Sacramento school district appeals county decision blocking teachers union financial agreement
The Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to appeal a county fiscal advisor's decision blocking a labor agreement the district says is critical to avoiding insolvency.
Roseville bear sighting reported a day after Rocklin alert
A bear was spotted in Roseville on Wednesday morning, one day after police in neighboring Rocklin issued an alert about a similar sighting.
Running out of cash, Sac City Unified School District days away from deadline to...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento City Unified School District is running out of money, and a crucial deadline for requesting an emergency loan from the state is days away. A state bailout is a last resort for school districts facing insolvency. Since California established the process in the 1990s,...
Elk Grove residents’ Flock camera data shared with thousands of groups, audit finds
An audit of the use of automatic license plate readers in Elk Grove found that more than 3,600 organizations made more than 8.3 million searches of residents’ data over the last five years, including at least 290 agencies without data-sharing agreements and out-of-state, federal and non-governmental entities. Elk Grove
Roseville Plan Soaks New Apartments With Higher Utility, Trash Fees
Roseville could soon make it more expensive to build apartments and some businesses while trimming connection costs for lower-density housing. The proposed utility and trash-fee changes would shift more of the cost of future growth onto new development as the city prepares for thousands of additional homes. The Rosevil
Dangerous heat will roast California’s Central Valley this weekend
The Sacramento Valley, Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley will be extraordinarily hot this weekend as a mammoth high-pressure system sits over the West.
Families of Sacramento gun violence victims push for “Najee’s Law'” to strengthen nightclub security
Parents who have lost their kids to gun violence met in Downtown Sacramento for a special National Night Out gathering to raise awareness and gather signatures of support for a proposed new law that would increase security at nightclubs.
Sacramento Feather Alert Lifted After Missing 14-Year-Old Girl Found
A Feather Alert issued for 14-year-old Azaryah LathropSaiz in Sacramento County has been deactivated after the teenager was located, authorities said. The update closes a public search that had centered on a southeast Sacramento intersection and urged anyone who spotted her to call 911. CHP Alerts posted the update lat
Angry Chickz Building Out Fifth Sacramento Location in Natomas
Angry Chickz, the Nashville hot chicken chain, is planning a new restaurant at 4740 Natomas Blvd, Suite 100, in the space previously home to Sushi Elite. A building permit for the site lists Americo Builders as the contractor, and the company confirmed to What Now Sacramento that this location will be corporate-owned r
California school districts in LA, Sacramento copy the Capitol’s budget deficit dance
Attempts to paper over chronic deficits facing school districts in Sacramento and Los Angeles are similar to the efforts to close statewide budget holes.
