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Sacramento Music Festival opens with new format

By Edward Ortiz - Updated: 1:01 pm

Saturday morning saw the official kickoff of the first Sacramento Music Festival, the new name adopted by the former Sacramento Jazz Jubilee.

The Public Eye: Appeals court tosses El Dorado rule on misdemeanor defendants

By Denny Walsh - Updated: 8:35 am

The El Dorado County judiciary's penchant for doing things its own way has run afoul of a state appeals court.

Sacramento-area office brokers expect turnaround

By Mark Glover - Updated: 9:54 am

By any measure, office vacancy rates in the Sacramento area are high. And in some locales, they're obscenely high.

Raley's union in Valley to call for strike authorization vote

By Dale Kasler - Published: 12:00 am

Angered by the company's bargaining position, labor leaders at Raley's say they'll ask members to authorize a strike against the West Sacramento supermarket chain.

Expanded medical clinic to rise in Woodland

By Cynthia H. Craft - Updated: 10:15 am

Even with affordable health care a bit of an oxymoron these days, no one in Yolo County seems to mind that the proverbial wrecking ball is poised over the Peterson Clinic, a valued community health clinic in Woodland.

Car allowances for San Juan school officials separated from salaries

By Diana Lambert - Updated: 8:40 am

The car allowances aren't new. The San Juan Unified School District has been giving them for years to administrators who are expected to travel between school facilities, but you may not have known it.

Congressional Gold Medals go to Nisei veterans

By Carlos Alcalá - Updated: 1:43 pm

Nearly 30 Nisei veterans were honored with Congressional Gold Medals Saturday.

Army soldier digs into story of missing WWII pilot from Loomis

California fire season starts Monday

By Cathy Locke - Published: 12:00 am

The 2012 "fire season" will officially begin at 8 a.m. Monday, and fire officials urge residents, especially those living or recreating in rural areas, to use caution.

Crop duster pilot survives crash near Wilton

By Matt Weiser - Published: 12:58 pm

The pilot of a crop duster aircraft walked away from his burning plane after it crashed Sunday morning near Wilton.

Take ownership of community issues

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Faces of Our Region

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Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers rolls out a shopping cart full of food for a client at the Food Locker she started at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 85-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.
Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers helps a client with her food voucher at the Food Locker she started at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 85-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.
Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers rolls out a shopping cart full of food for a client at the Food Locker she started at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 85-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.
Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers started the Food Bank at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 84-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.
Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers at the Food Locker she started at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 85-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.

Reader Polls

Sunday readers' poll: Will the new Bay Bridge be safe?

Published: 12:00 am

Bee investigations have uncovered several instances of problems in the construction of parts of the new Bay Bridge span. Officials claim mitigation measures have been taken and that the bridge will be a sound structure when opened for public use. What do you think? Will you have second thoughts about driving across the span?

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