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Pioneering female WWII pilots to be honored at Mather event

By Blair Anthony Robertson - Published: 12:00 am

Dorothy Goot and the thousand or so other women who served as pioneering pilots during World War II have been largely lost in history.

Area Veteran's Day events

California AG rules secret phone recordings weren't illegal

By Jack Chang - Published: 12:00 am

Attorney General Jerry Brown's office has sparked debate about its interpretation of state privacy laws after it determined that a spokesman had not done anything illegal by secretly taping conversations with news reporters.

Hotel chain quits talks on winter housing for Sacramento homeless

By Cynthia Hubert - Published: 12:00 am

A national hotel chain has said "no, thanks" to Sacramento advocates who hoped to house as many as 100 homeless people in its rooms this winter.

Powerful clients boost ex-board member's career hawking investments to CalPERS

By Dale Kasler - Published: 12:00 am

In his long and controversial career pitching investment deals to CalPERS, former board member Alfred J. Villalobos repeatedly has spun gold from a web of important business associates.

CSU campuses swamped by record number of applications

By Laurel Rosenhall - Published: 12:00 am

A record number of students are applying to attend California State University campuses next fall, and officials are urging those who haven't yet applied to get their paperwork in by the end of the month.

Ex-official wants job back as FBI shuts St. HOPE probe

By Sam Stanton - Published: 12:00 am

The FBI probe into whether e-mails were deleted during a separate federal investigation of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's St. HOPE Academy has been closed without charges being filed.

Refuge policies clash in San Francisco

By Suan Ferriss - Published: Tuesday, November 10 2009 - 12:00 am

In California, the word "sanctuary" prompts talk of Edwin Ramos, a 22-year-old Salvadoran accused of a brutal triple murder last year.

Bay Bridge S-curve death highlights safety concerns

By Tony Bizjak - Updated: 4:01 pm

The dramatic fatal crash of a big rig Monday on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has spotlighted yet another safety concern on the troubled span.

Sacramento officials push for Capitol Mall redesign

By Ryan Lillis - Updated: 11:59 am

Paris has the Champs-Élysées. In Barcelona, it's Las Ramblas. And in Washington, D.C., it's the National Mall. Sacramento has an underachieving Capitol Mall.

California water bill signing -- schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger signs legislation for giant water bond

By Robert Rodriguez - Updated: 6:43 am

With Millerton Lake as a backdrop, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an $11.1 billion water bond Monday that proponents acknowledged will be a tough sell with voters.

Democrats face abortion fight they'd hoped to avoid

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Updated: 8:45 am

WASHINGTON – Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama's signature issue by year's end.

Workshops for Latino immigrants focus on preventing foreclosure

By Darrell Smith - Updated: 8:18 am

For California's Mexican immigrants, homeownership is patrimonio, an inheritance passed down to the next generation.

U.S. warships still operate in San Francisco Bay's Coast Guard Island

By Jeff Mitchell - Updated: Monday, November 9 2009 - 3:03 pm

San Francisco Bay was once home port to some of the mightiest warships the world has ever known, but the U.S. Navy's presence now is largely just a memory.

Bee exclusive: State's recycled paper trail not so green for climate

By Tom Knudson - Updated: Monday, November 9 2009 - 9:25 am

Near Mark Oldfield's desk at the California Department of Conservation sits a ream of copy paper that is more than a routine office commodity.

Midtown's young and restless make the most of 'Funlough Friday'

By Anna Tong - Updated: 3:22 pm

From the painful pay cuts to extra minutes in the DMV queue, the toxic side effects of "Furlough Fridays" on California state employees have been thoroughly quantified.

Folsom Cordova considers shorter days for juniors, seniors

By Diana Lambert - Published: Monday, November 9 2009 - 12:00 am

Folsom Cordova Unified School District is considering shaving a class period off the school day for high school juniors and seniors to help shore up a $10.6 million budget deficit projected for next year.

Shelter a safe haven for Asian and Pacific Islander women

By Chelsea Phua - Published: Monday, November 9 2009 - 12:00 am

Where Lakshmi comes from in India, calling authorities for help is an alien concept.

Tom Ammiano: Gay assemblyman jokes to push a serious agenda

By Jim Sanders - Updated: Monday, November 9 2009 - 1:42 pm

Don't expect Assemblyman Tom Ammiano to celebrate by puffing a joint if he succeeds in legalizing marijuana for recreational use in California.

Evans again has hot hands as Kings beat Warriors

Updated: Monday, November 9 2009 - 7:56 am

Rookie Tyreke Evans scored 18 of his 23 points in the second quarter and Sacramento beat Golden State 120-107 to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a year.

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