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Downtown Plaza Ice Rink 2014 Holiday Season Kick-off

I was honored to help kick-off the 2014 holiday season opening of the Downtown Plaza Sacramento Ice Rink with the help of William Land Elementary School students, Slamson from the Sacramento Kings, Sacramento Repubic FC, and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. Get

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UnSupervised Benefit for WIND Youth Services

Thanks to everyone who turned out for UnSupervised’s gig at the Assembly Music Hall on October 30. The band had an absolute blast playing for a great crowd, and with the generous support from many sponsors and ticket purchasers, we raised

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South Oak Park/Fruitridge Pocket Community Clean-up Day

On Saturday, October 18, I joined about 80 county employees and volunteers to help residents of the South Oak Park/Fruitridge Pocket neighborhood properly dispose of their unwanted household junk, e-waste and recyclables. Thanks to the hard working men and women of Sacramento

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Latino Behavorial Health Week Event

September 15 – 19, 2014 is Latino Behavorial Health Week and National Hispanic Heritage Month. Sacramento County Department of Health & Human Services Division of Behavorial Health Services presents:   STRENGTH IN CONNECTIONS  –  EL PODER DE LAS CONEXIONES    

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Ground Spraying in North Natomas Set for August 27

The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District will be conducting ground spraying from trucks to control mosquitoes in the Natomas rice fields north of Elkhorn Blvd. on Wednesday, August 27 between 8pm-midnight. Sign up to receive email notifications for urban, agricultural or

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Protecting Parks From Wildfires

In 2014,  wildfires have already destroyed 300 acres of park lands along the American River. The environmental impacts will take decades to recover. On August 26, the Board of Supervisors adopted two urgency ordinances limiting the use of barbecue cookers and cigarette smoking

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Father Dan Madigan Retires

Congratulations to Father Dan Madigan on his well-deserved retirement after 50 years of service to residents of the Sacramento region. Under Father Dan’s guidance and leadership, he established the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services, an organization dedicated to serving

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National Night Out

As I do each year, I celebrated National Night Out with many friends and neighbors. This year I visited with folks from neighborhoods adjacent to Franklin Boulevard, and spent most of my time in what some call the “Fruitridge Pocket” and

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Natomas Second Saturday Gallery Project June 14

Join me to support the creation of a public art gallery in Natomas. N magazine is hosting a Second Saturday Pop-Up Gallery on June 14 from 4-9p.m. featuring some of the best art in the region. The “Pop-Up” Gallery will be located in

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