A group of Carmichael residents didn’t raise a barn, but they did use their collective sweat and unfolded their wallets to build a park. A.J.
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BP affixes new cap on Gulf oil well; tests ahead
BP robots attached a new, tighter-fitting cap on top of the gushing Gulf of Mexico oil leak Monday, raising hopes that the crude could be kept from polluting the water for the first time in nearly three months. In this image taken from video provided by BP PLC, a remotely operated vehicle, right, works on the fractured wellhead at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Monday, July 12, 2010. Underwater robots steadily assembled heavy metal pieces Monday as BP prepared to install a tighter cap over its busted well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, offering hopeful signs that it could soon bring the gusher under control
Council votes 7-2 against latest strong mayor plan
At a City Council meeting Tuesday, Mayor Kevin Johnson listens to San Diego Chief Operating Officer Jay Goldstone talk about how that city’s strong-mayor form of government works. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s latest pitch to bolster his office with new powers was turned away Tuesday night, as the City Council voted 7-2 against the mayor’s request to direct the city attorney to draft a November ballot measure for his strong-mayor proposal. “I don’t think the case has been made that there’s something wrong (with how the city is governed),” Councilman Rob Fong said.
El Dorado supervisors adopt map describing grasslands
After a bit of contentious back-and-forth at their meeting Tuesday, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors accepted an interim map that describes large areas of grasslands in the county. The map is an early step in the county’s planning process, which requires an inventory of resources
How Sacramento County narrowed its budget deficit
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday to discuss the budget. From left are Jimmie Yee, Susan Peters, Roger Dickinson, Roberta MacGlashan and Don Nottoli. The projected deficit for 2010-11 now stands at around $100 million.
$35 million could soften blow of Sacramento County cuts
Sacramento County officials on Wednesday identified almost $35 million in funds the county can use to soften the blow of budget cuts the Board of Supervisors are prepared to make either today or Friday. The money comes from a mix of one-time funds, revised sales tax revenue projections and savings from cutting the health insurance subsidy for county retirees by almost 40 percent
Supervisors back Sacramento airport concession plan
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to increase competition for lucrative concessions contracts at Sacramento International Airport and in some cases lease directly with small, local businesses. The board’s 3-2 vote came two weeks after some supervisors shied away from such an approach.
Phil Serna gained political insights from father’s campaigns
Newly elected Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna talks with interim County Executive Steve Szalay on Thursday. Phil Serna was 5 years old when he sat on his father’s shoulders at a United Farm Workers’ picket line in south Sacramento
Ashby widens lead over Tretheway; Dickinson also gains
Sacramento City Council candidate Angelique Ashby has widened her lead over three-term Councilman Ray Tretheway in the race for the District 1 seat in Natomas. With more than 2,000 votes added in a count conducted Friday, Ashby now has 51.49 percent of the vote.
Democrats Dickinson, McCarty tied early for state Assembly
With 13 percent of the precincts reporting, Sacramento County Supervisor Roger Dickinson and Sacramento City Councilman Kevin McCarty were virtually tied at 13 percent for state Assembly District 9, which is comprised roughly of the city of Sacramento with a few bits not included, where the winner is likely to become a favorite in the fall due to a majority of Democratic voters.
