FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — MAY 8, 2013 – Submitted by the County of Yolo A new website aims to let local farmers publicize what they have for sale — and allow consumers, school districts and restaurants to connect and buy fresh and direct. It’s called “Harvest Hub Yolo,” and you can find it at www.harvesthubyolo.org. [...]
NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — MAY 9, 2013 – The City of West Sacramento announced this morning that the city council has chosen a police chief to replacing retiring chief Dan Drummond. Tom McDonald, a currently a Los Angeles Police Department captain, has been appointed to the post. McDonald currently serves as the commanding officer [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — APRIL 24, 2013 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor West Sacramento’s latest approach to bringing a hotel and conference center to its riverfront moved along last month after support from city council members. A prior vision for the hotel placed it north of the Tower Bridge, operated by Marriott and owned [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – While funding lasts, the City of West Sacramento is offering a matching residential rebate program for energy efficiency improvements and appliances for local residents. Save money on a new energy-efficient water heater, HVAC, insulation, energy-efficient windows, weather-stripping, as well as on efficient washers and dryers and dishwashers. Maximum of $500 per [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — MARCH 20, 2013 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor After going many decades without a local brewery in West Sacramento, 2013 looks like a good year for beer: Sacramento’s Rubicon Brewery continues to assemble its new production facility near Ikea. It will start producing styles perhaps including its “Monkey Knife Fight [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – West Sacramento’s local elementary schools will accept registration for kindergarten and transitional kindergarten students on Sat., Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring your child’s birth certificate, social security card, immunization records, proof of physical (dated after Aug., 2012, for kindergarten students) and a copy of your PG&E bill for [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 30, 2013 – City officials announced this month that, beginning March 1, those responsible for more than two false police alarms within a year will accrue a false alarm fine. The local police department responded to over 3,000 false alarms (over 99 percent of all alarm calls) last year, it [...]
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