Sunday, May 11, 2008

Sutter Memorial Hospital celebrates motherhood

Every time a baby is born, Brahms' Lullaby trickles through the intercom at Sutter Memorial Hospital in east Sacramento....(more)

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Postage increases to 42 cents Monday

You still have a few hours to buy a book, or two or three, of Forever stamps the postal service sells as a hedge against future rate increases -- like the one due tomorrow....(more)

Pleasant weather early this week, then rising temps

Over fits of a Delta breeze, pleasantly warm weather will make for an ideal Mother's Day....(more)

Sacramento's Susan G. Komen Race raises spirits along with funds

More an avowal of survival than a mere fun run in the park, the Susan G. Komen Race for The Cure took place Saturday morning on a shoulder-to-shoulder circuit of unswerving purpose and collective joy at Cal Expo....(more)

Fair Oaks mom and sons plan pilgrimages to every major league ballpark

Sam and Nelson Lund, brothers ages 13 and 12, respectively, can't agree on anything except pizza (love it) and Hillary Clinton (let's not go there)....(more)

Sacramento area districts will lay off fewer teachers than planned

When Sacramento area school districts send pink slips out this week, they'll be laying off fewer teachers than they predicted they would earlier this year....(more)

Energy drinks make caffeine the drug of choice among California youth

Today's drug of choice among teens may be caffeine, perfectly legal and packaged in an aluminum can with a catchy name like Bawls or Amp or Hype....(more)

NAACP president says Johnson campaign misquoted her

The Kevin Johnson mayoral campaign, which hired a Washington, D.C. insider to handle its public relations matters, was left reeling Saturday after local NAACP President Betty Williams said one or more of Johnson's aides attributed to her a quote that was inaccurate and that she had not unauthorized....(more)

Arena plan excites officials, fans at crumbling Cal Expo

The water pipes at Cal Expo are deteriorating. The sewer system is outdated. Fewer people are showing up at the horse track....(more)

Marcos Breton: Kings arena forces are finally pulling together

For the first time in years of failed tries to build a new sports arena in Sacramento, the parties involved are actually working together....(more)

Final scene may soon play for Sacramento area's last drive-in

Sacramento 6 has escaped death so many times, the region's last drive-in theater is a bit of a Hollywood cliffhanger itself....(more)

Stunt pilot hurt in Valley crash

MODESTO - A yellow stunt plane doing barrel rolls and other maneuvers at the Modesto air show crashed about 1 p.m. Saturday, seriously injuring the pilot, witnesses and authorities said....(more)

Business leaders to talk about public schools' performance Tuesday

Sacramento area business leaders will meet Tuesday to talk about how to raise performance in the area's public schools. They will present their ideas on how schools should be reformed, hear from a panel of principals at schools that are closing achievement gaps, and release a statewide opinion poll on public education....(more)

Pickup crashes into building; driver dies

Roseville police are investigating a solo vehicle crash into a building Saturday morning that killed a 74-year-old man....(more)

'Salute to Israel' set for this afternoon

SACRAMENTO - Several thousand Northern Californians are expected to meet at the west steps of the state Capitol at 1 p.m. today to celebrate 60 years of Israeli independence....(more)

Two arrested in shooting death on Marconi Ave.

SACRAMENTO - Detectives in the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department's Major Crimes and Gang Suppression Unit have arrested two men in connection with Monday's shooting death of 27-year-old Johnny Brinsfield....(more)

Two playground fires; juveniles cited in one

SACRAMENTO - Sacramento Fire Department investigators cited two juveniles for allegedly starting a fire that destroyed a playground at John Bidwell Elementary School, 1730 65th Ave., Saturday afternoon....(more)

Woman held in robberies, embezzlement

SACRAMENTO - A 22-year-old woman has been charged with robbing two Sacramento-area banks and embezzling more than $4,000 from a third bank where she used to work, authorities said....(more)

Crackdown in seat belt campaign

Police departments throughout the region are joining approximately 300 police agencies statewide to crack down on drivers and passengers who are not using their seat belts and child restraint seats....(more)

Setting it straight

Because of incorrect information provided by Placer Ranch, a story on Metro Page B2 Thursday about a delay in the Placer Ranch project incorrectly said that developer Eli Broad is 72 years old. Broad is 74....(more)

What you need to know this week

Key agenda item: Plans to tear down the Sacramento 6 drive-in - the region's last outdoor movie theater - and replace it with an $116.5 million retail and indoor movie complex. The item was put over last week after the property owner who shares an adjoining private road said the theater's owners didn't have the legal right to add thousands of extra cars to Oates Drive....(more)

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

• Man, 74, dies in solo Roseville crash

• Two school playgrounds burn; juveniles cited in first fire

• Local police join in state seat belt crackdown

• Citrus Heights police hold DUI enforcement tonight

• Health-conscious baby boomers love those blueberries

• State panel imposes strict limits on Valley salmon fishing

• Lisa Heyamoto: Mayoral hopeful Padilla willing to kick down doors to improve capital

• NBA, Cal Expo agree to move ahead on Kings arena

• Capital-area man faces terror charge in Vietnam

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