Mayoral Candidate Wants West Sacramento to Be an Inspiration to Other Cities
By Jan Dalske Mayoral candidate Esther Moskalets is determined to establish the City of West Sacramento to be “the aspiring example for other cities to live up to”. She wants to see” a premier business...
View ArticleMayor Pro Tem Chris Ledesma Seeks Your Vote to Remain on the City Council
By Jan Dalske Chris Ledesma’s priority since being elected in the fall of 2010 has been to “get things done”. Previously, he had served on the City’s Planning Commission since 2001, including five...
View ArticleOPINION: Getting to know our candidates
By Michele Townsend It’s almost that time again… Election time! I’m going to start off by saying, It’s IMPORTANT to vote!! We live in a wonderful country where if we don’t like the way things are (or...
View ArticleCalling all nonprofits! West Sacramento Foundation grant application cycle...
By Stacy Grow The West Sacramento Foundation has opened their 2019 grant application cycle, inviting local nonprofits to submit requests for projects benefiting the local community. Any group that...
View ArticleReclamation districts offer a compromise on city’s proposed take-over of...
WEST SACRAMENTO – After months of study and legal analysis, the two reclamation districts that operate and maintain levees and a portion of the drainage system in West Sacramento have reached a...
View ArticleHelp name docks along the Sacramento River
Public art project features spots in front of Ziggurat and Old Sacramento The cities of West Sacramento and Sacramento along with British artist Joshua Sofaer are inviting the public to participate in...
View ArticleElections Canvass Process Update & Extension
In response to the statewide “Stay at Home” declaration by Governor Newsom on March 19,2020, and Executive Order N-34-20 issued on March 20, 2020, the deadline to certify the March 3, 2020 Presidential...
View ArticleFinances – them and us
By Michele Townsend Here we are in a world wide emergency. Everyone’s lives changed in every way, in a matter of a days. What is happening with our city’s finances? We always hear how there is a...
View ArticleOpinion: A new option for mayor
By Michele Townsend It’s almost election time again. That means people will be hounding you to register to vote … and to vote. As I’ve said in past articles, there are a large portion of the population...
View ArticleElections Office Now Processing and Accepting Vote-by-Mail Ballots; A Record...
The Yolo County Elections Office completed a successful logic and accuracy testing of the voting equipment on Monday, October 19, 2020 and have now begun to process and accept Vote-by-Mail ballots. On...
View ArticleMAYORAL RACE IN WEST SAC IS A CLIFF HANGER
By Michele Townsend During election time you often hear the phrase “choosing the lesser of two evils.” Well this election, West Sacramento was among the few that could say, “No matter who wins the...
View ArticleCitizens Bond Oversight Committee
Update Regarding Measure V 2014 Bond Initiative The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee for Measure V met on Nov. 18 to review the annual audit of Measure V and receive updates of the expenditures to...
View ArticleMartha wins
Christopher Cabaldon conceded On Council: Dawnté Early-West and Quirina Orozco lead in the polls By Michele Townsend Though the final votes have not yet been certified by the Yolo County Elections...
View ArticleNew City Council is all Latinx
By Michele Townsend West Sacramento is quite a diverse community. After the most recent election, our upcoming city council will be all Latinx (Latino and Latina). The News Ledger asked our council...
View ArticleOver 628 New Crimes Committed by Individuals Released on $0 Bail
Over 40% of those released on $0 Bail have reoffended at least once As a result of Yolo County Superior Court’s continued use of $0 bail, over 628 new crimes have been committed. In April of 2020, the...
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