Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Local Man Trying To Start Butt-Recycling Program In California

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Local Man Trying To Start Butt-Recycling Program In California
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – After the massive fires in Northern California and now those that continue to scorch Southern California, a Roseville man wants to clean up one potential fire danger for good. He wants to create a recycling program for cigarette butts.
Sacramento Estate Has Barn-Themed Guest House
SACRAMENTO, CA -- This beautiful Sacramento County home is new to the market. Built in 1983, this home has been remodeled and offers every amenity possible. The gourmet kitchen was designed for those who love to cook. The estate has an adorable barn-themed ...
California thinks cell phones cause cancer, but scientists aren’t so sure
The State of California has issued health guidelines on mobile phone ... The CDPH’s list of precautions were reportedly released only after a Sacramento Superior Court judge said she would order them to be disclosed after it was found that the CDPH ...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

West Sacramento man dies in motorcycle crash

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West Sacramento man dies in motorcycle crash
Gusty winds may have been to blame for a motorcycle crash that killed a 49-year-old man Saturday in West Sacramento, the California Highway Patrol reported. Yolo County coroner’s officials identified the victim as Tim Arias of West Sacramento ...
Comcast Extends Gigabit Internet Service in Homes and Businesses in Sacramento, California and Nine Nearby Cities
Comcast announced today that it is launching a new internet service that will deliver speeds up to 1 Gigabit-per-second (Gbps) to residential and business customers in Sacramento, California and nine surrounding cities. These speeds will be among the ...
Quick-hitting storm will deliver rain, snow to us
After weeks of dry fall weather, the Sacramento region is finally expected to receive ... “It’s pretty early on for people to get concerned, at least for Northern California,” Kurth said. “The real test is how things go in January.
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Monday, December 18, 2017

Man gets stuck in chimney during Sacramento-area burglary attempt

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Man gets stuck in chimney during Sacramento-area burglary attempt
CITRUS HEIGHTS — Authorities say a Northern California man tried to burglarize a business by entering through the chimney only to become stuck. Police in the Sacramento-area city of Citrus Heights said Friday that 32-year-old Jesse Berube was uninjured ...
TRI Pointe Opens New Home Building Division in Sacramento
In order to answer this question, Lemon teamed up with TRI Pointe Homes Northern California division president Jeff Frankel to create a business plan for a then-hypothetical Sacramento division. As Lemon and Frankel developed the proposal, they immersed ...
Thousands of California firefighters may spend holidays away from home
Captain Jeff Incerty with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department has been there ... nothing can compare to the devastation and loss families are dealing with in Southern California. Captain Incerty is expected to return home on Tuesday or Wednesday ...
Sacramento County students are among the most absent in California
Sacramento County students have the worst chronic absentee rate in the region and a higher rate than all but two of the other 20 largest counties in California – Sonoma and San Joaquin. According to new state data, 14.8 percent of Sacramento County ...
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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Alleged CA Burglar Gets Stuck In Chimney; Police Take Photo

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Alleged CA Burglar Gets Stuck In Chimney; Police Take Photo
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA -- An alleged burglar apparently tried to channel his inner Santa Claus this week. Citrus Heights Police in Sacramento County said a man was stuck in a chimney after he tried to enter a business to burglarize it. Police said Jesse Berube ...
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Saturday, December 16, 2017

High, Dry Winds Bring Fire December Fire Threat To California

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High, Dry Winds Bring Fire December Fire Threat To California
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for much of Northern California this weekend. The high fire danger here this weekend comes as firefighters in Southern California are already battling massive flames.
Sacramento's Iceland rink could rebuild next year
the first being the Paramount in Southern California (built in 1939). With or without a roof, Iceland “gets in your blood,” Kerth said, adding that he has a list of about 400 Sacramento residents who either met their significant other at Iceland ...
El Pollo Loco Announces the Grand Opening of New Restaurant in Sacramento, CA
COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco (LOCO), the nation's leading fire-grilled chicken chain, opened its newest restaurant in Sacramento, CA today. The new El Pollo Loco, located at 8244 Delta Shores Circle, is the eighth ...
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Friday, December 15, 2017

Design-Build Team Selected for $238-million DGS Building in Sacramento

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Design-Build Team Selected for $238-million DGS Building in Sacramento
Tutor Perini Corporation announced December 14 that its subsidiary company, Rudolph and Sletten, has been selected by the California Department of General Services (DGS) to construct a new office building at 1215 O Street in downtown Sacramento.
South Sacramento Boy, 8, Beaten With Hammer Dies
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police say the boy injured in an assault ... He is now awaiting extradition back to California. The two children are students at Oak Ridge Elementary School. A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family.
State auditor finds discrepancies in Sacramento County's CCW permit processes
WEBVTT SHERIFF.EDIE: KCRA 3'S DANA GRIFFIN HASTHE FINDINGS, AND WHAT BOTHSIDES HAVE TO SAY.DANA: TO CARRY A CONCEALEDWEAPON IN CALIFORNIA, YOU MUSTHAVE A CCW LICENSE.IN SACRAMENTO, THE SHERIFF'SOFFICE DETERMINES IF SOMEONEQUALIFIES FOR ONE.BUT THE STATE ...
California’s drivers are ‘firmly the worst,’ survey says. Sacramento is no exception
Do you often complain about drivers around you? Chances are they have a mutual feeling. A study released Thursday is complaining about all of California’s drivers. Using methodology that includes accidents, fatalities and driving under the influence ...
Sacramento PD Asks For Help Identifying Suspects In Pharmacy Robberies
The Sacramento Police Department is asking for the community's help in tracking down suspects in a rash of pharmacy robberies in Northern California, including several in Sacramento. Police have released surveillance photos of some of the suspects ...
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Thursday, December 14, 2017

California senator asked to take leave amid misconduct probe

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California senator asked to take leave amid misconduct probe
Benjamin Wagner, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of California, is leading the investigation for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Attorneys at the firm have given nearly $17,000 in campaign contributions to six Senate candidates, the Sacramento Bee ...
California New Car Dealers Association and TrueCar Settle Lawsuit
SANTA MONICA, Calif. and SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUE), and the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) are pleased to announce that, in resolution of the litigation between the parties, TrueCar has ...
California sues over Corinthian student debt relief claims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's attorney general is suing the Trump administration, saying the federal Department of Education is refusing to process debt relief claims from tens of thousands of students who had federal loans to attend Corinthian ...
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

$636,000 Will Buy A Stunning Sacramento Co. Home

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$636,000 Will Buy A Stunning Sacramento Co. Home
SACRAMENTO, CA -- This Sacramento property is new to the market. Built in 1957, this house has been fully remodeled inside and is the perfect starter home. The spacious gourmet kitchen was designed for those who love to cook. The house has beautiful ...
Sacramento Will Try Program That Pays ‘Shooters’
Mayor Darrell Steinberg said there have been 36 gang-related homicides this year in Sacramento, and more than 1,000 arrests in gun-related crimes. Advance Peace is credited by supporters with reducing gun violence in Richmond, Ca. An independent review by ...
Steinberg proposes electric shuttle service from Sacramento to UC Davis
An electric shuttle service that operates regularly between Sacramento and University of California Davis could be a future stop on the city’s quest to use more zero-emission technologies, if Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s wish list is granted. Steinberg ...
California Democrats temporarily lose Assembly supermajority
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats will be without a supermajority in the Assembly for months and risk losing the two-thirds edge needed to pass tax and fee increases in the Senate. When lawmakers return in January, they will have two vacant ...
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Woman Threatens to Kill Passengers on Southwest Airlines Flight From Portland to Sacramento

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Woman Threatens to Kill Passengers on Southwest Airlines Flight From Portland to Sacramento
A Southwest Airlines flight from Portland to Sacramento on Saturday took a startling turn when an agitated woman started shouting that she was going to "kill everybody on this (expletive) plane." The frightful incident, which was captured on video ...
California Today: A Tax Challenge for Sacramento
The Republican tax bill moving through Congress eliminates the deduction for state income taxes and limits the deduction for property taxes. Californians write big checks for both, which is why there so much concern about the bill. That mortgage interest ...
Sacramento hopes to curb gun violence through paid incentives
Based in Richmond, California, the organization said between 2010-2016, firearm-related assaults and deaths in the city dropped by 60 percent. Sacramento is the first city in the country to sign a contract with Advance Peace, committing to a four-year ...
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Monday, December 11, 2017

California Cities to Launch Biggest Electric Bike-Share System in U.S.

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California Cities to Launch Biggest Electric Bike-Share System in U.S.
Unsurprisingly, biking advocates are excited about the possibilities in Northern California. “I see a lot of first-mile, last-mile potential for the system,” Jim Brown, executive director of Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, says. “Sacramento is a ...
California dam repairs will cost billions. Can we afford not to spend it?
California’s dam inspectors appear to be doing their jobs well. Unfortunately, too many dam operators are falling down on the job, and could be placing the public at risk. That’s the message of a report by The Sacramento Bee’s Ryan Sabalow and Dale ...
H&E opens new Sacramento branch with upgraded facilities
The previous location was 17 miles away in Rancho Cordova, a neighboring city in Sacramento County. The new facility – one of eight H&E branches in California ­– is serving customers throughout Sacramento and surrounding areas, where a lot of ...
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Sunday, December 10, 2017

Varsity Times Insider: The latest sports news from Southern California's high school teams

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Varsity Times Insider: The latest sports news from Southern California's high school teams
But the Delta League in Sacramento deserves kudos for the audacity to honor ... The expansion of all-league teams shouldn’t come as a surprise. In Southern California, there are now multiple MVPs instead of just one. There’s an MVP for league ...
Plane Catches Fire At Sacramento Executive Airport
SACRAMENTO, CA -- A plane caught on fire at the Sacramento Executive Airport on Saturday afternoon. This plane reportedly caught on fire during landing, according to Fox 40. "Sacramento Fire says a small aircraft landed at the end of Runway 2 and then ...
California lawmaker resigns following misconduct allegation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Assemblyman Matt Dababneh is resigning after a lobbyist alleged he sexually assaulted her in a bathroom. The Los Angeles Democrat says in his resignation letter Friday that the allegation is not true but he no longer ...
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Saturday, December 9, 2017

Survey asks if you want to go to Sacramento -- and why

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Survey asks if you want to go to Sacramento -- and why
In April 2016, SRTA applied for a grant to develop an express bus route between Redding and Sacramento using battery electric buses. The California State Transportation Agency turned it down, but encouraged SRTA to apply for another grant to fund “the ...
Pharmacies on High Alert Amid Rash of Robberies in Sacramento
The Sacramento Sheriff’s Department calls the pharmacy robberies ... "I don’t come to work scared or anything, but it’s definitely in the back of our head." The California Pharmacists Association sent FOX40 a statement Friday regarding the recent ...
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Friday, December 8, 2017

Sacramento Report: Atkins Tapped to Lead Again

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Sacramento Report: Atkins Tapped to Lead Again
Kassy Perry, president of Sacramento public relations firm Perry Communications, noted that the California Nurses Association — single-payer’s biggest champion — plans to run someone against Northern California Assemblyman Jim Wood, who’s ...
Sacramento man will go free after shaking baby conviction set aside
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James Arguelles set ... Johnson's lead attorney with the Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara University School of Law. "I'm hoping for a positive future - for my life to begin," Johnson said in ...
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Thursday, December 7, 2017

California’s Senate Leader Says He’ll Step Down Next Year

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California’s Senate Leader Says He’ll Step Down Next Year
SACRAMENTO (AP) – Los Angeles Democrat Kevin de Leon said Thursday that he will step aside as leader of the California Senate sometime next year after his successor is chosen. De Leon was the first Latino in more than a century to lead a California ...
Sacramento irked by Stephen Colbert's 'trashing' of California city at heart of 'Lady Bird'
Stephen Colbert's interview with "Lady Bird" star Saoirse Ronan Wednesday night didn't make many fans out of Sacramento residents. The film, which is based on director Greta Gerwig's life growing up in California's capital city, has scored rave reviews ...
Former CEO Whitman joins Sacramento MLS bid
Meg Whitman, the CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., joined the bid of Sacramento, California, for a Major League Soccer franchise on Wednesday as the four finalists made presentations to the league's expansion committee. Sacramento and Nashville ...
Sacramento civic and business leaders urge local Congress members to fix DACA
Offering an emotional speech at the letter signing, Nelsen said that California State University, Sacramento is home to more than 1,000 undocumented students. “I love these students. They are smart, they have big hearts, they are our future, they deserve ...
Sacramento makes final pitch to MLS, gains Whitman as investor
NEW YORK (AP) - Meg Whitman, the CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., joined the bid of Sacramento, California, for a Major League Soccer franchise on Wednesday as the four finalists made presentations to the league's expansion committee. Sacramento and ...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Sacramento’s Possible Solution to California’s Housing Crisis

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Sacramento’s Possible Solution to California’s Housing Crisis
As California’s housing supply has stagnated while demand has risen for years, legislators in Sacramento passed fifteen bills — signed by Gov. Brown in October — designed to fund and facilitate the development of housing statewide. Targeting both ...
Here's What $525,000 Will Buy In Sacramento County
ELK GROVE, CA -- This Elk Grove home is new to the market. Built in 2001, the house has been fully remodeled inside. The spacious kitchen is perfect for those who love to cook and it opens up to the living space. The home has beautiful flooring throughout.
Dunkin' Donuts (DNKN) to Expand Presence in Sacramento
Dunkin’ Donuts, which is part of Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. DNKN, is geared up to expand further in Sacramento, CA. To this end, the company has inked multi-unit store development agreements with two franchisees to build nine restaurants in the region ...
Sacramento Meteorologists Track Santa Ana Winds amid Destructive Southern California Wildfires
SACRAMENTO -- Keeping an eye on her monitors and computer models, warning coordination meteorologist Michelle Mead is part of the National Weather Service team in Sacramento keeping track of the Santa Ana winds helping spread the Thomas and others fires ...
Almond Conference brings thousands of people to Sacramento
The annual conference, this year Dec. 5 through 7, is a big book of business for Sacramento, and a major event for the almond industry. Until five years ago, the Almond Conference was held in Modesto, home to the Almond Board of California. Since the ...
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Dunkin' Donuts Announces Nine New Restaurants In Sacramento With New And Existing Franchisees

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Dunkin' Donuts Announces Nine New Restaurants In Sacramento With New And Existing Franchisees
With over 50 locations in California, the brand is continuing to recruit franchisees in the Sacramento area. To help fuel additional growth in the market, special development incentives are available. "Dunkin' Donuts' growth would not be possible without ...
Big Rig Truck Hangs Off California Freeway
CA -- A driver on Tuesday morning somehow managed to get its big rig to dangle off a northern California freeway. The incident, captured by CBS Sacramento, shows the big rig dangling between an Interstate 5 overpass in Stockton. The news station reported ...
Cold but no rain in immediate forecast. Is California having a dry winter?
What happened to the rain? Less than a year after the drought was declared over, precipitation has been relatively scarce in the Sacramento area and Northern California so far this season. This week’s cold snap is accompanied by a round of dry weather ...
California Wildfires Highlight Weakness Of Cellphone Networks For Emergency Warnings
AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The failure of cellphone and other privately owned systems crippled emergency-warning efforts during California’s deadly October wildfires ...
Sacramento man with nonverbal autism finishes California International Marathon
A Sacramento man with nonverbal autism accomplished a remarkable feat over the weekend as he finished the California International Marathon. John Almeda has nonverbal autism, and his passion for running started three years ago. "It started with long walks ...
California assemblyman accused of forcing lobbyist into bathroom and masturbating
Sacramento lobbyist Pamela Lopez has claimed that ... "It was Matt Dababneh," Lopez told The Times in a November interview. Lopez jolted the California political world seven weeks ago when she first shared her account of an encounter in Las Vegas, joining ...
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Monday, December 4, 2017

Sacramento lobbyist names state assemblyman she says assaulted her in a bathroom

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Sacramento lobbyist names state assemblyman she says assaulted her in a bathroom
SACRAMENTO — A Sacramento lobbyist who said she has lived ... when Dababneh was the district director for Southern California Congressman Brad Sherman and she was a 26-year-old staffer. She said he mocked her clothing, showed her the stash of condoms ...
Valley Assemblyman Matt Dababneh accused of sexually assaulting Sacramento lobbyist
Sacramento lobbyist Pamela Lopez said in a Sacramento news ... The allegations came after weeks of rumors about Dababneh as cases of sexual harassment have come to light in California politics and other industries. A week earlier, Assemblyman Raul ...
PHOTOS: California International Marathon 2017
That could be the unofficial mantra for many people across the Sacramento area, following Sunday's California International Marathon. The 26.2-mile race travels from Folsom to the state Capitol in downtown Sacramento. Check out the accompanying slideshow ...
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Sunday, December 3, 2017

Picture perfect weather for the 35th California International Marathon

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Picture perfect weather for the 35th California International Marathon
THROUGH EAST SACRAMENTO, AND ENDAT THE STATE CAPITAL IN DOWNTOWNSACRAMENTO.THIS RACE IS WELL KNOWN.THERE IS GREATER ATTENTIONPLACED ON IT BECAUSE IT ISHOSTING THE U.S. TRACK AND FIELDMARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS, WHICH ISA BIG DEAL.THIS MEANS THE BEST RUNNERS ...
This mall is among the eeriest in the Sacramento region. City leaders want a revamp
In the Sacramento region, Downtown Plaza ... except for one big problem. Frank Zeng, the Southern California investor who owns most of the mall – and has listed it for sale – doesn’t seem open to discussion. Zeng doesn’t return phone calls or ...
Antetokoumpo scores 33 points, Bucks beat Kings 109-104
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Sacramento Kings 109-104 on Saturday night. Antetokounmpo made 17 free throws and had 13 rebounds, Khris Middleton added 25 points and Eric Bledsoe had 18.
Why California is wincing over Trump-backed health plan associations
California's dairy farmers did it ... Deborah Kelch, director of the Insure the Uninsured Project in Sacramento, said state officials banned new MEWAs in the 1990s because they feared the associations would siphon off healthy people, leaving many small ...
California House Members Request $4.4 Billion In October Wine Country Fire Relief
At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP ...
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Saturday, December 2, 2017

Sphinx from 90-year-old movie set unearthed in California

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Sphinx from 90-year-old movie set unearthed in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A homeowner in Sacramento County, California, is down in the dumps after catching an Amazon delivery contractor left an unexpected package outside his home. Nemy Bautista told KTXL TV that he came home to what he originally thought was ...
California congressional delegation requests $4.4 billion in fire relief
SACRAMENTO — The 53 U.S. House members from California have joined together to request $4.4 billion in federal aid to recover from October’s destructive wildfires. After October’s wildfires, the Wine Country looks ahead Last of Sonoma County fire ...
California Resolute in Sanctuary Status as a Heated Case Ends
“California’s local law enforcement cannot be commandeered ... Some of the support, said Mike Madrid, a Republican consultant based in Sacramento, may have had as much to do with feelings about Mr. Trump than about support for undocumented immigrants.
Kings extend Bulls’ skid to 8 games with 107-106 win
CHICAGO — The slumping Chicago Bulls may have seemed like the more desperate team, but Zach Randolph thought the Sacramento Kings needed a win just as badly. Randolph had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 19 points and the Kings beat ...
How bad is the GOP tax plan for California? Republicans don’t even like it
Even deep-pocketed almond growers from California’s reliably Republican counties in the Central Valley hate it. Bill Lyons, a politically connected farmer who wrote an op-ed for The Sacramento Bee on behalf of other politically connected farmers ...
California delegation requests $4.4 billion in fire relief
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The 53 U.S. House members from California have joined together to request $4.4 billion in federal aid to recover from October's destructive wildfires. It's a rare bipartisan call for action following the deadliest fires in state ...
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Friday, December 1, 2017

Sacramento Bee Op-Ed Declares Peter Thiel the Next Charles Manson

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Sacramento Bee Op-Ed Declares Peter Thiel the Next Charles Manson
An op-ed published in the Sacramento Bee this week called libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel a "villain" comparable to recently deceased mass murderer Charles Manson. "Manson’s gone, but California may have just the villain to replace him," wrote th ...
Insight: Capitol Harassment Settlements / Oroville Dam Update / California International Marathon / Keith Lowell Jensen
Millions in settlements for sexual harassment cases at the California Capitol have been paid out over the past 25 years. Ryan Hughes with Tuple Legal has a comprehensive list. Sacramento Bee reporter Dale Kasler joins with an update on the status of the ...
Judgment day coming for rich owner of blighted downtown Sacramento block
“A huge part of that is the state of California has failed to build sufficient housing for the population growth and for the changes in wages and for the types of people we want to be housed.” The city of Sacramento has built only 43 percent of the ...
CA Sacramento CA Zone Forecast
CA Sacramento CA Zone Forecast for Thursday, November 30, 2017 206 FPUS56 KSTO 011130 ZFPSTO Interior Northern California Zone Forecasts for California National Weather Service Sacramento CA 330 AM PST Fri Dec 1 2017 Spot temperatures and probabilities of ...
Amazon worker claims breaks, overtime pay denied at Sacramento center, files lawsuit
The complaint is waiting to be certified by a judge in Sacramento Superior County Court for class ... but are not given a third rest break as required by California law. Under state law, employers are required to provide workers on shift for more than ...
Pelosi's daughter shakes up California harassment debate
Sacramento Bee news columnist Marcos Breton urged her to "Name one rapist at the California state Capitol," to which Christine Pelosi replied "I will not be bullied into breaking their confidence." While Pelosi was defending her comments her mother was ...
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