Category: News
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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,…
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Allowed to operate under the current stay-at-home orders from the State and County, car-share operators in Sacramento have increased their cleaning protocols to ensure residents…
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SAFE Credit Union Convention Center project marks major milestone with placement of final steel beam
The City of Sacramento recently celebrated a major milestone in its renovation and expansion of the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. Crews on May 5…
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While many Sacramentans already have received their Economic Impact Payments, also known as stimulus checks, from the federal government, some local residents don’t have a…
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The City of Sacramento has added a new feature for its City Council and other meetings, one that should allow for improved civic engagement during…
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It’s been nearly 50 days since the first “stay-at-home” order was issued in the County of Sacramento, and water experts at the City’s Department of…
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The City of Sacramento recently released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2020/21, which begins on July 1. It totals $1.3 billion for operations and…
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The City of Sacramento has teamed up with the Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) and California State Transportation Agency to turn buses into free wireless…
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The City’s Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment department is offering curbside meal pickup service at all City community centers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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The City of Sacramento’s Youth Division — part of the Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment — has created new virtual resources and activities…
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The City of Sacramento has created an online portal specifically to collect innovative ideas from companies proposing to donate or sell products or services in…
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In an effort to support local businesses as they navigate the COVID-19 outbreak and its economic repercussions, the City of Sacramento’s Office of Innovation and…
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Access to capital can be one of the biggest hurdles for anyone starting a new business. Bank loans and federal small-business grants often fill that…
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With COVID-19 impacting everyday life in countries all over the world, Earth Day celebrations are looking different this year. This Wednesday, April 22 marks the…
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“Story Time Sacramento,” an online video library of popular children’s books read by community leaders, went live this week. The project, which helps to entertain…
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April 20, also known as “4/20,” is a day celebrated by cannabis enthusiasts across the U.S., including here in Sacramento. However, this year’s 4/20 arrives…
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Special trailers at Cal Expo — designated for people experiencing homelessness who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or who are pending investigation due to known…
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The City of Sacramento has rolled out a redesigned and modernized mobile app and community web portal for its 311 customer service. This update makes…
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Partnering with Atrium916 and other local creative groups, the Sacramento Office of Arts & Culture on April 9 co-hosted its second Creative Economy Community meeting,…
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In light of Sacramento County Public Health’s new stay-at-home order to help combat the spread of COVID-19, many people are asking: What exactly can I do…
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The City of Sacramento on Wednesday lit up many of its landmarks in blue in a symbolic show of support for medical workers who are…
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City, County join forces on $15 million plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among homeless people
The Sacramento City Council and Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday both approved a $15-million joint plan to provide nearly 1,000 beds for homeless…
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Three weeks after the City of Sacramento launched its Essential Worker Childcare program, it now is helping other municipalities implement similar programs to address the…
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The first batch of state-issued trailers, which will enable at-risk people to self-quarantine during the COVID-19 crisis, have arrived at Cal Expo. These trailers are…
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The City of Sacramento has selected 101 local businesses to receive zero-interest loans from its $1 million COVID-19 economic relief fund. Those 101 businesses provide…
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Newly launched fundraising entity Donate4Sacramento on Monday gave more than $260,000 to community organizations to help people, families, small businesses and non-profits that have been…
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As part of the newly formed Sacramento Homelessness COVID-19 Response Team task force, the City of Sacramento — in partnership with the County of Sacramento,…
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Looking for a way you can help your state and city during these difficult times? One thing you can do is make sure you participate…
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Under the state and local public health orders to stay at home except for essential activities, the City of Sacramento’s outdoor spaces in parks remain…
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The Sacramento Police Department this week released a statement addressing recent rumors about law enforcement’s role during the COVID-19 outbreak. The statement, which included a…
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Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Councilmember Jay Schenirer on Monday joined a broad coalition of public, private, non-profit, labor and philanthropic partners to launch a fundraising…
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Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Mayor Pro Tem Angelique Ashby on Friday announced the launch of a free Essential Worker Childcare program for first responders, health…
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In light of State and local “stay at home” orders to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the City of Sacramento has temporarily closed its…
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Due to the Sacramento County Public Health Order “directing all individuals living in the county to stay at their place of residence except for essential…
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Due to the overwhelming response, the City of Sacramento closed applications for the Small Business Relief Loan Program on midnight Friday, March 20, 2020. If…
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In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Sacramento City Council on March 17 unanimously adopted a resolution that temporarily waives penalties from delinquent utility charges…
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The Sacramento City Council adopted an ordinance on March 17 to establish a temporary ban on evicting residential tenants unable to pay rent due to…
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Updated March 18, 2020: Sacramento County Public Health issued a new directive on Tuesday for all residents to “stay home to the maximum extent possible…
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Mayor Darrell Steinberg and members of the Sacramento City Council on March 12 held a press conference at City Hall to announce emergency measures to…
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Construction continues on schedule for the McKinley Water Vault, the underground storage tank that will hold combined storm water and wastewater during big storms. The vault…
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Due to recent updates regarding gatherings from the California Department of Public Health, this event has been postponed until further notice. Following the success of…