Environmental News
Sacramento, CA – Sierra Club California today announced its opposition to the oil industry’s signature-gathering effort to repeal Senate Bill 1137, a law banning new and reworked oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, and hospitals. “SB 1137 was signed by Governor Newsom in September 2022
Community News
A ruling last week by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld that beauty pageant organizers can ban transgender women from entering their competition. The 2 – 1 ruling in Green v. Miss United States of America, LLC, 21-35228 upheld a lower court decision. The plaintiff
Environmental News
For the seventh September in a row, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has caught zero Delta smelt during its Fall Midwater Trawl Survey of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The last September when Delta smelt, an indicator species that demonstrates the relative health of the San Francisco
Regional News
A Florida man was served with a federal indictment this week after he allegedly tried to hire a hit man. Alexander Leszczynski 24, of North Redington Beach, Fla., was indicted with one count of murder-for-hire and one count of obstruction of justice. According to the indictment, in approximately August and
Current News
The Commission on Judicial Performance has issued a censure of San Joaquin Superior Court Judge Michael J. Mulvihill. The commission issued the public censure following Mulvihill’s for his conduct after being apprehended for drunk driving and causing an accident. Following the accident, Mulvihill attempted to leave the scene of
Regional News
Seattle – The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that 11 suspects were arrested on trafficking and weapons charges. With yesterday’s announcement, there have been 17 indictments issued in an ongoing traffickiing investigation. U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said three significant drug trafficking groups responsible for trafficking more than 1,000
Current News
Even though Sacramento County Measure A proponents are well-funded and have the upper hand in the battle over the $8.5 billion tax increase, there is growing resistance. Along with a loose coalition of opponents and the website and social media site No Way on Measure A, proponents have received
Regional News
The Los Angeles office of the Federal Bureau of Investigations announced two suspects were arrested on Friday, October 21, in connection to an armored car robbery and shooting. Two men were arrested for federal robbery and firearms offenses that allege they robbed an armored car on Monday, October 17, and
Regional News
Balbino Sablad, 81, of Vallejo, was sentenced on Thursday, October 20, at U.S. District Court in Sacramento to five years and 10 months in prison and ordered to pay a fine of $3,500 for traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. According to evidence, in
Current News
In what has become an acrimonious election battle, the Eric Guerra campaign has started a website assailing the political credentials of his opponent, Stephanie Nguyen. Democrats Guerra and Nguyen are competing for the District 10 seat in the California Assembly. The 10th District includes all of Elk Grove, portions of
Community News
Today, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office issued a stark warning – Rainbow Fentanyl is on the streets, and it’s deadly. The deadly narcotic is manufactured to look like candies that could be attractive to children and teens. The discovery came from a recent fentanyl fake M30 pill seizure
Current News
Today a lawsuit was filed against the City of Elk Grove for rejecting a proposed supportive housing project in the city’s Old Town Special Planning Area. As a result of that rejection and the approval of a nearby Old Town market-rate apartment project, the proposed and rejected Oak Rose