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Leadership Rancho Cordova Graduates Celebrate with Bike Rack Project

Post Date:06/09/2017 9:01 AM

The participants of this year’s Leadership Rancho Cordova class celebrated the program’s culmination at their graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 8^th at City Hall.

This is the 11th class of students to complete the Leadership Rancho Cordova program, which is organized by the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce. Each year, the program provides personal and public leadership training to a diverse group of Rancho Cordova residents and business leaders through a series of classes, as well as a group project focused on making a difference in the community.

This year’s class, Class XI, raised over $25,000 to create and install six artistic bike racks that will be placed in various locations in Rancho Cordova, including Hagan Park, the Sacramento Children’s Museum, Mather Veterans Village, Folsom Lake College/Rancho Cordova Center and Rivergate Plaza.

Leadership students unveiled the Rancho Cordova-themed bike racks outside at the Sacramento Children’s Museum alongside Sacramento-based metal sculptor, Gina Rossi, who designed, created and installed the bike racks.

Rossi described the bike racks as “functional art” and said the bike racks will help “get kids and people riding their bikes and staying green so we can have a good community and world.”

Students and supporters gathered at City Hall on June 8th to celebrate Class XI’s graduation and the completion of their bike rack project, which will provide Rancho Cordova cyclists and families more safe places to park and lock their bikes.

“Leadership Rancho Cordova was an incredible experience. As a class, we pooled our diverse set of skills and strengths to create a meaningful and lasting project that benefits the Rancho Cordova community,” said Maria Kniestedt, the City of Rancho Cordova’s Communications & Public Affairs Director and member of Leadership Rancho Cordova’s Class XI. “Our class is looking forward to seeing the community enjoy these artistic bike racks.”

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Media Contacts

Maria Chacon Kniestedt
Communications & Public Affairs Director
916.851.8791
916.200.6181 (cell)
mkniestedt@cityofranchocordova.org

Samantha Mott
Senior Communications Officer
916.851.8796
916.579.0671 (Cell)
smott@cityofranchocordova.org

Danielle Hale
Communications Officer
916.851.8792
916.809.0465 (cell)
dhale@cityofranchocordova.org

Lauren Burke
Communications Officer
916.851.8723
916.247.2587 (Cell)
lburke@cityofranchocordova.org

City of Rancho Cordova Opens $8.4M Youth Center

On November 3, 2022, the City of Rancho Cordova opened the Rancho Cordova Youth Center, the first youth center in the community. The Youth Center will provide a welcoming, central and safe environment for year-round youth programs, build relationships with local youth, and show local youth how much the community cares about their success and future in Rancho Cordova.

City of Rancho Cordova Breaks Ground on Citywide, Ultra-High-Speed Gigabit Broadband Network

On February 28, 2022, the City of Rancho Cordova, SiFi Networks and GigabitNow announced the launch of Rancho Cordova FiberCity®, a revolutionary infrastructure project to bring a fast, affordable, and reliable all-fiber internet network to every home, business, and institution in Rancho Cordova.

For more information, please contact Danielle Hale at 916.809.0465 or dhale@cityofranchocordova.org.

Mather Veterans Village Dedication Event

On October 12, 2021, Mercy Housing California, Nation’s Finest, the City of Rancho Cordova and the County of Sacramento celebrated the completion of all three phases of Mather Veterans Village, the first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans in the Sacramento region.

These documents are password protected. Please contact Danielle Hale at 916.809.0465 for access.

Crime Drops in Rancho Cordova by 61%

The City of Rancho Cordova is proud to announce that violent crime and property crime combined has decreased by 61% from 2004-2019 when adjusted for population. Since the city incorporated and established the Rancho Cordova Police Department 18 years ago, the city has implemented creative and proactive policing programs that have led to this significant drop.

Media Advisory about Crime Drop in Rancho Cordova
Fact Sheet on Programs
Speaker Bios from Crime Drop Announcement
B-Roll, Photos and Crime Statistics (This is password protected. Please contact Ashley Downton at 916.542.3875 for access.)
News Release: Crime Drops in Rancho Cordova by 61%

Rancho Cordova Breaks Ground on Rio Del Oro Development

Elliott Homes, Inc. and the City of Rancho Cordova are breaking ground on Rio Del Oro, the largest development in the city’s history. Rio Del Oro spans 3,800 acres in Rancho Cordova and could fit Downtown Sacramento in its footprint. The development will feature thousands of new homes, over 7.6 million square feet of commercial, professional and industrial space, one of the largest parks in the region at 130 acres, and the city’s next high school.

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