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Sierra Railroad Company members
Locomotive History in West Sacramento

Sep 10, 2025 08:22AM ● By Seth Henderson

Hydrogen-Powered Locomotive a First in the Nation

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Celebrating Library Card Sign-Up Month

Sep 03, 2025 03:54PM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

This September, the Yolo County Library invites you to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month and discover how a single card can unlock endless opportunities.

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International Overdose Awareness Day

Sep 03, 2025 03:51PM ● By Seth Henderson

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 25-95 on Aug. 26, declaring Aug. 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day.

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United Way Presents Family with 100,000th Book

Sep 03, 2025 03:49PM ● By United Way News Release

United Way California Capital Region presented Amethyst Josephine Franco of Woodland and her family with the 100,000th book from the region’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which the local United Way manages.

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With gold shovels in hand city officials break ground
Innovation, Preservation, Sample Station

Sep 03, 2025 03:43PM ● By Seth Henderson, photos by Seth Henderson

Groundbreaking at Heritage Oaks, Emile’s Cafe Opens

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Shown are Capay Valley meal recipients
Investment Advances Senior Nutrition

Aug 26, 2025 12:33PM ● By Meals on Wheels, Yolo County News Release

A recent $150,000 investment by Sutter Health to both Meals on Wheels Yolo County (MOW Yolo) and Meals on Wheels Yuba and Sutter Counties (MOW Yuba/Sutter) is fortifying the future of senior nutrition in a multi-county region by simultaneously increasing the number of older nourished adults and the organizations’ sustained fiscal prowess to continue to serve them.

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First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Yolo County

Aug 26, 2025 11:19AM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency’s (HHSA) Communicable Disease Program has confirmed the county’s first human case of West Nile virus this year.

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Susie Sutphin, the community food program manager at the Center for Land Based Learning, handles produce at the farm stand
Farming on the Riverfront

Aug 26, 2025 10:28AM ● By Seth Henderson, photos by Seth Henderson

Tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and herbs are some of the locally-grown items available at the Center for Land Based Learning’s Riverfront Farm, across from Franquette in West Sacramento. It is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday until the season ends on Nov. 20.

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Women’s Empowerment Night Hosted by River Cats
Women’s Panel Hits a Home Run

Aug 26, 2025 10:13AM ● By Seth Henderson

Women’s Empowerment Night Hosted by River Cats

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The bar graph shows new home sales in July
New Home Sales Rebound in July

Aug 26, 2025 08:46AM ● By North State Building Industry Association News Release

July new home sales in the greater Sacramento region rebounded from June's low point, with 480 sales reported by North State Building Industry Association members, the association reported Aug. 12.

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SAFE employees Tiffany Porter of Carmichael and Joseph Mayeux of Sacramento County’s Vineyard area fold U.S. flags
SAFE Credit Union, Volunteers Prepare Flags for Retirement

Aug 18, 2025 06:42PM ● By SAFE Credit Union News Release

SAFE Credit Union collected more than 500 flags during its second annual employee-led U.S. flag collection drive this summer.

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County Road 28H Work Taking Place

Aug 18, 2025 06:35PM ● By County of Yolo News Release

The Yolo County Public Works Division will be patching several sections of failed pavement areas on County Road 28H between County Roads 102 and 105, approximately two miles northeast of the city of Davis.

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Classic Car and Truck Show
Classic Car and Truck Show Returns

Aug 18, 2025 06:33PM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

Join Yolo County Library and the Friends of the Yolo Branch Library for the Cruisin’ into the Next Chapter Classic Car and Truck Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 23.

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West Nile Virus Activity Increases

Aug 18, 2025 06:21PM ● By Sacramento Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District News Release

Further West Nile virus activity (WNV) evidence was detected throughout Sacramento and Yolo counties, as 13 mosquito samples and three dead birds tested positive Aug. 13, the highest number of positive results reported in a single day this year, according to the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District.

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Ariana Adame has been selected as the new assistant city manager
City Restructures Organization, Adds New Positions

Aug 18, 2025 06:05PM ● By City of West Sacramento News Release

The City of West Sacramento announced a significant organizational restructuring aimed at bolstering its commitment to efficient public service and impactful community development on Aug. 11.

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kids playing in a park
Once Trusted, Some Educators Compromised

Aug 18, 2025 05:54PM ● By Seth Henderson

Sex offenders are registered into a government database after they’ve been convicted in a court of law. Some of them were once trusted employees in area schools.

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Bryte Park renovations
Council Agrees to Pursue Bryte Park Renovations, Funding Sources

Aug 12, 2025 02:30PM ● By John McCallum

West Sacramento City Council members at their Aug. 6 meeting looked at the city’s latest park renovation project, a more than $64.36-million makeover of Bryte Park just south of the Sacramento River in West Sacramento’s north end.

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Child Support Awareness Month

Aug 12, 2025 02:25PM ● By Office of the County Administrator News Release

The Colusa Sutter Yolo Regional Child Support Agency is proud to join the State of California and child support programs across the nation in celebrating Child Support Awareness Month in August marking five decades of the child support program.

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Save Mart Donates $2,500 For Yolo County

Aug 12, 2025 02:23PM ● By Make It Happen Yolo County News Release

The local nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County organization has received $2,500 from The Save Mart Companies CARES Foundation to ensure former foster youth studying at University of California, Davis and Woodland Community College have kitchen supplies needed to cook healthy meals.

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West Sacramento residents Leanne Rodriguez, 39, and Justin Rossi, 43, could become America’s Favorite Couple, a competition hosted by actor Jeff Goldblum and his wife, Emilie
Vying for America’s Favorite Couple

Aug 12, 2025 02:20PM ● By MPG Staff

West Sacramento residents Leanne Rodriguez, 39, and Justin Rossi, 43, have officially advanced to the national finals of America’s Favorite Couple, the playful yet prestigious competition hosted by actor Jeff Goldblum and his wife, Emilie.

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Road Maintenance on County Road 28H

Aug 12, 2025 11:27AM ● By County of Yolo News Release

Work will be performed starting Aug. 18 through Aug. 29 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with the road fully reopened to traffic each evening.

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Reduce Electricity during Flex Alerts and Earn Bill Credits

Aug 11, 2025 05:05PM ● By MPG Staff

With temperature rising, it’s not too late to register for Power Saver Rewards, a California Public Utilities Commission program.

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Yolo County Receives Achievement Award

Aug 05, 2025 01:58PM ● By Yolo County Office of the County Administrator News Release

Yolo County is proud to announce that it has been awarded the 2025 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) by the National Procurement Institute, Inc. (NPI), marking another year of recognition for the county’s ongoing commitment to procurement excellence.

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Adam Fieseler, Yolo County’s new director of Community Services
New Director of Community Services Starts in Yolo

Aug 05, 2025 01:53PM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

Yolo County is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Fieseler as the new director of Community Services, effective Aug. 25.

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Yolo County Nut Buying Starts

Aug 05, 2025 01:36PM ● By Yolo County, Office of the County Administrator News Release

Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner Humberto Izquierdo recently announced that the nut buying period began Aug. 1 and will run through next April 1, in accordance with the county’s nut theft ordinance.

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I Street Bridge Replacement Project
I Street Bridge Replacement has 2026 Construction Start

Aug 05, 2025 01:24PM ● By City of Sacramento News Release

The City of Sacramento is moving one step closer to breaking ground on the long-anticipated I Street Bridge Replacement Project, a transformative effort that will replace the existing 113-year-old bridge with a new multimodal crossing linking Sacramento and West Sacramento.

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The Mobile Farmers Market staff poses for a photo while holding some of their locally grown produce
Fresh Is Always Better

Aug 05, 2025 01:20PM ● By Seth Henderson, photos by Seth Henderson

To reduce barriers to food insecurity in West Sacramento, the Mobile Farmers Market from the Center for Land Based Learning (CLBL) hosts multiple stops in the area, providing locally grown produce to residents in areas with little access to fresh food, commonly referred to as “food deserts.”

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The Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
A Decade of Conservation Success

Jul 29, 2025 12:18PM ● By Bryan Pride, Policy Director, Tuleyome

The Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (the Monument) celebrated its 10th anniversary, a milestone that showcases what becomes possible when communities unite to protect irreplaceable landscapes on July 10.

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The Heritage Oaks Master Plan
Council Looks at Renaming Heritage Oaks Park

Jul 29, 2025 12:04PM ● By John McCallum

West Sacramento City Council gave its unanimous approval at its July 16 meeting to awarding a construction contract for improvements to the city’s Heritage Oaks Park, a park that could have a different name once the project is completed in July 2026.

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Increased Access to Meals for Seniors

Jul 29, 2025 11:36AM ● By Meals on Wheels Yolo County News Release

GroundGame.Health, a Tampa, Florida-based social impact company, is proud to announce a transformative new partnership with Meals on Wheels Yolo County, the county’s only provider of fully-prepared meals for food-insecure, isolated seniors.

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Community leaders give high fives to a graduate of United Way California Capital Region’s West Sacramento KinderCamp
Forty Incoming West Sacramento Kindergarteners Graduate

Jul 29, 2025 11:31AM ● By United Way California Capital Region News Release

Forty incoming West Sacramento kindergarteners graduated from United Way California Capital Region’s KinderCamp program on July 18 amidst cheers from their family members, friends and local dignitaries.

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An A’s fan takes a selfie with Stomper, the team’s mascot
A’s Fans Show Their Support

Jul 29, 2025 11:28AM ● By Seth Henderson, photos by Seth Henderson

Major League Baseball, a custom happy hour menu and the Sutter Health Park gameday atmosphere took over the 32 Brews Street restaurant at Sky River Casino in Elk Grove on July 24 for the A’s watch party against the Houston Astros.

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The City of Dharma Realm Buddhist Temple held its annual Veggie Fair event
City of Dharma Realm Temple Hosts Veggie Fair

Jul 22, 2025 12:44PM ● By City of Dharma Realm News Release

The City of Dharma Realm Buddhist Temple held its annual Veggie Fair event, located at the historic former El Rancho Hotel, from 11 a.m. to noon July 20.

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Yolo County Awards More Than $170,000 to Local Organizations

Jul 22, 2025 12:33PM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

The Yolo County Sustainability Division is pleased to announce the awardees of the Yolo County Community Climate Action Fund, a new initiative supporting community-driven projects that advance the goals of the county’s ambitious Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP).

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Council Approves New AM/PM Liquor License Application

Jul 22, 2025 12:29PM ● By John McCallum

The West Sacramento City Council narrowly approved recommending the issuance of a Type 21 liquor license by the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for a proposed AM/PM gas station and convenience store at 15th Street and Jefferson Boulevard in the Old West Sacramento Neighborhood.

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