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GOP report: Accuser says Mayor Johnson offered to pay her $1,000 a month

By Ryan Lillis and Sam Stanton - Published: 12:00 am

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson allegedly offered to pay a young woman $1,000 a month after she accused him of touching her inappropriately two years ago, according to a congressional report released Friday.

PDF: Read the full 62-page report: 'The Firing of the Inspector General for The Corporation for National and Community Service'
PDF: View the exhibits forwarded by Inspector General Gerald Walpin to the U.S. Attorney's Office
PDF: Phoenix police sex-crime unit investigation report of Kevin Johnson from 1995

Suspect sought after attempted kidnapping in Pollock Pines area

Published: 12:00 am

El Dorado County sheriff's officials are seeking information about a reported kidnapping and possible sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in the Pollock Pines area.

Roseville man leaves $5 million to Placer charities

By Ed Fletcher - Published: 12:00 am

There is a good chance Virgil Harrigan never saw the sun set over Bruin Ranch. He likely never heard the babble of Bear River, where it cuts through a rocky gorge on the ranch, or spied the wild turkey, blue heron, deer and boar on the 2,500- acre Sierra Nevada foothills property.

Author to bring backyard farming know-how to Sacramento

By Gina Kim - Published: 12:00 am

Novella Carpenter grabs a cup of coffee, heads out to her backyard, where a Discount Market stands just beyond a chain-link fence, and watches four chickens scratch at the ground, chase bugs and lie in the sun.

Thanksgiving donations decline in Sacramento area

By Cynthia Hubert - Published: 12:00 am

Charities that feed the hungry in the Sacramento region are counting on a surge of public generosity this weekend as they prepare to offer Thanksgiving meals to an unprecedented number of needy people.

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Sacramento won't have a New Year’s Eve ball-dropping this year

It's official. There will be no Times Square-style New Year's Eve ball drop in downtown Sacramento this year.

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Roseville

William Jessup University says it won't increase tuition next year

William Jessup University has announced that it will not raise tuition for the 2010-11 academic year.

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Public Eye

The Public Eye: Cheaters will be caught, marathon official says

Let's say you missed, oh, your last seven long training runs in preparation for the California International Marathon. Let's also say you're ethically challenged and your muse is the infamous 1980 Boston Marathon cheater Rosie Ruiz.

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Back-Seat Driver

Share lows and highs of flying

Brusque airport security checks. In-flight charges for pillows? Pilots who overshoot their destination because they're tapping on their laptops!

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Home Front

Home Front: Door closed on California tax credit for new homes this year

Say goodbye, finally, to hopes of extending that $10,000 tax credit for buyers of new unoccupied homes in California.

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Access Sacramento

See community media blog and news about programming from local cable-access provider.

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