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CSD Names Marti Brown General Manager

Oct 08, 2026 12:29PM ● By Rancho Murieta CSD News Release

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District has appointed Marti Brown as its new general manager, effective Oct. 19.

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$46 Million Awarded to Pavement Preservation and Road Rehabilitation Projects

Oct 05, 2026 07:51PM ● By Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) News Release

Fix-it-first investments focus on preserving and repairing existing roadways for 24 projects

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Newsom Signs AB 2727 to Strengthen Public Safety Safeguards for Elderly Parole

Oct 05, 2026 07:48PM ● By Office of Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen News Release

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2727, authored by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D-Elk Grove), following two years of work to strengthen public safety protections for children, survivors and communities within California’s elderly parole process.

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Governor Gavin Newsom
Newsom Signs SB 690, Reforming CIPA to Protect Small Businesses and Nonprofits

Oct 05, 2026 05:30PM ● By Stop CIPA Shakedowns News Release

The Stop CIPA Shakedown Lawsuits coalition celebrated Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of SB 690 on Sept. 30, a major reform to the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) that will provide much-needed relief to thousands of California small businesses, nonprofits and public agencies facing abusive lawsuits and demand letters.

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Rancho Murieta Community Services District’s
Candidates Outline Priorities for CSD’s Future

Oct 05, 2026 03:53PM ● By Gail Bullen

The Nov. 3 election could shape the direction of the Rancho Murieta Community Services District for years to come.

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Residents Urged to Submit Questions for CSD Candidate Forum

Sep 30, 2026 04:47PM ● By Gail Bullen

Rancho Murieta residents have until 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, to submit questions for an upcoming Rancho Murieta Community Services District Candidate forum moderated by the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County.

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CSD Board Approves Formal Response to Grand Jury Report

Sep 23, 2026 12:01PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board of Directors unanimously approved its formal response to a Sacramento County Grand Jury report that credited the district with making financial improvements but found ongoing problems with overdue audits, management turnover, governance and ethics.

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CSD Addresses Water Odor, Gate Security, New GM Contract

Sep 23, 2026 11:56AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Rancho Murieta Community Services District officials addressed recent drinking-water odor problems, gate security and several technology improvements during the Sept. 16 Board of Directors meeting.

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Republican Wheel Squeaking Scores a Win on Crime

Sep 22, 2026 09:37AM ● By Josh Cook

There is an old saying: “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.”

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Agenda Rules, Candidates Forum Raise Questions at CSD Meetings

Sep 16, 2026 12:53PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Several questions about how the Rancho Murieta Community Services District conducts its business – from who controls meeting agendas to whether the district should sponsor a candidates’ forum – surfaced during the Board of Directors’ Aug. 26 meeting.

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Two More Overdue CSD Audits Completed

Sep 14, 2026 10:08AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Rancho Murieta Community Services District has completed two more overdue annual audits, moving the district closer to catching up after years of delayed financial reporting and accounting problems.

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CSD Dissolves Water Vision Working Group in 3-2 Vote

Sep 11, 2026 04:21PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board voted 3-2 on Aug. 26 to dissolve the Water Vision Working Group following a brief review of a matrix developed to track the district’s water issues, projects and possible solutions.

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CSD to Plate Pera Drive Culverts Through Winter

Sep 11, 2026 04:12PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

ailing storm-drain culverts beneath Pera Drive will be plated through the coming rainy season while the Rancho Murieta Community Services District completes engineering and permitting for a permanent repair that is expected to begin next spring.

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Correction for Aug. 21 Issue

Sep 04, 2026 04:18PM ● By MPG Staff

The Aug. 3 River Valley Times attached the wrong graphic showing a Water Vision Working Group matrix in a story about Rancho Murieta Community Services District’s Improvement Committee meeting.

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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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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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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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Gay Bar Data Harvesting Cameras Mark Turning Sentiment

Aug 17, 2026 06:17PM ● By Josh Cook

The last few weeks have seen some amazing instances of a growing policy problem that you face, whether you want to face it or not, just because you have a face.

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You'll Keep Paying for Wildfires on Your Electric Bill Until California Fixes Its Forests

Aug 11, 2026 10:12AM ● By Josh Cook

If you live in California, you've probably seen the ads: "Home insurance rates skyrocket." "The FAIR Plan is broken." They urge you to call your legislator and demand a fix. What they don't mention is who paid for them.

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The Ukraine Effect: Cheap High-Tech Weapons and California

Jul 31, 2026 08:12AM ● By Josh Cook

The California congressional delegation should treat advances in high-tech warfare as both economic development and a national security opportunity.

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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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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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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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Manganese Alert Lifted; Questions Remain

Jun 23, 2026 04:12PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Just two days after Rancho Murieta Community Services District staff told directors that manganese levels in the community’s drinking water were within state guidelines, the district issued a precautionary alert advising residents to give infants and babies bottled water because manganese had reached what it described as “EPA maximum contaminant levels.”

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CSD Improvements Discusses New Culvert Failures

Jun 23, 2026 04:11PM ● By Joe Wirt

With repairs now complete on a failed culvert near the 14th hole on Rancho Murieta Country Club’s north course, Rancho Murieta Community Services District officials have identified four additional drainage failures that will require another round of construction work.

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CSD Approves Budget, Rate Increases

Jun 22, 2026 08:27AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board approved a 2026-27 budget, capital improvement program and a series of water, sewer and solid waste rate increases on June 17 despite objections from one resident to the proposed rate hikes and separate questions from others about the district’s long-term water planning priorities.

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Integrated Water Master Plan Issues Discussed at CSD Meeting

Jun 18, 2026 03:51PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Nearly two months after the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board directed resident Jim Farrell to meet with water consultant Lisa Maddaus to review differences between the district’s draft Integrated Water Master Plan and the IWMP Working Group’s findings, Farrell reported that the effort is underway but remains a work in progress.

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Water Vision Group Explains Role at CSD Improvements Meeting

Jun 17, 2026 10:11AM ● By Joe Wirt

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District Improvements Committee spent nearly an hour on June 10 reviewing the future of the Water Vision Working Group and a newly created matrix intended to organize the district’s growing list of water-related projects and responsibilities.

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