Sacramento County Library Director Receives Grand Jury Probe
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SR
Posted October 21st, 2008 at 9:31 am
From the Sac Bee:
By Sam Stanton
sstanton@sacbee.com
Published: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
Sacramento's public library governing board agreed to pay library director Anne Marie Gold nearly $25,000 in return for her resignation, documents obtained by The Bee indicate, and the county grand jury already has signaled that it is investigating that agreement.
The documents, obtained through a public records request to the library board, show the grand jury foreman requested details of G...
Sacramento Bee Endorses Johnson For Mayor
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SR
Posted October 20th, 2008 at 1:31 am
Former NBA star Kevin Johnson received a deposit in the political bank today. It came in the form of a ringing endorsement from Sacramento's largest newspaper, The Sacramento Bee.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kevin Johnson received a big boost Sunday in the race for mayor against incumbent Heather Fargo, getting endorsed by Sacramento's largest daily newspaper.
The Sacramento Bee officially endorsed the former NBA star, citing that the city is ready for "new leadership and a new navigator," ac...
New-voter registrations in Sacramento region tilt toward Democrats
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SR
Posted September 29th, 2008 at 2:32 am
It certainly seems as you drive around town, that Sacramento is leaning toward a Democratic president.
From the SacBee.com
Democrats are outpacing Republicans in the drive to recruit new voters in the Sacramento region ahead of the November general election.
Amid the change, Placer County has fallen from its post as California's chief Republican stronghold, a shift that may affect a closely watched congressional race.
Since the two parties largely settled on presidential nominees in A...
Ex-Gov. Pete Wilson Tells GOP to Fight Schwarzenegger Recall
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Posted September 28th, 2008 at 5:08 am
Former Gov. Pete Wilson urged his fellow Republicans on Saturday not to make light of a recall drive against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He told delegates at the California Republican Party's fall convention that they should take the threat from the state prison guards union seriously, even if it isn't likely to succeed.
"I hope that I don't have to tell you what an ill-considered idea that is. We did it once; we did not do it lightly," he said, referring to the 2003 recall of former Gov....
Breaking: Oil Prices Jump
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SR
Posted September 22nd, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Breaking from CNN:
Futures spike as much as $25 on the bailout plan, the falling dollar and as the October front-month contract expires.
By Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: September 22, 2008: 3:02 PM EDT
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Oil prices jumped more than $25 a barrel Monday in biggest dollar jump ever as the dollar was punished by the government's $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan and big investors scrambled to fill obligations as...
