Elections
Even though most races in Sacramento County have been determined, and there are less than 2,000 uncounted ballots countywide, two Citrus Heights City Council races remain undecided. Those races are for City Council Districts 2 and 5. In the District 2 race, Marijane Lopez-Taff has a 19-vote lead over
Regional News
A person convicted of attempted murder in September was sentenced today in Sacramento Superior Court . Erck Nevariz was sentenced by Judge James Arguelles to 15 years to life for a gang-related stabbing. According to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office, he was also found guilty of premeditation and gang
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With Tuesday’s vote tallies, Citrus Heights District 5 City Councilmember Porshe Middleton has maintained a razor-thin lead over challenger Natalee Price. The latest tallies show Middleton with 1,949 votes for 50.3 percent, while Price has 1,926 votes for 49.7 percent. At one point in the
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Over the last several years, there have been repeated comparisons between the Golden State of California and the Lone Star State of Texas. While many of these have shown significant differences between the states, one study found one unflattering similarity. Gunther Volvo of Daytona Beach, Fla., commissioned a study asking
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With yesterday’s vote tallies from Sacramento County, it became county voters would not approve apparent Measure A. The current vote tally has No on A with 181,992 votes for 55.32 percent, and Yes has 146,990 votes. Even though the Yes side was well-funded and conducted a
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As reported earlier this week by Elk Grove News, one Citrus Heights City Council race was separated by only nine votes. With yesterday’s vote tallies from the Sacramento County Voters Registration and Elections, that race is now tied District 5 candidates Porshe Middleton and Natalee Price each have 1,
Regional News
In a trial held at Sacramento Superior Court, Miguel Angel Garcia-Rocio was convicted by a jury of attempted murder. The jury also found true allegations of willful deliberation, and premeditation; personal use of a firearm; and intentional discharge of a firearm. On April 16, 2021, Miguel Angel Garcia-Rocio was dining
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
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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
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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