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Long-abused public sculpture to get dignified home in Crocker

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Published May 22, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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The sculpture, made of fiberglass covered with sparkly acrylic paint, was brought to town in 1985 by Phil Hitchcock, chairman the California State University, Sacramento, art department ... It's the end of the trail for a young vaquero and the red-eyed longhorn cow he first lassoed in downtown Sacramento a quarter-century ago ... "Progress II," the flashy Luis Jimenez sculpture that was loved, loathed and routinely vandalized when it stood at 16th and K streets, has a new home ... It was

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Persistent cold, wet weather stunts crops, worries farmers

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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.

Keep your sweater – and umbrella – within reach ... The chilly weekend temperatures were among the coldest in more than a half-century from Redding to Stockton, the National Weather Service reported Sunday ... More cold is expected today – a low of 45 and a high of 69 in downtown Sacramento – with rain forecast through much of this week ... The dogged pattern of rain and cold has prompted worries of another sort: Melon crops are less likely to be ready for market in time for July 4

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Back-seat Driver: Cal Expo monorail saved

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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.

In Sacramento this week, a beloved "people mover" is saved, two more projects are headed down the track, and a fourth is stalled at the station ... Cal Expo monorail rolling ... Fingers crossed, State Fair officials say they think they'll have their popular monorail back on track for July's fair after a year of tense fixes ... They've been updating the old trains, but for a while, it was going all wrong. Doors wouldn't open. Doors wouldn't close. Trains refused to leave the station. Trains

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Lincoln welcomes highway bypass but worries about downtown

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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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A Caltrans worker assists in the construction of a bridge over Markham Ravine for the Lincoln Bypass. The bypass is expected to reduce traffic on G Street in the historic downtown from 31,000 to 18,000 vehicles daily ... Downtown Lincoln's historic main street boasts picturesque brick buildings, quaint shops and one gnarly traffic jam ... Thousands of commuters and truckers rumble through each day on old Highway 65, kicking up dust and noise and generally making G Street – as it's known in

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Dining review: Esquire Grill no longer exciting

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Published May 16, 2010 at 2:56 p.m.
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The Esquire Grill on K Street, a quick stroll from the state Capitol, is often packed with eager patrons ... "Oh boy, big crowd tonight," I said to the cheery fellow who greeted us at Esquire Grill. "Um, I was guessing it would be slow on a Monday." ... "This is actually not uncommon," he replied. "We have two big groups. One is Californians for affordable student housing, and the other is the invertebrate – not the vertebrate – pesticide folks." ... I tried not to look star-struck as he led

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It's not your imagination: Coldest Nor Cal weather in a half century

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Published May 23, 2010 at 1:55 p.m.

Northern California matched or broke cold records from Redding to Stockton this weekend, the National Weather Service reported today ... And more cold - and likely rain - is on its way ... In fact, Sacramento is facing the coldest spell for this late in the season in more than a half century ... Imagine this: The weather service says temperatures may not hit 90 degrees by the first week week in June ... "We're actually watching a record set in 1971," said meteorologist Drew Peterson said. "We're

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Use of 'Asian American' wanes

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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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Brianna Haas, 6, prepares to go onstage with the Halau O Keikiali'i hula dance group from Elk Grove at Sunday's Pacific Rim Street Fest at Downtown Plaza and Old Sacramento. More than 15 Asian cultures were represented at the event ... Is the term "Asian American" fading into history, like "Oriental" before it? ... As Sacramento's growing Asian immigrant communities celebrated Sunday's Pacific Rim Street Fest, a growing number note that Asian American isn't a race and said they choose to

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Dining review: House Kitchen & Bar sees a future on Capitol Mall

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Published May 11, 2010 at 10:49 a.m.
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Server Desiree Bush prepares to deliver a meal at House Kitchen & Bar ... Let's see. Open a restaurant in a part of downtown that's pretty much empty after 5 p.m. Have floor-to-ceiling windows so everyone can look out at how dead it is. Create a menu that is decidedly lowbrow, largely unadventurous and moderately affordable. Feature a dish that involves impaling a chicken carcass with a can of beer ... Sit back and watch the money roll in ... If I were a banker and someone came to me with a

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California defendant claims anthrax hoax was his retirement plan

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Published May 7, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.

So far, Timothy Cloud's retirement plan seems to be working out for him ... In a statement written by Cloud last month for two federal agents, he admitted mailing menacing messages scrawled on 3-by-5 cards, along with talcum powder, from Roseville to President Barack Obama at the White House and to Social Security Administration offices in New York City, Kansas City, Mo., and Baltimore ... "I mailed the envelopes … to those addresses because I hoped people would think it was anthrax," he

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Pro criterium-style race to kick off Tour of California

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Published May 6, 2010 at 9:56 a.m.

Peter Graf lives about a mile from the course, so he's excited to ride in the Sacramento Grand Prix, a pro criterium-style cycling race that will serve as a prelude to the Tour of California ... "I ride through town every day," said Graf, who competes for American Lung Association Cycling. "It's great to be able to race in front of a crowd." ... The Grand Prix includes two one-hour races May 16, each covering a 1.4-mile course that starts and finishes at 11th and L streets in downtown Sacramento

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