review are RMA Board Topics

Jul 29, 2024 01:41PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A long-unresolved proposal to build a trail through a wooded area of the Residences East and West subdivision surfaced again at the Rancho Murieta Association Board meeting on July 16.

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Grant Line Road Funding to Aid RM Residents

Jul 29, 2024 01:36PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Regional leaders celebrated the United States Department of Transportation’s allocation of $25 million to the Capital SouthEast Connector project at a July 17 news conference held at the Teichert Aggregate Plant on Grant Line Road.

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Californians Affected by Wildfire Smoke Should Take Steps to Protect Their Health

Jul 09, 2024 01:08PM ● By California Department of Public Health News Release

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is Urging Californians to Take Steps to Protect Themselves from Air Pollutants

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Cal Expo to Host Military, Veteran and First Responder Appreciation Day

Jul 03, 2024 11:04AM ● By Cal Expo News Release

Join Cal Expo on Wednesday, July 24

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Grass Fire Above Lake Clementia Extinguished

Jun 28, 2024 12:57PM ● By Joe Wirt

An accidental fire burned 1.7 acres on the hill overlooking Lake Clementia at about 2 p.m., June 25.

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Recent Resignations, Budget Approval are CSD Board Topics

Jun 28, 2024 12:49PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Two recent resignations and approval of the 2024/25 budget were notable agenda items when the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board met on June 5, two weeks earlier than usual.

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Fire Council Plans Evacuation Meeting with Officials

Jun 28, 2024 12:42PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

An upcoming meeting to discuss evacuation from behind the gates and an update about the $4.5 million CAL FIRE fuel reduction grant were topics when the Rancho Murieta Regional Fire Safe Council met via Zoom on June 4.

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Sacramento Superior Court Launches Second Phase

Jun 25, 2024 04:47PM ● By Sacramento Superior Court News Release

The Sacramento Superior Court on June 17 Launched the Second Phase of its New Electronic Case Management System

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Rain Dampens Wildfire Education Outreach

May 24, 2024 09:24AM ● By Joe Wirt

Although welcomed during wildfire season, heavy rain was a damper when Wildfire Community Preparedness Day was held in front of the Tractor Supply Store on May 4.

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One Dead in Wreck Near South Gate

May 24, 2024 08:54AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

One driver died and two others were injured in a three-vehicle collision on Jackson Highway between the South Gate and the Cosumnes River at about 4:27 p.m. May 14. Traffic was snarled for hours.

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