Regional Parks is excited to announce that qualifying residents can now receive a Low-Income Annual Pass free of charge thanks to a partnership with Danny Wimmer Presents, the company that puts on the Annual Aftershock Music Festival at Discovery Park. This sponsorship program takes effect today, March 1, and will run through the end of the year. […]
California will end its statewide mask mandate for K-12 schools at the stroke of midnight March 12, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced on Monday. Also, starting Tuesday, March 1, the state is dropping mask requirements for unvaccinated people, though they will be “strongly recommended for all individuals in most indoor settings.” Masks are still required […]
By Kris “McFunstigate” McCandless Kris McFunstigate If memory serves, there is only one shopping center in this community that has shopping carts, and it never fails that the parking lot is littered with the bright yellow carts parked everywhere they are not supposed to be. Oftentimes, just mere feet from the cart return. If putting […]
Foo Fighters Event promoter Danny Wimmer Presents dropped the lineup today for the 10th-anniversary installment of the well-attended Aftershock rock festival. The event which was held at Gibson Ranch park in 2015 is in 2022 scheduled for Thursday, October 6th through Sunday, October 9th. DWP will once again bring four days of head-banging goodness to […]
For individuals living with disabilities, recreation opportunities and a sense of community may not be easy to come by. That’s where the Therapeutic Recreation Services (TRS) Division of the Department of Regional Parks comes in! One way to provide these individuals with recreational opportunities is through recreation therapy, which utilizes activities such as arts and crafts, dance, exercise and […]
By Kris “McFunstigate” McCandless Kris “McFunstigate” McCandless Drugs are bad, Mmmkay. I’m not really sure when our community’s drug problem started, but I know it was here when I came around in the 80’s. I was a kid then and, thankfully, my only exposure to it was when my uncle decided to throw a huge […]
Bob was a loving and dedicated husband, father, papa, and community leader. He was born in Sacramento on March 4, 1933, and was raised in the North Sacramento area by his parents John and Dorothy Bastian who preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Susan, children Stacey, Bobby, Mark, […]
After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record, prolonging California’s drought. The first two months of 2022 are shaping up to be the driest January and February in California history, prompting state officials to warn of dire water conditions ahead. “There’s no precipitation […]
We’ve seen it all before. Dog barking all night, loud mariachi music until 2am, the booming bass from the jackass two doors down. When it’s your neighbor causing the noise, no matter what kind of noise it is, there -is- a time and a method to take action. Sacramento County has adopted laws that make […]
The Planning and Environmental Review Division of the Department of Community Development has released a Revised Final Draft of the Sacramento County Climate Action Plan (CAP) The draft released today revises and replaces the draft released in September 2021. The CAP is Sacramento County’s plan to reduce its contribution to climate change while addressing the impact […]
