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Caltrans Evicts Transients from Illegal Sacramento Alley Campsite

November 22, 2021 9:47 amNovember 22, 2021 10:07 am

The recent Caltrans eviction notice at Democracy Alley and 30th Street in downtown Sacramento ordered transients to vacate the illegal campsite by 8:00 a.m. on Nov. 19. The dump trucks arrived early. The fog began to drizzle at 8:15. A...

Rep. Tom McClintock Calls on President Biden to Fulfill His Promise to Caldor Fire Victims

November 20, 2021 7:50 amNovember 20, 2021 8:02 am

Rep. Tom McClintock sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling upon him to fulfill the promise he made to assist the victims of the Caldor Fire when he visited the scene on September 13, 2021. The Federal Emergency Management...

California Receives Initial $58 Million from DOT for High Speed Rail Transit, Cycling ‘Infrastructure’ Projects

November 20, 2021 2:17 amApril 3, 2022 8:26 am

Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced on Friday that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has given it’s first grants from the recently passed $1 Trillion infrastructure bill to California, with $58 million going to transportation projects in...

Former Professor Indicted In District Court Over Starting 4 Wildfires This Summer

November 19, 2021 4:13 pm

Former Sonoma State University criminal justice Professor Gary Stephen Maynard was indicted on five counts of arson by a federal Grand Jury at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento on Thursday over allegedly...

City of Folsom and Folsom Chamber Campaign To Fight Labor Shortage

November 19, 2021 12:42 pmNovember 19, 2021 12:43 pm

A new joint Folsom-Folsom Chamber of Commerce campaign to alleviate the labor shortage by appealing to retirees, stay-at-home parents, and teenagers received national attention this week due to the unique strategy of the program, with many remaining unsure of if...

Superior Court Overturns SF School Board Admissions Policy For Lowell High School

November 19, 2021 2:26 amNovember 18, 2021 8:37 pm

The Superior Court of California ruled on Thursday that the San Francisco Board of Education’s decision to remove a merit-based admissions system to Lowell High School earlier this year is to be nullified. In February, the SF Board of Education...

Sacramento Mayor Wants More Youth ‘Programs’ Following Shooting Murder of 8-Year Old

November 18, 2021 5:11 pmNovember 22, 2021 11:52 am

Tuesday night, a little girl, only 8 years old, was killed in Sacramento on the 2600 Block of 5th Street. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg posted this reaction on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mayor_Steinberg/status/1461389935194169348 The Sacramento Police Department reported: When officers arrived on scene,...