FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — NOV 14, 2012 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor West Sacramento has become the first California city to be certified by the state controller with a clean bill of health for the manner in which the city “wound down” its redevelopment agency assets. When the state abolished redevelopment agencies in a [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 1, 2012 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor With the dissolution of its redevelopment agency, a lot of the property tax money West Sacramento used to finance big infrastructure projects and help encourage development will be directed other places — like the State of California. But some will find [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – JULY 25, 2012 – The folks who fight West Nile Virus every summer by attacking the mosquito population report that no aerial spraying is planned at this time in the Sacramento-Yolo area — but low intensity ground spraying is underway from time to time. The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — MARCH 7, 2012 – “Mayors for Meals” day is coming up on March 21 and other days in March, says the Elderly Nutrition Program of Yolo County. Mayors and city council members from throughout Yolo County will volunteer to deliver meals to homebound seniors (in the “Meals on Wheels” service) and [...]
NEWS-LEDGER EDITORIAL — JAN 11, 2012 – It’s been a good run for the West Sacramento Redevelopment Agency. This town heavily used the state-authorized agency to, sometimes quite literally, lay the groundwork for a lot of new projects. After the city incorporated in 1987, local leaders strongly pursued growth – partly because that’s what local [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 4, 2012 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor West Sacramento’s redevelopment agency – one of the most frequently used tools in the city’s toolbox for promoting growth – will probably close up shop this year. The California Supreme Court ruled last week that the state is within its rights to [...]
From the NEWS-LEDGER — NOV 30, 2011 – ‘Governor Brown wants West Sac to ‘pay to play’: cost would be $6.5 million up front‘ By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor A “blue ribbon commission” set up by Mayor Christopher Cabaldon is now looking at how West Sacramento can keep doing big things if it loses one [...]
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