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Will Bonta willingly pose with BSA for one of her selfies? Politicians, by definition, are narcissistic and self-serving. In the 21st century, there is no better conveyance of this behavior than selfies. In this instance, when referring to selfies, we are not suggesting prominent politicians who pose for a selfie
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Deep regulatory capture by Big Oil from top to bottom SACRAMENTO, CA— As regulatory capture by Big Oil and Big Gas becomes deeper and deeper in the supposedly “green” state of California, climate activists with the Last Chance Alliance held a protest at noon on March 17 outside the California
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Valenzuela fears over 12,000 residents could lose housing During the afternoon session of the Tuesday, March 14 Sacramento City Council meeting, Councilmember Katie Valenzuela expressed concern about possible evictions in the city. Valenzuela made the remarks after a report on the city of Sacramento’s efforts to assist vulnerable
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Says more county mental health clinicians needed During an afternoon meeting of the Sacramento City Council on Tuesday, March 14, Mayor Darrell Steinberg discussed relations with Sacramento County over dealing with the region’s homelessness crisis. Although relations between the City of Sacramento and Sacramento County have sometimes been fractious,
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Longtime District 5 Supervisor Don Nottoli honored This week Sacramento County held a soft opening for older adults challenged with homeless and named it in honor of a former District 5 Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli. The Rosemont-area 15-bed facility will house older adults who are eligible for Sacramento County’
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Illegal parking, fires During public comment on non-agenda items at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting, three people spoke about difficulties with Roseville Road encampments. The Foothill Farms residents (see the video below), all of whom have houses backing on Roseville Road, spoke during the February 7, 2023, meeting.
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Spease promises to protect taxpayers During the Wednesday, January 25, 2023, meeting of the Elk Grove City Council, a stark warning was issued by Elk Grove Vice Mayor Kevin Spease on the proposed relocation of the Sacramento Zoo. Read more about this topic here.
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Millions of taxpayer dollars already spent on Elk Grove Zoo When the Elk Grove City Council meeting this Wednesday evening, they will be asked to transfer $800,000 from the city’s reserve funds to the fund for the proposed zoo project. According to the staff report for the agenda
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By Nadia Lopez | CalMatters.org | Despite expecting 12.5 million electric cars by 2035, California officials insist that the grid can provide enough electricity. But that’s based on multiple assumptions — including building solar and wind at almost five times the pace of the past decade — that may not be
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Folsom man faces lengthy sentence The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California, announced a federal indictment was unsealed last week, and a Folsom man was arrested on Friday, January 13. William James Fitzgerald, 22, of Folsom, was arrested after a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment