Board Hears Concerns Over District Email, Reviews Enrollment Trends

The Galt Joint Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees met Jan. 21 at City Hall, where discussions focused on labor negotiations, enrollment trends, district planning and a series of policy updates, alongside reports on student programs and district operations. Read More »

Two Men Arrested After Vehicle Pursuit

On the evening of Jan. 25, shortly before midnight, a Galt Police Department sergeant attempted to stop a Mercedes-Benz for failing to stop at a stop sign near the intersection of Twin Cities Road and Marengo Road. Read More »

Matsui Wins Majority of Democratic Party Delegate Vote

U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui earned a commanding majority (57%) of votes in the California Democratic Party’s pre-endorsement process, demonstrating strong grassroots support and significantly outpacing her nearest opponent’s 34%. Read More »

With FEMA Funds, Levee District Advances Flood Planning

Three years after the January 2023 Cosumnes River floods upended its finances, Reclamation District 800 is finally beginning to see relief while still confronting the limits of a small assessment district responsible for aging levees. Read More »

SCPH Reports Cases of Mushroom Poisoning Amid Statewide Outbreak

Sacramento County Public Health (SCPH), in alignment with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), is urging residents not to pick or eat wild mushrooms as the risk of potentially deadly amatoxin poisoning is high. Read More »

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond Announces Literacy Moonshot

Most Expansive Effort in California History to Achieve Reading by Third Grade Read More »

RCRC Installs 2026 Officers and Recognizes Rural Leadership Award Recipients

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) installed its 2026 Officers and presented its Rural Leadership Awards. Read More »

Aerospace Museum Awarding Aviation Scholarships

Thanks to the generosity of its major donors, the Aerospace Museum of California is proud to announce the return of its Private Pilot License (PPL) Scholarship Program. Read More »

Community Efforts Help Prevent Human Trafficking

As part of an effort to make our community a safe place for all residents, Sacramento County is raising awareness about human trafficking. Read More »

Single-Family Homes Making an Impact on Homelessness

City Net has a proven track record of successful street outreach, case management and shelter operations up and down California. The Read More »

13 Years Since Loss of Officer Tonn

Law enforcement officials from Galt and neighboring agencies gathered outside City Hall Thursday, Jan. 15 alongside community members and the family of fallen Galt Police Officer Kevin Tonn for a wreath-laying ceremony. Read More »

Saturday Market Series Returns March 7

The city announced in its latest newsletter that the Saturday Market Series will return March through November, running the first Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read More »

Fire Department Offers Free CPR Classes

The Cosumnes Fire Department is offering free, drop-in Hands-Only CPR clinics at local fire stations. The training focuses on those first few critical minutes following a cardiac arrest when quick action can truly make the difference between life and death. Read More »

County Opens Grant Applications for Nonprofits

The city announced in its latest newsletter that eligible local nonprofits can apply for funding through Sacramento County’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Grant Program. Read More »

Police Investigate Additional Shooting on 2nd Street

On Saturday, Jan. 10, at approximately 9:38 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in the area of 2nd Street and Guild Street. Read More »

Police Arrest Father in Infant Death Investigation

On Jan. 13, at 6:55 a.m., 33-year-old Edgar Allan Bonifacio, of Galt, was arrested by Galt police officers in connection with the death of his infant daughter. Read More »

Hawks Soar Past El Dorado in Hard-Fought Home Victory

In a game that came down to the final possessions, the Liberty Ranch Hawks demonstrated the poise and determination of a first-place team, grinding out a 50-47 victory over El Dorado on Tuesday night at home. Read More »

Liberty Ranch Prevails 3-2 in Battle of League’s Elite at Galt High

Under the Friday night lights on Jan. 16, the Liberty Ranch Hawks and Galt High Warriors delivered a girls’ soccer match worthy of the hype, with the visiting Hawks emerging victorious 3-2 in a back-and-forth thriller that had the packed crowd on its feet until the final whistle. Read More »

Hawks Defend Home Turf in Intense Cross-Town Soccer Battle

While their female counterparts battled across town at Galt High, the Liberty Ranch Hawks boys’ soccer team hosted its own chapter of the crosstown rivalry on Friday night, Jan. 16, emerging with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Galt Warriors. Read More »

California State Fair to Move to Fall Beginning in 2027

The California State Fair will shift from its traditional summer schedule to a fall timeframe beginning in 2027, fair officials announced. Read More »

Supervisors Elect Rodriguez Chair, Hume Vice Chair

The annual vote to elect a new a new Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors was held on Tuesday, Jan. 13. This year’s elected Chair is Supervisor Rosario Rodriguez of District 4, and Supervisor Pat Hume of District 5 was elected Vice Chair. Read More »

Hume Highlights Projects, Achievements in Year Review

The first newsletter of the year is always something of a bittersweet journey. It is a reflection of all the work we’ve done, the events we’ve attended and the milestones we’ve passed, but it’s also the anxious anticipation of all that still lies before us. Read More »

Deal Me In

Local Casino January Events Calendar Read More »

First 5 Awarded $4.17M for County Child Programs

Sacramento County is highlighting a major milestone in community-driven early childhood investment following the approval of $4,172,410 in funding by the First 5 Sacramento Commission for 35 community-based organizations. Read More »

Head Start Families Receiving Local Produce Deliveries

Program Integrates Early Literacy with Healthy Cooking Training Read More »

PG&E Donates $1 Million to Local Food Banks to Feed Families

Food Banks in Greater Sacramento Area Receive $168,000 Read More »

Girl Scouts of Northern California Kicks off Cookie Season

Welcomed Exploremores to Cookie Lineup, Bay Area's Adobe a National Sponsor Read More »

Rob Kerth Elected SMUD Board Vice President

SMUD’s Board of Directors elected Rob Kerth as Vice President of the Board, effective Jan. 1, 2026, through December of 2026. Read More »

Liberty Ranch Hawks Wrestling Teams Split Results in League Dual Meet

The Liberty Ranch Hawks wrestling teams traveled to Galt High School on Wednesday evening, Jan. 7 for a crucial league dual meet against Union Mine and El Dorado, with the boys’ and girls’ squads experiencing vastly different outcomes in their respective competitions. Read More »

Coyote Creek Solar Project Faces Uncertain Path Forward

Despite Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s decision to walk away from a power purchase agreement, the developer of the controversial Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch says it intends to press ahead, leaving the 200-megawatt solar project facing an uncertain and potentially more complex path forward. Read More »

Become a Volunteer at Cosumnes River Preserve

Become a Volunteer Naturalist at the Cosumnes River Preserve and help connect people to one of California’s last free-flowing rivers from Feb. 28 to March 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 13501 Franklin Blvd. Read More »

Republican Lawmakers React To ‘Running in Place’ Budget

On Jan. 9, Senate Budget Vice Chair Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) and Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones (R-San Diego) responded to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2026-2027 budget release. Read More »

California Homeowners Could Qualify for Grants for New Roofs and Fire Safety

Some homeowners in areas of California with high wildfire risk could eventually get money for new roofs or to build fire-resistant zones around their properties under a new state law that went into effect Jan. 1. Read More »

Appellate Court Rejects Delta Tunnel Financing

The Delta Counties Coalition (DCC) welcomes the opinion by the Third District Court of Appeal, which upheld the lower court’s ruling that the State of California lacks legal authority to issue billions of dollars in bonds to finance the proposed Delta tunnel project without explicit legislative approval. Read More »

Suspect Identified, Arrested Following Party Shooting

On Jan. 9, at approximately 4:46 p.m., Galt Police officers responded to the 100 block of 2nd Street following multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a large party and several gunshots heard in the area. Read More »