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Sacramento city pools to hold $1 kickoff weekend special
SACRAMENTO — Sacramento is kicking off summer with a special weekend of just $1 admission at the city's public pools. A total of 15 facilities, including neighborhood pools and wading pools, will be opening for the season on Saturday. To celebrate, the city is holding a Summer Kickoff Weekend for Saturday and Sunday where admission is discounted to just $1. Regularly, the city's neighborhood pools cost $4 for adults and $2 for youth. A notable exception is the North Natomas Aquatics Complex, which costs $8 for adults and $6 for youth. The city's spray parks are already open, having started on Memorial Day weekend, and will stay in operation until Labor Day weekend. All the pools have varying hours, so be sure to check the city's website before heading out. Kids can also get free swim passes and swim lessons through the Sacramento Public Library's Summer Reading program.
Here are 2024 Juneteenth events in Northern California. Many are this weekend
Wednesday, June 19, is Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and many events happened this weekend in Northern California leading up to the holiday. June 19, 1865, was the day Black people enslaved in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom from Union soldiers. This happened...
Juneteenth events happening across the Sacramento region
(FOX40.COM) — Juneteenth is celebrated every June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. This year, June 19 falls on a Wednesday, but there will be plenty of events happening in the Sacramento area the weekend prior to the official holiday. Sacramento Juneteenth Festival The 21st Annual Sacramento Juneteenth Festival will […]
City of Sacramento wants to plant more trees to address inequity between neighborhoods
SACRAMENTO - The city of trees is looking to plant more trees in underserved communities. Sacramento's Urban Forest Plan is looking to double the amount of tree canopy by 2045.Tree canopies cover some parts of the city like Land Park and East Sacramento, but neighborhoods in north and south Sacramento have little tree relief from the triple-digit heat beating down."Trees really make a big difference in how comfortable we are and how safe we are in our neighborhoods," said Rachel Patten, a specialist with the City of Sacramento's sustainability program.Patten said the city is launching its Urban Forest Plan to...
Sacramento summer event aims to raise fentanyl awareness amid rising reported overdoses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As concerns grow across the country over the illegal use of fentanyl and the overdoses because of it, a Sacramento group is raising awareness with a community event. The Fenta Nah Summer Splash Water Play event aims to raise awareness about fentanyl, honor the memory of...
Doubts continue to surround Sacramento's recent homeless count
SACRAMENTO -- Days after the City of Sacramento announced a decrease in the number of people living on the streets, the results continue to be called into question by advocacy groups.Last week, Sacramento leaders celebrated the city's latest point-in-time (PIT) count that showed a drop in the number of people living on the streets."This is a day to take stock of the progress and to commit to continuing to do what we have been doing and even elevate what we have been doing so that we can bring these numbers down even farther," Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg told CBS Sacramento...
Job layoffs coming after $1.6 billion budget passage, warns Sacramento official
Sacramento's city council passed a $1.6 billion budget on Tuesday that closes a $66 million deficit and avoids job layoffs. However, that is only part of the potential job cut story. Before a divided 7-2 vote to pass the budget, Council Member Lisa Kaplan spoke about the real possibility that...
Grass fire burns 5 acres near I-5 in south Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Fire Department battled a grass fire Thursday morning in Meadowview. Crews were dispatched around 4:40 a.m. to Cosumnes River Boulevard east of Interstate 5. Smoke could be seen from the highway as the morning commute was underway. Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 5:30 a.m....
Traffic safety advocates call on Sacramento to do more to prevent fatal crashes
SACRAMENTO — So far this year, more than 60 people have died in Sacramento County from car crashes, and the city of Sacramento has been ranked one of the most dangerous places in the country for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.Concern is growing over the number of people who die from vehicle collisions on Sacramento streets."It's really disheartening," said Isaac Gonzalez, founder of Slow Down Sacramento. "It shows we have a long way to go."Gonzalez said it's an epidemic that needs to be addressed."It's like a public health crisis," he said. "The amount of people getting hit and killed by cars...
Sacramento County grass fire burns over 100 acres
(FOX40.COM) — Crews were battling a fire has spread to 119 acres in eastern Sacramento County on Wednesday. Sacramento Metro Fire said the fire happened in the remote portion Rancho Cordova at Grant Line Road and White Rock Road, which is near state property in the OHV Park. The fire burned at a moderate rate […]
Sacramento pools open for summer with low price entry on first weekend
Sacramento is opening 15 neighborhood pools on June 15, with a special price of $1 entry on both Saturday and Sunday of opening weekend, and the city also offers free swim passes and swim lessons to children who participate in Summer Reading.
Beloved Folsom mini train will keep chugging along with new owners
A beloved fixture of Folsom City Lions Park will keep chugging along into the foreseeable future. The Folsom Valley Railway, a mini live-steam train, has been a favorite of children for decades, and will continue that tradition with brand new owners. The Folsom City Council approved a resolution during its...
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