SACRAMENTO — California legislators are considering raising taxes on some of the country's largest companies, but the size of the tax increase would depend on how much its highest-paid executive makes compared to its employees. The bigger the gap, the bigger the tax increase. The bill by Democratic state Sen....
McDonald's Tries to Shoo Homeless With Bagpipe Music
A McDonald's restaurant in midtown Sacramento is trying to drive away homeless people by loudly playing nonstop bagpipe music. The tactic isn't working and it is also annoying the neighbors of the restaurant, which is open 24 hours a day. "It actually penetrates through the walls. We can hear it ...
Newsom Offers $50K Reward in Fresno 2011 Cold Case Killing
Gov. Gavin Newsom is offering a $50,000 reward in hope of solving the Fresno cold-case killing of Sarah Roberts on New Year's Eve in 2011. According to Fresno police, someone shot Roberts, 26, while she was on the phone outside of a party in central Fresno at about 11:25 p.m....
Mexican Man Sentenced for Voter Fraud in U.S. Elections
SACRAMENTO — A Mexican national who assumed an American's identity to vote in five federal elections was sentenced Tuesday to 3 years, 9 months in prison in a federal courtroom in Sacramento. Gustavo Araujo Lerma, 64, was convicted by a jury in August of aggravated identity theft, making a false...
Sacramento Wants to Build 150 of These Tiny Homeless Shelters Before Winter
[aggregation-styles] Business Insider Pop-up personal shelters originally designed for post-disaster housing could soon become part Sacramento's solution to its growing homelessness problem. Sacramento County has seen homelessness increase by nearly 20 percent since 2017. Shelters Include Bunk Beds, Shelves and Windows The 64 square foot pop up shelters take just...
CEO says PG&E Got Complacent About Power Outages
SACRAMENTO — The head of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. has told a California legislative committee that the utility became complacent about power shutdowns after successfully completing a few smaller ones. Utility CEO Bill Johnson made the comments Monday in testimony before a California legislative committee that also detailed a...
Republican Wins, Joins Spouse as California Lawmaker
SACRAMENTO — A Northern California Republican is set to join her husband in the state Legislature, with her Democratic opponent in Tuesday's special election conceding but promising a rematch next year. Megan Dahle had 58% of Tuesday's special election vote to 42% for Democrat Elizabeth Betancourt. Dahle is scheduled to...
TV Reporter Climbs on Classic Cars, Is Handed Walking Papers
SACRAMENTO — Maybe the "Good Day Sacramento" reporter just thought he'd drive a little more traffic to his television station's website when he climbed on top of a classic 1950s Thunderbird convertible and struck a silly pose, putting his feet on its pristine yellow paint job. Instead, Angel Cardenas drew...
Walters: Holding Schools Accountable
Educational accountability is attracting a lot of political attention — or perhaps lip service — these days in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two bills touted as bringing more accountability to education. One, Assembly Bill 1505, applies new controls on charter schools that receive public funds but are independently managed...
Tulare Vaping Death Reported. Gov. Newsom Launches Campaign to Warn of Dangers.
SACRAMENTO — A death related to the use of e-cigarettes was confirmed in Tulare County on Monday. On the same day, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced California will spend $20 million on a public awareness campaign about the dangers of vaping nicotine and cannabis products and step up efforts to halt the sale...