Not a light bulb’s worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground. An electric tower casts mid-day shadows on the proposed site of a BrightSource Energy solar plant near Primm, Nev.
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Davis city manager quits for job in Solano County
Davis City Manager Bill Emlen will leave the college town to take a job as director of resource management with Solano County, the city announced Wednesday.
SCOE Students Help Pups and Park Patrons Enjoy Renovated Howe Park
Federal Stimulus Funds Supported Service Learning Project On Thursday, August 12, 2010, to the cheers of park lovers and small dog enthusiasts, Sacramento County Office of Education ( SCOE ) community school program students helped unveil the result of a summer-long employment and service learning project at Howe Park . Students designed and built a small dog park, refurbished park benches and walking bridges, and remodeled landscaping as part of an employment training project.
LA suburb residents march over high city salaries
Several hundred angry residents from a modest blue-collar Los Angeles suburb marched Sunday to call for the resignation of the mayor and some City Council members in a protest sparked by the sky-high salaries of three recently departed administrators.
Calif. city to discuss firing high-paid officials
The City Council in this small Los Angeles suburb intends to meet behind closed doors to consider firing the police chief and two top administrators over their huge salaries. People chat as they wait in line for food outside Bell Food Station in Bell, Calif., Thursday, July 22, 2010.
Sacramento City Council’s strong-mayor defeat reveals power plays
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson faces the contentious City Council meeting on his strong-mayor proposal on Tuesday flanked by City Clerk Shirley Conocolino and interim City Manager Gus Vina. The measure was defeated on a lopsided 7-2 vote.
Pot tax, boost in business fee may go on city ballot
The Sacramento City Council is weighing a November ballot measure that would levy a special tax on marijuana and increase annual fees paid by businesses. The council will debate at its Tuesday meeting whether the city attorney should draft a ballot measure to phase in an increase of the business occupancy tax and create a new business tax category for pot. The pot fee would apply not only to medical marijuana dispensaries, but also to any business that would be permitted if a statewide ballot measure legalizing marijuana, which is also on the November ballot, is approved
Foreclosure proceedings begin on downtown Sacramento railyard
Thomas Enterprises, the owner of the downtown Sacramento railyard, acknowledges it has not paid part of the property tax bill due in December. An Illinois-based real estate investor today initiated foreclosure proceedings on the downtown Sacramento railyard after the yard owner failed to pay off $187 million worth of loans.
Plans to pare fire service gets chilly reception at Sacramento council
The Sacramento City Council directed city staff Thursday night to spare two of the four Fire Department rigs budget officials had proposed shutting down on a rotating basis.
