Our Towns

GOP report: Accuser says Mayor Johnson offered to pay her $1,000 a month

By Ryan Lillis and Sam Stanton - Published: 12:00 am

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson allegedly offered to pay a young woman $1,000 a month after she accused him of touching her inappropriately two years ago, according to a congressional report released Friday.

PDF: Read the full 62-page report: 'The Firing of the Inspector General for The Corporation for National and Community Service'
PDF: View the exhibits forwarded by Inspector General Gerald Walpin to the U.S. Attorney's Office
PDF: Phoenix police sex-crime unit investigation report of Kevin Johnson from 1995

California, Sacramento County to probe in-home care - 11:00pm
Sacramento Mayor Johnson recruits 'dream team' on arena project - 9:17am

Roseville-Placer News

Roseville man leaves $5 million to Placer charities

By Ed Fletcher - Published: 12:00 am

There is a good chance Virgil Harrigan never saw the sun set over Bruin Ranch. He likely never heard the babble of Bear River, where it cuts through a rocky gorge on the ranch, or spied the wild turkey, blue heron, deer and boar on the 2,500- acre Sierra Nevada foothills property.

William Jessup University says it won't increase tuition next year - 11:10pm
Western Placer County feasts on high school football success - 7:08am
Preview day set for new William Jessup University - 8:13am

Folsom-El Dorado News

El Dorado judge to decide how girl will be tried in homicide case

By Peter Hecht - Published: Friday, November 20 2009 - 12:00 am

One day after her 15th birthday, Tylar Marie Witt took the witness stand Thursday, and her testimony behind closed doors left lawyers arguing vehemently over her complicity in her mother's brutal killing.

Forest Service launches series of prescribed burns - 8:14am
Prosecution outlines lurid murder plot in El Dorado Hills mom's stabbing - 10:54am
District chief recommends 2 elementary schools close - 8:33am

Elk Grove News

Elk Grove plan to spread southward outlined

By Loretta Kalb - Published: Friday, November 20 2009 - 12:00 am

The city of Elk Grove's bid to spread southward took a step forward this week with the release of a draft agreement framing future planning for thousands of acres of expansion.