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Category Archives: Sacramento
Will Locals Keep Paying for State Parks They Saved?
Two years ago this month, the California Department of Parks & Recreation announced a list of 70 parks it planned to close. Park lovers rallied, giving their time and money to pick up the parks the state was willing to … Continue reading
Sacramento Kings Fans Rejoice At Word Their Team Will Stay
I first met Kevin Fippin in February, in the parking lot of Sleep Train Arena. He was making the rounds at a tailgate party before a Kings game. That was about three weeks after word had come that the Maloof … Continue reading
Sacramento Kings Are Likely Staying Put, But City's Mayor Isn't Ready To Declare Victory
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The Sacramento press conference had the feeling of a done deal: politicians and businessmen laughing and shaking hands; Kings fans chanting and clapping. If this were a sports victory, the champagne would have been rolled out into the middle of … Continue reading
The Hunt Is on for Psychiatric Patients Allegedly 'Dumped' in California By Nevada Hospital
It's too soon to say whether the story of James Flavy Coy Brown is an anomaly, as Nevada regulators claim, or if budget-stressed mental health service professionals are "dumping" disoriented, mentally ill people on the rest of the nation. If one … Continue reading
California Democrats Flex Muscles--and Talk About How to Use Them
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If last month’s gathering of California Republicans had the feel of a postmortem, this weekend’s California Democratic convention seemed much more like a three-day end-zone dance. Speaker after speaker took to the podium to tout the party’s 2012 victories: supermajorities … Continue reading
Debate Takes on Safety of Flame Retardants
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[UPDATE: EPA announces plans to study whether flame retardant chemicals are safe] Does injecting sofas and armchairs with flame retardants hurt us or protect us? That debate took place in Sacramento Tuesday as part of a hearing on an arcane … Continue reading
Report: California Should Give Up Control of Some State Parks
by Tracie Cone, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Over the years, California has added more parks to its state system than it can afford and should consider turning over control of some to local entities, a new report says. … Continue reading
Sacramento Kings Fans Fight to Keep Team
Update 03-01-2013: Kevin Johnson did indeed produce the "whales" at the State of the City speech on Thursday night, and the bid was submitted to the NBA today. In addition to a plan to buy the team and build a … Continue reading
Sacramento Not Giving Up on Kings Despite Seattle Deal
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The Maloof family, the majority owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball team, have struck a deal to sell the team to a group that would move it to Seattle. But Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson says his city won't give up … Continue reading
Calif. Chamber of Commerce Sues to Invalidate Cap-and-Trade Auctions
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The California Chamber of Commerce launched a legal torpedo at the state’s new carbon trading market, set to begin Wednesday. The group, which represents 13,000 businesses in the state, is asking the Sacramento Superior Court to invalidate the state’s first … Continue reading
