The Sacramento County North Area Recovery Station (The dump) located at 4450 Roseville Road, North Highlands, will temporarily close to the public beginning Friday, Jan. 14, due to COVID-19 impacts on staffing availability. Authorized commercial account customers that use the automated services, known as the Waste Wizard, will continue to have access to the NARS […]
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will provide trout anglers in the greater Sacramento area with an unprecedented fishing opportunity this winter: the chance to catch brook trout from a half-dozen urban and suburban park ponds and lakes that are part of CDFW’s Fishing in the City program. Fishing in the City began […]
Bob Bastian, one of Rio Linda/Elverta’s most respected elders and biggest advocate, has died at 88 years old. He leaves a legacy in this community that is immeasurable. He was born on March 4, 1933, in Sacramento. He attended Castori Elementary School in North Sacramento, which was called McClellan Elementary School at that time. At […]
Sacramento, CA | The County of Sacramento Housing Authority will open the Housing Choice Voucher Program Tenant-Based Voucher waiting list effective Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 8 a.m. until Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. Applicants may apply at www.sacwaitlist.com using any device with internet access. A total of 5,000 applicants will be placed on the waiting […]
What a mixed bag of stories we had for 2021. Happy New Year from John and ViAnn and Sara and Mike. We had COVID going away, then coming back with Delta and Omicron, We had Business openings and closings, we had some crimes, we had Cameron Skattebo finally able to excite us at Hornet Field, […]
The ushering in of a new year brings with it the anticipation of a fresh start, positive changes, and healthy resolutions. What it should not bring are headlines of tragedies caused by drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol. To encourage safe travel for those who are out on the road, the California Highway […]
Give your 2021 holiday tree the proper send-off and a new, beneficial life as mulch or biofuel to generate electricity! Residents can drop off their live holiday tree for recycling in January. To be recycled, trees must be free of tinsel, lights, decorations, nails and stands. Flocked trees will be accepted, but cannot be recycled and will go to the […]
In November, at the insistence of the Franchise Tax Board, the Rio Linda Elverta Chamber of Commerce filed a police report with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s office providing more details on the Chamber embezzlement scandal that we wrote about 18 months ago, and names the former chamber directors accused. (Before we go any further, we […]
via Sacramento County You can definitely feel the chill in the air, and with temperatures continuing to cool for the next few days, it’s a great time to review cold weather tips: Check on elderly family members, friends or neighbors. Seniors and those with serious medical conditions are at risk. Check on community members that might […]
