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Sacramento News

Johnson is convinced Sacramento is ready for a strong mayor

Sacramento's celebrity mayor Kevin Johnson

By Ryan Lillis - Published: 12:00 am

As far as Kevin Johnson is concerned, this town already wants him to be a strong mayor.

Update: Missing Sacramento man found - 12:47pm
Attempted purse snatching turns into attempted homicide - 9:56am

Roseville-Placer News

Placer probe prompts review of court CEO salaries across California

By Robert Lewis - Updated: Thursday, July 2 2009 - 4:01 pm

Questions about executive pay in Placer Superior Court have prompted the state Judicial Council to look into salaries and benefits of court administrators throughout California.

Police Activities League to open network computer lab - 10:32pm
City, private firms agree to fund fireworks show, parade - 10:31pm
Former Placer court exec under pay probe leaves new job - 10:33pm

Folsom-El Dorado News

For seniors, a Wii may be a win-win: Fun and brain-nourishing

By Nicholas Diakopoulos - Published: Thursday, July 2 2009 - 12:00 am

A dozen or so older adults at the Folsom Senior Center erupt in cheers and clapping as Elsie Offner, a 91-year-old resident of Folsom, bowls a strike.

Owners sought in two dog bite cases in El Dorado County - 10:36pm
House of ill repute suspected in El Dorado Hills neighborhood - 11:12pm
Budget cutting isn't over for El Dorado County - 10:25pm

Elk Grove News

Just destroy class DVD, district tells parents

By Diana Lambert and Stan Oklobdzija - Published: Thursday, July 2 2009 - 12:00 am

Elk Grove Unified officials have rescinded a request for parents to return DVDs that included "inappropriate images" they say were inadvertently sent home with students at Isabelle Jackson Elementary.