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DOT Approves $619 Million for San Francisco Project

December 12, 2018 3:47 pmDecember 12, 2018 3:51 pm

In an effort to revamp its famous Market Street, the city of San Francisco has received a $15 million grant from the federal government to start a major construction project in the downtown corridor. The allotted amount comes after the Department...

Assemblyman Arambula Facing Child Cruelty Charges

December 12, 2018 11:15 amDecember 12, 2018 7:50 pm

California State Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) has been arrested by Fresno Police on charges of willful cruelty to a child. According to Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer, members from his squadron responded to Dailey Elementary Charter School in Fresno after...

Defeated Indio Mayor Mike Wilson Files for Recount

December 12, 2018 7:00 amDecember 13, 2018 12:33 pm

Indio Mayor Mike Wilson made good on his promise to file for a recount in the contentious election for Indio District 2 City Council race this Tuesday. Waymond Fermon was declared the winner when the Riverside County Registrar released its...

Riverside County Certifies Its Vote—At Last

December 11, 2018 6:17 amDecember 12, 2018 10:25 am

After blowing several promised deadlines the Riverside County Registrar finally released its certified vote count around 5am Friday morning. None of the results changed the outcome of a few highly contested races. Throughout California totals reported on election night changed...

Public Officials Credit Voter Choice Act for high Voter Turnout

December 4, 2018 2:21 pm

After more than 68 percent of registered voters cast a ballot during the 2018 midterm election, the public has officially set a record for the largest voter turnout within Sacramento County history. According to the Cap City Radio, “Sacramento County...

Outlet Stores at the Border Offer Window on Skirmish

November 28, 2018 11:56 amNovember 28, 2018 11:14 pm

Last Sunday’s skirmish at the border made for a rough start for the holiday shopping season at Las Americas Premium Outlets, a 560,000 square foot outlet mall that sits right at the border in San Ysidro. One shopper was quoted...

Sacramento City Council Races to Clean up After Homeless

November 28, 2018 10:59 am

Following a late Tuesday vote, the Sacramento Department of Public Works is set to receive a $400,000 funding increase in an effort of step up its homeless waste disposal project. Mayor Darrell Steinberg called the mitigation package “very significant” as the city council...