NEWS-LEDGER – SEPT 28, 2011 – Larry Brooks, West Sacramento’s code enforcement officer, reminds the public that the rules regarding holding a garage sale in West Sacramento changed in 2009. The city council had adopted an ordinance it hoped would limit the blight of homemade signs and inconvenience to neighbors posed by some households [...]
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Sep 292011
Tim Carnahan (right) joined fellow members from the city’s two Rotary clubs on Saturday morning, sprucing up a small park the organization has adopted across from the Safeway complex on Jefferson Road. Several dozen showed up, trimming shrubs, raking leaves and otherwise tidying the spot up. Club member Dan Ramos said one of the [...]
West Sacramento is updating its Bicycle & Pedestrian Path Master Plan, and your advice is requested. The plan seeks to enhance the existing network of trails in the city. Attend one of three workshops: Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the West Sacramento Recreation Center (2801 Jefferson Blvd.); Wed., Oct. 5, from noon [...]
Sep 252011
Mayor Christopher Cabaldon announced Friday that he is forming a special advisory team to look at how the city might accelerate community redevelopment efforts if its redevelopment agency is dismantled by new state laws. Governor Brown has proposed eliminating local redevelopment agencies to help balance the state’s budget. Local governments will be able to keep [...]
Sep 252011
You’re invited to a discussion of “The Help,” by Kathryn Stockett, on Oct. 19. The club meets at 6:30 p.m. in the community room of the library, 1212 Merkley Avenue. The event is hosted by the Evening Book Club, which welcomes new members. No charge. See the information desk to borrow a copy of the [...]
Sep 242011
River City Rowing Club invites the public to an “open house fundraiser,” with a barbecue, beer garden, live music and silent auction, from 3-7 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 24 at the Port of West Sacramento. $25/adults ($40/couple), $7 for ages 12-20, free to kids under 12. Get tickets at http://rivercityrowing.eventbrite.com. For more info on the [...]
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NEWS-LEDGER SEPT 14, 2011 The flags went back up from Friday to Sunday to commemorate 9/11. The display, at the corner of South River Road and Jefferson Boulevard in Southport, was the work of John Vinson. He’s put up a flag display every year since 9/11. This year, in addition to several hundred large flags, [...]
