Co-Ed Youth League Tips Off at Golden 1

The Kings and Queens Rise Co-ed Youth Sports and Mentoring League, an initiative of The Center at Sierra Health Foundation’s Black Child Legacy Campaign program, launches its eighth season this week with a tip-off event hosted by league partner, the Sacramento Kings. Read More »

Tennis Coach Named Region’s Top Assistant

California State University, Sacramento associate head women’s tennis coach Jack Maddocks was honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and named the Northwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year on June 10. Read More »

Men’s Soccer Announces 2025 Slate

California State University, Sacramento head men’s soccer coach Michael Linenberger announced June 12 an 18-match regular season schedule for 2025, a slate that includes a trio of National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament qualifiers and six opponents that finished inside the final top 100 in the end-of-season Rating Percentage Index (RPI) rankings. Read More »

State Controller Issues May Cash Update

California State Controller Malia M. Cohen released her monthly cash report covering the state’s General Fund revenues, disbursements and actual cash balance for the fiscal year through May 31. Read More »

Small Business Owners Describe Slightly-Improved Conditions

Small business owners expecting better business conditions and sales boosted the National Federation of Independent Business’s latest Small Business Optimism Index numbers, released on June 10, to 98.8, slightly above the 51-year average of 98. Read More »

Proposed Initiative would Increase Graduation Ethnic Studies Requirements

California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., announced that the proponent of a new initiative was cleared to begin collecting petition signatures on May 30. Read More »

Board of Supervisors Appoints Chief Probation Officer

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted to appoint Jamal Rowe as the new chief probation officer on June 10. Read More »

Sacramento-Area New Home Sales Bounce Back

New home sales in the Sacramento region dropped off sharply in early May as area buyers continued to pull back due to heightened economic uncertainties but they rebounded in the second half of May, the North State Building Industry Association (BIA) reported June 10. Read More »

Mercy General Hospital Celebrates 100 Years of Babies

As part of a year-long effort to celebrate Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital’s 100th year of providing compassionate, high-quality health care to the Greater Sacramento community, the hospital held a birthday celebration June 11 for the community and staff to celebrate generations of families born at the hospital. Read More »

New Air Quality Alert System Launched

The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (Sac Metro Air District), in collaboration with the air districts of the Sacramento region, has launched a new Air Alert system for the Sacramento Region’s Spare The Air program. Read More »

Sacramento Powerball® Ticket Set to Expire

Claim or no claim – when you play, schools win. Read More »

Full Closure of Eastbound U.S. Highway 50 June 13-17 in West Sacramento

Caltrans is alerting motorists of the 79-hour closure as part of the ongoing $280 million Interstate 80 (I-80) and U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) Pavement Rehabilitation Project in Yolo County. Read More »

State Legislators Name Their Nonprofit of the Year

In recognition of California Nonprofits Day on May 21st, the California Association of Nonprofits announced on May 20 the 2025 California Nonprofits of the Year. Read More »

‘We are Losing an Entire Generation’

According to the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office, more than 200 law enforcement members between Yolo, Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yuba counties have participated in multiple operations to seize hundreds of pounds of fentanyl off the streets since 2021. Read More »

Railyards Will Deliver Billions in Economic Output

Economic impact analysis shows Railyards will deliver billions in economic output, nearly 24,000 jobs and unlock one of the city’s largest projects Read More »

Sac State's Kade Brown is a National Finalist

Sacramento State sophomore closer Kade Brown was named as one of 13 finalists for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s Stopper of the Year award given to the nation’s top reliever in NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I baseball. Read More »

UC Davis Celebrates Annual Aggie Awards

University of California, Davis Athletics celebrated its student athletes with the annual Aggie Awards on June 1. A total of 12 awards, six departmental and six voted on by the student athletes, were given out. Read More »

Grand Jury: Schools Can Improve Arts Education Funding Practices

The Sacramento County Grand Jury recently released reports on this year’s investigations. These reports include findings and recommendations, which must be addressed by the agency involved. In most cases, the entity has 90 days to respond. Read More »

United Way Wins Two Telly Awards

United Way California Capital Region has been honored with two Telly Awards for its brand launch commercial, “Future Forward.” Read More »

CHP Says to ‘Pump the Brakes’

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has launched a statewide speed- prevention campaign to focus on one of the most dangerous behaviors on California roadways. Read More »

Accepting Applications for SMUD’s Shine Program

The application period for SMUD’s Shine Awards will open June 1 through July 31 to nonprofit organizations in our service area. Read More »

Celebrates Family Health and Fitness Day

Sacramento County invites residents to get outside and get moving for Family Health and Fitness Day June 14, with a variety of fun, free activities taking place throughout the regional park system. Read More »

Meet Your Juke Box Heroes

Foreigner Returns to Northern California with a Hit-Packed Night of Unforgettable Anthems Read More »

Keeping Trails Safe

Sacramento County Regional Parks staff reminds residents and visitors that enjoying the county’s trails safely and respectfully is a shared responsibility. Read More »

‘No Address’ Debuts

Robert Craig Films' award-winning debut feature film, “No Address,” and “Americans With No Address,” a companion documentary, are available for digital purchase and rental, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, YouTube and more. Read More »

Hawks’ 200 Freestyle Relay Team Named All-Americans

The Hawks’ Men’s swim team record-breaking 200-meter freestyle relay team, Joel Amezcua, Chris Barbusca, Jonah Mafnas and James Pitcock, all highlighted the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Men’s Swimming and Diving All-American teams. Read More »

UC Davis Master of Management Program Provides New Opportunities for Graduate Aggies

Not every college athlete turns pro, so UC Davis prioritizes preparing student-athletes for life after sports. A new collaboration with the UC Davis Graduate School of Management (GSM) helps to create a new pathway that extends student-athletes' collegiate careers while preparing them for post-competition success. Read More »

UC Davis Football Scheduled for Three Nationally-Broadcast Games

For the first time in program history, No. 11 University of California, Davis football will be showcased on the main linear ESPN network when the 2025 season opens at 4 p.m. Pacific Time Aug. 23 against No. 12 Mercer in Montgomery, Alabama. Read More »

Football Game Against Montana Tabbed for ESPN2

Hornets to appear on national television for fourth straight year Read More »

Breaking Barriers to Employment 101

Job hunting is stressful, even under the best of circumstances. Imagine if you had limited access to a shower, no professional clothing choices and your transportation to and from work was intermittent, at best. Read More »

SMUD to Issue $300 Million in Revenue Bonds

SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District) proudly announces that it plans to issue approximately $300 million of Electric Revenue Bonds and Subordinated Electric Revenue Bonds during the month of June. Read More »

Governor Newsom Announces Appointments

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on May 23 the following appointments. Read More »