The News-Ledger of West Sacramento

Dear Families, Staff, and Community Members This morning the River City Highty High School (RCHS) staff has been working diligently with local law enforcement t...o investigate an alleged threat left by an anonymous voicemail with the main office. Local law enforcement was contacted immediately and are in control of the investigation. We do have police presence on campus but only as a precautionary measure. As a result of the investigation we have decided to lockdown the campus as a precautionary measure. the West Sacramento Police Department will continue to work closely with us to ensure the continued safety of our campus. You DO NOT need to pick up your students from school. We will advise you once the lockdown has been lifted. Though very troubling to hear, please take some slight comfort in knowing that ALL our students are safe and know that we handle any threat against our school safety with the utmost urgency. Please do not hesitate to contact the RCHS main office at (916) 375-7800 with questions. If you witness any suspicious activity please contact the West Sacramento Police Department at 916-372-3375 or dial 9-1-1 in case of an emergency.

Dead body found in West Sac fire : http://www.westsac.com///dead-body-found-in-west-sac-fire/

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Students and parents protest for raising teachers' wages and settling on a contract By Monica Stark [email protected] There has been a tumultuous start to the beginning of this school year in West Sacramento. With gossip of teachers striking and high school students texting messages to their peers that they support their teachers and therefore they all should skip school, the atmosphere, suffice to say is one of uneasiness....Continue reading

About 200 River City High School students protested before first period calling for higher wages for their teachers, who compared to other districts, make in the bottom third in the entire state.

Wow... there's gossip of a possible teachers strike in West Sac... Teachers and the district go into fact finding this week...Students are planning a protest at River City tomorrow from about 730-830. Some say they won't go to school at all tomorrow. Meanwhile, parents are planning a massive sick-in on Tuesday, Sept. 6. They will call their child's school and say the reasons for the absence is "sick: settle teacher contracts now. The teachers union, the Washington Teachers A...ssociation, does not support the sick-in. The settlement decision after the fact-finding can take up to four weeks. No one seems to want a strike, but things are dire in West Sac. According to teachers, this is the second year with no contract. Parents are rallying for them. Mom Daisy Po'oi said "what this means is that not only have they not been compensated fairly, they have been required to work more hours under the same pay and the increase that was promised to them last year was never met. These are long time teachers who have been around over 8 years and chose our district, not the ones they pass by every day on their way to work." Po'oi held an hour-long meeting at Round Table Pizza with parents on Sunday night (tonight) to help explain the teachers' situation and to organize parents in rallying together to have their kids miss school on Sept. 6. To them, this action could have a huge impact, as attendance equals dollars to public school districts. They rather have a bunch of kids miss one day and positively influence negotiations to prevent a strike, which could mean many more days of no school. Parents mentioned there just aren't enough substitute teachers at the district if there was a strike to cover the situation. According to teachers, over the last two years, the District’s revenue has increased 20 percent. WTA’s last salary proposal is seven percent. Given this, our salary proposal is reasonable, and WUSD can afford it - especially since we’re still so far behind neighboring districts. See more

The Rubicon's West Sac Tap Room is now open!

If you're in Woodland next week ... West coast original Togo’s Sandwiches’ newest location is coming to Woodland. In celebration of the grand opening and ribbon cutting on Wednesday, December 16th, Togo’s is giving away 500 of their most popular sandwich, the #9 Hot Pastrami.

Thanks go to Linda King for her generous donation to the Steve Marschke RCHS Journalism Scholarship Fund! We are so appreciative of all the donations we've received to date to help West Sac students pursue the profession Steve so loved. Thank you for your support! Donations will be accepted on an ongoing basis so feel free to continue to share with friends.

Features writer Carrie Fisher Stone recently sat down to chat with councilmember Beverly "Babs" Sandeen. Click the link to learn more about Babs, her love for West Sac, and her enthusiasm about the city's momentum.

"All Creatures Great and Small": Daryl Fisher's first -- and final -- News-Ledger column

In this week's Ledger, columnist and editor Daryl Fisher bids News-Ledger readers farewell with a final column, after a 25+ year run with the paper.

THANK YOU Donna Hendrickson and Susan Null for generously contributing to the Steve Marschke RCHS Journalism Scholarship Fund! We are so grateful. http://www.gofundme.com/stevemarschke

Last Wednesday, the West Sacramento City Council voted to relax some of the city's Stage 3 water restrictions. Under the new rules, the previous ban on the filling and refilling of pools is lifted, use of potable water in fountains and ponds that utilize a recirculating system is now allowed, and residents are permitted an additional watering day, although just for drip irrigation and hand watering of trees, shrubs and potted/containerized plants. Read more in this Wednesday's issue of the Ledger.