Environmental News
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
Law and Justice
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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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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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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Current News
This week the U.S. Supreme Court convened for its new session, and one case on the docket concerns gun rights and domestic violence protections. The decision by the justices in United States v Rahini could have deadly consequences. Listen Time 1 Minute
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A prolific downtown Sacramento tagger was sentenced yesterday in Sacramento Superior Court. Scott Howard Smith pled guilty to two counts of felony vandalism. Smith, who targeted downtown Sacramento structures, caused damages estimated at $36,000 to two buildings. Along with one year in the county jail, smith has two years
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People following the city of Elk Grove’s ham-handed handling of the Oak Rose supportive housing project, the subsequent lawsuits, and community acrimony may not be aware of a critical component that has landed them in hot water. Simply put, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her four council members
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Community News
Even though there were just three speakers, the Elk Grove planning commissioners heard comments last week indicating solid public opposition to a planned homeless shelter and reversal of the Oak Rose supportive housing project. The three speakers gave their remarks during public comments on non-agenda items. Joining the speakers by