By Andrew W. Ishii -
Published: 12:00 am
One might guess the federal court with the most burdensome caseload is based in a city like New York, Chicago or Miami. Many would be surprised to learn that this unenviable distinction belongs to our own Eastern District of California, with its main courthouses in Sacramento and Fresno. The impact of this tremendous caseload is felt not only by the judges and staff members who serve the district, but more importantly by the public the litigants who turn to the federal court expecting timely and efficient resolution of their disputes.
By David H. Lukenbill -
Published: 12:00 am
Two recent articles in The Bee tell us that funds for the American River Parkway will be reduced again, continuing the funding shortage the parkway has been dealing with for several years.
By Daniel Weintraub -
Published: 12:00 am
STOCKTON -- Californians wondering if they are up to rewriting their constitution should come here, to the University of the Pacific and Robert Benedetti's senior seminar on California government.
By Mark Wilson -
Published: 12:00 am
State Sen. Darrell Steinberg's quiet reshuffling of 150 years of California water policy to bail out Southern California developers and giant agricultural interests to the south threatens the future of this region. In essence, upstream water users like Sacramento will be responsible for paying for the damage to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta from decades of water exports to the south.
By Rick Kushman -
Published: Saturday, October 31 2009 - 11:00 pm
City reputations can be like sound waves. They echo out, and the farther you are from the actual city like, say, Sacramento the older they are. And when you get to that city, that out-of-date rep still rings in your head and takes awhile to clear.
By Melanie Sill -
Updated: Wednesday, November 4 2009 - 9:26 am
When a major storm roared through our region Oct. 13, hundreds of people traded questions and answers live on sacbee.com.
Published: Saturday, October 31 2009 - 11:00 pm
Citizens of Sacramento, your City Hall is in disarray.
Published: Saturday, October 31 2009 - 11:00 pm
This week will be a big test for the California Legislature, which has the lowest approval ratings since the Field Poll started measuring in 1983.
By Kathleen Parker -
Published: Saturday, October 31 2009 - 11:00 pm
Each time another report surfaces about the decline of newspapers, I feel like a death row inmate counting the warden's footsteps.
By Melanie Sill -
Published: Sunday, October 25 2009 - 12:00 am
When I meet people these days, whatever the setting, I usually end up hearing how they get their news.
Published: Sunday, October 25 2009 - 12:00 am
Closing a school and turning it over to a nonprofit to run as a public charter school is not for the faint of heart. It requires a strong school board willing to back an inevitably controversial decision. It requires a charter organization willing to withstand withering criticism in its sensitive startup years by those tethered to the status quo.
Published: Sunday, October 25 2009 - 12:00 am
If this were a provincial newspaper, we'd be up in arms about Nevada City bumping Sacramento to become the starting city for the 2010 Tour of California cycling race.
By Stuart Leavenworth, Editorial page editor -
Published: Sunday, October 25 2009 - 12:00 am
When we launched our reader survey of syndicated columnists two weeks ago, I assumed we'd get a deluge of responses.
Published: Sunday, October 25 2009 - 12:00 am
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