Kathy May Ly, right, executive director of Sacramento Asian American Minority Inc., helps receptionist Chai Vang clean up an assistance center on Franklin Boulevard as her group takes over operations. One of the oldest Hmong service agencies in the nation, Sacramento Lao Family Community Inc., has folded because of financial mismanagement, county officials said
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County, SMUD in line for energy grants
Sacramento County and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District were designated this week to receive a combined $36.4 million in State Energy Program grant funds. The awards were proposed by the California Energy Commission, subject to a waiting period and final OK. California has received $226 million of $3.1 billion distributed by the federal program.
Sacto 9-1-1: Three plead guilty in strong-arm scheme
Three people have pleaded guilty to a bizarre strong-arm scheme to recover money for victims of an alleged $40 million Ponzi ring in Folsom. But the alleged leader of the strong-arm operation, Michael David Sanders, continues to maintain his innocence and is set to go to trial March 1 in U.S.
Prep Blog: Burbank’s Mitchell signs with Oregon
It’s a busy day today for Burbank High’s Terrance Mitchell.
Sierra College trustees vote for layoffs, but still seek to save programs
Sierra College trustees voted late Tuesday night to lay off instructors in the agricultural, construction and automotive departments, but said they hadn’t made a final decision to end those programs and would look to make other budget cuts in order to save them. Instructors pointed out that laying off the faculty effectively shuts down the departments and ends the programs, but college officials said they had to begin the lengthy layoff process now even if they hope to reverse it before the school year ends. Trustees decided not to vote on shutting down six athletic programs slated for closures after coaches and athletes said they would raise private money to keep their teams alive
SCOE Gerber Community School Students Learning Life Lessons Through Business Project
Fresh Producers Program Provides Students with Career Training Fernando Marmolejo smiles as he politely greets potential customers inside the David P.
Deaths renew debate about police response to the mentally ill in Sacramento region
Before he called the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department to his 50th Avenue apartment for a tenant dispute that ended with his death Tuesday, Giat Van Truong had been arrested on a mental-health hold several times in his life, according to authorities.
CHP swearing in another class of officers
The California Highway Patrol was to swear in 163 new officers this morning at the CHP academy in West Sacramento, including two dozen cadets from the Sacramento region.
Crimes soar in California state parks
Ranger Scott Sipes, patrolling Nisene Marks State Park along a trash-strewn trail that starts in suburban Aptos, examines a burned-out redwood stump used as a trash bin.
Sacramento Police Vice Unit Recognized
Today, the State of California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training recognized the Sacramento Police Department’s Vice Unit for their work in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the Safe Streets Task Force.
