About Rancho Cordova

Original names of the town included Cordova Vineyards and Cordova Village, before it was officially named Rancho Cordova when a post office was established in the community in 1955. In the Gold Rush era of mid 19th century California, certain Placer mining activities took place in the Rancho Cordova environs, some traces of which disturbance are extant. The elevation of the generally level terrain is approximately 118 feet (36 m) above mean sea level Lone Star Gravel Company and other companies have historically extracted younger gravels at depths of 30 to 40 feet (12 m) without encountering groundwater, which is characteristically found at about 100 feet (30 m). Partially confined groundwater generally flows to the southwest.

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 2007, serving as Rancho Cordova's fifth Mayor, is Councilmember David Sander. The Vice Mayor of Rancho Cordova in 2007 is Linda Budge. The three other councilmembers are Robert J. McGarvey, Ken Cooley, and Dan Skoglund. In 2008, Linda Budge became the 6th mayor of Rancho Cordova..

source: Rancho Cordova -- Wikipedia