By Sasha Margulies, iHeart Media
Feb 22, 2021
Sacramento City Councilman Eric Guerra is announcing his name will be on the ballot for state Senator.
With Senator Dr. Richard Pan reaching term limits in 2022, the Sixth District seat will be open. Senator Pan s district includes Sacramento, Elk Grove, West Sac, and other surrounding areas like Arden Arcade and North Highlands. Also running for the position is fellow Councilwoman Angelique Ashby.
DEL PASO HEIGHTS – Danielle Lawrence came to the Mutual Assistance Network (MAN) in 2008 with a background in social work and mental health. She was named executive director in 2019.
Serving as executive director of Mutual Assistance Network, Danielle Lawrence says she’s never strayed far from the umbrella of social work. (Photo by Robert Maryland)
MAN offers stability and anti-violence programs and activities to keep youth and families engaged in Del Paso Heights, North Sacramento and Arden Arcade. It fights gentrification by providing home ownership development and placement for families in Del Paso Heights.
“What is going on in those neighborhoods is that they’re under-resourced, underfunded, and often forgotten,” she continued. “They also are full of wonderful, resilient people of color trying to go about this thing called life. Amazing youth, amazing families and our goal is to just come alongside them and make the neighborhoods better, make the neighborhoods stro
Storm on Tuesday night: Wind downs trees, power lines across Sacramento, N. California [The Sacramento Bee]
Jan. 27 A menacing and massive winter storm, fueled by an “atmospheric river” from the north Pacific Ocean, has reached the Sacramento region on Tuesday night.
The extreme storm is bringing heavy winds, near-freezing rain and dangerous driving conditions to the Valley floor; even at low elevations, snow is falling in several areas in Northern California.
This updates page for Tuesday has ended; get the latest Wednesday developments here.
Power outages reported across Sacramento region, SMUD says
The storm, as advertised, has made its presence felt across the capital region Tuesday evening. Just after 11 p.m. about 76,000 customers of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District were without power, mostly due to power lines being knocked down by tree branches or the wind. A number of outages were being sparked by blowing transformers as well, according to the utility.
Storm on Tuesday night: Wind downs trees, power lines across Sacramento, N. California
Sacramento Bee 1/27/2021 Daniel Hunt, Noel Harris, Michael McGough, and Theresa Clift, The Sacramento Bee
Jan. 27 A menacing and massive winter storm, fueled by an atmospheric river from the north Pacific Ocean, has reached the Sacramento region on Tuesday night.
The extreme storm is bringing heavy winds, near-freezing rain and dangerous driving conditions to the Valley floor; even at low elevations, snow is falling in several areas in Northern California.
This updates page for Tuesday has ended; get the latest Wednesday developments here.
Power outages reported across Sacramento region, SMUD says