'West Sacramento Promise' hopes to give free first-year college tuition for local grads

FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — JUNE 12, 2013 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor What if local high school graduates knew that if they took the proper courses, they would be guaranteed a place in the local community college – and their first-year tuition would be free? That’s the premise of the “West Sacramento [...]

Band of blue light atop port tower

NEWS-LEDGER — MAY 29, 2013 – A tall structure at the Port of West Sacramento will soon sport a blue band of light near the top – part of a general effort to spruce up the facility and increase public awareness about it. Mayor Christopher Cabaldon recently quipped that a lot of West Sacramento residents [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — MAY 24, 2013 – The West Sacramento Police Department announced it will hold a checkpoint to look for drivers who are under the influence or are unlicensed, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday night. They have not disclosed the exact West Sacramento location. Advance announcement of the checkpoints is intended to [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — MAY 6, 2013 –   A man drowned after falling off his boat into the Sacramento River on April 28.   West Sacramento firefighters received a call that the victim fell overboard at about 3:48 p.m. He had apparently been trying to tie his boat up to a downed tree [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — MAY 1, 2013 – The Sacramento Yacht Club has announced that its annual “opening day” boat parade will be held Sunday, May 5, on the Sacramento River. Best viewing spots include the Old Sacramento waterfront and the River Walk Park in West Sacramento (near the ziggurat building and Tower Bridge). [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — APRIL 29, 2013 – “Mommy & Me” is a periodic play date for kids at the Raley Field. There’s one on schedule for this Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon. Kids six and under are invited, along with their parents. There will be bounce houses, base-running, pictures with Dinger, snacks and [...]

Gold gets the best of Oakland

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — APRIL 10, 2013 – The Sacramento Gold semi-pro soccer team hosted the Oakland CD Aguiluchos at River City High School’s playing field on Saturday, April 6. The Gold took the 3-0 win in West Sacramento. Copyright News-Ledger 2013

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