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Stolen Unvoted Ballots Recovered and Re-issued

10/16/2025

Yesterday, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office informed the Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections (VRE) that during a homeless encampment clean-up off Mayhew Road and Elder Creek Road, they discovered 99 stolen unvoted ballots for the Statewide Special Election.

Recovered stolen Voting Ballot

Job Readiness Fair – More Than Applications

10/16/2025

Mather Community Campus (MCC) is home to hundreds of adults, families and transitional aged youth in shelter and transitional housing who are experiencing homelessness. With a variety of programs and services designed to address barriers to exiting homelessness, the participants living at MCC are offered the resources they need to knock down each and every barrier they face. One of those barriers is employment.

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Sacramento County Receives Prohousing Incentive Program Grant Funding

10/15/2025

Sacramento County has been awarded $542,532.91 in Prohousing Incentive Program (PIP) funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

Housing construction

Secured Property Tax Bill Informational Reminder

10/14/2025

Sacramento County mailed about 490,265 secured property tax bills which are payable beginning Nov. 1, 2025. These tax bills are mailed only once a year, however, property owners may pay their bills in two installment payments.

It Takes a Village: CCIT Shows Hope, Trust and Teamwork

10/14/2025

The County’s Co-Response Crisis Intervention Team’s (CCIT) mission is to improve outcomes and successful crisis resolution for individuals experiencing mental health crisis by co-deploying a response team comprised of law enforcement officers/deputies and licensed clinicians.

Spin Your Price: Discounted Adoptions for Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

10/09/2025

This October, adoption gets a fun new twist at the Bradshaw Animal Shelter! Join us October 18–19 for our Spin Your Price Adoption Event, where every spin of the wheel means a new chance at love, and a special discounted adoption fee.

Husky sitting in front of Truck

County Holiday Office Closure - Oct. 13

10/09/2025

In observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day, most Sacramento County offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 13.

Response To Special Election Ballot Envelope Posts

10/08/2025

The Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections has recently learned about online posts about the Statewide Special Election ballot and envelope. These posts claim that when folded and placed back in the return envelope, a voter’s ballot selection can be seen through the holes in the envelope.

Voting Ballot

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