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Sacramento stories: 22 news summaries

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 Radio Station Fined $16M  For Fatal Contest 

Mom died of water intoxication in effort to win Wii for her kids

Oct 30, 09 3:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Sacramento radio station has been ordered to pay $16 million to the family of a woman who died during its "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest. The woman, who was trying to win the game console for her three children, died of water intoxication after taking part... More »

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California • water • Sacramento • contest • lawsuit • radio stations • negligence

 Calif. Pol Quits 
 After Boast of 
 Spanking Sex 
 With Lobbyist 

One utility company lobbyist was a 'bad girl,' assemblyman leered over hot mike

Sep 10, 09 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some lobbyists will apparently do anything for work. A California assemblyman and family-values crusader has quit after boasting about spanking sex with a utility company lobbyist and "hot" sex with another. He went into graphic detail over a broadcast mike he didn't realize was live, reports the Los Angeles ... More »

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California • Sacramento • sex • lobbyist • family values • lobbyists • politician • Yorba Linda • assemblyman • marital infidelity

California Begins
Printing IOUs


Jul 2, 09 7:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Californians still waiting for their state tax returns will open their mail to find an IOU instead of a check. Unable to close a gargantuan budget deficit, the state began printing a $53 million batch of IOUs this afternoon, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some banks have agreed... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sacramento • budget deficit • IOU

(Newser) - California’s finances are so dire that the state controller says he’s going to have to start doling out IOUs to creditors soon, reports the Los Angeles Times. Likening the situation to the Great Depression, John Chiang says he’ll have to issue IOUs to social-service agencies, private contractors,... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sacramento • budget shortfall • IOU • John Chiang

ANALYSIS

As Calif. Righty Bastion, Orange County Cedes
to Rural Placer

But it's a place to hide from, not breed, change

Jun 16, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Placer County, Calif.—stretching from Sacramento east to Lake Tahoe—is this generation’s Orange County, and that bodes ill for conservatives, Tom Schaller writes on FiveThirtyEight.com. Placer’s demographics and voting record are similar to the Orange County of the 1960s, which birthed the modern conservative movement.... More »

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California • Sacramento • Barry Goldwater • Orange County • demographics • Lake Tahoe • conservative movement • Placer County

Ballot Measures a Final Test for Schwarzenegger

Outgoing gov must convince Calif. voters to endorse budget fixes

May 6, 09 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deep into Arnold Schwarzenegger's second term, the novelty of holding political office has given way to the hard realities of governing, the New York Times reports. In the eyes of his constituents, too, the Governator’s celebrity sheen has faded, enough that Schwarzenegger is worried about the passage of several... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sacramento • budget • governor • budget gap • balanced budget • ballot initiative

ANALYSIS

In Market Hit Early, Signs of
a Recovery

Some see bottom, others 'fool's gold' in Sacramento real estate

May 5, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - In Sacramento, one of the first US cities to see the housing market crumble, there are glimmers of recovery, the New York Times reports. Sales have jumped 45% from last year, and investors and first-time buyers are on the prowl. “It’s fragile, and it could easily be fleeting,... More »

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housing market • Sacramento • foreclosure • recovery • financial crisis

ANALYSIS

Flights at Calif., Fla. Airports Most Likely to Hit Birds

Sacramento has
highest US strike rate

Apr 27, 09 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Airplanes using airports in Sacramento, Calif., Kansas City, Mo., and Denver are the most likely to hit birds while landing or taking off. NPR used the Federal Aviation Administration’s recently released bird-strike data to calculate airports’ “strike rate”—the percentage of planes that collided with birds relative... More »

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FAA • Kansas City • Montana • JFK Airport • Sacramento • Memphis • bird strike

 Plane-Bird Collisions Up: FAA 

Agency compelled to release statistics after Flight 1549

Apr 24, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Collisions between airplanes and birds have increased dramatically since 2000, with the number of instances at 13 major US airports doubling. New York’s JFK topped the list with the most avian accidents—30—since 2000, with California’s Sacramento International the runner-up at 28, the AP reports. Both are... More »

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FAA • JFK Airport • Sacramento • accident • airport • statistics • bird strike

 Twitterers Help 
 Lance Get His 
 Bike Back 

Twitter, Facebook kept bike in the news

Feb 19, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Turns out celebs can use Twitter for more than just ranting against loud neighbors: Lance Armstrong used social networking sites to get his bike back, the Telegraph reports. He issued an “APB” to his 140,000 Twitter followers, and on Facebook, a group popped up named “1 Million... More »

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California • theft • cycling • Facebook • Sacramento • Lance Armstrong • bicycle • Twitter • Bill Maher Grid

 Lance's Custom 
 Bike Ripped Off 

Champ offers reward via Twitter

Feb 15, 09 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Thieves made off with Lance Armstrong’s customized time trial bike and the bikes of three teammates last night, VeloNews reports. "There is only one like it in the world therefore hard to pawn it off,” Armstrong wrote on his Twitter account with a photo of the Trek... More »

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California • theft • cycling • Sacramento • Lance Armstrong • bicycle • Twitter

Cops Seek Missing Aunt
of Chained Boy

Suspect lost custody of Calif. teen after felony child abuse charges

Dec 3, 08 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Police are hunting for the aunt of a boy who burst into a California health club shackled, bloodied, and pleading for help, the Sacramento Bee reports. Caren Ramirez is already wanted for a probation violation on felony child abuse charges, and neighbors say she’s recently visited the home of... More »

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California • torture • Sacramento • child abuse • captivity • missing child • foster homes

Couple Held After Tortured Boy Flees

Missing teen runs
into Calif. gym
chained, bruised

Dec 2, 08 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - A California couple was arrested yesterday, the San Jose Mercury News reports, after a teen they’re accused of kidnapping stumbled into a gym, bloodied and burned, and asked employees to hide him. The 16-year-old also said he’d been tortured; police say he went missing from a Sacramento foster... More »

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California • torture • Sacramento • missing child • foster homes

Sacramento GOP Site Takes Down Obama Hate Images

Officials voice disgust over local party linking Dem to bin Laden

Oct 15, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sacramento Republicans yesterday removed images from their website urging voters to “Waterboard Barack Obama” and declaring “The Only Difference Between Obama and Osama is a Little BS.” State party leaders condemned the content, with a spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger calling it “completely and totally inappropriate,... More »

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Barack Obama • Internet • California • Sacramento • Republican Party • hate speech • offensive • Election 2008

Bounty Hunter: I Don't Think Caylee Is Alive 

Padilla unable to get Anthony to talk

Aug 28, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bounty hunter who confidently posted Casey Anthony's bail because he believed her 3-year-old daughter was alive says he no longer thinks that's the case, reports CBS13. Leonard Padilla touted that he could uncover Caylee's whereabouts in 5 days, but said Casey "didn't talk"; he's considering revoking her bail... More »

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Florida • Sacramento • missing child • bounty hunter • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

Some Calif. Workers Rake In 6-Figure OT

Paper reveals $1.1B in overtime pay as state debates shortfall

Jun 30, 08 7:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - As California kicks off the fiscal year with a $17.2 billion deficit and no budget, the San Francisco Chronicle reports that state workers are raking in big overtime bucks—some as high as six figures. Including a nurse who collected $198,000 and an official who banked $403,000... More »

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California • nurses • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sacramento • budget

 America's Top 10 Cities 

Combination of good jobs, good housing, and good times has Houston atop list

Jun 8, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The best cities are those where you can not only find work and affordable housing, but are also infused with culture and creativity, Kiplinger's Personal Finance writes. Its (somewhat surprising) top 10:
  1. Houston: Flush with museums, nightlife, and a teeming job market.
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Sacramento • Omaha • Austin • Houston • Raleigh • cities • Colorado Springs • Des Moines • Boise

 5.2 Quake Again Rattles West 

Spate of temblors raising jitters

Apr 30, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest in a series of shakers to rattle the West was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck a rural area 190 miles northwest of Sacramento last night. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. Quakes have recently rattled Los Angeles, Lake Tahoe, and Reno, where a swarm of... More »

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California • Sacramento • Reno • Lake Tahoe • earthquake

Jet-Setting Governor Irks Californians

Critics question Schwarzenegger's daily polluting commute

Mar 7, 08 7:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Californians are complaining about a governor who rarely spends a night in the state capital and dirties the air with almost daily commuter flights on a private jet, reports the Los Angeles Times. Arnold Schwarzenegger spends most nights at the family home in Brentwood in southern California. Critics say spending... More »

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California • pollution • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sacramento • commuting • governor • private jet

America's 10 Underrated Cities

Smaller US locales are undiscovered and packed with ambience

Mar 5, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Already done the all-star US cities like New York and LA? Try one of these underappreciated destinations from MSNBC:
  1. Baltimore: Bag some blue crab in the Inner Harbor and check out 300 years of history.
  2. Fort Lauderdale: Take advantage of great shopping and awesome upscale beaches.
  3. Houston:
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Minneapolis • Kansas City • Sacramento • Louisville • Houston • Baltimore • Pittsburgh • Portland • Providence • Fort Lauderdale

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