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Sac City Unified rejects all of state's budget review candidates, asks for more names
The Sacramento City Unified School District board Thursday rejected all nine candidates on the state’s list for a Budget Review Committee and asked the state superintendent for more names, saying they didn’t believe the candidates could provide the independent review they sought. The unanimous vote came days after the district’s fiscal overseer, the Sacramento County Office of Education, rejected its revised budget , sending SCUSD into a state review process. “Given that the county, in concert with FCMAT, has not been supportive of the budget, we want an independent set of eyes to look at it and offer recommendations that we’d be willing to look at as well,” Taylor Kayatta, a board member of the district, said. “In that vein, the committee unfortunately believes that all nine names on the list aren’t able to provide us with that independent view.” The district officials are grappling with a fiscal crisis marked by a $222 million structural deficit while clashing with the county education office and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team, the state-funded financial group that provides fiscal oversight to school districts and evaluates their financial health. The state-provided list included six candidates with ties to FCMAT — current chief
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For these Gen Z California kids, college's hottest club is Costco
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Davis Senior Community Cuts Ribbon on $54M Vista Expansion, 250 Turn Out
University Retirement Community — Reported Site of Vista Expansion. University Retirement Community officially welcomed its newest neighbors, celebrating the grand opening of The Vista with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on its Davis campus. The $54 million expansion adds a four-story residential building and a slate of resort-style amenities to the senior living community. More than 250 people turned out for the occasion.
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City College celebrates 100 years on Freeport Boulevard
Sacramento City College celebrated its 100-year anniversary on Freeport Boulevard and Sutterville Road with a 1920’s themed party held at City Cafe. Guests in attendance, hors d’oeuvres and beverages were served. Speaker Deborah Knowles, the student leadership adviser, shared a brief backstory on how City College came to...
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Dry Creek Plans $5.5 Million Campus Upgrade
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New American River College Interim Student Life Supervisor Jaskirat Kaur Brings Experience and Enthusiasm to the Center for Leadership and Development
Jaskirat Kaur started her position as interim student life supervisor at the Center for Leadership and Development for American River College on Aug. 31 2026, replacing Brett Sawyer. The Modesto native moved with her family to Folsom, California, during her sophomore year of high school. Upon graduation, Kaur matriculated to...
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High school football week 9: scores and highlights
(FOX40) – Week nine is here, and the high school football playoff picture is starting to take shape as league races heat up across the area. FOX40 was on the sidelines following the action across the region, starting with Franklin capturing the Delta League title with a 46-14 win over Monterey Trail. Watch the video […]