Unfortunately for winemakers, there’s something that savors a cabernet grape from Napa as much as a seasoned sommelier: a voracious moth that’s prompted an aggressive quarantine across the region.
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Ray Kerridge resigns from city manager post
Sacramento city manager Ray Kerridge will resign effective March 12, ending a four-year stint in the top staff position — and five years with the largest city in the region.
Oak Park event marks Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The Sacramento Alliance to Prevent AIDS is hosting an event Sunday afternoon to celebrate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Visitors will learn about HIV and AIDS, and have access to free HIV testing, among other activities. The event runs from noon to 5 p.m
Arena task force meeting with feds
Federal officials are in Sacramento on Thursday for a regional summit to discuss ways to foster economic development in the region.
2009 tally: Sacramento-area home sales, prices down
A sale sign is displayed in front of a home in an older neighborhood in Little Rock, Ark., Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
Power turned on for some storm victims
Nakeba, left, and her daughter, Justice Black, 9, of Elk Grove, weather the storm passing through the region as they march with others, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr Day in Sacramento on Monday. Crews are reconnecting power for thousands of Sacramento Municipal Utility District customers who lost energy as a result of storms.
Consultant tells arena task force how construction jobs would grow
A local consultant told Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s arena task force Thursday that building a new arena would help revitalize the region’s struggling construction industry.
Consultant: New arena would provide needed construction jobs
A local consultant told Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s arena task force today that building a new arena would help revitalize the region’s struggling construction industry. “Last year alone, the region lost about 49,000 jobs,” said Cathleen Dominico of Capitol Public Finance Group.
21Q blog: ‘Supernanny’ auditions set for Truckee
The casting team for ABC’s Supernanny show has returned to the region – the Tahoe/Truckee area – to try to find families for the sixth season of the show featuring nanny Jo Frost advising parents with problems.
Free holiday meals
With Thanksgiving approaching, we focus on those in need and those looking to provide. Here’s a list of free holiday meals in the region this week as well as agencies still looking for donations.



