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Capitol Alert: Teachers launch TV ad attacking Schwarzenegger

By Jim Sanders - Updated: 2:58 pm

Slapping Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Teachers Association launched a statewide television advertising campaign today to fight the governor's proposal to suspend Proposition 98.

CSU student fees could hit $5,000 to offset budget cuts

UCD students free after flu quarantine

By Carrie Peyton Dahlberg - Published: 2:52 pm

A Japanese quarantine has been lifted for 20 California students taking a UC Davis class on daily life in Japan, a UC Davis spokeswoman said Thursday.

South Coast Winery earns top honors in State Fair competition

By Chris Macias - Published: 4:30 pm

South Coast Winery has been named Golden State Winery of the Year in state fair wine competition judging, earning top recognition for the second straight year.

State Fair wine competition winners

Vellanoweth sues restaurant, others over crash that killed 4

By Andy Furillo - Updated: 2:20 pm

Roberto P. Vellanoweth, the one-time Sacramento insider who killed four people in a drunken car crash two years ago and is now serving 17 years and 8 months in prison, has sued the restaurant owned by a friend that he says served him the mystery drink that got him drunk.

Vellanoweth gets maximum term

Lawsuit prompts move for Squeeze Inn; Lil Joe's tries to comply

By Bill Lindelof - Updated: 4:26 pm

The owner of the Squeeze Inn burger joint says he will move to another location rather than fight a lawsuit, while the owner of Lil Joe's, another Sacramento dining fixture, is trying to comply with disability access laws after also being sued by the same person.

Pelosi: Jackson resolution not needed

By Rob Hotakainen - Updated: 2:10 pm

Amid the great debates of the day over health care, global warming and economic recovery, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday there will be no pause in the action to honor Michael Jackson.

Drug czar says Jackson's death a wake-up call

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Marijuana proprietors call for oversight by city

Marijuana advocates are pushing beyond legality for societal acceptance.

WINE

Tweet with us for California Grape & Gourmet

Tweet with The Bee's Chris Macias by using the hashtag #gg2009 as he sips his way through the 150 medal winners at the California Grape & Gourmet Festival.

HEALTH

Oak Park medical clinic reopens

Sacramento County's Oak Park clinic quietly reopened this month as part of an expanding group of community health centers striving to care for the region's poor and medically underserved.

KINGS

Blog: Las Vegas summer league begins

The Bee's Sam Amick has arrived in Las Vegas. See video interviews with Tyreke Evans, Omri Casspi and Jon Brockman.

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Sacramento considers parking meters till midnight

City officials are considering putting an end to a long-standing freebie in midtown Sacramento: onstreet parking after 6 p.m.

Pick the prettiest pet

Bee readers sent 698 photos of their pets. We narrowed down the submissions. It's your turn to choose which one should be published in The Bee on July 21. Voting starts at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

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