A state analyst’s review finds enrollment-based funding would add billions but could lower attendance, and lawmakers are leaning toward keeping the current formula. The LAO report and strained district budgets frame the debate in Sacramento.

Folsom’s council will debate a proposal to raise council pay to about $22,800 and lift the city manager’s base to roughly $332,072 at a March 24 meeting. The change hinges on a new state law that reset council pay caps.

AB 602 requires California public colleges to offer rehabilitation before disciplining students in overdose emergencies, with campuses set to adopt rules by July 1, 2026.

Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez introduced AB 1620 to allow a state deduction for homeowners' insurance premiums beginning in 2026. Supporters say it targets seniors and working families facing rising rates.

A lawsuit tied to a stalled Del Paso Boulevard project on city‑owned land at 1400 Del Paso Blvd has moved to civil trial, renewing debate over redevelopment on the corridor.

Dozens of youths swarmed a Chevron at Power Inn and Folsom, ripping shelves apart and fleeing with merchandise while the manager says police were tied up elsewhere.

Three people, including two children, were rescued from a Modesto duplex after an early-morning garage fire; three were hospitalized in critical condition. Investigation is ongoing.

More than 140 recruits completed CAL FIRE AEU’s academy in Sutter Creek; many will head to Ponderosa and McClellan to staff local stations.

Two Lodi residents died after their pickup ran the crossing and was struck by a BNSF freight on West Armstrong Road, the CHP says. Investigators are working the scene.

A small Sutter County GOP committee pulled in roughly $743,000 in 2025 — a dramatic spike that filings and public data are now trying to explain.

AG Rob Bonta asked a federal judge to force the Education Department to restore full school mental‑health grant funding after the agency issued only partial payments. The state says truncated funding has already prompted layoff notices and threatens student services.

Dapper Doughnut plans a roughly 1,300-square-foot storefront and a food trailer at Elk Grove Commons as part of a Northern California expansion.

Investigators are working a shooting near 6th Avenue in Olivehurst. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact the sheriff’s office.