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Calif AG: Bell officials must disclose pay records

California’s attorney general has ordered past and present officials of Bell to turn over their financial records in a widening investigation of a salary scandal in the Los Angeles suburb.

AM Capitol Alert: Sour on the ’sweet spot’

Democrats say their new budget proposal is close to the financial “sweet spot,” but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared the plan dead even before its official release.

SPCA protests killing of pregnant cow by giving back $1,200 donation to State Fair

The Sacramento SPCA no longer wants the financial support of the State Fair in the aftermath of the killing of a runaway pregnant cow at Cal Expo this week, the agency’s director told the fair’s board of directors Friday. Three young Holstein calves rest in a pen at the State Fair

Sacramento schools are on growing list of districts facing a fiscal crisis

Almost every Sacramento County school district and some in Placer, El Dorado and Yuba counties are in financial trouble, state officials announced today.

Sacramento County now takes annexation in stride

Sacramento County has become the government equivalent of “The Incredible Shrinking Man.” Like the cult movie’s protagonist, the county is getting smaller and smaller – thanks to three new cities in 13 years, a fourth in the offing and some major annexations headed the county’s way. Next up: On Thursday, Rancho Cordova will annex 748 acres of largely commercial and industrial firms. Will life be different along that stretch of land south of Highway 50 in Rancho Cordova by Friday

Living beyond means impedes financial success, survey says

Are Americans their own enemies when it comes to rebuilding and securing their financial well-being?

The Public Eye: Ratings agency cites local banks with weaknesses

Several Sacramento-area banks, hit hard by the financial crisis, continue to struggle. A new report by an independent rating agency shows a handful with severe weaknesses placing them at greater risk of failure because of ongoing problems in the residential and commercial mortgage markets

Sacto 9-1-1: Sacramento PD sergeant arrested for shoplifting in Roseville

A Sacramento police sergeant is on paid administrative leave after being arrested on suspicion of petty theft last week, according to authorities.

Consumer confidence rises in May

FILE – In this file photo made March 3, 2010, shoppers crowd through a Century 21 department store, in New York. Americans’ confidence in the economy rose in May for the third straight month in a row, fueled by growing optimism about future job prospects

FPPC fines CalPERS board member for third time in four years

A CalPERS board member was fined $4,000 today by the state’s political watchdog for not filing her conflict-of-interest statement on time – her third fine in recent years. Priya Mathur, a CalPERS board member since 2003, was fined by the Fair Political Practices Commission.