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Folsom High School holding 50-year class reunion
The Folsom High School Bulldogs Class of 1974 is planning its 50-year reunion for Thursday, Oct. 10, at Crawdads on the Lake. The reunion is scheduled from 6-10 p.m. Call or text 916-223-2135 with your name and number of attendees to RSVP.
Volunteer sign-ups open for Folsom’s Community Service Day Friday
Folsom’s 11th annual Community Service Day is on the approach days and volunteer sign-ups will open this Friday online for residents to volunteer in one of the many projects across the city on Saturday, Sept. 21. Whether it’s helping on a landscaping project, a neighbor in need, collecting food donations, painting, cleaning or many other tasks, there is something for everyone to participate Folsom’s big day of philanthropy.
Davis Launches Pre-Designed Accessory Dwelling Unit Plans
Davis, CA – The City of Davis announced that Pre-Designed Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Plans, that have already been pre-approved by the City’s Building Department, are now available for free to help speed up the building approval process and lower costs to Davis homeowners who are looking to build ADUs on their property.
Folsom State Prison helps the next generation of students
Those behind the walls of Folsom Prison are giving back. The Incarcerated Advisory Council (IAC) at Folsom State Prison (FSP) recently donated over $17,000 to the Foundation for California Community Colleges. The representatives from FSP’s IAC presented the check to the foundation’s executive director, Barbara Webster-Hawkins, alongside FSP leadership and...
German dance group in Sacramento gears up for Oktoberfest tour, spreads cultural appreciation
It’s 6 p.m. on a Thursday at the Sacramento Turn Verein and it’s hot outside — 110 degrees as Sacramento is still in the grips of an intense heat wave. But on the second floor of the Turn Verein, located at 3349 J St. in East Sacramento, the air conditioner is pumping and the two-dozen members of the Sacramento Turn Verein Alpentänzer Schuhplattler dance troupe file in to kick off its first official summer practice on July 11.
United Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Sacramento International Airport
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A United Airlines flight from Vancouver to San Francisco was diverted to the Sacramento International Airport on Wednesday. United Airlines flight logs shows flight 1449 landed at SMF around 9:15 a.m. The Sacramento County Department of Airports told KCRA 3 an emergency landing was made because...
Two Occupants of Tuesday’s Fatal Plane Crash at Kneeland Airport Identified
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department:. The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identities of two deceased individuals following the fatal plane crash that took place near the Kneeland Airport around 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23. The Cessna’s pilot has been identified as that...
Northern California forecast: Gusty winds Friday bring elevated wildfire risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wildfire risk is higher than average Friday for Northern California as gusty winds could help fuel fires. A red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect through 11 p.m. because of southern winds. That could be problematic for firefighters as they work to extinguish the Park Fire, California's largest wildfire of the year so far.
Newsom: Clear California homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom is pressing for direct action, nearly a month after the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the green light to clear homeless encampments and arrest or fine unhoused people for sleeping in public spaces. As CalMatters homelessness reporter Marisa Kendall explains, the governor on Thursday issued an executive order directing state agencies to […]
CA housing affordability crisis has been decades in the making - what got us here?
Housing experts say the homelessness crisis has been decades in the making.Prop 13, which limits property taxes, is one challenge in California. Then, there are competing local, state and federal laws.And it all comes at a time when wider economic forces are putting pressure on people struggling to get by.We took a deeper look into what got us here."You can think about homelessness as being a math problem, where people have an income, and there is rent. And it doesn't quite add up," said Jennifer Friedenbach, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness in San Francisco.MORE: Newsom issues executive order...
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