History of Stone Creek

                                                       

History

    
     Rancho Cordova was originnaly named Cordova Vineyard and Cordova Village that is until a post office was established in the community in 1955. In the Gold Rush era of mid 19th Rancho Cordova played a big part in the mining activities around the area. Another big reason of the establishment in Rancho Cordova is the Mather Airfield. This airfield was activated to be a pilot training facility for the Air Force in Feb 21, 1918. Then the surrounding area were just ranches and vineyards. The airfield attracted a lot of family to move in the area for many different reason but mainly because of the Air Force pilot's family. The airfield was closed in 1993 under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC), and reopened as Mather Airport in 1995.

City Government

     The City of Rancho Cordova has a Council-manager form of government with five members elected to the Council, one of whom serves as mayor each year. The Mayor's post is thus simply that of "chief among equals for a time". In 2008, serving as Rancho Cordova's sixth Mayor, is Council Member Linda Budge. The Vice Mayor of Rancho Cordova in 2008 is Dan Skoglund. The three other Council Members are Robert J. McGarvey, Ken Cooley, and David Sander.
County Government
-Rancho Cordova is represented by Don Nottoli on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.
State Representation
-Rancho Cordova is represented in the California State Assembly by Alan Nakanishi, a Republican. The city is represented in the State Senate by Darrell Steinberg, a Democrat, and Dave Cox, a Republican.
Federal Representation
-Rancho Cordova is represented in Congress by Doris Matsui, a Democrat, and Dan Lungren, a Republican.