The 14th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival takes place tomorrow in Old Sacramento. The free event runs from noon to 6pm (parade starts at 1pm) with a performance stage and beer garden set up in Waterfront Park. Arts & Crafts and kids activities will also be on hand. All Old Sacramento streets will…
The Twin Rivers Unified School District has elected to hold its school board election in June 2012 [Sacramento Bee].
The City’s Neighborhood Services Department is holding its annual Community Partnership Meeting, and one of the topics would certainly garner the attention of Cheech and Chong fans. The topic is a proposed ordinance for medical marijuana, something the City has been contemplating since last year. Sacramento currently has no ordinance regulating marijuana dispensaries, a practice…
Regional Transit is bracing itself for for a projected shortfall of $25 million this year and next, and they’re looking in to reducing bus and light-rail service to deal with the problem. They will hold a public hearing at 4pm this Monday at their agency headquarters to discuss some options. Some of the weekday buses…
Sacramento was just rewarded a professional football team, and it’s up to us to give it a name. There’s a little incentive for Pacer fans to participate: Linebacker Worrell Williams is a Grant Alum. All entries must be submitted by 11:59pm EST on March 17, 2010.
The City of Sacramento’s Economic Development Department will visit businesses along Raley Boulevard in North Sacramento tomorrow to obtain feedback on issues, concerns and priorities, and provided information about programs. Councilmember Sandy Sheedy and Economic Development staff will start the walk at 8:30am at the Hagginwood Community Center. Participants will conduct the walk from 9am…
Pink slips will be issued to more than 500 employees of the Twin Rivers Unified School District. Of the proposed layoff notices, 282 will go to “classified employees” such as clerks, custodians, library workers, bus drivers, maintenance personnel, and their supervisors. Notices are also scheduled to go out to 195 “certified employees” – mostly teachers – and…
Councilmember Sandy Sheedy is hosting a public art show and reception featuring “A Day in the Life of North Sacramento” this Monday, March 1 from 5:30pm-7pm in New City Hall. “A Day in the Life of North Sacramento” is a unique artistic project that recruited community members, young and old to take photographs of the…
The City of Sacramento’s Animal Shelter became a thorny subject at last night’s City Council Meeting, particularly the shelter’s hours of operation and it’s location. The shelter is located on 2127 Front Street near the California Auto Museum. According to the website, the shelter’s current hours of operation are Tuesday-Friday (11am-6pm) and Saturday (10am-4pm); closed…
This week marks the inaugural Sacramento Beer Week, an event to celebrate Sacramento’s beer culture. The event features more than 200 events and a week-long, Hophead Scavenger Hunt. Visit the Sacramento Beer Week website to learn more about this week’s festivities.