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SF Baykeeper Intends to Sue Feds for Missing Congressional Deadline to Protect Longfin Smelt
Oakland, California—Yet another fish in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary is in deep trouble and an environmental advocacy organization intends to take legal action to prevent the species from becoming extinct. On October 11, San Francisco Baykeeper put the US Fish and Wildlife Service on notice that the group
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Municipality’s local control housing lawsuit against California thrown out of Federal Court
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Federal indictment charges Sacramento resident with child sexual exploitation, other offenses
Last week a federal grand jury in Sacramento returned a five-count indictment against Dakota Jeremiah Pevino (aka Dakota Jeremiah Viggiano), 35, of Sacramento. Pevino is charged with sexual exploitation of a child and distribution and possession of visual depictions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Evidence introduced showed
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In The Spotlight – Sacramento County’s top elected law enforcement officials gain national attention
In the last couple of days, Sacramento has gained national exposure. Unfortunately for the chamber of commerce types, the spotlight has not cast the city and region in the most favorable light. Sacramento County’s top two elected law enforcement officials have gained national exposure on issues not only confronting
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Lawsuit against Elk Grove cited in Attorney General Bonta’s announcement marking second anniversary of ‘Housing Justice Team’
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Rancho Cordova man pleads guilty to money laundering, drug smuggling
A Rancho Cordova man, Adan Navarro, 29, pleaded guilty yesterday to multiple charges of money laundering and smuggling illegal narcotics at US District Court in Sacramento. Among the narcotics smuggled were heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl pills. Additionally, Navarro pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute
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Westlands Water District Asks CA Supreme Court to Overturn Environmental Restoration Obligations
Westlands Water District, the largest agricultural water district in the country, is asking the California Supreme Court to overrule four State Court decisions in its most recent effort to evade payment of at least $100 million in environmental restoration and other costs. These decisions refused to “rubber stamp a federal
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Serial drunk driver convicted of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter
A jury at Sacramento Superior Court today convicted a repeat DUI offender in the 2022 death of a motorist and serious injury of two others. Angel Bahena was found guilty of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, DUI causing injury and DUI causing injury with a BAC more than
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Sacramento tax-preparer convicted of filing false tax returns
A Sacramento tax-preparer was convicted at U.S. District Court in Sacramento on six counts of making false claims to the Internal Revenue Service. The guilty verdict was delivered to Leticia Tyshalle Marie Reed, 47, of Sacramento yesterday. As a paid tax preparer who was registered with the IRS, in
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Elementary School Principal Arrested Following District Attorney, FBI Cybercrimes Investigation
The El Dorado County District Attorney’s office announced an elementary school principal was taken into custody this morning. Boyd Holler, 37, of Pollock Pines, Calif. was arrested and booked into the El Dorado County Jail on suspicion of four counts of sending harmful matter to a minor, and one
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