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Two Incumbents May Fall On Sac City Council


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Published June 9, 2010 at 1:36 a.m.

Early returns indicate two incumbents may be on the brink of beingdefeated outright in Tuesday's election for the Sacramento City Council. Veterancouncilman Ray Tretheway and Robbie Waters are on the verge of losingtheir seats to new blood if the numbers hold steady as more precinctsreport their vote tallies ...

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Polls Closed; Election Results Trickling In


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Published June 8, 2010 at 11:18 p.m.

The California polls have closed for Tuesday's elections, which willdecide a number of political primaries and propositions in both localand statewide races ...

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On The Money: Cleaning Out Colfax?


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Published June 8, 2010 at 8:42 p.m.

A war of words is proving costly for Colfax residents, who are payingfor attorneys on both sides of a lawsuit, surrounding the city's sewageplant. It's a dirty fight over attorney fees and tens of thousands ofdollars are at stake ...

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Winning streaks on line in baseball playoffs


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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:02 a.m.

Monster winning streaks take center stage today as high school baseball playoff teams look to bear down on championships ... In the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I North playoffs at American River College, Elk Grove, winner of 18 consecutive games, meets Pleasant Grove, winner of 13 in a row, at 7 p.m ... At 4 p.m., Franklin of Elk Grove looks to end Jesuit's 15-game winning streak ... In D-II play, Oak Ridge rolls into Sacramento City College with an area-best 25-game winning streak. It plays

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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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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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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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City to host series of free water conservation classes


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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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PAUL KITAGAKI JR ... Bee file, 2009Sacramento residents are allowed to use sprinklers on alternate days in the summer, based on their street address. The city Utilities Department is hosting free classes on water conservation ... Sacramento residents can attend a free class on water conservation from 6 to 8 p.m. June 3 at the South Natomas Community Center, 2921 Truxel Road ... The class, hosted by the City of Sacramento Utilities Department, will teach residents how to follow new watering rules

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Caution: Longtime capital law is nothing to spit at


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

Be careful where you spit ... More to the point: Watch it in Sacramento ... Laws against public spitting are historic relics, but Sacramento City Code 9.04.040 still prohibits spitting on sidewalks and in streetcars ... Occasionally – rarely – it's even enforced ... "It's still on the books and we use it when we see fit," said Officer Konrad Von Schoech ... Expectorators were cited three times in the past 12 months ... The only cited transgressor in 2010, said Von Schoech, was a high school

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Mayor Johnson seeks more clout in Sacramento education


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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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RANDY PENCH rpench@sacbee.comMayor Kevin Johnson meets earlier this month with Sacramento High School student leaders including Lenee Washington. Johnson recently was named to a pair of national education committees ... Before he was mayor of Sacramento, former NBA player Kevin Johnson was a star in the national charter school movement ... Now, he's jumping back into the education arena. He says he'll review candidates for school boards in the November elections in the five districts serving

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