Republican Assemblyman Josh Hoover conceded his Assembly District 7 seat to Democrat Amy Slavensky on Nov. 10, while all three Folsom City Council incumbents maintained leads and two of three city ballot measures trailed in updated returns.
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Guerra concedes Sacramento County District 1 race to Cofer
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Local Government
Local Government
Hoover concedes AD-7 race as Folsom council incumbents hold leads
Republican Assemblyman Josh Hoover conceded his Assembly District 7 seat to Democrat Amy Slavensky on Nov. 10, while all three Folsom City Council incumbents maintained leads and two of three city ballot measures trailed in updated returns.
Local Government
Guerra concedes Sacramento County District 1 race to Cofer
Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra conceded the District 1 supervisor race to Flojaune "Flo" Cofer on Nov. 9, ending a closely watched contest. Cofer, an epidemiologist, will be the first Black woman on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.
Education
Education
Green Valley Elementary earns California Honor Roll third straight year
Green Valley Elementary in the Rescue Union School District has been named a 2026 California Honor Roll School for the third consecutive year, placing it among the top 24% of eligible schools statewide.
Education
El Dorado Hills charter school ranks No. 1 in California
Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter in El Dorado Hills earned the top spot among nearly 6,000 California elementary schools in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings, with 98% reading proficiency and 96% math proficiency.
Public Safety
Public Safety
Placerville man arrested after 100 mph chase to South Lake Tahoe
Scot Cameron Hiltabrand II, 48, allegedly struck a Placerville police officer with his pickup truck and led CHP and El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies on a high-speed pursuit along Highway 50 on Nov. 6 before rolling his vehicle in South Lake Tahoe.
Public Safety
El Dorado Hills woman pleads guilty to $18 million fraud
Lizbeth Guadalupe Sherman, 47, of El Dorado Hills pleaded guilty Nov. 2 to one count of wire fraud for stealing nearly $18 million from her employer over nearly a decade. She faces up to 20 years in prison at a March 2027 sentencing.
Community
Community
Kyle Larson races local drivers at Shingle Springs Nov. 14
Two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Larson will race the 10 fastest qualifying drivers at The Apex in Shingle Springs on Nov. 14, with qualifying laps open through Nov. 13.
Community
Folsom Veterans Day Parade expects 2,000 participants Wednesday
The 26th annual Wayne Spence Veterans Day Parade begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, on East Bidwell Street in Folsom, with retired Army Sgt. Maj. Susan DeMasters as grand marshal and road closures planned through late morning.
Business
Business
Intel cuts 67 more Folsom jobs in latest WARN filing
Intel filed a WARN notice to eliminate 67 positions at its Prairie City Road campus in Folsom, with separations beginning after Oct. 31. The cuts add to years of workforce reductions at the site, which has shed hundreds of jobs since 2023.
Business
Folsom previews business district plans at Oct. 21 meeting
The City of Folsom will host a community meeting Wednesday, Oct. 21, at City Hall to present streetscape improvements, four branding concepts and next steps for the Central Business District revitalization along East Bidwell Street.
Sports
Sports
Folsom, Oak Ridge draw home games in Division I football playoffs
Folsom earned the No. 1 seed and Oak Ridge the No. 2 seed in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I football bracket, with both drawing home games in the opening round of the playoffs.
Sports
Folsom wrestling sets program record with 14 Masters qualifiers
Folsom High School's boys wrestling program qualified all 14 wrestlers for the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Masters tournament during the 2025-26 season, a first in program history, according to the team's honors page.
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