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Video: Sacramento railyards development continues without an arena

Mar 1, 2013
Video: Sacramento railyards development continues without an arena

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City officials in Sacramento say the development of the biggest urban infill site in the country will continue even without a sports and entertainment complex to anchor it.

A deal to build an arena for the Sacramento Kings fell …


Should Nearby Cities Pay Attention To Sacramento State of the City?

Feb 28, 2013
Should Nearby Cities Pay Attention To Sacramento State of the City?

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The state of the city address by Sacramento City Mayor Kevin Johnson may not appeal to people who live in the county and in other cities in the six county economic region.

Certainly any pronouncements about city services or …


Video: Latest bid for Sacramento Kings will cost city

Feb 26, 2013
Video: Latest bid for Sacramento Kings will cost city

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The Sacramento City Council will have to approve another $150,000 on consultants to revamp its parking revenue figures to account for a possible plan to build a sports and entertainment complex at the site of the Downtown Plaza shopping …


Death of Horse Found in Cemetery Still a Mystery

Feb 25, 2013

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A recently placed memorial at a rural cemetery may not seem unusual, but this one is for a horse that was killed at Jayhawk Cemetery two weeks ago.  The 35-year-old Gelding named Trumpet was found partially impaled on a …


PUC Denies Davis Pedestrian Rail Crossing

Feb 22, 2013
PUC Denies Davis Pedestrian Rail Crossing

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The Davis City Council must now decide whether it wants to challenge a Public Utilities Commission ruling denying a pedestrian rail crossing at the train depot.

Residents of the Olive Drive neighborhood have traditionally crossed the tracks illegally at …

Closed Schools Won’t Be Abandoned

Feb 21, 2013
Closed Schools Won’t Be Abandoned

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The Sacramento City Unified School District say schools that are closed will not be abandoned vandal magnates.

The district is deciding to close as many as 11 schools that are underused. But besides parents wanting to retain neighborhood schools …


Beale Air Force Base Reserve Squadron Eliminated

Feb 20, 2013
Beale Air Force Base Reserve Squadron Eliminated

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The 13th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale Air Force Base outside Marysville will be deactivated in a budget-saving move.

The reserve unit includes about 200 reservists including 80 full time personnel who help fly and fix the Global Hawk …


Sacramento Seeks To Ban Plastic Bags

Feb 19, 2013
Sacramento Seeks To Ban Plastic Bags

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Several Sacramento City council members are pushing for a ban on one use plastic bags in the city.

Council members Kevin McCarty and Steve Cohen joined environmental groups at a press conference to announce that a council committee will …


PG&E To Begin Roseville Gas Pipe Upgrade

Feb 18, 2013
PG&E To Begin Roseville Gas Pipe Upgrade

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PG&E will begin to upgrade two miles of natural gas transmission lines through an older neighborhood in Roseville sometime this week.

Last fall the utility announced that it would replace 1,200 miles of defective plastic natural gas pipes made …


New Placer County Jail Finished But Will Stay Empty For Now

Feb 13, 2013
New Placer County Jail Finished But Will Stay Empty For Now

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Placer County’s new $93 million jail just outside Roseville is finished, but won’t see it’s first inmate for another year.

That’s because the county still has to come up with $6.5 million in yearly operation costs despite the …




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