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SMUD’s $10 Million State Grant Advances Long-Duration Battery Storage Technology

Jul 31, 2024 11:59AM ● By SMUD News Release

California Energy Commission funding supports SMUD’s decarbonization goals

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Edible Food Recovery Microgrants Available

Jul 31, 2024 11:52AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

The Capital Food Access Alliance – a regional collaboration between Sacramento County and the cities of Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Galt, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Sacramento – has released Edible Food Recovery Microgrants to help local organizations expand their capacity to accept food donations for distribution throughout the community

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Foundation Gives Graduates Construction Opportunities

Jul 31, 2024 11:45AM ● By The Write Stuff Communications News Release

Julian Aguilar has wanted to be a construction worker for a long time; he just didn’t know what trade he wanted to pursue

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PAWS Mobile Clinic: Lifeline for Pets of Unhoused

Jul 31, 2024 11:33AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter and its dedicated team are making remarkable strides in improving the lives of pets and their unhoused owners

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Director Booth Files for Seat on CSD Board

Jul 29, 2024 01:42PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Director Steve Booth has announced that he will run for a seat on the Rancho Murieta Community Services District (CSD) Board of Directors, according to a July 17 news release.

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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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Hundreds of Dialysis Caregivers to Picket Across California Over Staffing, Safety, Patient Care Problems

Jul 24, 2024 09:15AM ● By SEIU-UHW News Release

Workers at 26 Fresenius, Satellite Healthcare, and U.S. Renal clinics say understaffing, unsafe working conditions, low wages created a crisis putting patients and workers at risk.

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Capital SouthEast Connector Project’s $25-Million Funding Celebrated

Jul 17, 2024 01:17PM ● By Capital SouthEast Connector News Release

Many of the region’s elected officials with leaders in public safety and transportation on July 17 celebrated the United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) allocation of $25 million to the Capital SouthEast Connector project.

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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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Dangerous Heatwave Continues

Jul 09, 2024 11:53AM ● By Office of Governor Gavin Newsom News Release

Governor Gavin Newsom Urged Californians on July 5 to Take Precautions and Directed an All-Hands Response to the Heatwave by State Government

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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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California Expands Access to Naloxone

Jun 25, 2024 04:37PM ● By Office of Governor Gavin Newsom News Release

On June 21, Governor Gavin Newsom Announced that CalRx-Branded Over-the-Counter Naloxone HCL Nasal Spray, 4 mg, will be Available for Free to Eligible Organizations Through the Naloxone Distribution Project

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Fireworks and July 4

Jun 25, 2024 04:05PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Keep it Safe, Keep it Legal

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County Supports Housing for Veterans and Homeless

Jun 25, 2024 09:27AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

On June 11, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Approved the Transfer of 2.2 Acres of Land and $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding to the City of Rancho Cordova for the Development of Mather Veterans Village Phase 4

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Fighting Through Homelessness to Housing

Jun 18, 2024 04:33PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Keri is a Community Health Worker with Community Health Works (CoHeWo) in Sacramento County

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Durheim Joins California Farm Bureau as First Chief Operating Officer

Jun 18, 2024 04:21PM ● By California Farm Bureau News Release

The California Farm Bureau is Pleased to Announce Dan Durheim as its New Chief Operating Officer

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Contentious water plan approval to be delayed for months

Jun 17, 2024 11:11AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A heavily criticized study forecasting Rancho Murieta’s future water needs, the Integrated Water Master Plan, won’t be completed anytime soon.

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Homebuyer Assistance Program Available to Help Households Impacted by Wildfires

Jun 14, 2024 11:40AM ● By Golden State Finance Authority News Release

Up to $350,000 in Forgivable Assistance Available to Qualifying Households

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Birds and Mosquito Test Positive for West Nile Virus

Jun 11, 2024 02:24PM ● By Sacramento Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District News Release

On June 10, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District Confirmed that the First Mosquito Sample of the Season has Tested Positive for West Nile Virus (WNV)

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2024-25 Recommended Budget Approved

Jun 11, 2024 02:10PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Approves $8.8 Billion Budget

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Unsheltered Homelessness Decreases 41 Percent in Sacramento

Jun 11, 2024 11:16AM ● By Sacramento City Express News Release

The Number of People Living Outdoors in the City and County of Sacramento Plunged 41 Percent Between 2022 and 2024

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Controller Cohen Issues April Cash Report

Jun 05, 2024 02:09PM ● By California State Controller’s Office News Release

California Fiscal Year-to-Date Revenues Still Trend Below Expectations

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Sac County Caps Initial Water Development Fees

Jun 05, 2024 01:03PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

New Cap on Initial Water Development Fee Payments Approved

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Field Day a Celebration for Ham Radio Enthusiasts

Jun 04, 2024 11:27AM ● By Friends & Amateur Radio Communications Enthusiasts News Release

National Amateur Radio Exercise to Take Place from 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22, to 12:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 23

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RM Infrastructure Costs Far Exceed Reserves

May 24, 2024 09:45AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

A discrepancy between what it would cost the Rancho Murieta Community Service District to replace the community’s aging infrastructure in today’s dollars and what it has in its reserves to pay for it was highlighted when the board met on May 15.

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CSD Consultant Questioned About Water Study

May 24, 2024 09:39AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District (CSD) Board meeting on May 15 likely provided a preview of the upcoming May 30 town hall on the Integrated Water Master Plan (IWMP).

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CSD Board Considers 12% Rate Increase

May 24, 2024 09:31AM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Unlike two years ago, when a sizable protest halted a proposed rate increase by the Rancho Murieta Community Services District (CSD), this year’s budget process has proceeded smoothly.

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Letter to the Editor: Don’t Trust the RMA

May 24, 2024 09:27AM ● By Joe Wirt

Editor: My wife and I were recently shocked by the fraud and favoritism shown by the RMA’s Architectural Review Committee (ARC).

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CalAnimals and More to Host First-Ever California Adopt-A-Pet Day On June 1

May 08, 2024 04:09PM ● By Will Reisman, Progress Public Affairs News Release

ASPCA Providing Funds to Cover Adoption Fees for Participating Shelters

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Salmon Poisoning Disease Warning Given to Dog Owners

Apr 26, 2024 02:12PM ● By California Department of Fish and Wildlife News Release

Salmon Poisoning Disease is a Potentially Fatal Condition Seen Only in Dogs

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Recreation Therapy Changes Lives in Sacramento County

Apr 16, 2024 11:41AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Therapeutic Recreation Services Division of the Department of Regional Parks Provides Recreation Opportunities and a Sense of Community

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Fireworks Changes Coming

Apr 16, 2024 10:40AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County Adopts Ordinance Amending Fireworks Regulations and Prohibitions

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SETA Director Appointed

Apr 16, 2024 10:26AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento Employment and Training Agency Gets New Executive Director

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Owner of Wilton Horse Farm Convicted of Rape

Apr 15, 2024 05:13PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Victor Valenzuela, Wilton Resident, Found Guilty of Sexual Assault

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Levee District Receives $390,000 from Cal OES

Apr 15, 2024 05:04PM ● By Gail Bullen, River Valley Times Reporter

Reclamation District 800 Board of Trustees Meets at Wilton Community Center

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