Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car’s gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine.
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Sac sheriff says arrested on-call deputy resigns from force
Eric Maurice Cephus, an on-call sheriff’s deputy, was arraigned in Placer Superior Court on one felony count each of lewd acts on a child under 14 and transporting a person for a sex act. The on-call Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy accused of picking up a 13-year-old girl he met on duty and having sex with her in a Lincoln hotel is no longer employed by the Sheriff’s Department, authorities said today. Sheriff John McGinnness confirmed that Eric Cephus, who remains in custody in Placer County, resigned from the Sheriff’s Department on Friday.
‘Lost Boys’ actor Corey Haim dead in Burbank at 38
This undated publicity image provided by A&E shows actor Corey Haim, who appeared in the A&E reality TV show “The Two Coreys” with his friend Corey Feldman. Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in “Lucas” and “The Lost Boys” whose career was blighted by drug abuse, died Wednesday March 10, 2010. He was 38.
Sacramento-area schools fared well; 3 on low-performing list
Stephan Lewis, left, principal at Oak Ridge Elementary School in Oak Park, and Sacramento City Unified Superintendent Jonathan Raymond talk about Oak Ridge’s inclusion on the list of the state’s lowest-performing schools. Raymond said Oak Ridge Elementary has increased its test scores over the last two years, but they are still in need of improvement. “It’s not a list you want to have a school recognized on,” he said.
North state weather predictions are all over the map
Unsettled weather prevails this week with both sun and showers forecast. A cold low-pressure system is expected to move through Northern California today, bringing with it possible scattered showers and thunderstorms after the morning commute.
Art review: Maija Peeples-Bright at Solomon Dubnick Gallery
“Martha Woofington” shows Maija Peeples-Bright’s sense of fun. You couldn’t ask for a clearer illustration of the gulf between West Coast and East Coast art than the current shows of paintings and ceramics by Maija Peeples-Bright at Solomon Dubnick and an assortment of works, mostly by New York artists, at Verge.
RT facing major service cuts
Sacramento’s largest bus agency is about to get a whole lot smaller. Facing a fiscal emergency – a projected shortfall of $25 million this year and next – Sacramento Regional Transit will dramatically reduce bus and possibly light-rail service in June
Thousands of SF workers face shorter work week
Thousands of San Francisco city employees are being laid off and given the option to return to a shorter work week.
Racist incidents, protests spread at UC campuses
A firestorm over racially and ethnically charged incidents at several University of California campuses spread Tuesday as UC San Diego announced a KKK-style hood was found on campus and students in Los Angeles and Irvine demonstrated against intolerance. “What kind of campus promotes an environment that allows people to think it’s acceptable to target people for their ethnicity, gender or sexuality?” said Corey Matthews, one of about 200 mostly minority UCLA students who held a lunchtime rally
Wind, rain expected in Sacramento region
Expect a couple mornings of rainy commuting. Two days of morning rain followed by two days of cloudy skies is the forecast for the remainder of the work week. The National Weather Service predicts rain this morning in Sacramento followed by scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
