Sacramento & Real Estate News
Sacramento Real Estate News
2008-05-14 11:56:19 - Real Estate (Mondaq)The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) recently proposed its draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction and Land Disturbance Activities (Draft Construction Permit).
2008-05-14 03:55:09 - April foreclosures rise 65 percent on year: RealtyTrac (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. home foreclosure filings in April edged up from March and were a whopping 65 percent higher than a year earlier, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Wednesday.
2008-05-14 01:55:09 - Bob Shallit: Sacramento's Tower Theatre exterior may get spruced up (The Sacramento Bee)
Is a face-lift coming soon to the Tower Theatre ? Paul Kitagaki / pkitagaki@sacbee.com Repairing cracks overhead and in the terrazzo floor, below, at the Tower Theatre entrance may be on tap, says one member of the family that owns the Land Park landmark. However, interior repairs would be up to the company that leases the building, and it has been silent. Repairing cracks in ...
2008-05-12 19:55:26 - Madera Co. man arrested in massive real estate fraud (The Fresno Bee)
Suspect in massive real estate fraud taken into custody By Crystal Carreon - ccarreon@sacbee.com Published 4:27 pm PDT Monday, May 12, 2008
2008-05-12 19:55:26 - Suspect in massive real estate fraud taken into custody (The Sacramento Bee)
A Madera County man at the center of one of Sacramento's largest alleged financial scams was taken into custody Monday shortly after more than 100 felony charges were read against him in a suspected scheme of false liens that cost homeowners thousands of dollars. Jeff McCoon of Madera County was taken into custody in Sacramento Superior Court on Monday. He faces more than 100 felony ...
Sacramento Business
2008-05-14 16:56:22 - Expo puts little guy in room with lawmakers (The Sacramento Bee)California small business organizations and state lawmakers will co-host a small business trade show on May 28 at the Sacramento Convention Center.
2008-05-14 09:56:00 - Sacramento stormwater engineer elected to state board (BizJournals)
A senior civil engineer for the Sacramento County Stormwater Program has been selected to serve on the board of directors for the California Stormwater Quality Association.
2008-05-14 09:56:00 - Good fishing is good business (The Daily Triplicate)
State fisheries biologists assured business owners, fishermen and community members gathered at Tuesday's Klamath Chamber of Commerce meeting that recreational salmon fishing on the Klamath River system will be abundant this year, even though other rivers in California will be severely restricted to protect the Central Valley fall chinook stock.
2008-05-14 09:56:00 - San Francisco (The San Francisco Examiner)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ( Map ) - SACRAMENTO, Calif. , May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Business and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) were recognized today with a Best Solution award for modernizing and improving an automated, toll-free highway information phone system.
2008-05-14 08:55:28 - Verizon Business and Caltrans Take Home GTC West 'Best Solution Award' for Voice Response System (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Verizon Business and the California Department of Transportation were recognized today with a Best Solution award for modernizing and improving an automated, toll-free highway information phone system.
Sacramento Jobs & Employment
2008-05-14 03:55:10 - College relations manager gives advice to students seeking job opportunities (State Hornet)Sacramento State graduate students who want to make the best impression on potential employers may want to take some advice before making that first approach.
2008-05-13 08:55:30 - Business summary (The San Francisco Examiner)
SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - The 734 San Francisco businesses that complied with the controversial HealthySF law?s April 30 deadline to send in the first health-insurance payments for 12,900 employees cannot be blamed if they feel cheated by City Hall. They are being penalized for obeying the law and paying on time.
2008-05-12 01:55:09 - They impart, then depart (The Sacramento Bee)
The great, unanswerable "what if?" is wondering how history would have been different had Eric Musselman lasted into 2008 instead of driving the Kings to migraines and ulcers in one season, a timing difference that would have made the team players in the current coaching turnstile that might whirl off its hinges.
2008-05-11 03:55:02 - Woman fired for refusing loyalty oath (The Monterey County Herald)
When Wendy Gonaver was offered a job teaching American studies at California State University-Fullerton, this academic year, she was pleased to be headed back to the classroom to talk about one of her favorite themes: protecting constitutional freedoms.
2008-05-11 01:55:04 - Internal Affairs: Beall's frog jumps to grand conclusion (San Jose Mercury News)
Sometimes - perhaps oftentimes - the intern knows more than the boss. Especially in Sacramento. So, thanks to the advice offered by his office intern, Assemblyman Jim Beall won the 34th Annual Capitol Frog Jump contest.
Sacramento Finance
2008-05-14 18:55:35 - Grand jury urges library board to consider firing director (The Sacramento Bee)The director of the Sacramento public library system ignored accusations of an alleged billing and kickback scheme involving two former library employees and contributed to an atmosphere of misuse of public funds within the system, according to a Sacramento grand jury report released Wednesday. Read the complete grand jury report A grand jury report says library director Anne Marie ...
2008-05-14 18:55:35 - Court halts logging in Plumas forest (The Sacramento Bee)
In a resounding repudiation of the Bush administration's approach to national forest management, the highest court in nine Western states on Wednesday ruled that selling large trees to finance fire protection efforts without any consideration of reasonable alternatives is not a viable policy.
2008-05-14 16:56:23 - Grand Jury: Library Director Should Be Let Go (KCRA 3 Sacramento)
A Sacramento Grand Jury has released a scathing report about the Sacramento Public Library Authority which suggests that the director of human resources and library director be fired.
2008-05-14 16:56:23 - San Francisco (The San Francisco Examiner)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ( Map , News ) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday proposed borrowing on future lottery sales to eliminate a massive deficit in the state's spending plan and avoid unpopular cuts to the school system, state parks and prisons.
2008-05-14 16:56:23 - Calif. gov: Borrow from lottery to close deficit (San Francisco Chronicle)
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday proposed borrowing on future lottery sales to eliminate a massive deficit in the state's spending plan and avoid unpopular cuts to the school system, state parks and prisons. The $144.3 billion budget plan for the...
Sacramento Politics
2008-05-14 18:55:35 - Governor Proposes Plan For 'Extremely Tough Budget Year' (NBC 4 Los Angeles)Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposes a budget that eliminates a massive deficit by selling lottery bonds and cutting billions in state programs.
2008-05-14 14:57:17 - Newsletter - May 13 (New America Media)
El Tiempo Latino?s mission goes beyond delivering just useful information, says its editor, Miguel Guilarte. "Wetry to help the community. And we?ve never stopped, for more than 15 years.?
2008-05-14 11:56:20 - Farm bill includes 2.5 billion for research (The Wilmington Star-News)
Washington | For decades, interests as diverse as North Carolina strawberry growers, Florida citrus farmers and California wine grape growers had little interest in the farm bill that Congress passes every five years.
2008-05-14 09:56:01 - Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report (AllAfrica.com)
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2008-05-14 07:55:18 - Over $25,000 for Myanmar - Thank You! (Crosswalk.com)
John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews."
Sacramento Crime
2008-05-14 18:55:36 - Crime Rate Latest Salvo Fired in Mayor's Race (News10 Sacramento)Strolling with two business owners for a photo-op on the K Street Mall, leading mayoral challenger Kevin Johnson ripped incumbent Heather Fargo over a rising crime rate and stagnating K Street.
2008-05-14 14:57:17 - Court hears West Sacramento gang injunction final arguments (California Aggie)
West Sacramento's ongoing gang injunction battle continued Monday when the Yolo County Superior Court heard final arguments about a temporary injunction on alleged gang members ' activity.
2008-05-14 14:57:17 - Woman's body found outside Natomas apartment (The Sacramento Bee)
Dozens of Sacramento police swarmed a new Natomas neighborhood Wednesday morning after a woman's body was found outside her apartment. Sacramento police investigators work at a the Homecoming apartment complex in Natomas where the body of a woman was found Wednesday morning by a maintenance worker.
2008-05-14 14:57:17 - Woman Found Slain Outside Natomas Apartment (News10 Sacramento)
Sacramento police detectives are investigating the slaying of a 27-year-old woman found in the common area of a Natomas apartment complex Wednesday morning.
2008-05-14 14:57:17 - Woman's Body Found Outside Natomas Apartment (CBS 13 Sacramento)
Sacramento homicide detectives are investigating the claim that a woman's body was found outside of her Natomas apartment by an apartment maintenance worker.
Sacramento Traffic and Weather
2008-05-08 06:55:13 - Verizon Releases VZ Navigator Version 4 Today (PDA Buyer's Guide)Verizon Wireless announced today that VZ Navigator (Version 4) is now available on select consumer phones. First announced during CTIA WIRELESS 2008, the newest version of VZ Navigator allows customers in 75 cities from coast to coast to access ...
2008-05-07 10:56:10 - San Francisco (The San Francisco Examiner)
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. ( Map ) - BASKING RIDGE, N.J. , May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, announced today that VZ Navigator(SM) (Version 4) is now available on select consumer phones.
2008-05-07 09:55:51 - VZ Navigator Version 4: Available Today (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, announced today that VZ Navigator is now available on select consumer phones. First announced during CTIA WIRELESS 2008, the newest version of VZ Navigator allows customers in 75 cities from coast to coast to access information about traffic incidents on major roadways, obtain traffic updates and find detours ...
2008-05-07 08:55:29 - New Mexico News Brief, Wednesday, May 7 (KOAT Albuquerque)
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2008-05-06 10:56:06 - San Francisco (The San Francisco Examiner)
WASHINGTON , May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- XM Satellite Radio announced today the second annual XMKiDS Traveling Roadshow cross-country initiative to help Wal-Mart & Sam's Club raise $10 million in May for Children's Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children at hospitals across North America .
