Your Trusted Source for COVID-19 Information
With state and county stay-at-home orders still in place, residents and businesses can visit
CityofRanchoCordova.org/Coronavirus
for trusted information, including what the Public Health Orders mean, which businesses are open, video Q&A from Mayor Sander who is also a virologist, stay-at-home activities, and more. Our information is updated daily.
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FREE COVID-19/No Symptom Testing Now Available
Anyone 18 years or older living in Sacramento County can receive free testing for COVID-19--even if they have no symptoms--simply by completing the
screening survey
. Once the survey is completed, participants will be eligible for an appointment at the Mobile Testing Site at Cal Expo.
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Great Plates Delivers in Rancho Cordova
Great Plates is a new program created by Governor Newsom and implemented by the City of Rancho Cordova that provides seniors and those vulnerable to COVID-19 with three free nutritious meals delivered daily. This new program is a great way to get healthy food during this current stay-at-home order. Applicants must apply for this program by May 31.
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Bike Month Has Gone Virtual
May is Bike Month, and this year it has gone virtual! Celebrate Bike Month in Rancho Cordova along the 26 miles of beautiful bike and pedestrian trails, including six miles along the American River Parkway.
Our bike map, which is available at
CityofRanchoCordova.org
, is a great way to learn and explore the city’s bicycle trails!
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Cordova High Celebrates Seniors with a Drive-Through Ceremony
On Thursday, May 14, Cordova High School celebrated the graduating class of 2020 with a drive-through graduation. It was a wonderful morning with students, teachers, City Council Members, Rancho Cordova PD and community members alike. Congratulations, graduates!
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Educational Success and Inspiration Continue in Rancho Cordova
Many students and teachers throughout Rancho Cordova continue to succeed and inspire. Join us in congratulating them!
- Last month, Cordova High School (CHS) students, Angela Dong and Stevan Trinh, won the Instructional 9-12 SEVA Award from the Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium (SECC) for their video “Authentic Dragon Tempura.” Learn more.
- In an effort to thank parents who have recently been tasked with helping their children continue to learn from home while the stay-at-home orders are in place, St. John Vianney School (SJV) made a video featuring SJV staff thanking them during National Teacher Appreciation Week. Learn more.
- Last week, CHS staff playfully honored their CHS Lancers in a video. Learn more.
- On March 30, staff from W.E. Mitchell Middle School released a video for their students to remind them that despite these challenging times, there are ways to stay connected. Learn more.
- Students from SJV shined at this year’s regional Academic Decathlon that was held at Jesuit High School on March 7. Learn more.
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School Resources and Information
Visit the Education Services section of our COVID-19/coronavirus webpage for up-to-date information
about what the school districts in Rancho Cordova are offering during this time.
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Business Resources During COVID-19
If you own a business in Rancho Cordova, visit our coronavirus webpage and click on the Resources for Businesses section to find out about the $1 million Emergency Investment and Relief program, free business counseling services, our business toolkit, and additional resources available to businesses during this difficult time.
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Rancho Cordova Businesses Continue to Inspire
Businesses of all types and sizes in Rancho Cordova continue to show us different ways that
#RanchoCordovaInspires
.
KP International Market
, a Rancho Cordova business since 2003, has gone above and beyond to meet the needs of our community by donating 300 N95 face masks to the Rancho Cordova Food Locker, over 300 N95 face masks to
Rancho Cordova PD
, and 1,000 pairs of gloves to Summerset Senior Living facility. To see more ways our community is coming together during this time, search for the hashtag #RanchoCordovaInspires on social media.
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Rancho Cordova Welcomes New Chief of Police
The City of Rancho Cordova is proud to announce the appointment of Kate Adams as its new Rancho Cordova Chief of Police. Adams, a Sheriff’s Captain with 25 years of experience with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, fills the role vacated by former Chief of Police Chris Pittman.
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May Is Bicycle Safety Month
May is Bicycle Safety Month, and the Rancho Cordova Police Department (RCPD) is offering tips to encourage walkers, drivers and bikers to look out for one another and safely share the road. Bicyclists must follow the same rules of the road as drivers, including stopping at stop signs and yielding to pedestrians. Help make our community safer.
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Highway 50 and Zinfandel Drive Interchange Improvements
Construction on Highway 50 and Zinfandel Drive Interchange Improvements continues. This project will add an additional lane on Zinfandel Drive over Highway 50, modify the highway entrance and exit ramps, add bicycle lanes and modify traffic signals.
Final construction includes landscaping and fencing.
The project is anticipated to be completed by June 2020, weather permitting.
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Folsom Boulevard Beautification and Enhancement Project
The final phase of the Folsom Boulevard Beautification and Enhancement Project is underway. This phase will provide improved aesthetics and safety features along Folsom Boulevard from Bradshaw Road to Horn Road and Kilgore Road to Sunrise Boulevard. Storm drain installation is complete and curb and gutter installation is complete from
Bradshaw Road to Horn Road. Grading will be ongoing from Kilgore Road to Sunrise Boulevard.
The project will be completed by October 2020, weather permitting
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Sunrise Boulevard Rehabilitation Project
The Sunrise Boulevard Rehabilitation Project is underway. This project will rehabilitate Sunrise Boulevard between Folsom Boulevard and White Rock Road and along Citrus Road between Sunrise Boulevard and Trade Center Drive. Improvements will include pavement rehabilitation, new streetlights, landscaped medians, sidewalk widening, bike lanes, drainage facilities and signal upgrades. Construction for this project has begun and is anticipated to be completed in Fall 2020
.
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Learn About Volunteer Opportunities
Despite this unusual time, Rancho Cordovans can still come together to help stop the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus in many different ways. Residents can volunteer while maintaining their social distance.
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Are you looking for something to do with your stay-at-home time? Rancho Cordova is known as a place to play. Find ideas for fun ways to enjoy our city, at home or outdoors. Remember, you can still go outdoors if you keep a six-foot distance between you and others.
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Upcoming Virtual Events:
Virtual Art Lessons from the MACC
Ongoing
Virtual Literary Series by the California Capital Film Office
Christine Pelosi discussing
The Nancy Pelosi Way
Wednesday, May 27 at 6 PM
Women's Round Table for Women in Business on Zoom
Wednesday, June 3, 12 PM - 1:30 PM
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