Our Region

Yolo official cuts the stress with oompahs

By Hudson Sangree - Published: 12:00 am

In her job as Yolo County's chief lawyer, Robyn Drivon wears pastel-colored suits, silk blouses buttoned to the neck and a string of pearls.

Feds document shrinking San Joaquin Valley aquifer

By Matt Weiser - Published: 12:00 am

California's San Joaquin Valley has lost 60 million acre-feet of groundwater since 1961, according to a new federal study. That's enough water for 60 Folsom reservoirs.

Small town fears quakes from geothermal energy project

By Jim Downing - Published: 12:00 am

ANDERSON SPRINGS – Residents in this tiny Lake County community have complained for years about the earthquakes touched off by the geothermal energy projects that tap the vast reservoir of steam in the mountains behind their homes.

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Rise in county gun sales tied to fewer cops, what Obama might do

By Jillian Keenan - Published: 12:00 am

Gun sales in Sacramento County have grown more than in any other populous county in California since November, according to the state attorney general's office.

Sacramento County sheriff prepares for deep cut

By Kim Minugh - Published: 12:00 am

Despite good relations in the past, Roger Berkenpas is feeling distant from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department these days.

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Communities

Elk Grove-Laguna

Buy a car in Elk Grove, get a bonus from city

Customers buying a new car at the Elk Grove Automall will receive $500 in gift cards under a business stimulus plan approved this week by the Elk Grove City Council.

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Public Eye

The Public Eye: 'Diploma mill' degrees for firefighters cost city $50,000, grand jury says

A recent Sacramento County grand jury report takes fire officials to task for lax oversight that allowed some area firefighters to boost their pay by claiming college degrees from so-called "diploma mills."

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Back-Seat Driver

Back-seat Driver: New vision of streets suits people rather than cars

How enjoyable is that commute of yours? Is it what you'd design, if you could do it your way?

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Home Front

Home Front: How assessor slashes property values

This week the Sacramento County Assessor's Office – and more like it across the great foreclosure belts of California – chopped property values again on nearly everything built in the housing boom.