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The Super Bowl was a bitter experience for me in ways having nothing to do with the absence of the 49ers.

Sacramento County supervisors on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution asking the county's retirement association to reconsider double-digit raises for its executives.

Sacramento County's claim costs declined 26 percent to $3.3 million in the fiscal year that ended June 1, according to a report presented to supervisors Monday.

Sacramento County supervisors on Tuesday approved the start of a master plan process for unincorporated Natomas, which could help guide development on about 24,000 acres.

The McClatchy Co. reported sharply higher fourth-quarter profits Tuesday, thanks to cost cutting and an easing of the newspaper chain's revenue downturn.

Following a three-year hiatus from new franchise expansion, Culver City-based steakhouse operator Sizzler has announced a deal to develop five new Bay Area restaurants and remodel existing sites in Sacramento, Auburn, Pinole, Hayward and Santa Clara.

Greater Sacramento Bancorp, parent of Bank of Sacramento, more than tripled year-over-year profitability in 2011.

The public is invited to watch 15 high school students perform poetry today in the Sacramento County finals of the Poetry Out Loud competition.

A 19-year-old UC Davis student died Tuesday of injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle Friday night.

The Mexican American community has some of the highest rates in a surge of diabetes nationwide. The disease can provoke heart attacks, high blood pressure, kidney failure and blindness, and is the seventh-leading cause of death nationwide.

The man suspected of driving while drunk head-on into a van of five people early Monday – killing three and critically injuring two others – had previously had his license suspended for DUI, state officials said Monday.

They call it "Jack Day," and every year it's celebrated by a south Sacramento street gang to remember the murder of one of its own.

A Sacramento County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man early Monday morning, the sixth time this year a deputy has felt compelled to fire his gun during a confrontation with a suspect.

After a long and lonely battle against bigger rivals, Roseville's SureWest Communications said Monday it has agreed to be taken over by a much larger firm.

The dissolution of Roseville's redevelopment agency may delay some projects aimed at invigorating the city's downtown, but the three-year game plan – including a spring groundbreaking for a town square – remains on track, city officials say.

For $80, local faith groups can broadcast their message on TV for half an hour. Many Christian groups do. Now, because of the troubled economy, station officials are scrambling to fill air time and are reaching out to other religions.

The Lincoln nonprofit behind the long-running ceramics competition Feats of Clay announced last week it was shutting down the event.

Sacramento music producer Mitchell Koulouris has a new twist on rock candy, launching a company called Imagine Chocolate that makes gourmet treats with a rock 'n' roll vibe.

Assemblyman Roger Dickinson is hoping to raise awareness of financial aid available to high school seniors who plan to attend college by hosting two Cash for College workshops.

Japanese food manufacturer Nippon Shokken USA Inc. will break ground Thursday on its new 70,000- square-foot headquarters facility in West Sacramento.

Rancho Cordova-based GenCorp Inc. reported higher revenue but lower profits in fiscal 2011.

Sacramento area gasoline prices did a slow, steady climb for a second straight week, and the short-term outlook projects higher costs to come.

Mira Loma High School will be defending its National Science Bowl title in Washington, D.C., in April.

While most local governments in the region are reporting year-over-year increases in taxable sales, some jurisdictions are bracing for flat or further declines in property tax revenues.

Salaries for tech professionals are on the rise in Sacramento, says technology careers site Dice.com, pointing to a more competitive market early in 2012.

Today will be another mild, sunny day in the Sacramento region before rain and wind move in tomorrow, according to weather forecasters.

Dr. Olivia Kasirye learned about the importance of public health programs while studying medicine in her native country of Uganda.

An Orangevale youth is channeling his passion for video games into a fundraising effort to help families grappling with serious illness.

When San Juan Unified School District cut the summer school program where Luda Ivanyuk was a social worker, she panicked a little.

Two family-friendly circus arts workshops were offered Sunday by the UC Davis Institute for Exploration in Theatre, Dance and Performance at Mondavi Center's Vanderhoef Studio Theatre.