Galt News

Gerald Derr's second term as a director for the Cosumnes Community Services District is coming to an end and he still has a lot of business he wants to take care of.

Territorial fighting between the Norteos and the Sureos makes up most of the gang activity in Galt, authorities say.

She lives among exotic animals. She communes with celebrities, from Kim Basinger to Bob Barker.

The following is an excerpt from a speech I gave at the state Fair Political Practices Commission on June 12.

Several cooling centers have opened around the region to help combat heat exhaustion.

Law enforcement from throughout the Sacramento region will converge on Isleton, Galt and other Sacramento County communities to provide increased drunken driving enforcement during the Fourth of July weekend.

The 4th of July means parades, barbeques and fireworks - except this year, when it seems many people are getting by without that last one.

Tens of thousands of people in our region who could most use a few extra dollars aren't signed up to get their economic stimulus payments, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Youth pastor Matt Sanchez spent Friday afternoon setting up a booth from which he'll sell Fourth of July fireworks to benefit his church, River of Life Ministries in Galt.

Nine-year-old Jessica Braden watched as her father put fresh peaches into a plastic bag at the Lodi farmers market on a recent Thursday.

On June 3, the Galt City Council discussed amending the big-box ordinance to limit the hours of operation of a big-box store to less than 24 hours a day.

Firefighters from the Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Department battled two grass fires Thursday afternoon.

San Joaquin Delta College trustees wasted millions of dollars of voter-approved bond money by ignoring advice from staff and pursuing a campus at Mountain House - the cost of which has soared to $94 million ...

The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Middle Jun. 19--A 1-acre grass fire broke out in Galt on Monday afternoon, injuring a man trying to fight the blaze.

Two grass fires broke out in the Sacramento area, one at the Stone Lakes Wildlife Refuge and the second in Galt, officials said.

Nicole Bianchi, when she's not tending her lambs or keeping their barn area clean, said she spends her days at the San Joaquin Fair walking the grounds with her friends, enjoying the midway rides and eating ...

The state has shut down a second farm contractor for not complying with heat regulations for its workers.

The California Department of Industrial Relations ordered Galt-based Solis Farm Labor Contractor to stop operating in the fields Friday. The order came a day after the department shut down Merced Farm Labor, who had a 17-year-old employee die last month of heat-related causes.

Officials say Solis laborers were working in the same fields as Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez when she collapsed in the San Joaquin Valley vineyard on May 14. The company also has received prior citations, including one for failing to provide heat illness prevention training to its employees.

The state Department of Industrial Relations shut down a second farm labor contractor Friday because of allegations it was failing to protect field workers from heat exposure.

Firefighters responded to a chlorine gas leak at the city of Galt's wastewater treatment plant Monday night.

Thanks to the Lodi, Galt and Stockton communities for the incredible generosity shown on behalf of our family as my fight against acute myeloid leukemia continues with a bone marrow transplant.