Gov. Jerry Brown has agreed to restore the voting rights of convicted felons serving time in county jails. The bill that Brown announced signing Wednesday also reinstates the voting eligibility of felons on probation or under community supervision beginning next year. It does not affect those in state or federal…
California utilities regulators would have the option of letting power companies charge their customers for some of the costs of lawsuits stemming from disastrous 2017 wildfires under legislation that will go before the Assembly and Senate this week. After weeks of meetings, a legislative conference committee advanced its final…
Sacramento Regional Transit took an historic step backward yesterday by cutting bus and light rail fares in an effort to bring back riders and attract new ones. This is the first time dropping fares in the 50 year history serving Sacramento residents. The agency will drop the base fare from…
Immigrants living in California without full legal status could serve in some appointed offices under a bill the state Senate sent Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday. The measure, passed by the Senate 26-11, would let people over 18 who lack authorization to live in the country be appointed to boards…
The Trump administration is trying a bold new tactic to bring more water to Central Valley farmers a one that could come at the expense of millions of urban Southern Californians. In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation served notice to California officials Aug. 17, stating it wants…
Nearly 2 billion dollars of state tax money is being stacked up and unspent from Prop 63 which was passed by voters in 2004 and was to be used to fund services for mentally ill residents of California. Sacramento County says itas tried to put the funds to work, but…
The California State Water Resources Control Board was set today to discuss proposed changes to double water flows in the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta to help support the salmon population. How California manages and uses its water has long been a topic of hot political debate, falling more along regional lines…
Placer county sheriffs are looking for a man suspected of robbing two banks in the area this month. A man dressed in a hoodie walked into the Chase Bank on Grass Valley Highway in North Auburn Saturday about noon and demanded money from the tellers. He prevented customers from leaving…
The Rio Vista Bridge is open for traffic today after being closed most of the weekend. After a mechanical failure, the bridge was frozen in the down position and manually opened at 10 pm Friday night so ships that were being held in West Sacramento could get back to sea.…
Sandy Giuliani Amara has announced her intention to run for the Auburn City Council. A lifelong resident of Auburn attended local school and graduated from Placer High and received a masters degree from the University of San Francisco in counseling and also has a teaching credential. Amara also holds a…