About
The Show
The Rancho Cordova Podcast is a weekly show brought to you by the California Capital Film Office, the official Film Office for the City of Rancho Cordova, CA. 

The City of Rancho Cordova, a neighbor to the City of Sacramento, is an emerging urban center with a small-town feel. With over 79,000 residents and a daily workforce of 65,000+ makes, Rancho Cordova is one of the largest employment centers in the Sacramento region. Whether you call Rancho, All-America City, Playful City USA, or Tree City USA, its friendly and safe neighborhoods reflect diversity, opportunity, partnerships, and fun, making Rancho Cordova a community where anyone can live, work, learn and play.
Every week we get in-depth with the goings on in our City. We speak with a cross-section of our community and divide our show into six different topics.
Get to Know City Hall: we get up close and personal with the men and women who work hard every day to make Rancho Cordova “All America City” a distinction made twice (2010 & 2019) by the "National Civic League” who’s mission is to “advance engagement to create equitable, thriving communities”, and Rancho Cordova certainly fits that description.
The "Business" of Rancho Cordova: We have in-depth conversations with business leaders, entrepreneurs, and business owners large and small, and take the temperature of the economic climate of our city. Rancho Cordova is a great place to do business and we find out why.
Arts and Entertainment: Rancho Cordova is known as the “City of Events” and houses one of the best Art Complex in our region The MACC, as well as a black box theatre, Symphony D'oro, a Swing Dance Band, a Barrell district featuring 5 beer breweries, a Kambucha Brewery, two distilleries, and a Meadery. Rancho features one of the largest July 4th fireworks displays and a whole slate of large outdoor events. We will speak to the folks who organize these yearly events and discuss what makes these events so great the year after and we will speak to the many artists that make Rancho Cordova their home.
Rancho Cordova Sports: The history of Rancho Cordova is closely linked with some of the most talented athletes in the country, and has a uniquely powerful history of youth sports achievement. Rancho Cordova features one of the best and most prolific "Sports Hall of Fame" in the Sacramento Region with an induction ceremony yearly. Guest Host Mike Marando features a monthly show where he gets in-depth with many of the acclaimed sportsmen and women that had their start in our city.
Interesting People: Rancho Cordova is home to many interesting people with deep roots not only in our city but the region in general. These are the folks that made Rancho Cordova the city it is today. This segment features in-depth interviews with many of these interesting people as we get in-depth about their life and history in Rancho Cordova.
So if you live in our city, the City of Sacramento, or surrounding cities in the Sacramento region, or are thinking about moving here, you will find this podcast interesting, informative, and most importantly fun.
Creators
CHARLES LAGO
Executive Producer & Host
310.663.4226
JOSE RUIZ
Executive Producer
916.807.7429
BRYCE NICASTRO
Fact-Checking & Research
916.706.2000
RAFAEL PORTILLO
Editor/Sound Design
213.910.9714