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We watched the Nevada City Council meeting on TV. It was packed. Here are the highlights: •Council rejected the appeal of the planning commission’s decision to allow a Meditation Center (with lots of parking spaces) at 701 Zion St. in an R1 (as expected). Sally Harris questioned whether the conditional use permit (which would...

Over the first portion of the year 2011, we have often noted the sea-change that has occurred in Yolo County with regards to the results of jury trials.  Some readers have asked for statistical analysis to bolster these claims. While we do not ha...

The Elk Grove Target store will now sell hard liquor.

The newly elected chairman of the $3 billion California stem cell agency is pushing forward with efforts to engage industry more deeply in state efforts to develop commercial stem cell therapies. Industry has long been unhappy with its meager share of...

Things seem to be looking up for Mini Burger Truck. Sacramento's first food truck is expanding and quickly. In response to an inquiry from Cowtown Eats, Mini Burger Truck's Davin Vculek revealed that they're adding not one (as reported yesterday...

Editor’s note: “Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard for the past 13 years saving the Sierra Buttes — 850 acres of the face of the Buttes above Sardine Lake that might otherwise have been developed has now been transferred to the care of the public. A beautiful ceremony today!” Shawn Garvey wrote on...

This is not a case of an innocent man being wrongfully convicted.  This is the case of a man, who committed some crimes, being convicted of far more than he committed and facing far longer time in prison than he deserves. Last week a Yolo County ...

A Sacramento hospital and a community clinic have teamed up in a successful program to help the chronically ill homeless get healthy and housed while reducing the number of visits to local emergency rooms. T3, which stands for triage, transport and tre...

A Sacramento Meter Maid Parked In A Red Zone Via Sacpress.com:  Mark Urquhart snapped a few pictures of an empty Sacramento Parking Enforcement vehicle, illegally parked in a fire lane during last weekends Antiques Fair.  More pictures and funny comm...

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