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Yolo County election update: Pritchard concedes in 3rd District, hotel tax leading

Woodland City Councilmember Mayra Vega widened her lead Friday over supervisor’s deputy Dotty Pritchard in the race for the Yolo County Board of Supervisors’ 3rd District seat, a day after Pritchard conceded the election. Vega led by 1,093 votes in the latest unofficial returns released Friday afternoon by the Yolo County Office of Elections, receiving 55.4% of the vote compared with Pritchard’s 44.6%. Her lead grew by 214 votes since election night , when she was ahead by 879 votes. On Thursday, Pritchard conceded the race to replace outgoing Supervisor Mary Vixie Sandy in a social media post. “Things didn’t work out the way we wanted,” Pritchard wrote. “But I congratulate Ms. Vega on her win. Let’s get behind her for the betterment of Yolo County.” Vega’s lead grew slightly with Friday’s updated results. With 46.1% of votes counted, Vega received 55.4% of votes and Pritchard won 44.6%. In June, Pritchard finished first in a three-candidate primary, receiving 40% of the vote to Vega’s 32%. Xotchl Rodriguez, who did not qualify for the November ballot, received 28%. Early precinct-level returns suggested Vega drew stronger support in more densely populated parts of the district, including downtown Woodland and the Bryte and

Yolo County, CA · 3d

hoodline.com

Midtown Sacramento Cat Named Balou Wins Mayor Race Against 15 Rivals

A scruffy community cat named Balou has a new title to go with his usual rounds of porches and kibble bowls: mayor. The 9-year-old cat, believed to have French Chartreux background, was elected ceremonial mayor of the Marshall School and New Era Park neighborhoods in Sacramento this September, beating out 15 other feline candidates for a one-year term.

Sacramento, CA · 15h

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Sacramento's Run to Feed the Hungry Returns Nov. 26 With Optional Chip Timing

Sacramento's Run to Feed the Hungry is back for its 33rd year on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026, with a 10K kicking off at 8:15 a.m. and a 5K following at 9 a.m. through the streets of East Sacramento. Runners and walkers don't even have to commit to a distance in advance — organizers say participants can choose whether to do the 5K or 10K on race day itself.

Sacramento, CA · 9h

POLITICO

‘What a waste’: How California’s billionaire tax campaign fell apart

Internal divisions cost the campaign labor allies and left it short of resources to counter a $300 million opposition effort, clouding prospects for similar wealth-tax efforts elsewhere.

California · 3d

The Sacramento Bee

‘The most interesting economy in the region': How Rancho Cordova became a ‘hot town'

When Rancho Cordova approved an indoor soccer arena and surrounding development in a $185 million deal last week, the city of nearly 90,000 people east of Sacramento was burnishing a reputation as one of the region’s "hot” cities for businesses. “It’s where all the new stuff’s going,” said Greater Sacramento Economic Council President and CEO Barry Broome. The city, he said, has “made itself the most interesting economy in the region.” Rancho Cordova is growing faster than most other cities in California. City leaders said they have prioritized attracting investment and helping businesses navigate bureaucratic hurdles, with relatively affordable housing also supporting those efforts. The number of jobs in Rancho Cordova has grown to 74,000, up 10% since the city incorporated in 2003. An agreement with chip giant Nvidia is expected to bring school curricula and job training focused on the company’s technology. Three years ago, Solidigm, a memory storage company spun out of Intel, chose Rancho Cordova for its global headquarters. The company has invested more than $100 million in its local facilities in recent years and employs about 700 people in the region. But just as Rancho Cordova is attracting new investments, not long ago the community suffered

Rancho Cordova, CA · 20h

News & Review

Sacramento Poor People's Campaign seeks 25% affordable housing in Railyards deal

On behalf of the Sacramento Poor People’s Campaign (Sac PPC), we would like to provide the following public comments:. Sacramento deserves better than the current Railyards deal, which prioritizes profits over people. Please do not vote on any subsidy for Railyards developers on November 10th or until there is a fair community benefits agreement with more affordable housing, an anti-displacement fund, a neighborhood grocery store, and good jobs.

Sacramento, CA · 11h

The Sacramento Bee

County office of education rejects Sacramento City Unified's revised budget

Sacramento City Unified’s fiscal overseer has disapproved the district’s revised budget, citing a “significant” projected negative year-end fund balance and the district’s failure to provide enough information to assess its cash flow and ability to meet financial obligations. The decision, made Friday, came weeks after the Sacramento County Office of Education disapproved the district’s original budget adopted in June and less than a day after the district signaled it would pursue a state budget review committee to review its revised budget. The disapproval could trigger a budget review by a three-member committee selected by the SCUSD board from a state-provided list, unless the district receives a waiver. The committee, if formed, will recommend whether the budget should be approved or disapproved. In a letter to SCUSD Superintendent Cancy McArn, SCOE Superintendent Jacqueline White cited several concerns, including the district’s projected negative unrestricted balance of $166.3 million by year’s end, uncertainty over which budget solutions were reflected and missing financial projections. “This lack of clarity on what solutions are included or not included in the revised budget documents makes it difficult to accurately measure the insolvency risk and timing,” White wrote in the letter reviewed by The Sacramento Bee. Disputed path

Sacramento, CA · 10h

The Sacramento Bee

Updated Sacramento County election results: Cofer widens lead over Guerra

Flojaune “Flo” Cofer increased her lead over Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra on Friday in a closely watched race for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, as election officials resumed counting hundreds of thousands of ballots from Tuesday’s midterm election. Cofer had received 54.5% of the vote compared with Guerra’s 45.5%, according to updated unofficial results released Friday afternoon by the Sacramento County elections office. The race to succeed longtime Supervisor Phil Serna in the 1st District remained too early to call as election officials continued processing mail-in and provisional ballots. “’Having an almost 10 percentage point lead after just the first week, we’re definitely excited about the possibility of winning,” Cofer campaign spokesperson J.T. Ghim said. He went on to say that it’s important that more votes be counted before declaring a winner. Guerra said in a statement that he would “like to be in a different spot” but that he’s “going to let the process play out.” The California Secretary of State’s Office estimated Friday that Sacramento County had 329,699 ballots remaining to be counted as of noon, more than the 271,406 ballots processed through Election Night. The county has 920,998 registered voters. Those outstanding ballots were spread

Sacramento County, CA · 3d

capradio.org

Destroyed, but never forgotten. New exhibit sheds light on the legacy of Sacramento’s Japantown

For decades, Sacramento was home to the fourth-largest Japantown in the country, a thriving neighborhood that sat along 3rd, 5th, L and O Streets. But during World War II, its residents were taken away to incarceration camps for the duration of the conflict. And after the war’s end, Japantown was...

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SacCity: VZ intersections 9 & 13: N 12th St & N 16th St & Richards Blvd

Note: General information on the Top 20 intersections, with criteria, list, and map, is available in post 1. I am looking more closely at the Top 20 intersections identified in the City of Sacramento Vision Zero Action Plan Update. Intersections 9 & 13 are North 12th St & North 16th St & Richards Blvd. Though the two intersections are listed separately in the Top 20 list, I have combined them because the intersections are so close to each other that they are essentially one, with both sharing the same design flaws.

The Sacramento Bee

Sacramento's Railyards is building momentum. New housing may have to wait until 2028

Even though a hospital, concert venue and soccer stadium are coming to Sacramento’s Railyards, the district may not see new residential construction for several years. There are two apartment complexes there now — Wong Center and The A.J. Apartments — but one of the district’s lead developers said recently that he believes the Railyards and other parts of Sacramento’s core may not see home building speed up again until around 2028. “We’re just not in a place where rents and the market are supportive of new development,” said Denton Kelley, CEO of LDK Ventures, the master developer of the Railyards district. “...It will probably take until about ’28 before we start seeing new residential projects in the Railyards and, probably, within midtown and downtown.” The suburbs have seen more solid job growth, especially along the Highway 50 corridor where Folsom and Rancho Cordova are located. Kelley said cited recent investments in those areas by firms like Solidigm and Micron . That area will probably outperform the rest of the market for the next three to five years, Kelley said. The Railyards will compete with those cities’ “lifestyle centers” like the Palladio shopping center in Folsom or the Fountains in Roseville.

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Special Episode: 2026 Election Post-Mortem – The Blue Wave

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: This is a Special Episode of the Capitol Weekly Podcast, recorded live in Sacramento at A Post-Mortem of the 2026 Election, presented by Capitol Weekly and the University of California Student and Policy Center on Thursday, November 5, 2026. This episode we present Panel 1, The Blue...

Sacramento, CA · 16h

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Senate District 6 Count Continues as Counties Process Ballots

The count in California Senate District 6 remained underway Friday, with election officials still processing ballots and statewide results not yet complete. Sacramento County reported 359,994 ballots cast out of 920,998 registered voters, a 39.09% ratio, in its Friday update. Its results portal scheduled the first interim update for 4:15 p.m., saying it would include timely received vote-by-mail and provisional ballots.

Sacramento County, CA · 2d

CBS Sacramento

Folsom Boulevard safety improvement project design plans set for city council vote

Sacramento city councilmembers are set to vote on Tuesday to adopt a resolution that would approve safety improvement project design plans on Folsom Boulevard.

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Magnitude 5 Quake Off Cape Mendocino Leads Week of Offshore Shaking along Northern California Plate Boundary

A magnitude 5 earthquake that struck off Cape Mendocino last week remains the strongest quake in the United States in the past seven days, and smaller tremors continued to ripple along the offshore plate boundary from Northern California to Oregon through Sunday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The...

Petrolia, CA · 13h

The Sacramento Bee

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Rodent enters Sacramento restaurant during health inspection. What else was found?

Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a soul food restaurant after finding about rodent droppings throughout the facility in addition to the live rodent. What do these inspections mean? While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide . A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends an establishment’s health permit until violations are corrected. This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination . In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection. The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee. Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said. These were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Oct. 29, through Wednesday, Nov. 4. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com . How to report a business to the health department For readers who would like to report a local restaurant, food truck or café for health violations, you can file

Sacramento, CA · 3d

FOX40

First flu-related death in Solano County reported

(FOX40.COM) — A 64-year-old is dead after contracting the flu, according to the Solano County Department of Health and Social Services, Public Health Division. “Flu still kills and we’re currently seeing high numbers of cases,” Dr. Cameron Kaiser, acting Solano County Health officer said. “Our thoughts go out to this person’s family and loved ones. Getting […]

Solano County, CA · 3d

The Sacramento Bee

Sacramento City Unified to delay holiday paydays amid cash concerns

Sacramento City Unified School District has traditionally paid staff early in November and December, ahead of the holidays. This year, however, the district is moving those paydays to the end of each month after its fiscal overseer warned that the district would not have enough money on hand to issue paychecks on the scheduled dates. The shift comes as the district works to address a structural deficit of about $222 million through spending cuts and other savings. In an email to its staff on Oct. 28, the district said the Sacramento County Office of Education had directed it not to pay employees before receiving its monthly state funding payment. “As you are aware, the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is closely monitoring all our financial decisions,” the district’s communication office wrote in the email reviewed by The Sacramento Bee. “This past Friday, SCOE informed us that we would not be permitted to pay staff before receiving our monthly state apportionment which occurs near the end of the month.” As a result, the district said it would move its November and December paydays from Nov. 20 and Dec. 18 to Nov. 30 and Dec. 30. SCUSD confirmed the shift on

Sacramento, CA · 2d

gettingaroundsac.blog

SacCity: VZ intersection 10: Albatross Way & El Camino Ave

Note: General information on the Top 20 intersections, with criteria, list, and map, is available in post 1. I am looking more closely at the Top 20 intersections identified in the City of Sacramento Vision Zero Action Plan Update. Intersection 10 is Albatross Way & El Camino Ave. This is an offset intersection, with Albatross Avenue to the north of El Camino Ave being offset to the east relative to Albatross Avenue to the south.