Sacramento Court Workers Strike Over Cost-of-Living Increase
Sacramento County Superior Court’s largest employee union, consisting of court reporters, clerks and other technical workers, began a strike across four court locations Tuesday.
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The family of Stephon Clark, who was killed in a hailstorm of bullets fired by Sacramento Police Department officers, filed a $15 to $35 million wrongful death claim with the city this week – a precursor to the anticipated lawsuit.
Read moreCalifornia Lawmakers Set to Approve $1.3B in Bonds for New Courthouses
A courthouse building boom is on the horizon in California after Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers preliminarily approved funding for 10 projects, including $460 million for a long-awaited project in Sacramento County.
Read moreSettlement in Police Abuse Case as City Still Deals With Unrest
As Sacramento continues to be roiled by tension, particularly between the black
community and the city police department, a civil rights lawyer announced a settlement between the city and a black man who claimed to be the victimized by excessive force.
Sacramento Judge Vows to Build on Past Successes as New Court Chief
Born in San Francisco to Mexican immigrants, Judge David De Alba’s love for baseball as an adolescent grew into a thirst for jurisprudence. After 38 years as judge in the Golden State, he’s prepared to take over leadership of the Sacramento County Superior Court.
Read moreOutgoing Presiding Judge Praised for Sacramento Court Turnaround
With a two-year stint at the top of the bench coming to an end, Sacramento Superior Court Presiding Judge Kevin Culhane is ready to hand over the reins and quietly blend back into the court’s daily operations.
Read moreJudge Lloyd Connelly Takes Over as Sacramento Court’s CEO
Retired Judge Lloyd Connelly was met with a standing ovation by the judges and staff of Sacramento County Superior Court, after the bench voted unanimously last week to appoint him as the court’s new executive officer.
Read moreSacramento County Starts Avalanche of Lawsuits Against Delta Tunnels Plan
Seeking to freeze a contentious $16 billion waterworks plan supported by Gov. Jerry Brown, Sacramento County sued the California Department of Water Resources on Thursday over its certification of the project’s “dizzying” and “shifting” environmental review.
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Environmentalists Sue Over Major Calif. Water Project
A powerful assemblage of environmentalists are targeting federal fisheries officials days after regulators gave California the green light on a $15.7-billion makeover of the largest estuary on the West Coast.
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At Raucous Party Convention, CA Dems Circle Up in Firing Squad
Promising a quick turnaround for Democrats despite losing the presidency, California party leaders tried Friday night to build on their advantage in the nation’s largest state by appealing to skeptical progressives.
Read moreSacramento Police Sued for Videotaped Beating
A black Sacramento man who was beaten by police after being stopped for jaywalking said Monday that he was also needlessly placed on suicide watch and assaulted again by jailers.
Read moreSacramento Officers Cleared in Shooting of Homeless Man
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office on Friday found the 2016 killing of a homeless black man by police was justified, and that two officers lawfully shot 18 times at the man after he wielded a knife and ignored their commands.
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NBA’s Matt Barnes Accused of Nightclub Choke-Out
A woman claims in a federal complaint that Sacramento Kings star Matt Barnes choked her at club, then knocked her unconscious with an elbow to the face.
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