The Rancho Cordova Podcast

In this week’s episode, we are doing something a little different.   Once a month we are going to bring you an episode of this podcast that’s dedicated to all things sports in Rancho Cordova. We have invited Mike Marando to sit in as a guest host.  Mike is one of the founders of the Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of Fame and is well-versed in the many athletes and sports figures that started their car...

Well Happy New Year everyone and I hope your new year's resolutions your commitments your intentions your wet January, whatever it may be, I hope that’s all still intact and dialed in and you’re having a great start to 2023 and had a great holiday season.   Well welcome to season 2 of the Rancho Cordova Podcast brought to you by the California Capital Film Office, we brought you 14 episodes last y...

On this week's show we are going to do something different. I’m sure many of you have heard that our great City Manager Cyrus Abhar is retiring at the end of the year. I was personally very saddened to hear the news but I was also very happy for Cyrus for the new ventures and adventures he will now explore. I was pleased to learn that Deputy City Manager Micah Runner will follow Cyrus as our New C...

A conversation with a well known and long time resident of Rancho Cordova, a man of many talents, he is an artist, a photographer, graphic designer, and a fixture in Rancho Cordova, Rick Sloan.

As a small business owner you’re always looking for new ideas to market and grow your business, and joining the local Chamber of Commerce will help you do exactly that. A local Chamber of Commerce is an important part of any city, and here in Rancho Cordova, we are lucky to have one of the best Chambers in the Sacramento region.   On today’s episode, I speak with Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce...

On this week’s show, we have a very interesting and wide-ranging discussion with Cheryl Gleason.  Cheryl is the Art Director and curator of the Mills Stations Arts and Cultural Center known locally as the MACC.   Cheryl has been with the MACC as its Director since it opened its doors in 2018 and during that time has built the MACC into one of the best and most respected Arts Centers in the Sacrame...

On this week's episode we speak with Lt. Rich Merideth, and Deputy Jose De La Cruz. We discuss the Rancho Cordova Police Activity League (PAL). 

On today's episode we speak to Deputy City Manager, Micah Runner.    Micah has over 18 years of experience in municipal government with a primary focus in economic development and management. He previously served as the Director of Economic Development for the City of Stockton where he was responsible for economic development, housing and homeless, real property, venue management, and parking oper...

On this week's Business pop-up episode, we speak to the new Rancho Cordova, "Sprouts", Store manager, Fabiana James.    We spoke to Fabiana about her early life in Brazil and having a successful music career touring the world, and how she went on to climbs the corporate ladder to become a GM for Sprouts. Fabiana tells us what to expect with this new Sprouts store model which is actually only one o...

On this week's episode we speak to Mike Marando the President of the Rancho Cordova Sports Hall of fame.  We discuss how Mike got into the newspaper business and the ripe old age of 10 when he had a successful paper round that had over 80 customers. This led him to become a successful sports writer for a variety of newspapers in the Sacramento region before having a successful 30-year career with...

On todays episode we speak to Marc Sapoznik, the President/CEO of “Visit Rancho,” also known as “Rancho Cordova’s Travel and Tourism,” which is the official tourism marketing organization for the City of Rancho Cordova.   Visit Rancho provides resources for a memorable stay, a family weekend getaway, attendance at a sports tournament, or an enhanced business trip.   We discuss the many events that...

The Cordova Community Council (Rancho Cordova) was founded in 1959 as an “organization of organizations,” a forum for citizens to meet, dream about the future, and plan community celebrations.     In this episode, Shelly Blanchard who is the Executive Director of Cordova Community Council discusses how the events she is responsible for - come to fruition, and the amount of organization that goes i...

In this episode we get in depth with City of Rancho Cordova Vice Mayor, and long serving City Council Member Linda Budge. We discuss her early life growing up in the UK as a military brat, and get into her many visits to Taiwan with her family, her education and first jobs. We discuss how she arrived in Sacramento and her eventual entry into city government. Vice Mayor Budge discusses many of the...

In the week's episode, we talk to Brandon Luke, Chief of Police of the Rancho Cordova Police Dept.    Chief Luke visited our offices to record this episode at our podcast studio.    We discussed the inner workings of the Rancho Cordova Police Dept, and Chief Luke described the inner workings of the many departments offered by the RCPD that in many instances are unique to a police agency of this si...

In today's episode, we speak in depth to the current Rancho Cordova Mayor, Donald Terry.    Mayor Terry discusses his early life growing up in Santa Cruz, and his college days at UC Davis. He then went on to work at the state legislators' office where he got an early taste of state politics. We discuss his entry into local city government and get in-depth about his many achievements as a long-serv...

In today's episode, we speak in depth with Rancho Cordova's City Manager, Cyrus Abhar about his life, how he came to America, his career, becoming City Manager for Rancho Cordova. After the break, we discuss all things Rancho Cordova.   Please visit http://www.ranchocordovapodcast.org

http://www.ranchocordovapodcast.org   The Rancho Cordova Podcast is a window into the movers and shakers of Rancho Cordova, as well as the people who run the city. Hosted by California Capital Film Office Executive Director, Charles Lago the show features in-depth interviews and real stories from people living the Rancho Cordova lifestyle about topics near and dear to those living in our city and...