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With homeless using it as a bathroom, Central Library spends thousands on cleaning

In downtown Sacramento, homeless people use the Central Library for bathrooms and drinking water. Some say the city should provide more facilities. Businesses object.

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‘Driving while black’ gets you pulled over so much, one guy says, ‘I use Uber’

Black people – especially men – are more likely to be stopped by police for traffic violations than people of any other race in Sacramento, and 5 times as likely to be searched when they are, according to a Bee investigation of traffic data dating back to 2008.

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Nobody inspected schools, apartment buildings for fire risk for years in Galt, Elk Grove and Folsom

Schools, day care centers, senior care homes and many public buildings in Galt, Elk Grove and Folsom have not been inspected for faulty wiring, blocked fire exits and other fire hazards for years.

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A death. A widening probe. Does Goodwill endanger workers?

After a Goodwill worker is crushed to death in Sacramento, former employees describe safety lapses and inadequate protections at the giant nonprofit’s varied locations.

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16 fires before the big one. Victims say Cal Fire waited too long to make arson arrest

Cal Fire tracked Damin Pashilk as he allegedly set 16 Lake County wildfires prior to the Clayton Fire in Lower Lake last summer. Could they have arrested him sooner?

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Is the CHP commissioner leaving? He’s a finalist to become UC Davis’ police chief.

The California Highway Patrol’s top cop is a candidate for police chief at UC Davis, where he would lead fewer officers, likely earn less and control a much smaller budget.

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‘A once in a lifetime opportunity.’ Who made money off the Oroville Dam crisis?

Oroville Dam’s spillway failure will generate more than $400 million for construction contractors, engineering firms and other businesses.

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The Oroville Dam crisis was a good thing for these people

Oroville Dam’s spillway failure will generate more than $400 million for construction contractors, engineering firms and other businesses.

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Oroville Dam: Who's making the money?

Dozens of construction contractors, engineering firms and others have made big money fixing Oroville Dam.

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City manager called developer ‘mentally ill’ before council rejected his gas station

Developer Paul Petrovich says the city of Sacramento denied his proposal to build a gas station because officials don’t like him. Emails included as evidence in his lawsuit against the city show his relationship with a key councilman deteriorated into hostility.

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A Sacramento State chemical spill has lab techs questioning their workplace safety

A Sacramento State chemical spill in May 2016 has prompted questions about the safety of stockrooms and buildings on campus. Lab technicians say they lost fertility.

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A Sacramento State chemical spill has lab techs questioning their workplace safety

A chemical spill at Sacramento State last year has led to questions about whether the university is putting its lab workers at risk from exposure to hazardous substances. Some lab employees say they work in areas so poorly ventilated that acidic fumes corrode metal and rubber, and two workers claim that exposure to these substances and others may have led to their inability to have children.

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Did the Sacramento County assessor and her staff get lower tax bills?

Sacramento County ordered a private investigation into the Assessor’s Office, on top of two internal probes. On Friday, May 12, Assessor Kathleen Kelleher resigned, citing health reasons.

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Homeless pit bull attack leaves cyclist ‘bleeding like a stuck pig’ on popular parkway

American River Parkway cyclists and runners complain about dog attacks in Sacramento, California. Homeless people often keep pit bulls in their camps.

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Millions of gallons of sewage water poured into streams near Lake Berryessa

Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District sent 6 million gallons of wastewater into Napa County streams this winter.

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Shuttered home for sex trafficking victims cut from major charity event

Concerns about the Courage Worldwide operation led the Sacramento Region Community Foundation to remove the group from its annual online fundraiser for area nonprofits. The Day of Giving has raised $16 million since 2013, but will not include funds this year for Courage House, which has been closed since June 2016.

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Caltrans must redo failed surfacing job on Highway 50 bridge in Sacramento

A multimillion-dollar resurfacing job on the Highway 50 bridge over the Sacramento River has failed – mysteriously, officials say – and will have to be scrapped and replaced this summer at three times the original cost.

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State expands Goodwill investigation following crushing death of worker

Dave Goudie, a former Goodwill employee who witnessed the death of Abraham Garza, said the young father's death could have been prevented with proper training. Cal-OSHA has hit Sacramento Goodwill with more than $100,000 in fines for safety violations.

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Goodwill fined more than $100K after worker’s gruesome death

Serious and willful safety violations by Goodwill in Sacramento led to the grisly death last year of a 26-year-old loading dock worker at one of its outlet stores, say state regulators who issued six citations and more than $100,000 in fines against the giant nonprofit.

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Arden Arcade residents angry after water agency proposes another massive hike

The proposal by the Del Paso Manor Water District has residents reeling. The district says it needs to improve infrastructure, but homeowners say it is pursuing projects that are unnecessary.

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