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Homeless-related Violence Continues as More Money is Thrown at Housing

December 11, 2019 2:34 pmDecember 12, 2019 12:12 pm

The past few weeks has seen violence from the transient community that can only be compared to something out of a horror film. What could be considered the most devastating of incidents occurred two weeks in Seattle when a family...

These levee hovels will remain along the levee.

Natomas Levee Project Levels Homes of Longtime Residents

December 10, 2019 2:28 pmDecember 10, 2019 2:32 pm

The 3.8 miles of Sacramento County levee improvements between San Juan Road and Gateway Oaks Drive will impact 33 privately owned properties, as California Globe reported in November. According to Jay Davis, ombudsman for the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency...

Sacramento City School District At Tipping Point: Insolvency Next Year

December 10, 2019 12:10 pmDecember 11, 2019 10:11 am

California’s State Auditor recently reported that the Sacramento City Unified School District is facing insolvency as early as next year. “Because It Has Failed to Proactively Address Its Financial Challenges, It May Soon Face Insolvency,” the auditor wrote. The primary...

Executive Director of LA Homeless Services Brags Of Success Before Resigning In Middle Of An Epidemic

December 10, 2019 10:31 amDecember 10, 2019 12:50 pm

Executive Director Peter Lynn of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority stepped down last week as homelessness explodes in the nation’s second-largest city. However, his resignation was not a result of his failed efforts in fighting the crisis; it was...

Former Assemblyman Terrence Goggin Pleaded Guilty to Defraunding BART Coffee Shop Investors

December 9, 2019 10:30 amDecember 9, 2019 10:52 am

He took their coffee money and ran. Former Assemblyman Terrence Goggin on Wednesday pleaded guilty to defraunding investors of money they thought was going for him to build more BART station coffee shops. But he instead diverted for personal purposes....

Elk Grove High School Student Says Masked Assailant Attacked Her for Being Muslim

December 9, 2019 9:44 amDecember 9, 2019 10:56 am

Last week in Elk Grove, California, Pleasant Grove High School student Sabah Elias, 17, told her parents a “person” wearing a mask attacked her for being a Muslim, then threw a bucket of water at her. School officials reported the...

California’s Minimum Wage To Go Up to $13 an Hour in January

December 7, 2019 9:12 am

On January 1st California’s minimum wage will increase by $1 an hour, jumping up to $13 an hour for employers with 26 or more employees and $12 for smaller businesses. SB 3 and the rise to $15 Ever since SB...