William Land Park Archives - California Globe

More ‘Bomb Cyclones’ Hit Northern California, Record Rain, Snow

January 9, 2023 6:02 pm

As we wrote last week, the California Sierra snowpack is already at 177% of normal, thanks to recent storms and the “Bomb Cyclone” hitting Northern California. Statewide, the average snow-water equivalent is 17.1 inches — 174% of the historical average. California...

Charles Swanston’s Headless Rancher Statue is a Casualty of War

January 4, 2023 11:25 amJanuary 4, 2023 2:15 pm

Rekindling ugly memories of the summer of 2020 when anarchist vandals burned and desecrated public memorials across America, the statue of a California rancher had its head cut off in a Sacramento park the day after Christmas. No one yet...

Historical Sacramento Statue of Local Cattle Rancher Decapitated

December 29, 2022 9:07 amDecember 29, 2022 2:56 pm

The statue of George Swanston, a 19th-century northern California cattleman, and meat-packing businessman, was decapitated Monday in the Sacramento neighborhood of Land Park. Vandals removed the head from the historic memorial statue to Charles Swanston, residents first reported Monday on...

Family ‘Threatened’ for Supporting Sacramento’s Del Rio Trail Project

November 20, 2022 2:44 amNovember 21, 2022 7:32 am

“It was ugly,” Brian Ebbert told community members assembled near the Sacramento Utilities Department on 35th Avenue in South Land Park. “They threatened my children.” Ebbert, who earns $198,000 working for the California State Assembly and is a former president...

Woman Attacked By Half-Naked Homeless Man While Jogging In Sacramento’s Land Park

June 9, 2022 7:56 amJune 9, 2022 7:56 am

A woman I see on my daily morning hikes in William Land Park in Sacramento was attacked by a homeless man this week. Her attack took place as I was finishing my walk and returning home nearby. The only thing...

Sacramento Police Investigate Strange Explosions Around City

January 31, 2022 2:24 amJanuary 30, 2022 6:25 pm

As the Globe has reported, for well over one year now, someone or some persons have been setting off what sounds and feels like bombs – a very loud explosion in the middle of the night. The response from the...

Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s Sacramento Cancels Little League

July 17, 2020 12:17 pmJuly 17, 2020 4:04 pm

Just when Sacramento residents thought a little bit of normal was back with little league teams practicing, the City has shut it down. But it wasn’t just shut down, and the kids sent home to play another day… the City...