In Memoriam: Matthew James Gallegos Jr.

THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz Matthew James Gallegos Jr. was the first born pride and joy to Matthew Gallegos Sr. and Marisa Angelica Garcia. Matthew passed on the night of Tuesday, Sept. … [Read more...]

Two-alarm Vegetation Fire Burns about 50 Acres

STAFF REPORT THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz Sacramento firefighters remain on the scene tonight to ensure a fire in the Lower American River Parkway is fully extinguished. At about 4:15 p.m. … [Read more...]

Suspect in Custody After Victim Shot in Natomas

STAFF REPORT THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz Sacramento Police reportedly have a suspect in custody in connection with an early-morning shooting which took place Thursday in Natomas. Just after … [Read more...]

Opinion: It’s that Time of the Decade

BY PHIL PLUCKEBAUM FOR THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz In 2011 I fought hard to get appointed to the Sacramento Citizens Redistricting Advisory Committee to advocate for better LGBTQ+ and … [Read more...]

Natomas Woman Arrested on Suspicion of EDD Fraud

STAFF REPORT THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz Updated Oct. 15, 2021 A woman from Sacramento was arrested on suspicion of unemployment fraud and illegal possession of a weapon, the Sacramento … [Read more...]

Ask Capt. Oliveira: Stopping Mail Theft

THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz "Is anything being done to catch the cluster-mailbox break ins?" -Chris Hubner The theft of mail from cluster mailboxes in neighborhoods is an issue throughout the … [Read more...]

Fight at Northgate Park Leads to Homicide

STAFF REPORT THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz Updated Oct. 7, 2021 Sacramento Police are investigating a fight which left one man dead Thursday night in Natomas. At about 10:03 p.m. on Sept. 23 … [Read more...]

Seen in Natomas: Remembering 9/11

STAFF REPORT THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz Inderkum High School students in the Public Safety Pathway honored firefighters who died on 9/11 by climbing 2,000 steps early one morning last … [Read more...]

Opinion: It’s Time for By-Trustee-Area Elections

BY TERI BURNS FOR THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz When I was first elected to the Natomas School Board in 1985 there were fewer than 1,000 students and only two schools — American Lakes … [Read more...]

You Asked, We Got the Answer

STAFF REPORT THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz “I was wondering what happened to the public art that used to be in front of the fire station on El Centro near Arena. It was like a Stonehenge made up … [Read more...]