By Jim Wasserman -
Updated: Sunday, November 1 2009 - 9:27 am
It may be 2020 before Sacramento developer Paul Petrovich finishes building his proposed Curtis Park Village project on a toxic, abandoned railyard, but at long last his colorful, almost unprecedented, journey to get it to City Hall for a vote is nearing the finish line.
By Cynthia Hubert -
Updated: 8:50 am
When Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson trumpeted a collaborative plan for sheltering homeless people this winter, he caught some key players by surprise.
By Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak -
Updated: 8:50 am
In a move reminiscent of one of his political heroes, Mayor Kevin Johnson announced Thursday that he was forming a task force in charge of getting a new sports and entertainment arena built in Sacramento.
By Matt Weiser -
Published: Friday, October 30 2009 - 12:00 am
Changing seasons means tighter rules on landscape watering: Starting next week, watering will be banned on weekdays in the city of Sacramento.
By Bill Lindelof -
Published: Thursday, October 29 2009 - 12:00 am
The Governor's Mansion, the Stanford Mansion, the state Indian Museum and Sutter's Fort all Sacramento landmarks will be closed Mondays because of state budget cuts, California State Parks officials announced Wednesday.
Published: Thursday, October 29 2009 - 12:00 am
This year's property tax bills are based on the assessed value of a property as of Jan. 1, 2009.
Published: Thursday, October 29 2009 - 12:00 am
Sacramento will receive nearly $87 million for flood control projects under an energy and water bill signed Wednesday by President Barack Obama.
By Ryan Lillis -
Published: Thursday, October 29 2009 - 12:00 am
For three years, the city of Sacramento has allowed developers to start work on their projects before receiving formal permits.
By Ryan Lillis -
Published: Wednesday, October 28 2009 - 12:00 am
After months of speculation that he would jump into the race, former mayoral candidate Shawn Eldredge is taking a run at the District 3 seat held by Councilman Steve Cohn.
By Ryan Lillis -
Updated: Wednesday, October 28 2009 - 8:24 am
The City Council on Tuesday urged a quick investigation into why new home permits were issued in the Natomas flood zone after a federal building ban was in effect.
By Ryan Lillis -
Published: Saturday, October 24 2009 - 12:00 am
Sacramento city auditors have proposed taking a look at the building department more than once in recent years.
Published: Saturday, October 24 2009 - 12:00 am
Sacramento-area communities will share $52 million in federal recovery act funds to install water meters.
Published: Saturday, October 24 2009 - 12:00 am
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened a new Bay-Delta office in downtown Sacramento, a sign of the growing importance of Delta environmental issues in the region.
By Ryan Lillis -
Updated: Wednesday, October 28 2009 - 8:24 am
The city's top development official was placed on paid leave Tuesday along with an employee who, documents show, signed off on new home construction in the Natomas flood zone during a building moratorium.
By Robert Lewis -
Published: Wednesday, October 21 2009 - 12:00 am
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday scrapped a controversial work-hour reduction plan that unions had vowed to fight in court.
By Loretta Kalb -
Published: Wednesday, October 21 2009 - 12:00 am
The California Redevelopment Association filed suit Tuesday in Sacramento Superior Court to block the state Finance Department from carrying out a $2.05 billion shift of tax increment funds from local redevelopment agencies over a two-year period.
By Loretta Kalb -
Published: Wednesday, October 21 2009 - 12:00 am
The Sacramento Charter Review Committee, after months of town hall meetings, has voted to recommend only minimal changes to the city's existing charter.
Published: Saturday, October 17 2009 - 12:00 am
Even before a site has been announced, architects for a new Sacramento criminal courthouse have been selected.
Published: Friday, October 16 2009 - 12:00 am
Galt City Councilman Andrew Meredith on Wednesday will host a town hall meeting designed to help laid-off workers.
Published: Friday, October 16 2009 - 12:00 am
The repeat of a public hearing on a bid to store billions of cubic feet of natural gas beneath a south Sacramento neighborhood has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 27 in Will C. Wood Middle School, 2601 Lemon Hill Ave.
By Robert Lewis -
Published: Friday, October 16 2009 - 12:00 am
Sacramento County has reached tentative agreements for contract concessions with several of its unions, the county's top labor negotiator said late Thursday.
By Cynthia Hubert -
Updated: Monday, October 19 2009 - 2:43 pm
Homeless men and women arrested last month for camping on private property will not be prosecuted, attorneys decided Thursday.