Category: News
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With the FBI informing all 50 state capitols of a potential increase in demonstrations and protest activity in the coming days, the Sacramento Police Department…
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The City of Sacramento will be hosting monthly virtual community conversations with residents to discuss how fines and fees impact their lives. The virtual conversations…
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The City of Sacramento has opened a “request for qualifications” (RFQ) process for the opportunity to apply for one of 10 new storefront cannabis dispensary…
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To help people in need, the Brazilian Center for Cultural Exchange, a local Sacramento nonprofit, launched their “Lean on Me” meal program in July. Since…
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The City of Sacramento on Feb. 1 is changing when trash and recycling will be collected for many of its customers in an effort to…
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With the National Weather Service forecasting temperatures below 33 degrees for Tuesday night, the City of Sacramento, in coordination with the County of Sacramento and…
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The City of Sacramento, in collaboration with local arts and culture nonprofit Sol Collective, has partnered with several local Sacramento artists and businesses to create…
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City Recycling & Solid Waste staff are reminding people that there are three ways to toss out their holiday tree — on the street, in…
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(Photo courtesy Oakland Department of Transportation) The City’s public works department soon will close up to six miles of Sacramento roads to through-traffic and make…
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City of Sacramento youth development staff are reminding young people on winter break that Youth Link, a website with more than 350 resources and activities,…
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More than 1.5 million masks handed out to local businesses and residents. Nearly 500,000 meals delivered to seniors. Approximately 1,200 laptops and hotspots distributed to…
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More than 80 people on Dec. 17 attended a virtual community meeting led by Councilmembers Eric Guerra and Jay Schenirer to discuss the Aggie Square…
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The City of Sacramento recently completed its final installations on its Wi-Fi in the Parks program, bringing the total to 27 City parks offering free…
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The Sacramento County Office of Education, in partnership with the City of Sacramento, recently distributed more than 10,000 art kits to 26 different schools across…
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The Sacramento Public Library, in partnership with the City of Sacramento and local community-based organizations, is helping to bring internet services to local communities by…
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Earlier this year, in response to the pandemic, the City of Sacramento passed an ordinance to protect employees at their jobs, ensure fair employment practices…
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Three new members of Sacramento City Council on Tuesday were officially sworn into office during a ceremony that was held virtually due to the pandemic.…
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Following recent direction from Mayor Darrell Steinberg regarding opening warming centers, City of Sacramento staff have collaborated with Sacramento County Public Health to develop a…
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The City of Sacramento has partnered with Crushing The Curve, an online resource and campaign designed to educate young people about mental and physical health…
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With the Greater Sacramento region falling below the 15% ICU capacity threshold, the area is set to enter a most restrictive phase of the State…
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The City of Sacramento in partnership with global nonprofit MicroMentor recently launched “Mentor Sacramento,” an online business mentoring platform that connects diverse small business owners…
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Sacramentans have until Dec. 30 to access a wide variety of City CARES Act funded resources designed assist individuals, families and businesses during the pandemic.…
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Nearly 250 individual artists, arts and culture nonprofits and creative businesses have been selected to receive reimbursement grants from the second round of funding from…
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For many would-be cannabis entrepreneurs, it often all comes down to the money. Access to capital can present a major barrier for those interested in…
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City of Sacramento Utilities staff are reminding people to take precautions this year when cooking their holiday meals, as fat, oil and grease can cause…
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An oak grove in South Natomas now has a new namesake in honor of the couple who worked to preserve it. City leaders held a…
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Each year, the City of Sacramento offers free holiday parking at on-street meters, from Thanksgiving Day through Christmas Day, in specific zones in the downtown…
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With cases of COVID-19 surging in California, the City of Sacramento has partnered with the Ford Motor Company Fund (Ford Fund) to distribute more than…
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A new standalone “Portland Loo” restroom now is open to the public in downtown’s Cesar Chavez Plaza, the first of its kind in Sacramento. “Over…
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The City’s Sacramento Workforce Recovery program has added nine new providers to its job training and placement programs. The programs run through Dec. 30 and…
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When the air quality is unhealthy in Sacramento, an updated city ordinance will help prevent leaf blowers from making it worse. The Sacramento City Council…
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It’s the time of year when temperatures cool down and people begin to use their fireplaces. But local officials have an important reminder: from Nov.…
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They were the ones with the tools and plywood, assisting local business owners secure their properties as Sacramento experienced protests and demonstrations following the killing…
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Funded by a grant from the City of Sacramento, local nonprofit group The Atrium has launched a virtual-storefront program to help local artists and creatives showcase…
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The City of Sacramento is ramping up its efforts to address climate change with the appointment of Jennifer Venema as the interim lead of a…
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Great Plates Delivered, the food delivery program that’s helping to feed Sacramento seniors during the pandemic, has served more than 380,000 meals and put more…
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It’s now easier than ever to plan a bike route to work or the store, thanks to the newly updated City of Sacramento Bike Map…
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The City of Sacramento’s Office of Innovation & Economic Development, in collaboration with the restaurant and retail strategy firm Streetsense, has created two “pandemic survival…
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It has been hailed as one of the largest developments the City has seen in years, a project that rivals Golden1 Center and the Railyards in…
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Former office of groundbreaking African American attorney recognized as Sacramento historic landmark
He was groundbreaking African American attorney who fought for the desegregation of public housing in Sacramento. And now his former office is being recognized as…
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If the fallen leaves are starting to pile up around your home, don’t worry — the City’s annual leaf collection service starts this Sunday, Nov.…
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Front Street Animal Shelter’s annual Paws to Party fundraiser is going virtual this year, with a fun-filled “Howl-O-Ween” event scheduled for 6 p.m. on Oct.…
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City fire and utilities departments on Oct. 20 demonstrated several ways they prepare for storms, floods and emergencies during a live training event that was…
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As part of the City of Sacramento’s ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts, local workers now can access free job training and placement programs from 16 new…
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Small businesses in Sacramento now can register for more than 80 virtual events hosted by expert advisors. The free webinars, which run from Oct. 20…
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More than 1.2 million masks distributed to schools, hospitals and local businesses; more than 318,000 meals delivered to seniors; more than 9,000 calls received at…
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How does the City prepare for climate change? Water experts answer questions at this Oct. 21 webinar
Experts from the City’s Department of Utilities on Oct. 21 will be discussing water conservation and sustainability during a public webinar that focuses on climate…
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You know that getting a glass of water can be as simple as turning on your faucet. But what you might not know is how…
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Looking to increase equity in Sacramento’s burgeoning cannabis industry, the City Council this week unanimously approved the addition of 10 new storefront dispensary permits. The…
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The Sacramento City Council on Oct. 13 approved funding for “Sacramento HeART and Mind,” a new program that combines artists, community mentors and mental-health support…
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Want a chance to win a Chromebook or a gift card to one of your favorite stores? The City of Sacramento’s Department of Youth, Parks,…
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The City of Sacramento’s Department of Utilities on Oct. 21 will present a digital conference that highlights the often-overlooked value of clean water and the…
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Applications for the new Sacramento Emergency Rental Assistance (SERA) program are now being accepted to help low-income residents who have experienced a loss or reduction…
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Following the onset of the pandemic, the newly formed Sacramento Homelessness COVID-19 Response Team acted quickly and definitively, securing nearly 600 quarantine/medical isolation units to…
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Earlier this year, in response to the pandemic, the City of Sacramento passed an ordinance to protect employees at their jobs, ensure fair employment practices…
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Sacramentans this month have an opportunity to help shape the future of their local communities. Starting next week, residents can participate in a series of…
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The Meadowview Navigation Center, sheltering and assisting women who are experiencing homelessness, officially opened Thursday and began serving clients. Located near the Pannell Community Center…
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City of Sacramento playgrounds and outdoor recreational facilities, such as picnic tables, are now back open to the public with COVID-19 modifications, following new guidance…
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Sacramento residents now have a tool to better understand and track homelessness trends in Sacramento County through an interactive data dashboard launched this week. The Sacramento…
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Building on previous CARES Act-funded COVID-19 recovery efforts, the City of Sacramento has launched a new program offering free technical assistance and other professional supportive…
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Up to 10,000 Sacramento households affected by the pandemic, particularly low-income households with children and seniors, can now apply to receive free broadband access through…
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The City’s Information Technology department on Sept. 24 received an award from Government Technology for recent improvements to its customer service experience, including a mobile…
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Sacramento is one step closer to turning a vacant City-owned property into a site for urban agriculture. The City recently signed a lease agreement with…
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In 2018, the City of Sacramento hired its first Diversity and Equity Manager, Aimée Zenzele Barnes, to lead the City’s efforts to advance racial equity…
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The Sacramento City Council last night approved three of the 30 new workforce recovery programs that will help up to 11,000 local workers whose jobs…
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The City of Sacramento has taken a major step forward in its ongoing efforts to protect neighbors and customers of the Evergreen Shopping Center, a…
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The City has opened a second round of funding to support Sacramento’s creative economy. Totaling $3.9 million in reimbursement grants, the assistance is available to…
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With many of us spending more time at home these days, now is the perfect time to increase your water wisdom. The City’s Department of…
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Editor’s note: This article was updated on Oct. 1 to reflect the closure of community partner recruitment and to include information for youth to submit…
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The City of Sacramento has launched a new website and community outreach-campaign to assist local residents and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. SacramentoCOVIDrelief.org hosts…
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The City of Sacramento’s Office of Emergency Management on Sept. 11 responded to a request for N95 masks from the Sacramento City Unified School District…
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With the National Weather Service forecasting excessive heat this Labor Day weekend, the City of Sacramento will open two cooling centers to help residents cope…
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As the holiday weekend approaches, the City of Sacramento reminds residents to enjoy parks and public spaces while following State and County public-health orders including…
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Sacramento families struggling to make online distance learning work during the coronavirus pandemic now have a new free program to provide all-day structured academic support…
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The Sacramento City Council last night completed the final significant allocation of the $89 million in CARES Act funding it received from the federal government.…
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JUMP e-bikes and e-scooters are once again available to Sacramento residents. Lime relaunched their services over the weekend, following an acquisition of the JUMP brand…
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The City of Sacramento’s Department of Utilities is scheduled to begin maintenance work on several levees and critical waterways located throughout the city over the…
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Nearly 300 arts and culture organizations and individual artists have been selected to receive reimbursement grants from the City of Sacramento’s Creative Economy Recovery program.…
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The Sacramento City Council last week approved the West Broadway Specific Plan, which sets development and land-use policy for a 292-acre area near Broadway for…
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The City of Sacramento is asking residents to provide their thoughts on a plan that will outline how parks and related services will grow over…
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The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved distribution of $10 million in federal CARES Act funds to 30 organizations to provide workforce training for more…
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More than 1,300 local businesses have been selected to receive forgivable loans from the City of Sacramento’s Small Business Recovery program. The program is designed…
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The public is invited to learn more about the City’s recently completed Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan, which provides a 20-year development road map for…
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With the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District forecasting a period of unhealthy air due to nearby wildfires, the City of Sacramento has opened two…
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To help residents with their unique COVID-related financial needs, the City of Sacramento has expanded its Financial Empowerment Center to include free financial navigation services for…
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More resources are now available to people experiencing homelessness or on the verge of becoming homeless, thanks to new state and federal funding. The Sacramento…
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Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved $750,000 to implement a “Digital Equity Response” program to provide internet and computers to people during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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It’s an area unlike almost any other in Sacramento’s central city – a patchwork of poorly connected parcels with disparate land uses resulting from an industrial past. But this 292-acre sector in Upper Land Park is being reevaluated…
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A period of hot weather is expected to hit Sacramento starting Friday as the National Weather Services predicts high temperatures of 100+ degrees to last…
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In response to a forecast period of sustained hot weather by the National Weather Service, the City of Sacramento will open three cooling centers to…
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Sacramento youth now have a “one-stop shop” to find virtual opportunities, support and resources. As the coronavirus pandemic put restrictions on activities and opportunities for…
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Sacramento residents are encouraged to take the U.S. 2020 Census as soon as possible to make sure they are represented in the population count that…
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The City in May began distributing 800,000 masks provided by the California Department of Public Health to Sacramento businesses to help staff and patrons adhere to…
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Following an extensive national search led by Arts Consulting Group, the City of Sacramento has named Megan Van Voorhis as its Cultural & Creative Economy…
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Construction crews on Aug. 3 completed the roof on the McKinley Water Vault, a six-million-gallon concrete tank that will temporarily store water in East Sacramento.…
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The City of Sacramento recently became the first city in California to approve a local planning tool that will make it faster and cheaper to build new multi-unit housing. City Council on July 28 approved a “Ministerial Approval of Infill…
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The Sacramento City Council on July 28 approved the reduction of speed limits on 24 street segments in Sacramento to make them safer for everyone…
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The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved a $10 million “Workforce Development Recovery” program designed to retrain and uptrain people who have lost their jobs…
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How exactly is the coronavirus pandemic affecting people across Sacramento right now? That is the question the City of Sacramento hopes to answer with the…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic and State and County Stay at Home orders stretch into the summer, many people are left looking for safe activities to…
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Hugs? Not now. High fives? Yeah, right. Secret handshakes? Nope. Right now, we’re a little low on ways to show love. But wearing a mask?…
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The City of Sacramento has appointed Dr. Nicole Clavo as the manager of its Office of Violence Prevention, effective Aug. 24. Clavo will serve as…
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Four hundred teenagers throughout Sacramento will work on service projects related to COVID-19 now through the end of August in return for a $400 stipend…
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The City of Sacramento recently launched free COVID-related landlord and tenant mediation services available for both commercial and residential tenants. “This program allows tenants and…
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The City recently finished installing Wi-Fi at 12 parks in Sacramento which will bring free internet access to those who enjoy the outdoors. Wi-Fi has…
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The City’s Department of Utilities on July 28 will be hosting a webinar on its irrigation upgrade program, which offers rebates of up to $400…
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The City of Sacramento on July 14 appointed Bridgette Dean as the Interim Director of a newly created “community response” office. The City Council directed…
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The City of Sacramento has big goals to make it easier for people to use and access electric vehicles (EVs) in Sacramento, including both plug-in…
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The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) has launched a new incentive program to increase the amount of affordable housing in Sacramento during the COVID-19…
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The City of Sacramento is now accepting applications for its Creative Economy Recovery program to provide reimbursement grants to financially assist arts groups, tourism and…
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Sessions are underway and registration is open for the City of Sacramento’s Summer Outdoor STEAM Camps. The camps, for youth in grades 1st through 6th,…
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The City of Sacramento is reminding people who use fireworks on the 4th of July that improperly throwing them away could lead to unintended fires.…
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The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved the framework for the $7.5 million Creative Economy Recovery program designed to help arts groups, tourism and cultural…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into the summer, many families are in need of safe and enriching activities for their children. Following the rules and…
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Following her recent decision not to file charges against 43 people accused of violating the City of Sacramento’s curfew on its first night, Sacramento City…
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UPDATE: City Council approved on Tuesday June 30 an additional $5 million in CARES funding for the forgivable loan program bringing the total to $15…
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The City of Sacramento in April received $89.6 million from the federal government’s CARES Act to help the city address the public-health emergency caused by…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses and organizations of all kinds, including animal shelters. In response, the Front Street Animal Shelter has developed innovative, new…
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More than 400 people on Wednesday tuned in to an online webinar to learn about the City of Sacramento’s new forgivable loan program available to…
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Not too long ago, Sacramento was one of the most popular cities in the world in terms of shared rideables such as e-bikes and e-scooters.…
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Responding to the needs of Sacramentans whose jobs have been affected by the pandemic, the City of Sacramento, in partnership with the Sacramento Central Labor…
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The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved the framework for the $10 million Small Business Recovery Program to financially assist local businesses and nonprofits that…
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The 24 cabins sit in neat rows on a long, rectangular lot adjacent to the St. Paul Church of God in Christ in North Sacramento.…
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The Center for Sacramento History is asking the public to submit personal stories and coronavirus artifacts to help future generations understand what it was like…
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The County of Sacramento on June 12 amended its public-health order, further loosening restrictions on certain businesses and activities as Sacramento moves into “Stage 3” of…
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The City of Sacramento has made grants available for restaurants to receive reimbursements to aide in temporarily adding or expanding outside dining options. Up to…
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The Sacramento Office of Film and Media received approval from the Sacramento County Department of Health Services to resume filming starting June 12 while adhering…
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In just two months, the City and County of Sacramento have sheltered 652 homeless people in motel rooms and trailers through Project Roomkey, the state…
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With more people working from home and shopping online during the COVID-19 pandemic, curbside recycling carts have never been fuller. “Both the City of Sacramento…
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There is still time for city residents to participate in the 2040 General Plan update and Climate Action Plan’s virtual community questionnaire, as the deadline…
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The Sacramento City Council Saturday voted to immediately end the curfew that was imposed June 1 after widespread looting and vandalism over two days last…
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The City’s Office of Emergency Management is encouraging people to sign up for “Sacramento Alert,” a service that notifies residents of emergencies and important updates.…
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It’s the time of year that the City of Sacramento’s Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment department (YPCE) normally would be ramping up for the summer…
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The Sacramento Valley Station, a City Public Works facility, has received the highest sustainability rating for a building, LEED Platinum. The building serves as the…
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The Sacramento City Council on June 1 unanimously passed a resolution that imposes a curfew in the City of Sacramento. The curfew will remain in…
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Following weekend vandalism and looting in the Central City and other neighborhoods, the Sacramento City Council today unanimously approved a resolution declaring a local public…
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City transportation planners today launched a survey to hear what features residents would like to see on an roughly four-mile stretch of Stockton Boulevard in…
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The California State Transportation Agency, the City of Sacramento and the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) are making it easier to find wireless hotspot locations…
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Summer weather has arrived in Sacramento and with it a reminder to eliminate tall, dry weeds growing in vacate lots and properties. “This routine maintenance…
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Sacramento City and County have been chosen to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Cities & Counties for Fine and Fee Justice challenge to…
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It’s official: The first heat wave of the season has arrived early in Sacramento. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to be…
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In an effort to immediately help residents and businesses affected by COVID-19, the Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved the use of $28 million in…
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The Sacramento Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) opened today offering professional one-on-one financial counseling and coaching as a free public service to local residents. The FEC…
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Significant progress has been made on assembling two large “Sprung” structures in South Sacramento that soon will house 100 women experiencing homelessness. The structures are…
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Following the release of the County of Sacramento’s new public heath order, which now allows restaurants to offer dine-in service, the City of Sacramento has…
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As some local businesses, including dine-in restaurants and small retail, prepare to reopen, the City of Sacramento is distributing 800,000 masks provided by the California…
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The City’s Department of Utilities on May 29 will host a virtual workshop that is designed to help residents ditch their lawn. The workshop, called…
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The City of Sacramento is calling all local artists to submit their qualifications to design vinyl wraps for two locations in midtown Sacramento, each with…
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The City of Sacramento’s Public Works Department soon will begin a series of summer projects to improve roadways throughout the city. “These projects will help…
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The County of Sacramento on May 15 opened a COVID-19 test site at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church (3996 14th Ave). Located in Oak Park,…