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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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Orangevale Veteran's Service Dog Hugh Ends His Prison of PTSD Nightmares
Tony Escue spent nearly a decade in the U.S. Army before PTSD ended his career in 2023, leaving the 32-year-old Orangevale resident struggling to walk into crowded rooms or even show up at his own job. Today he moves through those same spaces with Hugh, a nearly 4-year-old Labrador mix trained to climb onto him starting at his feet the moment a nightmare begins.
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Election latest; Hoover concedes Dist. 7 race to Slavensky; Folsom council incumbents hold their leads
Niello maintains advantage in Senate District 6 as additional ballot counts update Folsom City Council, school board and local measure results. Republican Assemblyman and Folsom resident Josh Hoover officially conceded his reelection race Tuesday, Nov. 10, congratulating Democratic challenger Amy Slavensky after updated election returns showed her expanding lead in California’s 7th Assembly District. The concession came one week after Election Day, as election officials continued counting ballots across the Sacramento region and updating results in state, county and local contests.
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Falcons Reach Big 8 Tournament Final, Unbeaten Run Hits 20 Games
Folsom Lake College women's soccer's last story looked ahead to a third meeting with Sacramento City. The Falcons won that game and one more in the Big 8 Conference Tournament. Neither opponent scored, and the season's unbeaten run is now 20 games. On Nov. 6, Folsom Lake beat Sacramento City...
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Sacramento nu metal band Deftones announces 2027 North American tour
(FOX40.COM) — Sacramento nu metal band Deftones announced a 2027 North American tour with special guests on Thursday. The band will be stopping by the Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland as part of the tour. Deftones, which formed in Sacramento in 1988 by members Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham while studying at McClatchy High […]
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Folsom firm launches faith-aligned wealth management for Muslim Americans
New California-registered investment adviser combines financial planning, investment management and access to Islamic estate-planning tools with no investment minimum. A new Folsom-based financial advisory firm is introducing a different approach to wealth management, offering Muslim American individuals and families comprehensive financial planning, investment management and access to Islamic estate-planning tools for a flat annual fee rather than the traditional percentage-based pricing model.
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Deftones Bring 2027 Tour Home to Wheatland and Concord, Tickets Drop Soon
Deftones are coming back to Northern California next spring, with stops at Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland on May 16, 2027, and Toyota Pavilion at Concord on May 26, 2027, as part of a newly announced 23-city North American tour. Knocked Loose and Julie are set to open both shows, part of a run that kicks off in Dallas and wraps a month and a half later in Toronto.
News & Review
Naija Cuisine defies a troubling business trend
At Naija Cuisine’s new home on Del Paso Boulevard, a plate of jollof rice is more than a signature dish. For chef and founder Adeola Adedayo, it carries the cooking she learned as a child in Nigeria, the business she has kept alive through years of change, and the welcome she wants Sacramento diners to experience.
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A city tradition: Folsom honors its Veterans with emotional tribute
Following a nearly two-hour Veterans Day parade through the streets of Folsom on Wednesday, the community gathered once again to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. At City Lions Park, beside the city’s Veterans Memorial, veterans, military families, local officials and residents came together for a ceremony of remembrance, gratitude and recognition that also included conversations about a new Silver Star street and the return of an American flagpole to historic Sutter Street.