The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will vote on keeping the top administrator for another year. Steven Szalay has served as interim county executive officer since Jan.
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Sacramento County begins budget cuts in more subdued atmosphere
What a difference a year makes. Last year crowds of impassioned residents, advocates and workers packed Sacramento County’s Board of Supervisors chambers, imploring the board not to cut their programs in the face of a large budget deficit
AM Capitol Alert: Big move for Bass?
Is a congressional seat next for Assembly Speaker Karen Bass ?
Effie Yeaw Nature Center may fall victim to budget cuts
Jacob Hierling, 10, of Rancho Cordova checks out the Effie Yeaw Nature Center’s grounds on Thursday followed by his father, Quinton Hierling, left, and his grandfather, John Hierling, visiting from Arizona. The Effie Yeaw Nature Center, an icon of the American River Parkway that has served generations of families, may be shut down April 1 because of budget cuts
Panel recommends ballot measure to repeal El Dorado County charter
A committee appointed to review El Dorado County’s charter has joined the 2008-09 grand jury in recommending a November ballot measure calling for the document’s repeal. Following a brief discussion Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors scheduled a workshop on the committee’s recommendations for 9 a.m.
Supervisors pull Sacramento County out from under risky loan
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors today moved to eliminate some financial risk by paying off variable-rate debt with money the county will borrow at a fixed rate. The move means the county will pay an extra $67.2 million through 2030 to avoid the short-term risk that could hammer the cash-strapped government
County gives preliminary approval to Elverta Road widening
The Elverta Road widening project to upgrade the corridor connecting Rio Linda, Antelope and North Highlands is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Sacramento supervisors OK calling south shopping area ‘Little Saigon’
Howard Wong, left, and Tuan Lee play an Asian board game Friday at Lemon Hill Plaza on Stockton Boulevard. The area – full of restaurants, nail and hair salons, jewelry stores and Asian markets – may become “Little Saigon.” The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved designating the stretch of Stockton Boulevard from Florin Road to Fruitridge Road as “Little Saigon.” The move follows an earlier Sacramento City Council resolution designating a section of the city as “Little Saigon.” About a dozen residents of Vietnamese heritage attended the meeting to support the county resolution. “You’ve had such a wonderful impact on Sacramento, ” Supervisor Roger Dickinson said, calling the resolution a “celebration.”
Sierra College trustees vote for layoffs, but still seek to save programs
Sierra College trustees voted late Tuesday night to lay off instructors in the agricultural, construction and automotive departments, but said they hadn’t made a final decision to end those programs and would look to make other budget cuts in order to save them. Instructors pointed out that laying off the faculty effectively shuts down the departments and ends the programs, but college officials said they had to begin the lengthy layoff process now even if they hope to reverse it before the school year ends. Trustees decided not to vote on shutting down six athletic programs slated for closures after coaches and athletes said they would raise private money to keep their teams alive
Women from Yuba, capital to head SACOG
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments this week inducted Yuba City Councilwoman Leslie McBride as its 2010 board chairwoman and Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters as vice chairwoman. They will head a board of 31 members representing six regional counties and 22 cities within them. SACOG provides transportation planning and funding for the Sacramento region and serves as a forum for regional issues, including land use and air quality
