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Sacramento Mayor Johnson expects to meet arena deadline

By Tony Bizjak - Updated: 12:28 am

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Thursday he's optimistic the city is on course to have an arena financing plan together before a March deadline – or will be close enough to prove to the NBA the city should keep its basketball team.

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Burning Man festival faces ticket 'fiasco'

By Ed Fletcher - Published: 12:00 am

Organizers of the iconic counterculture event Burning Man are scrambling to solve a crisis that some fear threatens the very fabric of the event.

Citrus Heights Police Chief Christopher Boyd answers readers' questions

By Sam Stanton - Published: 12:00 am

Citrus Heights Police Chief Christopher Boyd took part in a live online chat with Bee readers Tuesday, addressing questions on crime, the Creative Frontiers School case and even traffic infractions.

Judge refuses another delay in Davis 'sweetheart murder' case

By Andy Furillo - Published: 12:00 am

For 31 years they've waited. Now it looks like friends and family of slain UC Davis sweethearts John Riggins and Sabrina Gonsalves have only about six weeks more to go.

Parking fee will help keep South Yuba River State Park open

By Matt Weiser - Published: 12:00 am

South Yuba River State Park near Grass Valley will avoid closure this year amid state budget cutbacks, thanks in part to diligent work by a team of elementary school students.

Distressed Sacramento-area homeowners get $1.2 billion in foreclosure abuse settlement

By Rick Daysog - Published: 12:00 am

Distressed homeowners in the Sacramento region will get an estimated $1.2 billion over the next three years under a 49-state settlement with the nation's largest banks over foreclosure abuses.

Auburn Symphony concert to honor conductor, Michael Goodwin, killed in crash

By Edward Ortiz - Published: 12:00 am

The memory of Auburn Symphony conductor Michael Goodwin will be honored Saturday when the orchestra performs a scheduled Kinderkonzert at Placer High School Auditorium, 275 Orange St.

Fresh & Easy to open 5 Sacramento-area grocery stores in March

By Bob Shallit - Published: 12:00 am

The British-based Fresh & Easy grocery chain is making its Sacramento-area debut March 7, opening two stores with plans to open three more a week later.

Manny Crisostomo / mcrisostomo@sacbee.com

Luda Ivanyuk gives Elisa Romandia a hand massage at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. Ivanyukis a social worker at the San Juan School District volunteers evenings after work giving hand massages to patients at Kaiser. "I think for myself I always love to make a difference in people's lives and that is probably why I am in the teaching and social work field. I enjoy working with the patients because I like to make a difference in people's lives," Ivanyuk said.
Manny Crisostomo / mcrisostomo@sacbee.com

Luda Ivanyuk massages Kathleen Stringer who just had surgery at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. Ivanyuka works for the San Juan School District social worker volunteers evenings after work giving hand massages to patients at Kaiser. I addition to her full time job at the school district Ivanyuk is also working on getting a master degree. "Sometimes after I get off work, I don't want to go. But I put on my uniform and once I go in there and start my first patient I am happy that I came," she said. "It always changes my mood."
Manny Crisostomo / mcrisostomo@sacbee.com

Luda Ivanyuk massages Kathleen Stringer who just had surgery at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. Ivanyuka works for the San Juan School District social worker volunteers evenings after work giving hand massages to patients at Kaiser.
Manny Crisostomo / mcrisostomo@sacbee.com

Seventy-year-old Jim Utz, a retired animal health technician has been spending his Mondays the last eight years at Grace House a respite for homeless like Robert Orozco who receives a free lunch.
Manny Crisostomo / mcrisostomo@sacbee.com

Seventy-year-old Jim Utz, passes out refreshment to Gina Carmichael, 52, of Davis at Grace House. Utz, a retired UC Davis animal health technician has been spending his Mondays the last eight years volunteering at Grace House.

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