Campaign Funds For Clothes Dec 3, 2008
Mark Lyons/Getty Images. Thousands Of Dollars Spent On Palin Clothes. (KCRA 3, CA)
CHiPs For Kids Dec 3, 2008
You can help make the holidays special for hospitalized and disadvantaged kids. KCRA 3 and the California Highway Patrol invite you to bring new, unwrapped toys to the Cal Expo main gate. (KCRA 3, CA)
Basketball to play at cross-town rival San Jose... Dec 3, 2008
After six games on the road, the Broncos return home to the Leavey Center to play Sacramento State on Sat ... Dec. 3 before it returns to the Leavey Center to play Sacramento State on Sat ... 3), vs. Sacramento State (Dec. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
"Hide Me, Hide Me," Chained Boy Pleaded Dec 3, 2008
(AP/Tracy Police Department)After Ramirez, seen at left, was arrested for alleged abuse, the boy was placed in a foster home in Sacramento, which he fled in late 2007, police said ... Tracy is about 70 miles south of Sacramento. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Fresno police training center gets OK Dec 3, 2008
Officials say it will be the only one of its kind between Bakersfield and Sacramento. In a related move, the council approved issuing $45 million in lease-revenue bonds to build the training facility and police and fire projects throughout the city. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Four Suspects Arrested in Fatal College-Area Street Fight Dec 3, 2008
San Diego police homicide detectives traveled to various parts of Sacramento County to make the arrests in connection with the group fight, which killed 22-year-old Luis Santos. Taken into custody in the case Tuesday morning were Rafael Garcia, Ryan Jett, Esteban Nunez and Leshanor Thomas, all 19, SDPD Capt. Jim Collins said. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Chained Teen Shows Up At Gym; 2 Arrested Dec 3, 2008
The boy, who authorities said ran away from a Sacramento foster home last year, came into a fitness center Monday wearing only boxer briefs and covered in what appeared to be soot, said Chuck Ellis, a manager of the In-Shape Sports Club ... Investigators were trying to figure out the connection between the couple and Ramirez, who authorities believe occasionally visited the home in Tracy, about 70 miles south of Sacramento. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Ripon denied in NOrCal upset bid Dec 3, 2008
SACRAMENTO -- The Ripon High volleyball team was one game from a trip to the state championships. And the way the Indians played in the first two games against Christian Brothers of Sacramento, it was only going to be a matter of time before Ripon would get that third win. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Increase in inmates opens door to private prisons Dec 3, 2008
They sued in Sacramento Superior Court to halt the transfers and won. But the judge put her ruling on hold pending an appeal in February. (Yahoo News -- Prison Issues)
Group wants chemical-filled farmland retired Dec 3, 2008
(12-01) 19:17 PST -- The giant state and federal pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that funnel water to 25 million Californians should be shut down until certain Central Valley farmers retire hundreds of thousands of acres of chemical-laden farmland, according to a lawsuit filed today by a state water watchdog ... In the 27-page lawsuit filed in superior court in Sacramento , C-Win, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and an individual, Felix Smith, lays much of the blame for... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dan Walters: California Democrats' tax hikes include political cover Dec 3, 2008
Capitol and California. California Credit Union League. (Sacramento Bee)
State, FERC Thawing an Icy Relationship Dec 3, 2008
After years of cold acrimony between the state and federal energy regulators, such comments from Sacramento and Washington show the first hints of a thaw ... The arrival of a new administration in Sacramento, he noted, provides an opportunity for everybody to say, We ve done our shouting, we ve done our finger pointing and we re going to stay focused on trying to fix things so we don t have an energy crisis again. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
Davis calls energy crisis over Dec 3, 2008
(11-14) 04:00 PST Sacramento -- In one of the final acts as governor, Gray Davis on Thursday declared an end to the state's energy crisis ... And the political battle over the future of energy deregulation in California and across the country remains, both in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
Roman Polanski Files for Dismissal of Criminal Case Dec 3, 2008
"The release of the documentary film, ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED, and its aftermath, have revealed a pattern of misconduct and improper communications between the Superior Court and the District Attorneys Office, in violation of the rule of law and without the knowledge of the defendant or his counsel.This case serves as a classic example of how our justice system can be abused, and defendants rights trampled, by an unholy alliance betweencourts and criminal prosecutors.A... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Shackled teen escapes Dec 3, 2008
The boy was reported as a runaway from a group home in Sacramento about a year and three months ago, according to police. Monday's eerie event comes on the heels of a similar abuse case in Antioch, when investigators found the body of a 15-year-old girl who had allegedly been locked up by her aunt, the girl's foster parent, for months. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Ace won't be the place Dec 3, 2008
"I got Lowe's in front of (my house), but I still come here," Kiriu said, referring to the big box home improvement store on Kettleman and Lower Sacramento Road. "I'm disappointed. They're so nice and helpful here.". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Record 3.1 million California kids getting school meals Dec 3, 2008
SACRAMENTO A surprising statistic awaited Bannon Creek Elementary School principal Linda Wilkinson when she returned to school this fall: Around 425 of the school's 600 students now qualify for free and reduced-price school meals, up about 8 percent since school let out for the summer. The students, in a lower middle-class area just a few miles from the state Capitol, are among more than 3. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Poniard CFO leaves for Corcept Dec 3, 2008
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Injunction Sought in Securities Fraud Case Against Anthony Baker, Mike McKee, Fore A Partners and Others Dec 2, 2008
and SACRAMENTO, Calif ... Mike McKee is believed to be a resident of Calaveras County, Anthony Baker is believed to reside in Sacramento County. (PR Newswire)
Sutter Health Invests Hundreds of Millions in Employee Pension Dec 2, 2008
Text hiding to spacing. Board Authorizes Half-Billion Dollars if Needed. (PR Newswire)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Dec 2, 2008
(02-28) 04:00 PST Washington -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 3 1/2 years into his tenure in Sacramento, pressed anew Tuesday for California to get what he calls its fair share of federal money -- and found a warm reception from the state's newly empowered Democrats in Congress ... That must have been music to the ears of the governor, a self-proclaimed clarion of "post-partisanship" whose success in Sacramento over the past year has depended on cooperation with a Democratic Legislature ... After... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Schwarzenegger Aims to Lift California's Clout Dec 2, 2008
SACRAMENTO, March 23 -- Barred by the Constitution from running for president himself, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is trying to do the next best thing: make sure his adoptive state plays a critical role in picking the next occupant of the White House. The movie star-turned-governor was the dominant force behind California's decision to shift its presidential primary to Feb. 5, 2008, a date that puts the nation's most populous and diverse state near the front of the nominating... (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Guv approves earlier presidential primary Dec 2, 2008
(03-15) 10:56 PDT Sacramento -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed a bill to move California's presidential primary from June to February, a measure he argued would make the Golden State more relevant in presidential campaigns. Images. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Nonprofit subsidizes Schwarzenegger travel frills Dec 2, 2008
Schwarzenegger turns to other nonprofits to finance a range of his political activities, and to lease a Hyatt Regency hotel suite while he is in Sacramento. The suite costs about $65,000 a year. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Teen Found Shackled and Bruised at Calif. Gym Dec 2, 2008
Matt Robinson, a spokesman for Tracy police, said authorities believe the teen was held against his will in Tracy a city about 60 miles east of San Francisco after he ran away from a Sacramento foster home in 2007. He said police took a man and a woman into custody at a Tracy home where the boy was allegedly held. (Fox News)
Kobra Properties files Chapter 11 Dec 2, 2008
Subscribe to Sacramento Business Journal ... Sacramento Business Journal - by Staff writer ... Real estate developer Kobra Properties which owns more than 80 restaurants, corporate centers and other commercial properties mostly in Northern California has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in Sacramento, citing a worsening economic recession, depressed real estate market and a tumultuous credit industry. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
License fees could fund social services Dec 2, 2008
Higher vehicle license fees could help public services - Sacramento Business Journal ... Subscribe to Sacramento Business Journal ... Sacramento Business Journal - by Staff writer. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
JP Morgan to lay off 3,400 WaMu workers Dec 2, 2008
JPMorgan to lay off 3,400 WaMu workers - Sacramento Business Journal ... Subscribe to Sacramento Business Journal ... Sacramento Business Journal - by Puget Sound (Seattle) Business Journal. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Steinberg names leadership team Dec 2, 2008
Subscribe to Sacramento Business Journal ... Sacramento Business Journal - by Staff writer ... New state Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg from Sacramento announced his leadership team for the 2009-2010 legislative session Monday. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Developer seeks zoning change for a Simple West Sac Habitat Dec 2, 2008
Subscribe to Sacramento Business Journal ... Sacramento Business Journal - by Staff writer ... Sacramento infill development company believes a house is meant for people, not cars. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
City approves $250K for historic buildings Dec 2, 2008
Funding available for historic building projects - Sacramento Business Journal ... Subscribe to Sacramento Business Journal ... Sacramento Business Journal - by Staff writer. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Skyridge pharmacist faces drug charges Dec 2, 2008
Feds suspend Skyridge Pharmacy's drug certificate - Sacramento Business Journal ... Subscribe to Sacramento Business Journal ... Sacramento Business Journal. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
It's official: U.S. in recession Dec 2, 2008
Subscribe to Sacramento Business Journal ... Sacramento Business Journal ... City Guide Spotlight - Sacramento. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Tom Ammiano takes his priorities to Sacramento Dec 2, 2008
Today, Ammiano starts a new political path in Sacramento, where he will be sworn as a freshman state assemblyman. There, some 90 miles from home, he is expected to continue his push for universal health care, gay rights, tenant protections, campaign finance reform and funding for the poor. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Mixed day for rookies in Legislature Dec 2, 2008
Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau ... (12-02) 04:00 PST Sacramento ... While the new lawmakers held catered receptions throughout Sacramento after the swearing-in ceremonies, the state's budget woes shadowed the celebrations. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Budget threatens state services Dec 2, 2008
But other Sacramento observers believe the current lame duck Legislature will defer any action to a new Legislature that will be sworn in Dec. 1. Such foot-dragging over the state budget that includes a growing $11. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Calif. lawmakers ask feds for college aid Dec 2, 2008
SACRAMENTO (AP) - A group of Democratic state lawmakers is asking the federal government to provide more financial aid to the nation's cash-strapped public colleges. Seven members of the California Assembly introduced a nonbinding resolution Monday stating that higher education is critical to the U.S. economy and deserves a bailout as much as the banking industry. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
REGION: Feds halt ouster of San Pasqual tribal members Dec 2, 2008
"Assuming that this baptism record is Mr. Alto's, this would prove that he is the son of Jose Alto," according to the letter, which was signed by Dale Morris, the bureau's regional director in Sacramento. In the letter, Morris added that San Pasqual may choose to amend its constitution to remove the bureau from its membership process in the future. (North County Times)
A&B sells California office building Dec 2, 2008
A&B Properties Inc., the real-estate arm of A&B (NYSE: AXB), sold the 100,000-square-foot, five-story Venture Oaks office building in Sacramento, Calif ... We achieved a favorable sales price for the property, which reflected the economic value of a recent lease extension for a major tenant, as well as the underlying appreciation of real estate values in Sacramento during our ownership. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Peter Schrag: How to close the state's deficit without taxes Dec 2, 2008
Any one of them would show voters that Sacramento can act quickly ... The Sacramento version of "stimulus" is loosening environmental protections, weakening laws requiring workers to be paid overtime, plus more business tax breaks ... If those taxes are temporary and directed at high incomes including, of course, the highly paid school and university administrators, and the Sacramento bureaucrats that we all love to hate they're more likely to hit saving than spending. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Editorial: An intriguing call for residential alleys Dec 2, 2008
Slowly but surely, Sacramento's alleys are stepping out of the shadows ... But if Sacramento hopes to grow up instead of out, it will need to make the most of its underused and neglected properties. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Groups Ask Judge To Stop Delta Water Flows Dec 2, 2008
-- Environmentalists and sportfishermen asked a judge Monday to stop all water flows to farms and Southern California to protect the fragile ecosystem of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court claims the state is violating the public trust and the California constitution by allowing water from the delta to irrigate salty, contaminated croplands. (KCRA 3, CA)
Davis Professor Missing Since Sunday Dec 2, 2008
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Professor Last Seen At Office, Police Say. (KCRA 3, CA)
PCSC Announces Expansion of Conference Dec 2, 2008
The expanded conference will begin competing in 2010, joining existing team members Loyola Marymount, Portland State, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Diego and Santa Clara raising the conference's membership to 12 schools ... The Coastal Division will be the six California-based schools, Cal State Bakersfield, Loyola Marymount, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Diego and Santa Clara. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Carbon detectives are tracking gases in Colorado Dec 2, 2008
The most advanced instruments were introduced last year in California one in San Francisco and the other in the San Joaquin Valley, near Sacramento. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Falcons Host Barry University Dec 2, 2008
G - Colorado Springs, CO (Palmer HS) G - Aurora, IL (Waubonsie Valley HS) G - Olathe, KS (DeSoto HS) G - Sacramento, CA (Sheldon HS) F - Colorado Springs, CO (Falcon HS). Up Next Air Force hosts the Air Force Classic this Friday-Saturday, Dec. 5-6, at Clune Arena. (Airforcesports.com)
Valley car dealers have lots on the line Dec 2, 2008
However, in the Bay Area, Southern California and Sacramento, economic woes have dropped dealerships like glass-jawed boxers. The California New Car Dealers Association reports that 106 of its 1,200 dealerships have closed so far this year, compared to 20 closures in all of 2007. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Governor Declares State Fiscal Emergency Dec 2, 2008
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Monday and called lawmakers into a special budget session, warning that California was in danger of running out of daily operating cash within two months ... Bass said she and incoming Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, planned to call a joint legislative session in the next week and a half to brief lawmakers about the extent of California's fiscal despair. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Execution is a must for Ripon Dec 2, 2008
DIRECTIONS -- Take Highway 99 north into Sacramento. Take the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit toward Fruitridge Road. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Teen Says He Escaped Captors Who Held Him for Almost a Year (6:41am) Dec 2, 2008
Investigators say the 17-year-old boy ran away from a Sacramento foster home in 2007. He turned up Monday afternoon at a fitness center in Tracy. (WTVR.com, VA)
Increase in inmates opens door to private prisons Dec 2, 2008
They sued in Sacramento Superior Court to halt the transfers and won. But the judge put her ruling on hold pending an appeal in February. (Yahoo News -- Prison Issues)
Harvard-Led Push to Sell Private Equity Stakes Overwhelms Declining Market Dec 2, 2008
Calpers, based in Sacramento, disclosed last month that it has disposed of $2 billion of private-equity partnerships this year. senior investment officer for alternative asset management at Calpers, said the pension fund started buying secondary stakes after negotiating favorable prices for its primary holdings late in 2007. (Bloomberg)
Circle Bancorp names Kit Cole CEO Dec 2, 2008
Circle Bancorp names Kit Cole chairman and CEO - San Francisco Business Times. for free extra services. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Its official: Recession started year ago Dec 2, 2008
Its official: Recession started year ago - San Francisco Business Times. for free extra services. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency Dec 2, 2008
John Wildermuth,Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau ... (12-02) 04:00 PST Sacramento ... "I want people to let the legislators know that they were sent to Sacramento to step up, compromise, get off their rigid ideologies and to solve the problems," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cal Concludes Regular Season vs. Washington Dec 2, 2008
3 Weed), KCBL Radio (1340 AM Fresno), KESP Radio (970 AM Modesto), KVBL Radio (1400 AM Visalia) and KTKZ Radio (1380 AM Sacramento) ... The sophomore from Sacramento has 14 catches for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns, 15 kickoff returns for 318 yards this season, including a career-long 47-yard return against UCLA, 64 yards rushing and a 30-yard touchdown pass ... The Sacramento product swatted away three total passes while adding five tackles. (Calbears.com)
State, FERC Thawing an Icy Relationship Dec 2, 2008
After years of cold acrimony between the state and federal energy regulators, such comments from Sacramento and Washington show the first hints of a thaw ... The arrival of a new administration in Sacramento, he noted, provides an opportunity for everybody to say, We ve done our shouting, we ve done our finger pointing and we re going to stay focused on trying to fix things so we don t have an energy crisis again. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
Davis calls energy crisis over Dec 2, 2008
(11-14) 04:00 PST Sacramento -- In one of the final acts as governor, Gray Davis on Thursday declared an end to the state's energy crisis ... And the political battle over the future of energy deregulation in California and across the country remains, both in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
Growing food locally Dec 2, 2008
Another example: A recent Washington Post article describes a Sacramento couple who appealed to neighbors for lawn space they could use for market gardening. The couple received 40 offers, selected three larger plots close together, and now produces weekly boxes of vegetables for 30 customers, plus five free boxes for low-income families. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Regional Roundup Dec 2, 2008
The league's central valley division is made up of 26 cities in San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties and parts of Sacramento and Madera counties. County education official honored. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Sports Shorts Dec 2, 2008
Robby Lemon had 32 points for Sacramento Country Day. GolfHole-in-one. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
JP Morgan to lay off 3,400 WaMu workers Dec 2, 2008
JPMorgan to lay off 3,400 WaMu workers in Seattle - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal. for free extra services. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Governor to ask Obama for more money Dec 2, 2008
SACRAMENTO A day after declaring a fiscal crisis in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will be in Philadelphia today to deliver a face-to-face plea to President-elect Barack Obama for more public-works money to help break the recession's grip on states ... Bass and Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said Republicans need to provide a detailed list of cuts they would make, plus specific revenues they could support. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
State beach activists hope to clean up butts Dec 2, 2008
You can smoke on a state beach, but we would remind people that the current litter laws are in force and they could be cited if they are seen throwing a cigarette butt anywhere in any state park, said Roy Stearns, a spokesman for the parks agency in Sacramento. He said state parks administrators don't oppose a smoking ban but worry about the cost of putting up hundreds of signs and enforcing the law. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The insane rage of the same-sex marriage mob Dec 1, 2008
Scott Eckern, the beleaguered artistic director of California Musical Theatre in Sacramento, was forced to resign over his 1,000 donation to the Prop. 8 campaign. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
