Family of Teen Punched by Fairfield Officer Files Claim With Bay Area Civil Rights...
The family of 16-year-old high school student Maurice Williams filed a legal claim against the Solano County city after a viral video showed an officer repeatedly striking him in the head. Attorneys from a prominent Bay Area civil rights law firm said they plan to file a lawsuit on behalf...
CA Supreme Court Reverses Conviction, Death Sentence in Triple-Murder Case
The California Supreme Court Monday reversed the conviction and death sentence of one of two men for three murders in Pomona and Sacramento more than 30 years ago. The state’s highest court found that Samreth Sam Pan’s attorney “made the strategic choice to concede Pan’s guilt of second-degree murder in an effort to av
Beam-signing ceremony celebrates progress on Sacramento’s first new middle school in 48 years
A major milestone was celebrated recently at Fern Bacon Middle School in Sacramento as students, educators, construction teams and community members gathered for a beam-signing ceremony marking progress on the Sacramento City Unified School District’s first new middle school project in nearly five decades. The $85-mill
2 detained after Elk Grove Florin Road crash leaves 2 dead
An investigation is underway in Elk Grove after a two-vehicle crash left two people dead early Monday morning.
The Massive Antique Mall In California That’ll Take Your Treasure Hunt To A Whole...
Antique malls do not play fair with free time. One aisle promises a quick look. The next aisle starts making other plans. A treasure hunt gets indoor plumbing and California square footage at a place this packed with antique temptation. Big antique spaces have their own gravity. Booths shift in...
Some Sacramento drivers adjust routes, others encounter delays amid Business 80 closure
Saturday drivers across Sacramento navigated detours through the heart of the city while crews completed critical work on the Business 80 bridge over the American River.
Op-ed | Village Farms: Too Big, Too Many Impacts, Costs and Unaffordable Housing
The Village Farms project, with 1,800 housing units on 498 acres at Covell Blvd. and Pole Line Road, is the largest residential project ever proposed in Davis. It would take at least 15 years, meaning years of added congestion from construction traffic. An earlier version was proposed in 2005 as...
Letter: Mutual Housing’s Davis Affordable Housing Claims Contradicted
Mutual Housing needed a City of Davis $8.4 subsidy to build 69 affordable units and affirms that Village Farms can do 360 affordable units with just $6 million from the developer. The math destroys their own claim. (See City staff memo below) Mutual Housing needed an $8.4 million subsidy from...
The Stalker Wasn’t the Stalker, After All
(This content was created with the help of AI.) The San Francisco Chronicle is out with a deep dive into a bizarre Sacramento stalking case that ultimately turned out to be the reverse of what police and prosecutors first believed. The story centers on Shawn Stewart, a recovering heroin addict accused of menacing his c
Sacramento’s Pioneer congregation holds grief, hope as it sells 177-year-old church
Beneath stained-glass windows glowing with biblical icons from 1926, the pastor of Pioneer Congregational Church United Church of Christ reminded the congregation of God’s presence as more than 50 mourners filled the pews. Tears welled in the eyes of those gathered in the sanctuary at the Midtown church on 2700 L Stree
