Women’s Basketball Completes Coaching Staff with Addition of Teanusha Robinson

Teaunsha “Tee” Robinson, who spent the 2025-26 season as an assistant coach and director of player development at Delaware State, has been named an assistant coach with the Sacramento State women’s basketball program, Head Coach Aaron Kallhoff announced July 21. Read More »

New Rooster Ordinance Supports Animal Welfare and Public Safety

In July, Sacramento County's updated Crowing Fowl Ordinance will provide clearer standards for keeping roosters in unincorporated Sacramento County while strengthening protections for both animals and the community. Read More »

Republic FC Signs Experienced Attacker Alfredo Midence

Republic FC announced the club has signed attacker Alfredo Midence (pronunciation: mee-DEHN-say) through the end of the 2026 season. Read More »

DPR Releases Final Findings from State-Funded Fumigant Alternatives Study

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released the fourth and final component of a multi-part study exploring alternatives to fumigant pesticides. Read More »

Sustainable Business Awards and Resource Expo

The Sacramento County Office of Economic Development's Business Environmental Resource Center will recognize local businesses advancing sustainability and environmental stewardship during the Sustainable Business Awards and Resource Expo on Wednesday, Sept. 6, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mack Powell Event Center in Sacramento. Read More »

Board Elects 2026-27 Officers, Welcomes New Trustees

Newly Elected Trustees, Re-Elected Incumbent to Serve Four-Year Terms Read More »

California Sees Second Straight Year of Vehicle Theft Declines

Statewide vehicle thefts fall nearly 25% as CHP continues targeted enforcement and prevention efforts Read More »

Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools Statement Regarding Sacramento City Unified School District

Today, Fiscal Advisor Luz Cázares appointed by the Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools to support the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) has acted to rescind the SCUSD Board’s action on July 30 to approve an agreement between SCUSD and the Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA). Read More »

We Say Goodbye to a Summer Tradition: The Last Summer California State Fair

The 2026 California State Fair wrapped-up another year of a summer tradition at Cal Expo, bringing families and friends together from across California and other states. Read More »

Mountain West Announces Credit Union 1 Basketball Championships Brackets

The Mountain West announced the 2027 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Basketball Championships presented by Palms Casino Resort brackets on Thursday, featuring all 10 men's and women's teams competing at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas from Sunday, March 7, to Saturday, March 13. Read More »

Manganese Flare-Up Spurs Plant Overhaul Proposal

The June manganese flare-up in Rancho Murieta’s drinking water has prompted the Rancho Murieta Community Services District to begin discussing what could become the community’s biggest overhaul of its water treatment system in more than a decade. Read More »

GM Search Advances; CSD Board Tackles Audits, Water, Security

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District Board of Directors advanced its search for a permanent general manager during its July 14 meeting while also receiving an update that puts the district on track to catch up on years of overdue audits, discussing future water planning, continuing discussions about a possible transfer of security operations to the Rancho Murieta Association, and revisiting Fourth of July security issues. Read More »

Need Is Urgent for Type O Blood

Rancho Murieta residents can help replenish a critically low blood supply by donating at the Rancho Murieta Community Blood Drive from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, July 27 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 14673 Cantova Way. Read More »

CSD Questions Ownership of Golf Course Storm Drains

The Rancho Murieta Community Services District may not be responsible for repairing four failed storm drain culverts at the Rancho Murieta Country Club, based on historical records. Read More »

Wastewater Backlog Sparks Concern at CSD Meeting

A growing backlog of partially treated wastewater became the biggest issue at the Rancho Murieta Community Services District’s July 14 board meeting after Interim Operations Manager and Chief Plant Operator Travis Bohannon warned the district is racing to eliminate it before the rainy season arrives. Read More »

Gold Rush Classic Returns for Seventh Year

The Gold Rush Classic Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament will return to Rancho Murieta Country Club for its seventh year on Aug. 6-7, featuring a day of golf, celebrity events and a public concert benefiting charities. Read More »

How Rancho Murieta Lost its Telemedicine Pharmacy Kiosk

For more than a year, I worked with MednRx and Same Day Health Care Pharmacy to bring California’s first telemedicine pharmacy kiosk to Rancho Murieta. I believed we finally had a solution to a problem our community has faced for decades. Read More »

Security Logs: July 2-July 14

Following is a summary of activity for the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Security Department for the following dates. Note: these log entries are condensed. For full security log details, go to the CSD website at rmcsd.com. Read More »

SMF Seeks Public Input to Shape Next 20 Years of Growth

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has launched a public survey as part of its Airport Master Plan update, inviting travelers, residents and community members to share their priorities for the airport's future. Read More »

Climate Resilience Plan for the American, Bear and Consumnes Watersheds

New analysis outlines growing risks from drought, flooding, wildfire and extreme heat — and provides a framework to guide regional action Read More »

ETC Founder Honored as Billy Joel-Elton John Tribute Rocks Amphitheater

Before Entertainment, Theater & Culture for Rancho Murieta (ETC) transported concertgoers back to the era of Billy Joel and Elton John on July 11, it honored a resident whose vision helped to make evenings like this possible. Read More »

Security Officers Face Threats on July 4

Threats against security personnel, including an armed confrontation during a Fourth of July fireworks call, have prompted discussion about whether future Independence Day celebrations will require additional law enforcement support. Read More »

CSD Security Reports Troubling Fourth of July Incidents

Security Sgt. Brandon Arino updated the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Security Committee on troubling Fourth of July incidents and the successful reunification of a special needs child with his mother during the committee’s July 9 meeting. Read More »

Rancho Murieta Marks America’s 250th Birthday with its Biggest Fourth of July Celebration

Hundreds of residents and visitors lined Murieta Parkway for the parade as Rancho Murieta celebrated America’s 250th birthday with the largest Fourth of July turnout that longtime residents can remember, capping the day with an expanded fireworks spectacular honoring the nation’s semi-quincentennial. Read More »

Summerfest Presents July 3 Celebration

Several hundred people, most of them families, turn out for Summerfest’s free July 3 celebration at Stonehouse Park. Read More »

Security Logs: June 22-28

Following is a summary of activity for the Rancho Murieta Community Services District Security Department for the following dates. Note: these log entries are condensed. For full security log details, go to the CSD website at rmcsd.com. Read More »

Grand Jury Describes CSD as ‘Still a Work in Progress'

Three years after a Sacramento County Grand Jury concluded the Rancho Murieta Community Services District had “lost the public trust,” a new Grand Jury report says the district has made measurable progress but remains “a work in progress.” Read More »

Grand Jury Findings and Recommendations at a Glance

The Sacramento County Grand Jury made 12 findings and 11 recommendations in its June 24 report on the Rancho Murieta Community Services District. Under California law, the Board of Directors must respond to each finding and recommendation within 90 days. Read More »

Study Explores Ways to Keep Jackson Highway Open During Disasters

Keeping Jackson Highway open during floods and wildfires is the goal of a Sacramento County resilience study that could shape how Rancho Murieta residents evacuate during future disasters. Read More »

Blockbusters, Enthusiastic Crowd Launch ETC’s 25th Anniversary Concert Season

The Blockbusters didn’t have to work hard to get Rancho Murieta concertgoers on their feet on June 20. Read More »

CSD Details Response to June Manganese Flare-Up

Rancho Murieta Community Services District operators dumped approximately 200,000 gallons of treated water into Lake Clementia, temporarily shut down both water treatment plants, and relied on water already stored in the system to prevent elevated manganese from reaching customers during last week’s precautionary water advisory on June 19 and 20. Read More »

Manganese Alert Lifted; Questions Remain

Just two days after Rancho Murieta Community Services District staff told directors that manganese levels in the community’s drinking water were within state guidelines, the district issued a precautionary alert advising residents to give infants and babies bottled water because manganese had reached what it described as “EPA maximum contaminant levels.” Read More »