Sacramento Plans Higher Water and Sewer Rates Amid Budget Gap
Sacramento plans water and sewer rate increases after adopting a budget that closed a $66 million gap but projects another deficit ahead.
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Sacramento Advances Proposed Cannabis Zoning Changes
Sacramento officials advanced proposed cannabis zoning amendments that could change dispensary review, sensitive-use rules and a 1,000-foot school buffer.
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Sacramento’s Vision Zero draft plan is open for public comment through August 17
Sacramento residents can comment through August 17 on a draft street-safety plan proposing future priorities for high-injury corridors, sidewalks, speeds, crossings and other safety work.
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Sacramento’s new fiscal year starts with a $1.7 billion budget and a $66.2 million gap behind it
Sacramento’s adopted FY2026/27 budget closes a $66.2 million structural deficit through vacant-position eliminations, selected fee increases and lower homelessness-program spending. Departments are now working through implementation details.
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California lawmakers examine electricity costs, agriculture and toxic-substance oversight
California legislative committees are holding August 4 oversight hearings on electricity affordability and reliability, agricultural production, toxic-substance reform and telehealth outcomes.
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Sacramento adopts four-dog household limit, but rule is not effective yet
Sacramento City Council adopted an ordinance raising the household limit from three dogs over four months old to four, with spay/neuter or veterinary-certification requirements. The change is expected to take effect at the end of August 2026.
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Sacramento’s $1.7 billion fiscal 2026-27 budget takes effect after deficit fight
Sacramento’s fiscal 2026-27 budget took effect July 1 after the City Council adopted a $1.7 billion spending plan while confronting a $66.2 million structural deficit.
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Sacramento secures more than $31 million for senior and veteran housing project
The City of Sacramento says it secured more than $31 million for the Rio Linda Senior Housing Project, a development associated with housing for seniors and veterans.
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Sacramento County reports first human West Nile virus case of 2026
Sacramento County Public Health and the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District have confirmed the county’s first reported human West Nile virus case of 2026.
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Sacramento ballot initiative proposes half-cent sales tax for streets and transit
A proposed Sacramento initiative filed with the city clerk would add a half-cent transactions-and-use tax on taxable sales and create a local transportation funding program, but it has not been confirmed for the November ballot.
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Sacramento police arrest 51-year-old man in homicide investigation
Sacramento police said Ricardo Barraza, 51, was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail on homicide-related charges on the evening of July 2, 2026.
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Sacramento street-safety and transit tax measure fails to qualify for November ballot
Sacramento’s proposed half-cent Safe Streets and Affordable Transit tax will not appear on the November 2026 ballot after the signature-check process found too few valid signatures.
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Sacramento council candidate filing window set to close Aug. 7 for November election
Candidate filing for Sacramento’s Nov. 3, 2026 general election is scheduled to run through Aug. 7 in four City Council districts, though the city’s live Clerk records should be checked for current candidate status.
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Peak Energy opens first commercial manufacturing facility at Sacramento County’s Metro Air Park
Peak Energy held a July 8 ribbon-cutting for its first commercial manufacturing facility at Metro Air Park in Sacramento County, according to a county announcement.
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Sacramento City Unified’s $97.6 million labor deal faces a new fiscal test
Sacramento City Unified put a teachers union fiscal-recovery agreement through a July 30 AB 1200 hearing, but the district still reports a $170.5 million deficit and continuing receivership risk.
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Sacramento airport survey seeks input on its next 20 years
SMF opened a public survey July 17 as Sacramento County updates its 20-year Airport Master Plan. Responses are due by August 14, 2026.
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Sacramento City Unified advances proposed $95 parcel tax
Sacramento City Unified advanced a proposed $95 parcel tax as county officials began reviewing district payments amid a projected cash shortfall.
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City of Sacramento residential development fees take effect July 1, 2026: what to check
Sacramento CA – The City’s updated Residential Fee Schedule is effective July 1, 2026 through Jan. 21, 2027. Here’s what to verify before you file.
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Sacramento County expands residential fee deferrals; ordinance returns July 14
Sacramento County supervisors approved a resolution expanding residential fee deferrals to all housing projects, with final ordinance review set for July 14.
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Sacramento adopts $1.7 billion budget that closes $66.2 million gap
Sacramento CA – City leaders approved a $1.7 billion budget that closes a $66.2 million gap, preserves core services, and still leaves fiscal challenges ahead.
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Sacramento budget vote today could preserve park jobs and senior services
Sacramento CA – The City Council is scheduled to vote June 9 on a budget draft that restores park maintenance and Hart Senior Center jobs.
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Sacramento budget vote today weighs park jobs, senior services and higher fees
Sacramento City Council is set to vote today on a budget that closes a $66.2 million gap while restoring some park and senior-center staffing.
