Boxing champ runs for council

FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 8, 2012 – The first challenger has “pulled papers” to enter the West Sacramento Council race — and it’s a face that’s new to local politics, if not new to the public eye. Oleg Maskaev, a former WBC heavyweight boxing champion who lives in Southport, West Sacramento, has [...]

School board seats are in play

WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — AUG. 8, 2012 – Vargas, elected in 2006, tenders her resignation but gives no official reason By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor West Sacramento’s school board is in flux, with three of the five seats up for election in November and a fourth board member announcing her resignation. Board member Sandra Vargas [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — AUG 8, 2012 – In today’s News-Ledger newspaper, we mentioned that Alicia Cruz (“parent/community volunteer”) and Coby Pizzotti (“consultant/legislative advocate”) have filed candidacy papers for the school board election. Fresh news this morning is that Katie Villegas has just done the same. She is executive director of the Yolo County Children’s Alliance [...]

City council incumbents state their intentions; challengers may file by Aug. 10

NEWS-LEDGER — JULY 25, 2012 By Steve Marschke, News-Ledger Editor   A number of seats for West Sacramento city office and local school board will be on the ballot on November 6. Voters will be asked whether to return Christopher Cabaldon for another two-year term as mayor, and whether to give city council members Bill [...]

McGowan reelected; other faces will change

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JUNE 13, 2012 – The state primary election on June 5 was a quiet ballot for local West Sacramento elections. There were no local measures on the ballot, and voters won’t choose new city council or school board members until November. Mike McGowan ran unopposed for another term as Yolo County [...]

McGowan to run again

  FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — DEC 21, 2011 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor West Sacramento’s Mike McGowan announced this month he will run to defend the Yolo Board of Supervisors seat he has held since 1993. He has also just been named president of the California State Association of Counties – which is now [...]

Mayor's race, 2010

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER Every year during West Sacramento’s local election season, the News-Ledger invites each candidate for local office to a sit-down interview for publication in our pages. This year was no exception.  Over the past two months, the News-Ledger has published an interview with each of the candidates running for mayor, city council or school board. [...]

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