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Sierra Health and United Way Launch Match for Meals

Dec 16, 2025 11:57AM ● By Match For Meals News Release

As local food banks’ resources are stretched thin to serve record numbers of people experiencing food insecurity, Sierra Health Foundation and United Way California Capital Region are launching the Match for Meals campaign.

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CAL FIRE Transitions to New National Emergency Reporting System

Dec 16, 2025 11:45AM ● By CAL FIRE News Release

Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced recently that fire departments across the state are beginning the transition to the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) — a secure, cloud-based platform built to modernize how emergency incidents are reported and analyzed.

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California Probation Chiefs Elect President and Executive Officers

Dec 16, 2025 09:46AM ● By Chief Probation Officers of California News Release

The Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) has selected its executive leadership team for 2026, naming Chief Esa Ehmen-Krause of Contra Costa County as President, Chief Izen Locatelli of Mendocino County as Vice President, and Chief Tamika Nelson of San Diego County as Secretary/Treasurer.

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Contesting Traffic Tickets Made Easier

Dec 16, 2025 09:11AM ● By Sacramento Superior Court News Release

The Sacramento Superior Court is launching a new innovation designed to make contesting eligible traffic tickets faster, easier and more convenient for the public.

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Dr. Jacqueline Abdalla recently received an honor from the Western Association of Correctional Healthcare Services
Dr. Abdalla Recognized for Leadership in Opioid Treatment, Patient Care

Dec 08, 2025 12:01PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Sacramento County recognizes Dr. Jacqueline Abdalla for receiving a major honor from the Western Association of Correctional Healthcare Services (WACHSA) for her leadership in improving medical care within the county’s correctional facilities, especially through the expansion of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

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SacRT Awarded $39.67 Million to Expand Low-Emission Bus Fleet

Dec 08, 2025 11:54AM ● By Sacramento Regional Transit News Release

The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is proud to announce the award of a $39.67 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Low or No Emission (Low-No) Grant Program.

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‘The Ripple Effect’ Project Wins Award

Dec 08, 2025 11:29AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

acramento County Department of Health Services’ Behavioral Health Division is celebrating a major national win after its Safer Sacramento Team earned a 2025 Shorty Impact Award for “The Ripple Effect” documentary blog series.

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Water Forum Receives $333,000 for Salmon Habitat

Dec 02, 2025 04:42PM ● By Water Forum News Release

The Water Forum has received a $333,000 grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) to plan the next generation of rearing habitat improvements for young salmon and steelhead on the lower American River.

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Society For the Blind Receives $10,000 From Maximus Foundation

Dec 02, 2025 04:31PM ● By Maximus Foundation News Release

Society for the Blind in Sacramento has been named a 2025 grant awardee from the Maximus Foundation and will receive $10,000 to deepen its impact and scale solutions for people living with low vision or blindness.

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SacRT Holiday Bus Returns to Spread Cheer and Support Foster Youth

Dec 02, 2025 03:55PM ● By Sacramento Regional Transit News Release

The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is proud to launch the 2025 Holiday Bus today, offering fare-free rides and festive cheer across the Sacramento region throughout the month of December.

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Help Pets Safely Enjoy Holiday Season

Dec 02, 2025 01:16PM ● By MPG Staff

The holidays bring gatherings, festive décor and plenty of special meals but the season can also present hazards for household pets, according to Sacramento County’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter.

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Keeping Your Peace Through the Holidays

Dec 02, 2025 01:07PM ● By MPG Staff

While many residents spend the season preparing Thanksgiving meals, lighting the menorah, decorating their homes or planning festive gatherings, others experience the holidays as a period of heightened stress.

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Sacramento Superior Court Hosts Adoption Day Event

Dec 02, 2025 01:00PM ● By Sacramento Superior Court News Release

Sacramento Superior Court finalized and celebrated the adoptions of children from foster care on Adoption Day, Nov. 15.

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Apply Now for 2026-27 Sacramento County Grand Jury

Dec 02, 2025 12:28PM ● By MPG Staff

Applicants are now being sought for new jurors to serve on the independent watchdog Sacramento County Grand Jury.

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Operations Launch at Big Notch Project

Nov 24, 2025 03:34PM ● By California Department of Water Resources News Release

Expanding Critical Salmon Habitat

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A Push of a Button, A Gift of Hope

Nov 24, 2025 02:36PM ● By Ornella Rossi and photos by Ornella Rossi

With holiday shoppers looking on, community leaders and nonprofit representatives gathered Nov. 21 at the Westfield Galleria at Roseville to cut the ribbon on the annual Light the World Giving Machines

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Giving Machines Help Local Charities ‘Light the World’

Nov 18, 2025 02:21PM ● By Gary Zavoral

Residents throughout the greater Sacramento area have already started to “Light the World” through Giving Machines, vending machines with items representing life-changing gifts for those in need.

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National Collection Week Begins for Operation Christmas Child

Nov 18, 2025 09:31AM ● By Samaritan’s Purse News Release

The collection season for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse begins today as nearly 5,000 drop-off locations open across the country.

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Save Mart Launches Hunger Relief Campaign

Nov 18, 2025 09:08AM ● By The Save Mart Companies News Release

Holiday food drive delivers 100% of donations to local food banks, first distribution before Christmas

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Emergency Ready

Nov 18, 2025 08:58AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Inside the EOC Operations Meetings That Power County Resilience

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Sacramento County Clerk of the Board Appointed

Nov 18, 2025 08:45AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, at its Nov. 4 meeting, unanimously concurred with the County Executive’s appointment of Todd Stermer as the county’s new Clerk of the Board, effective Dec. 1.

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Turkey Trots and Table Spreads

Nov 17, 2025 01:10PM ● By MPG Staff

Ways to Celebrate this Thanksgiving

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It’s All About the Athletes

Nov 12, 2025 10:17AM ● By Seth Henderson

Special Olympics at UC Davis’ Russell Field Hosts Hundreds of NorCal Athletes

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Barking Orders and Fighting Crime

Nov 12, 2025 10:04AM ● By MPG Staff

CHP’s Newest Four-Legged Crime Fighters Officially Promoted To K-9 Officers

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AI Runs on Power But Power Isn't Moving Fast Enough

Nov 12, 2025 09:27AM ● By Christian Bonilla, co-founder and co-CEO of DMARK Energy Solutions

Artificial intelligence is booming and America's power grid is struggling to keep up.

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Average California Farm Loses $20,528 Annually to Natural Hazards

Nov 12, 2025 09:09AM ● By Trace One News Release

High grocery prices have been a defining economic story in recent years, driven by a combination of factors including pandemic-related supply chain breakdowns and labor shortages.

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Job Readiness Fair Offers More Than Applications

Nov 05, 2025 08:14AM ● By Sacramento County News Release

Mather Community Campus (MCC) is home to hundreds of adults, families and transitional aged youth in shelter and transitional housing who are experiencing homelessness.

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NorCal Residents Advised to Prepare for Gusty Winds

Nov 04, 2025 12:51PM ● By Seth Henderson

National Weather Service Releases Wind Advisory for NorCal

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If Walls Could Talk

Nov 03, 2025 01:57PM ● By Seth Henderson

‘The People vs. The Golden State Killer’ Reveals Lead Prosecutor’s Official Account of 40-Year Cold Case

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Mercy San Juan Medical Center Upgrades Stroke Center

Oct 28, 2025 03:44PM ● By Dignity Health News Release

Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center is celebrating the grand opening of its newly renovated Neuro-Interventional Suite, a space designed to deliver faster, safer and more advanced stroke care.

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Donate to Keep Adaptive Riding Program Open

Oct 28, 2025 03:25PM ● By Therapeutic Riding and Off-Track Rehabilitation News Release

Therapeutic Riding and Off-Track Rehabilitation, one of Northern California’s leading adaptive riding programs for people with developmental disabilities, has launched an emergency fundraising campaign to sustain its operations.

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Annual Stand Down Event Serves Veterans

Oct 28, 2025 02:25PM ● By Janna Haynes, Sacramento County Public Information Office

At Mather Community Campus, a line of expectant veterans wraps around the building. Men and women donning hats, vests and jackets filled with patches identifying their service history: which branch and which war they survived.

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Drop-Off Locations Opening Soon for Operation Christmas Child

Oct 28, 2025 02:01PM ● By Samaritan’s Purse News Release

Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week from Nov. 17 to Nov. 24.

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Hundreds of City Workers, Union Members, Cardroom Employees Protest Attorney General Bonta

Oct 22, 2025 02:41PM ● By California Gaming Association News Release

The proposed regulations are unnecessary and punitive, as the games are lawful under California law and have been operating for decades.

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New Home Sales Dip in September

Oct 21, 2025 11:26AM ● By North State Building Industry Association News Release

As many prospective homebuyers waited to see what happened with mortgage interest rates, new home sales in the Sacramento region dipped in September but remained above the average number of sales for the month, according to the North State Building Industry Association.

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