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Sacramento moving homeless from tent city

Source: The Boston Globe

Sacramento : CA : USA | 7 months ago

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Calif.— Officials in California's capital are dismantling an encampment of homeless people and providing temporary shelter for those who want it. Sacramento spokeswoman Wendy Klock-Johnson says residents of the so-called tent city about one mile northeast of the state Capitol are being told...

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Showing scheduled for films focusing on Alzheimer's

News Source: Sacramento Bee | 7 months ago

There will be a panel discussion among social workers, nurses, researchers and others focusing on Alzheimer's. Although the event is free, seats are available only by reservation, which can be made by calling (888) 684-0385. Seats also can be...
RT officials reject plan that would charge for parking

News Source: Sacramento Bee | 7 months ago

The proposal would have raised an estimated $1.5 million annually for the financially troubled transit agency. Regional Transit maintains 18 park-and-ride lots at its stations, with a capacity to hold nearly 8,000 vehicles. Several board members from...
Folsom police role in fatal shooting unclear

News Source: Sacramento Bee | 7 months ago

Investigators were still determining exactly what happened between three Folsom police officers and Joseph Han, who police say attacked the officers with a knife at his home in the 100 block of Elkins Circle near Natoma Station Drive. "Internal...
Dismantling of Sacramento's tent city begins; Homeless campers scatter

News Source: Sacramento Bee | 7 months ago

Sacramento Municipal Utility District crews and police officers descended on the property north of downtown Sacramento, scattering residents of the illegal encampment...American River levee, setting the stage for a potential confrontation on...
Rising rice exports reduce recession woes at W. Sac port

News Source: Sacramento Bee | 7 months ago

While the port will lose money for the eighth year running, things could be worse. The West Sacramento facility doesn't handle shipping containers, so it has been shielded from some of the worst effects of the dropoff in global trade. At the Port of...
Ann Taylor apparel chain continues to struggle

News Source: Sacramento Bee | 7 months ago

But a quarter later, the specialty apparel chain with four Sacramento-area locations is still struggling. The Ann Taylor store in Downtown Plaza closed in January, part of a restructuring plan to shutter 37 underperforming stores this year. In...