FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — APRIL 17, 2013 – A proposed charter West Sacramento charter school will appeal to the Yolo County Board of Education after being denied a charter by the school board of the Washington Unified School District. The staff of Washington Unified School District opined that the school was unlikely to succeed partly [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — APRIL 10, 2013 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor There’s been a city master plan in place for the “Bridge District” for over 20 years. But with the exception of Raley Field and the Ironworks subdivision, most of the work in the planned 188-acre riverfront district has thus far been at [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — APRIL 10, 2013 – To those of you that see me out and about, thanks for letting me know you read these articles! I appreciate it. The latest youth sports news: Stonegate Elementary is champion of the boys division in Washington Unified School District basketball. Riverbank was the host site, with [...]
Mar 192013
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — MARCH 13, 2013 – Teachers unions and school reform groups choose sides with their checkbooks in record-setting race – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor West Sacramento voters last week elected a teacher to the school board – after a record-setting campaign battle between the two top candidates. Sarah Kirby-Gonzalez, a Southport [...]
NEWS-LEDGER EDITORIAL — FEB 13, 2013 – What can we all do to help West Sacramento’s schools? Well, one of the top strategic goals now being put forward by the local school board is to “foster a culture of high expectations.” And that is something that the City of West Sacramento, and the rest of [...]
Jan 252013
NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 16, 2013 – New water tank will be painted in colors echoing the nearby ‘Ironworks’ subdivision close to Raley Field. By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor That “shrink-wrapped” globule off to the north of the Pioneer Bridge at US 50 is West Sacramento’s latest water storage tank. It’s soon to be finished and [...]
Nov 192012
BREAKING NEWS — NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — Nov 19, 2012 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor The Yolo County Elections Department has made it through the final 3,000-or-so West Sacramento ballots cast in the November 6 election. The count left local results little changed from the early totals released last week. As elections officials began counting [...]
