My West Sacramento Photo of the Day

The holiday tree in front of our City hall stands tall and bright even though storms caused the annual West Sacramento Christmas tree lighting party to be cancelled this year.

A new 80-foot tower cell tower designed to resemble a water tower has been installed at 3200 Jefferson Blvd., near Tower Mart and Linden Road. On one side is a mural of wine grapes and the other side says The City of West Sacramento.  

Stephanie Ann Wilson Reynolds,  January 8, 1962 - November 19, 2012. Stephanie was my carpool mate for almost 20 years, and we commuted to and from UC Davis everyday.  In 2009, Steph was forced to retire due to declining health.  We cont...

The West Sacramento Historial Society has published a wonderful memoir honoring long time West Sacramentan John Ohlson. Read more about his life in this article by Louisa R. Vessell on their website.

Whitey's Jolly Kone graciously hosted a 'Drive Thru' Canned Food Drive benefiting Yolo County Children's Alliance, Out of the Box Ministries, and the Christmas Basket Project on Sunday. Thank you to all folks who stopped by with donations of canned and...

Carolyn sent us this great photo of some very festive Madrona trees she saw yesterday...Thanks C...they do remind me the holidays are coming soon! Trivia:  The Salinan, Miwok, Pomo, and other California tribes have long used the berries of Pa...

Baseball has always played a big part of the social life of kids who grew up in West Sacramento.  Any of my friends who played or hung around with those who played Little League, Babe Ruth and Legion Base Ball will remember Dick Finley.Richard Fi...

Cub Scout Pack 49 presented the West Sacramento VFW Post 8762 with a bench that was handcrafted by the Scouts, with a little help from some of the dads, at their fundraiser breakfast held at the Post on Sunday.

Check out this great spoken word piece by outgoing poet laureate Bob Stanley; “City of Slow Rivers”. The accompanying video was produced by Capital Public Radio’s Andrew Nixon, and combined I believe they make a terrific love letter to the city ...

My grandpa, Frank Norton was born on this day in 1910 in Broderick, CA. My sister and I are third generation West Sacramentans. This was grandpa's badge when he was Commissioner of the Washington Fire Department. Just a little bit of history to honor m...