Provides the latest RSS feeds for California News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sacramento News.net http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/cat/805170b4ac37e387/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 08:11:16 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:11:16 -0400 30 Kelly Osbourne, who is having renovations done at her Los Angeles home, was left red faced when a workman walked in to her bedroom and saw her naked. The 'Fashion Police' star, 28, later took to Twitter to express her dilemma. "DyingRightNow getting work done on my house and one of the builders just walked into my bedroom while i was half naked! my face is so red (sic)," she wrote. Osbourne, ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599417/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599417/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Australian women cricketers are set to take a major leap towards professionalism after Cricket Australia's (CA) expected announcement of a major improvement in pay and conditions for female players next week when it unveils the women's Ashes squad. The success of the national team the Southern Stars and the sacrifices women make to play domestic and international cricket, will also be ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598218/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:00:02 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598218/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Indian American software magnate Vivek Ranadive, who has become the first person of Indian descent to become the owner of a major US basketball team, plans to build the Sacramento Kings into a global brand. "It's going to be exciting," he told the USA Today after securing an agreement to buy 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family for a National Basketball Association (NBA) ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214584432/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:10:01 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214584432/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A day after NBA owners rejected Sacramento Kings' move to Seattle, the Maloof brothers, owners of the franchise, have agreed to sell the basketball side to a Sacramento-based group headed by Indian Vivek Ranadive. Ranadive, who is a software billionaire, will purchase 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family in a deal that is expected to be announced later Friday, reports ESPN. The 65 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214582896/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:01 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214582896/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Miranda Kerr is the latest celebrity to be revealed as a target of the Hollywood Bling Ring. The Bling Ring was a group of teenagers with a penchant for breaking into celebrity homes and stealing expensive and exclusive belongings. In an interview with Vanity Fair, writer Nancy Jo Sales, who first immortalized the fame-crazed teens in a magazine story, reveals that the fresh-faced robbers were ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214579399/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214579399/scat/805170b4ac37e387 >http://www.bitcoin2013.com/ ">event is small by Silicon Valley standards, with about 1,000 attendees expected and 19 exhibitors, but it's bustling with startups launching new exchanges, software developers looking to strengthen the Bitcoin network, and venture capitalists seeking places to ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214600123/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:27:07 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214600123/scat/805170b4ac37e387 ORANGE, Calif. -; As expected, police announced that the body found in a remote section of an Orange County canyon was Maribel Ramos, a 36-year-old former Army Sergeant missing for two ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599238/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:30:26 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599238/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann became the Majors' first seven-game winner on Monday. Will he become the first eight-game winner on Saturday? We'll find out when the Nationals take on the Padres at Petco Park, a place Zimmermann is 1-0 with a minuscule 0.69 ERA in two career starts. Facing the Dodgers in his last start, Zimmermann (7-1, 1.69 ERA) allowed just two runs on nine ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599203/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:11:40 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599203/scat/805170b4ac37e387 With Brett Anderson sidelined for at least another month with a stress fracture in his right foot, one of the best offenses in baseball is in need of an ace. "We have people who can step in," manager Bob Melvin said. "I feel we have a deep organization." Tommy Milone may not have the win-loss record to show it, but he could certainly contribute in that role. Milone, who ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599239/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:11:39 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599239/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) - No longer exclusively used by the military, drones are increasingly being used by groups and private individuals. As drones become even more popular, and with very few rules regarding their use, privacy experts are worried. With a homeowner’s permission, KPIX 5 launched our drone, and shot video from their backyard. While we didn’t get close to the fence ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599056/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:01:36 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214599056/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The original bill required that insurance companies cover Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy as a medical treatment for those diagnosed on the autism spectrum. The bill was signed in 2011 and the law went into effect last ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598652/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:18:47 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598652/scat/805170b4ac37e387 With Colorado starter Jeff Francis moving to the disabled list on Thursday with a left groin strain, the Rockies called up right-hander Tyler Chatwood to start Saturday's game against the Giants. In Chatwood's last outing on April 29, he threw six scoreless innings in a 12-2 victory over the Dodgers before he was sent down to Triple-A Colorado Springs to clear room for the return of ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598653/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:06:35 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598653/scat/805170b4ac37e387 WSH@SD: Gyorko smashes solo homer to center in sixth SAN DIEGO -- Chad Tracy hit a pinch-hit home run in the 10th inning Friday to lead the Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the Padres before a crowd of 29,898 at Petco Park. Tracy's home run came off Padres closer Huston Street, who has allowed six home runs this season. Street (0-3) allowed two home runs all of last season. The Nationals ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598629/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:06:34 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598629/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SAN DIEGO, CA - MAY 17: Burch Smith #26 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Petco Park on May 17, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598630/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:02:42 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598630/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The Navy lieutenant needed armed guards and an armored car to get to an exam site, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A deadly bomb attack also caused him to his miss classes — transmitted live via the Internet — but he ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598284/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:57:13 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598284/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Posey's solo homer inches the Giants closer DENVER -- The first career grand slam Madison Bumgarner allowed was indeed unique, given its reverberations. Jordan Pacheco's bases-loaded drive off Bumgarner broke a fifth-inning tie that carried the Colorado Rockies to a 10-9 victory Friday night over the Giants. Not only did Pacheco slam the door on the Giants, but he also halted their ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597998/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:02:07 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597998/scat/805170b4ac37e387 DENVER -- The Giants issued a statement Friday saying that Victor Torres, a batting coach and instructor in the club's player development department, died Wednesday in Florida at age 61. Torres spent five seasons between 2007 and last year as hitting coach for the Arizona Rookie League Giants. He also coached for one season, 2008, at the club's Double-A Connecticut affiliate. Torres ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597997/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:02:07 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597997/scat/805170b4ac37e387 KC@OAK: Rosales belts a go-ahead solo homer to left OAKLAND -- Adam Rosales and Josh Donaldson each hit solo home runs as the Oakland Athletics surged late for a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. Rosales led off the eighth with his second home run of the year, a shot that landed halfway up the staircase beyond the left-field fence. A's starter Jarrod Parker threw ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597999/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:02:05 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597999/scat/805170b4ac37e387 LOS ANGELES – A California doctor has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for bilking her patients out of more than $1 million by promising that an herbal supplement could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases. U.S. District Judge Robert Timlin sentenced 58-year-old Christine Daniel on Friday. He also ordered her to pay about $1.3 million. Daniel was found guilty of 11 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597634/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:57:30 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597634/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Jordan Pacheco hit a grand slam homer and drove in five runs Friday, giving Colorado enough of a cushion to pull out a 10-9 win over San Francisco. Pacheco's home run came during a five-run fifth and he also drove in a run with a ground out in the second. Colorado took a 10-4 led through six innings and fought off a Giants' rally that ran out of steam ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598000/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:49:08 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214598000/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The U.S. Coast Guard said last month that the owner and crew of a chartered fishing boat involved in an accident in the Sea of Cortez two years ago were negligent. The accident, which took place in 2011, involved a group of 27 U.S. fishermen and 16 Mexican crew members who were on an annual boating excursion during the July ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597869/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:43:07 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597869/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -; As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597350/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:16:48 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597350/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -; Newsroom employees at the Santa Barbara News-Press have voted to cut ties with the Teamsters, the union that has represented them through years of legal struggles with management over control of the ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597351/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:16:46 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597351/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A San Bernardino man suspected of shooting a security guard at an apartment complex Thursday has been arrested. Miles Wimbley, 26, was arrested at the Ascott Apartments at 1422 E. Ninth St. at 11:55 p.m. and booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino. Police said the guard was at the complex at 1:11 a.m. when an armed man approached, threatened him and pointed a gun at him. Another ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597352/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:17 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597352/scat/805170b4ac37e387 More than 2,700 students are set to graduate from California State University San Marcos this weekend, including a lifelong learner who, at 90 years old, will become the oldest graduate in CSUSM Cougars ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597291/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:54:10 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597291/scat/805170b4ac37e387 James Fallows is based in Washington as a national correspondent for The Atlantic. He has worked for the magazine for nearly 30 years and in that time has also lived in Seattle, Berkeley, Austin, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, and Beijing. He was raised in Redlands, California, received his undergraduate degree in American history and literature from Harvard, and received a graduate degree in ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597353/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:52:56 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214597353/scat/805170b4ac37e387 UCLA Extension since 1991, and is the kind of educator any poet or writer would feel blessed to have been mentored in any capacity by Lummis in their formative literary education. Her own poetry never misses a beat as you will read in the following ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596644/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:03:19 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596644/scat/805170b4ac37e387 WorldFest . The one-day event returns to Woodley Park in Los Angeles this Sunday, offering attendees a hodgepodge of "entertainment, education and enlightenment". It's an occasion filled with experts, activists, and celebrities whose efforts are at the forefront of improving healthful living, as well as protecting the environment and animals rights. At this festival, positivity ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596645/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:03:18 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596645/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans Friday that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596589/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:01 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596589/scat/805170b4ac37e387 OAKLAND -- Left-hander Hideki Okajima, a non-roster invitee this spring, was called up from Triple-A Sacramento, the A's announced Friday. The A's designated right-hander Chris Resop for assignment to make room for Okajima on the 40-man roster. Okajima was 0-1 with a 2.16 ERA and .193 opponents batting average in 14 games with the River Cats. He walked two and struck out 18 in 16 2/3 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596646/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:52:03 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596646/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Email OAKLAND -- Outfielder Chris Young went 1-for-1 with two walks in a rehab start with Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday night. He was lifted for a pinch-runner in the fifth inning after feeling some cramps. "We took him out to be proactive," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "If everything goes well today, we'll activate him tomorrow." Young was scheduled to do some ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596647/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:52:02 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596647/scat/805170b4ac37e387 LAD@ATL: Van Slyke launches a solo homer to center ATLANTA -- Justin Upton slugged a grand slam off reliever Paco Rodriguez and drove in five runs, as the Braves rallied to beat the Dodgers, 8-5, Friday night, despite a pair of homers from Scott Van Slyke. Upton's sixth-inning homer was the first allowed by Rodriguez since he was drafted out of the University of Florida last summer. The ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596487/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:52:01 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596487/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A certain trend is becoming increasingly apparent in the early part of the season for Braves right-hander Kris Medlen: home runs. Medlen has already surrendered seven home runs in 49 2/3 innings this season after allowing only six in 138 innings pitched last season. It's a statistic that has caught Medlen's attention, especially after allowing a career-high three home runs in ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596486/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:52:01 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596486/scat/805170b4ac37e387 California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks at a news conference on May 17, 2013 at the Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles, California. Harris hosted a meeting of the state’s district attorneys to develop recommendations on reducing gun violence. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596490/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:41:28 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214596490/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Long before President Barack Obama told Americans they had the right to be angry over the International Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups, those groups in the Tampa Bay area already ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595891/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:06:47 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595891/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SACRAMENTO -; Democratics who control the state legislature were already eager to spend more money than was proposed in Gov. Jerry Brown's budget, which would grow by 5.5 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595893/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:04:53 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595893/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Email DENVER -- Jeremy Affeldt has written a book, "To Stir a Movement," which not only provides autobiographical details but also explains his altruistic beliefs. Maybe his next book ought to be a how-to compendium on pitching at Coors Field. Among pitchers who have thrown at least 70 career innings at hitter-friendly Coors -- Affeldt has worked 70 1/3 -- he owns the lowest ERA, a ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595894/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:44:35 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595894/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Maria Elena Durazo, head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, at a rally on Tuesday to thwart a sale of The Los Angeles Times to conservative ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595685/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:41:41 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595685/scat/805170b4ac37e387 FACEBOOK A former Compton Fire Department deputy chief from Torrance pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he set a fire at his department's headquarters to cover up the theft of thousands of dollars worth of Motorola radios he sold over the Internet. Marcel Dione Melanson, 37, who was featured in the reality television show "First In," was arrested Wednesday at his home on ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595769/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:37:29 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595769/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Back with the Los Angeles Galaxy following a four-month sabbatical, Donovan was bypassed for the American roster for three World Cup qualifiers next ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595241/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:56:38 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595241/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The pictures Highsmith took while she was in San Diego this week won't go online until later this year. Her itinerary included the zoo, Balboa Park, the Hotel Del, Chicano Park, the Carlsbad flower fields and whatever else she could squeeze into 13-hour shooting ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595242/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:56:36 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595242/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday blocked the parole of an inmate who is serving a life sentence for the execution-style killing of a prison guard 36 years ago during a series of armed ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595243/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:56:34 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595243/scat/805170b4ac37e387 American Tejay van Garderen won the individual time trial at the Tour of California to extend his overall lead over Australian Michael ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595116/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:56:09 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595116/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Police say a body found in a remote part of Orange County is a 36-year-old former Army sergeant who has been missing for two weeks, and her former roommate has been ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595184/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:51:46 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595184/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Chase Headley visited children at Rady Children's Hospital to kick off his "Headley's Heroes" initiative. (Casey Headley) SAN DIEGO -- Chase Headley spent part of Friday at the Rady Children's Hospital, visiting patients at the Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders unit. It was the first stop for an initiative that the Padres' third baseman and his wife, ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595194/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:24 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595194/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SAN DIEGO -- Before Friday's game against Washington, Padres outfielder Kyle Blanks made sure to get extra work in defensively -- but this time it was at first base. Blanks took time fielding hard ground balls to his left and right, firing to second base to start a double play or flipping to first base where Padres manager Bud Black acted as the pitcher covering the base. Friday marks the ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595195/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:23 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595195/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Email ATLANTA -- Luis Cruz and Scott Van Slyke were in the Dodgers' lineup Friday night, but their careers are suddenly headed in opposite directions. Van Slyke, taken off the roster after a disappointing 2012, fought his way back to the Major Leagues this year and started Friday night in right field for Andre Ethier. Manager Don Mattingly said he wants to use Van Slyke as he planned to ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595117/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:17 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595117/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Email ATLANTA -- Don Mattingly has adjusted his late-inning bullpen use recently by deploying Kenley Jansen to face the hitters posing the greatest threat, no matter the inning. "I don't like a committee of guys, that's always unsettling, like every day is a tryout, and that's not the environment I want for my pitchers," said Mattingly. "I want them to know I'm ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595119/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:17 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595119/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Email ATLANTA -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly gave a lengthy injury update Friday that included good news on Zack Greinke, the impending return of second baseman Mark Ellis and a setback for utility man Jerry Hairston. Greinke came out of his first start after collarbone surgery in good shape and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday before starting Tuesday in Milwaukee. His only ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595118/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:17 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595118/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Email ATLANTA -- Yasiel Puig fanatics won't want to hear this, but the Minor League outfielder that could get the next call-up is Puig's Double-A Chattanooga teammate, Joc Pederson. "Let's put it this way: I've seen three series at Triple-A and three series at Double-A, and Pederson is the best Minor League player I've seen this year," said Pat Corrales, ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595120/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:16 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595120/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Some parents in the La Mesa Spring Valley School District are dismayed to find out there's been a change in policy regarding nits, commonly known as ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595197/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:10 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595197/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The team, which includes local U.S. Air Force Capt. Colin Merrin, will become the first group of active-duty U.S. military to reach the notorious ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595198/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:09 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595198/scat/805170b4ac37e387 BMX National Championships at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday May 18. The event and parking are free and open to the ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595200/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:08 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595200/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A local musician accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife will remain in jail on $2 million bail following a hearing in court on ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595199/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:32:08 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595199/scat/805170b4ac37e387 OAKLAND -- The Port of Oakland has temporarily ceased operations after the death of a longshoreman who drove his truck into the bay near TraPac Terminal on Friday afternoon, a port spokesman said.The truck was reported in the water at 1:36 p.m., and port divers pulled the body from the vehicle, which was stuck in the mud at least 50 feet below the surface, at 2:40 p.m., police said. The man, who ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595202/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:31:10 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214595202/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SAN JOSE (CBS / AP) — Tejay van Garderen raced to a dominating individual time trial victory Friday in the Tour of California to extend his overall lead over Australian Michael Rogers. Van Garderen, the 24-year-old BMC rider who grew up in Bozeman, Mont., completed the 19.6-mile route in 48 minutes, 52 seconds. He was the last of 112 riders on the hilly and technical course in the sixth ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594954/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:25:31 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594954/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SAN JOSE, Calif. -; Tejay van Garderen raced to a dominating individual time trial victory Friday in the Tour of California to extend his overall lead over Australian Michael ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594514/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:40 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594514/scat/805170b4ac37e387 LOS ANGELES -; California Attorney General Kamala Harris has met with a new statewide taskforce of district attorneys to study ways to reduce gun violence and enforce existing ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594515/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:39 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594515/scat/805170b4ac37e387 INGLEWOOD, Calif. -; Batti Man edged 11-10 favorite Rousing Sermon by a nose to win the $61,170 feature at Betfair Hollywood Park on ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593994/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:38 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593994/scat/805170b4ac37e387 (MENAFN) The state Employment Development Department stated that jobless rate in California dropped by 0.4 percent points last month from March to 9 percent, reported AP.The department said that around 1.7 million are without jobs, with the figure representing a decline of 300,000 from last year's same period.It noted that non-farm jobs grew by 10,400 in April, while total jobs grew by over ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594396/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:53 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594396/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Copyright ©2013 Santa Barbara Independent, Inc. Reproduction of material from any Independent.com pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. If you believe an Independent.com user or any material appearing on Independent.com is copyrighted material used without proper permission, ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594516/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:06 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594516/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594519/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:27:50 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594519/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Email Friday was originally circled as the day Brett Anderson that might be able to return from the 15-day disabled list. Instead, the A's announced Anderson has been diagnosed with a navicular stress fracture in his right foot that will keep him sidelined for at least another month. Anderson, who was initially placed on the DL on May 1 with a sprained right ankle, was on a rehab assignment ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594518/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:27:49 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594518/scat/805170b4ac37e387 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado called on the U.S. Forest Service on Friday to make certain that a contract dispute doesn't ground large air tankers used to fight wildfires as warmer, drier weather boosts the risk of destructive ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594520/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:53 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594520/scat/805170b4ac37e387 I am certain that most of my Huffington readers know who Gustavo Dudamel is, but just in case you don't he is the 32-year Venezualan-born Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In the four years he has been here, he has revitalized the orchestra and brought it to even greater heights of achievement and excitement. Once you have seen this curly-haired wonder conduct the musical ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593996/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:49 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593996/scat/805170b4ac37e387 We may fire up the barbecue year-round, but even we weather-blessed Californians view Memorial Day weekend as the true start of grilling season. Whether we're lighting the hibachi or revving up the gas grill, what lies ahead is an endless, sunlit series of backyard feasts with friends and family.It's also the raison d'être for a dozen new cookbooks, from Michael ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594472/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:43 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214594472/scat/805170b4ac37e387 HOLLYWOOD — Assistant Police Chief Jimmy Jones, the subject of an active Internal Affairs investigation into alleged misconduct, will retire this month. Jones, 50, sent a resignation letter to Chief Vincent Affanato this week saying his retirement would take effect May ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593960/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:08 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593960/scat/805170b4ac37e387 (CBS News) HAWTHORNE, Calif. - Talk about the miracle of compounding interest: Interest in Saturday night's Powerball drawing has grown so much, it's driven the jackpot to $600 million. That would be a 30 billion percent return on a $2 investment. Because of this, there are now longer lines facing even longer odds. The Primm Valley lotto store is in Nipton, California, just a few yards ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593895/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:15 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593895/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Burlingame's Mokutanya Japanese restaurant posted this photo of lion meat skewers on its Facebook page, which generated a swift online backlash. (San Jose Mercury News) BURLINGAME, Calif., -- A Japanese restaurant that offers exotic meats may have been bitten off more than it can chew. Mokutanya charcoal grill recently added African lion to the menu as a promotional item, and media accounts ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593947/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:12:24 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593947/scat/805170b4ac37e387 His son, Matt Venturi, says he died Friday afternoon in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia and an intestinal ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593548/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:39:17 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593548/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The choice is not whether we compete but whether we do it well or not, and the cost or risk of competing poorly is falling behind. San Diego is faced with trade-related infrastructure capacity constraints in four of the five ways to move people and goods in and out of the region, forcing us to depend upon the increasingly constrained infrastructure located in the greater Los Angeles area. To ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592795/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:39:09 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592795/scat/805170b4ac37e387 ALAMEDA, Calif. -; The owner of the Italian entry in the America's Cup says his boat will compete this summer, but sought new safety measures after the death of a sailor on a training run last ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593549/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:39:02 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593549/scat/805170b4ac37e387 HONOLULU -; Billionaire Larry Ellison is bringing on a California energy expert to help make the Hawaiian island of Lanai a model for sustainable ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593550/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:39:01 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593550/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Envision Solar, a San Diego maker of solar tree structures for parking lots and other uses, posted lower sales and larger loss for the quarter ended March 31 compared with the prior ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592798/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:53 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592798/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason is diving into several new ventures, including indulging his inner rock star with an album of "motivational business ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592816/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:11 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592816/scat/805170b4ac37e387 served as waiters, earning "tips" by serving food, signing autographs, taking pictures and doing whatever it took to raise as much money they possibly could. All proceeds went to STAR/PAL, an organization dedicated to assisting law enforcement officers and community volunteers to provide over 10,000 youth services each year. Their mission is to "empower underserved youth to build a ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593479/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:28:08 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593479/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Email SAN DIEGO -- The Padres selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Tim Stauffer from Triple-A Tucson and placed outfielder Carlos Quentin on paternity leave on Friday. To make room for Stauffer on the 40-man roster, the team designated right-handed pitcher Thad Weber for assignment. Stauffer, who started Opening Day for the Padres in 2011, had a 2-2 record with a 3.16 ERA over eight ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593480/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:14 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593480/scat/805170b4ac37e387 By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO | Fri May 17, 2013 7:13pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO May 17 (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it opened a new San Francisco office to track down technology companies that can help the second-largest U.S. retailer grow its online commerce business. Target's Technology Innovation Center is run by David Newman, an executive who spent six years at the online ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593904/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:50 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593904/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Hollywood Police are searching for a second man suspected of taking sexual advantage of a 14-year-old girl and are hoping someone will recognize him from a surveillance video.He was with Samuel Semper, 32, who was arrested and charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation April 22 after being accused of having sex with the teenager, police said.The second man in the room at the Hill ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592953/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:48 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592953/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The Italian team in the America's Cup said it will continue in the event -- a positive sign for the competition that is reeling from the death of a sailor on the Swiss team. The Italians said they wanted limits placed on acceptable wind speeds because the super-fast 72-foot catamarans in the race can top dangerous speeds of 50 mph. On May 9 Andrew "Bart" Simpson, a yachtsman on ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593075/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:10:43 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593075/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Hollywood actor Justin Bartha is engaged to fitness trainer Lia Smith, multiple sources confirmed to UsMagazine.com Friday. The two reportedly met during a Pilates session at Equinox gym in Los Angeles where Smith is an instructor. They went public with their relationship in January and the 34-year-old star of "The Hangover" movies proposed to Smith this month while on vacation at ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592985/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:42 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592985/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The owners of the Sacramento Kings have reached an agreement to sell the NBA team to a group led by software magnate Vivek Ranadive. USA Today reported the Maloof family, which currently owns the Kings, reached a deal with Ranadive's group to keep the team in Sacramento under the new owners, who have agreed to pay $535 million to the Maloofs. "It won't be final, final until ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593475/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:40 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214593475/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Some Scott County kids got a special treat on Friday, straight from Hollywood! The man behind a pretty well-known kids show visited students in Oneida, showing off his talents to an appreciative audience at both the high school and elementary school. Bob Boyle created Nickelodeon's animated series "Wow Wow Wubbzy". Boyle talked to the kids about his work, how he got into ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591823/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:22 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591823/scat/805170b4ac37e387 http://bit.ly/12hPlQl ) that the Kern County District Attorney's office is reviewing a police report submitted Friday detailing the alleged assault at the Rehabilitation ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592366/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:55 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592366/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; The state Senate has approved a revised agreement with a Sacramento-area Indian tribe that owns a struggling casino east of the state ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592367/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:54 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592367/scat/805170b4ac37e387 LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles doctor was sentenced Friday to 14 years in federal prison for bilking patients out of more than $1 million by promising them that an herbal supplement she hawked could cure late-stage cancer and other diseases.U.S. District Judge Robert Timilin also ordered Dr. Christine Daniel to forfeit $1,277,083.Daniel, 58, was found guilty of 11 counts, including wire fraud, tax ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591854/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:25:16 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591854/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The University of New Mexico announced Friday they've reached a buyout agreement in principle with former Lobos men's basketball coach Steve Alford. The university had contended that Alford was to pay $1 million based on the offer sheet he signed shortly before leaving UNM to coach at UCLA. Alford claimed his previous contract was still valid, which stated his buyout would be ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592435/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:30 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592435/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The lawyer who defended O.J. Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for a new trial Friday, testifying that Simpson knew his buddies had guns when they ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592355/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:17:15 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592355/scat/805170b4ac37e387 But why, after 11 years, did he decide to donate his curly mane? Turns out Larry was touched by a commercial for St. Jude’s Hospital that showed children without hair because of chemotherapy ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592368/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:06:22 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592368/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Timothy Barnette, the teenager behind the wheel of a Land Rover involved in a fatal crash eastbound on SR-56 east of Black Mountain Road Thursday, is under investigation according to the CHP. NBC 7's Nicole Gonzales ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592294/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:06:21 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592294/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Wal-Mart has been taking applications for a new story it's planning in Chinatown, but a slump in overall sales could lead to a slowdown in hiring for the ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592197/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:49 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592197/scat/805170b4ac37e387 California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on personal ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592198/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04:29 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592198/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Andrew Mason is moving to San Francisco to start a new company and will also become a part-time partner at Y Combinator, the famed incubator program that has funded hundreds of startups, including meghits like Airbnb, Dropbox and Scribd. Mason revealed his plans to go ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591677/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:01:56 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591677/scat/805170b4ac37e387 said May 15 it would sell stock and convertible bonds. The company increased its bond offering twice through Thursday, landing on $600 million. It priced 3.7 million shares of common stock at $92.24. Investor enthusiasm about Tesla has soared since the company announced last week it had its first profitable quarter -- netting $12 million. Its stock closed at $91.50, up from less than $40 three ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592295/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:01:55 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592295/scat/805170b4ac37e387 California Gov. Jerry Brown looks on during a news conference at Google headquarters on September 25, 2012, in Mountain View, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592201/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:59:30 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592201/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Obama administration to repatriate its nationals from the Guantanamo detention camp, officials say. More than half of the 166 detainees are Yemeni, the Los Angeles Times reports. They include 88 Yemeni nationals and a few Saudi nationals whose families came from Yemen. Four years ago, a government task force found 86 prisoners it recommended for release from Guantanamo, 59 of them from Yemen. ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591927/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:02 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591927/scat/805170b4ac37e387 CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado is urging the U.S. Forest Service to make sure a contract dispute doesn't ground large air tankers used to fight wildfires. Missoula, Mont.-based Neptune Aviation on Thursday formally protested a recent U.S. Forest Service decision to award national firefighting contracts to five other companies. Neptune Aviation didn't get a contract to fly ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591796/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:38 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591796/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Leah Toeniskoetter with Team TIBCO flashes a smile during the CEO bike ride. Click above to see more of the race. Silicon Valley execs hit the road on Friday for the Silicon Valley Time Trial Charity Challenge. The ride, starting at 10:30 a.m., including 400 amateur cyclists on a 19-mile ride through the streets of South San Jose. Spectators got to see Suffolk Constructions Andy Ball, Silicon ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592300/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:46:46 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214592300/scat/805170b4ac37e387 University of California Davis will use a $1 million grant announced Tuesday by Covered California to work with El Concilio, the council for Spanish speakers, to educate almost 133,000 primarily Spanish-speaking residents in the Central Valley about the new state health benefit exchange. University of California Davis will use a $1 million grant announced Tuesday by Covered California to work ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591871/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:42:05 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591871/scat/805170b4ac37e387 ALHAMBRA, Calif. -; A man investigators say was carrying a large knife and a backpack has been shot and killed by officers in the lobby of the Alhambra Police ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591198/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:19:53 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591198/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sacramento Kings fans celebrate the announcement by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson that a deal to sell the Kings to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed earlier in the day, during rally held at Sacramento City Hall, Friday, May 17, 2013. The sale of the team by the Maloof family comes after the NBA Board of Governors rejected a bid from a Seattle group, led by billionaire ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591132/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:46 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591132/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The state's independent budget analyst says California will take in $3.2 billion more than Gov. Jerry Brown estimated, providing Democratic lawmakers the opportunity to increase spending. The Legislative Analyst's Office released its assessment of Brown's budget revision on Friday, just days after the governor's revised budget. It said the ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591135/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:12:40 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591135/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri May 17, 2013 5:05pm EDT By Eric M. Johnson May 17 (Reuters) - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a proposal to move the team to Seattle, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said on Friday. The deal by an investor group led by tech developer and ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591768/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:05:46 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591768/scat/805170b4ac37e387 HOLLYWOOD— It's all about the colors on the canvas. They can evoke your emotions just like an ocean wave. At least that's the ambition of Chilean abstract artist Carla Fache, whose work will be on display Monday through July 20 at Hollywood's ArtsPark at Young Circle Gallery. "One of my missions is to move people inside, to fill them with energy through the use of ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214590787/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:01:08 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214590787/scat/805170b4ac37e387 LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) -- A man stands trial Monday in Las Cruces in the 2010 killings of a New Mexico couple and their business partner from ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591200/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:46 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591200/scat/805170b4ac37e387 OAKLAND -- The only two officers disciplined in connection with the bloodiest day in Oakland police department history have had their punishments reversed by an arbitrator, who found that department leaders had unfairly singled them out and failed to consider their own accountability.Richard Orozco and Christopher Mufarreh both were demoted two ranks for their role in the flawed March 21, 2009 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591146/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:54:35 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591146/scat/805170b4ac37e387 San Francisco-based Charles Schwab made substantial investments in its business as Wall Street rivals grappled with the financial crisis in recent years. Now the firm plans to pull back on spending to boost shareholder returns over the next year or two. That was a key message I got from speaking with founder and ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591147/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:50:36 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591147/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The median price for a single family home in San Francisco hit $1 million in April -- the highest level since 2007. The new median price is a 32 percent jump from $760,000 last ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214590916/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:50:36 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214590916/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) – The state's independent budget analyst says California will take in $3.2 billion more than Gov. Jerry Brown estimated, providing Democratic lawmakers the opportunity to increase spending. The Legislative Analyst's Office released its assessment of Brown's budget revision on Friday, ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214590761/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:07 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214590761/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Jury member Christoph Waltz arrives at the jury photocall during the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 15, 2013. UPI/David ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214590839/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:43 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214590839/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Authorities in Wisconsin said they responded to a home on a report of a man being bitten by a black bear that refused to leave his yard. Marinette County sheriff's deputies and Silver Cliff Rescue said the Silver Cliff man's wife called authorities Wednesday at 1:25 p.m. to report a black bear had bitten her husband and was circling their home, The (Iron Mountain, Mich.) Daily News ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591083/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:41 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591083/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Californias jobless rate kept improving in April even as the states employment growth started slowing down. Californias jobless rate kept improving in April even as the states employment growth started slowing down. The state added roughly 10,400 nonfarm payroll jobs last month according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the unemployment rate fell to 9 percent, a 1.7 percent drop since ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591055/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:22 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214591055/scat/805170b4ac37e387 People in Preservation Awards 2013 The Save Our Heritage Organisation's 31st annual People in Preservation program found eight champions of preserving local history and historic properties. The top prize goes to the steering committee of Chicano Park (pictured above), which along with the others will be feted from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Point Loma Assembly clubhouse, 3035 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589955/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:10 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589955/scat/805170b4ac37e387 George Maloof, one of the owners of the Sacramento Kings, talks with reporters following an NBA Board of Governors meeting Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Dallas. NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Kings' proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589883/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:07:34 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589883/scat/805170b4ac37e387 BOSTON -- A federal appeals court in Boston has upheld the eight-year prison sentence given to the longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur) for helping him during his 16 years as a fugitive.The court ruled Friday that it found no reason to change the sentence that Catherine Greig (GREHG) received after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor a ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589525/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:04:11 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589525/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was a three-time NBA All-Star during his 12-year playing career, although he never played for his hometown Kings. He helped put together the group that has bought controlling interest of the team. (Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589956/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:50:44 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589956/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Chippendales . In other words, she didn't mind that her husband would soon be taking off his shirt and dancing for the ladies. Earlier this year, the all-male revue tapped Ziering to join ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589307/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:53 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589307/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Mark Friedman, a longtime Sacramento developer whos a key investor in the new ownership, said the goal is to open the arena by October 2016, under a two-year construction cycle. Doing so would mean beginning work fall 2014. More than one speaker at Fridays Sacramento City Hall event to mark a new ownership for the Sacramento Kings made the point: The deal goes beyond basketball. This is about ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589245/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:37:57 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589245/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Amgen Tour of California , which will prompt some street closures in the city for much of the afternoon. The cyclists began the 750-mile race up the California coast last Sunday in what is regarded as the largest cycling event in the country, according to the Amgen tour's ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589540/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:36:15 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589540/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem protested a proposal to remove their exemptions and draft them for the first time into military service. The protesters, estimated by various news sources as 15,000 to 30,000, gathered Thursday evening at a military recruiting office in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Jerusalem. The demonstration included stones thrown at police and garbage cans ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589459/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:05 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589459/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A brush fire in Ventura and Kern counties, Calif., has burned more than 3,800 acres and is considered 25 percent contained, officials said Friday. The fire, referred to as the Grand fire, has involved more than 1,400 fire fighters since it began Wednesday near the village of Frazier Park in Kern County, the Los Angeles Times reported. Hungry Valley State Park is currently being threatened by ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589809/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:02 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589809/scat/805170b4ac37e387 WASHINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 3:04pm EDT WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp has received formal approval from California's attorney general to buy a BP Plc refinery for more than $2 billion. Attorney General Kamala Harris said her office and the California Energy Commission would monitor gas prices, volume and refinery capacity. A deal with the company also ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589798/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:04:48 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214589798/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The church is moving next month to St. Callistus Catholic Church in Orange. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange bought its famous building, which contains some 10,000 glass panes, in bankruptcy proceedings last ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588643/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:23 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588643/scat/805170b4ac37e387 HOUSTON -; Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. remains unchanged this week, at ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588644/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:22 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588644/scat/805170b4ac37e387 For the big Hollywood film studios, this summer could turn out to be "Apocalypse the Day after Tomorrow: Clash of the Blockbusters." Or maybe "Armageddon 2 -- Revenge of the ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587768/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:53:34 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587768/scat/805170b4ac37e387 If you're single in Los Angeles, you won't want to miss this Memorial Weekend dinner dance in Tarzana to kick off the summer. Fred Gansky, founder ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588645/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:48 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588645/scat/805170b4ac37e387 "Everybody should have at least one life vest for everybody on board, if you have children on board you should have children’s life vests and it should be properly fitted," said Rey Armstrong, a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588600/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:31:30 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588600/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Have you seen this woman? She's the suspect in a Laurel Canyon Boulevard robbery. NORTH HOLLYWOOD -- Los Angeles police are looking for a female Hispanic woman who entered a Laurel Canyon Boulevard apartment where she robbed and fought with the tenant. What started as a burglary on the morning of May 8, 2013, in the 5800 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard escalated to a robbery when the ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588500/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:06 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588500/scat/805170b4ac37e387 2012 Bay Area interior design income: $55,477,606 Bay Area interior design staff: 333 Top Bay Area executive: Scott Dunlap, regional managing principal Shown above: Gensler incorporated a contemporary aesthetic and sustainable features into its renovation of Terminal 2 at the San Francisco International ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588601/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:26:25 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588601/scat/805170b4ac37e387 I Love Being Me, Don’t You? '; to San Francisco’s Bimbo’s 365 Club for one night only. Bernhard sat down with CBS 5′s Frank Mallicoat to discuss her show, her career, and her love of the Bay ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588187/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:08 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588187/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A San Francisco restaurant owner says he's out of business after complaints about the smell of bacon led to a discovery the eatery lacked proper health permits. Jim Angelus, the owner of Bacon Bacon, said the restaurant will shut down at the close of business Friday. Neighbors complained last summer about the smell and alleged Bacon Bacon did not properly dispose of grease. The San ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588385/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:20:28 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588385/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A man looks at the electronic ad for Powerball Jackpot of $475 million at the Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif. Thursday, May 16, 2013. The multistate lottery's website said the Powerball drawing jackpot has soared to of at least $550 million for next drawing to be held Saturday. (Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo) (Damian Dovarganes) SAN DIEGO - The numbers sum up the frenzy that has ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588502/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:18:44 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588502/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Lionel Cironneau/AP Photo It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller: while a fancy jewelry company is hosting a ball at the Cannes Festival,  thieves break into a company employees’ hotel room and steal $1 million worth of jewelry. But this story is real. It happened in Cannes overnight. A representative of Chopard, the Swiss-based watch and jewellery company, left the stash in ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587970/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:14:39 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587970/scat/805170b4ac37e387 HOUSTON | Fri May 17, 2013 2:06pm EDT HOUSTON May 17 (Reuters) - Independent western U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp said on Friday that it has signed a side letter agreement with California Attorney General Kamala Harris on its planned $2.4-billion purchase of BP Plc's Los Angeles-area refinery and other assets. "We've signed a side letter agreement with the California attorney ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587854/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:06:55 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587854/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Reg Kelly of QB3 and Mission Bay Capital. Genentech Inc. parent company Roche is throwing in with the University of California's QB3 and Mission Bay Capital to snag seed-stage companies. The Swiss drug maker is the second drug developer to go public with its involvement in a program by QB3, or the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, to identify, fund and support early-stage ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588016/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:48:53 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588016/scat/805170b4ac37e387 JUNEAU, Alaska -; West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial $250,000 each from a $5 million gift from Japan for ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586873/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:35 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586873/scat/805170b4ac37e387 "This exhibit has an incredible universal appeal because movies have an extraordinary ability to connect with people of all ages and backgrounds," said Winston Kelley, executive director of the NASCAR Hall of ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586452/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:03 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586452/scat/805170b4ac37e387 COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -; Holly Lahti won one of the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history then seemed to disappear from the face of the Earth. She actually moved to the California ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587237/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:02 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587237/scat/805170b4ac37e387 OAKLAND, Calif. -; Mourners are gathering at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland to remember Malcolm X's grandson, Malcolm ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586706/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:00 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586706/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SAN JOSE, Calif. -; The Canadian government is trying to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who are frustrated by U.S. visa policies, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America's immigration ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586707/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:00 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586707/scat/805170b4ac37e387 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; California was among three states in April that experienced the sharpest drops in unemployment, with its rate falling to 9 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587236/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:00 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587236/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A man looks at the electronic ad for Powerball Jackpot of $475 million at the Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif. Thursday, May 16, 2013. The multistate lottery's website said the Powerball drawing jackpot has soared to of at least $550 million for next drawing to be held Saturday. (AP Photo/Damian ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586710/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:42:58 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586710/scat/805170b4ac37e387 cast eight years ago, along with Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg, who've since left the show. And he's garnered quite a bit of attention -- including a recent Emmy nomination -- for his role as Stefon, an obsessive New York clubgoer and nightlife critic. "The majority of people come up to me and say 'I'm a Stefon,' or 'I've been called a Stefon,' or ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586454/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:57 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586454/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Blog: Nothing but Jets Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested and charged with possession of a handgun and possession of marijuana early Friday morning ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586610/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:50 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586610/scat/805170b4ac37e387 WASHINGTON - One of the two inmates accused of killing an Atwater, Calif., prison guard was so drunk on a potent brew dubbed “White Lightning” that he couldn’t understand an FBI agent’s Miranda warnings afterward, defense attorneys claim in revealing new documents filed in federal court. The inmate, James Ninete Leon Guerrero, had consumed nearly 24 ounces of the ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587086/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:38 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587086/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Defense attorney Patricia Palm, left, and O.J. Simpson appear at an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on Friday in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587075/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:29 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587075/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The five largest University of California medical centers have begun canceling elective surgeries because of a looming, two-day strike by some workers next ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587177/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:37:29 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587177/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Peter Sagan of Slovakia sprints to a Stage 3 win and Colombian Janier Acevedo maintains the race lead on Tuesday as strong winds replaced the heat at the Tour of California. Cannondale rider Peter Sagan completes the 110.3-mile Palmdale to Santa Clarita road race in 4 hours, 20 minutes, 31 seconds and is victorious by less than half-bike ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586492/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:34:59 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586492/scat/805170b4ac37e387 You'd think the idea of a Hollywood studio collaborating with the Chinese government on a Tibet movie would not only be radioactive, but also ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587238/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:33:06 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587238/scat/805170b4ac37e387 School children are being taught how to read and write by watching Hollywood blockbusters with subtitles. Lower decile school pupils as young as 9 are being shown the movies in class, in a desperate bid to boost their literacy levels. The radical programme is returning dramatic results, especially for Maori and Pasifika kids who previously showed no interest in books. "It keeps them at school ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587949/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:30:06 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587949/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Amaweles South African Kitchen' cinnamon vegetable curry dish. This week's Bay Area restaurant scene saw a slew of new openings with some new concepts. San Francisco got its first taste of South African food while the Mission got a new perspective with a restaurant that gives a birds-eye view of the neighborhood and its place in the city. Heres this weeks restaurant roundup: Notable ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587826/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:25:29 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587826/scat/805170b4ac37e387 (Reuters) - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the sought-after California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a proposal to move the team to Seattle, a spokesman for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said on Friday. The deal by an investor group led by tech titan Vivek Ranadive follows months of ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587176/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:38 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587176/scat/805170b4ac37e387 (Screengrab/YouTube) A homeless man who achieved brief Internet fame for disrupting a California attack with his hatchet was arrested and charged with homicide on Thursday in the killing of a New Jersey attorney found bludgeoned to death in his home, officials said. Police arrested Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, 24, known as "Kai the Hitchhiker," at a bus terminal in Philadelphia, Union ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586141/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:12 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586141/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri May 17, 2013 1:17pm EDT May 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it approved Tesoro Corp's purchase of BP Plc's 240,000 barrel per day Los Angles area refinery and other assets in a 3-0 vote. The commission found the deal would not substantially lessen competition among seven refiners for gasoline in California, the nation's largest gasoline ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588646/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:21 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588646/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The unemployment rate in the San Jose metro area continued dropping for the 34th consecutive month in April, according to the California Employment Development Department. The unemployment rate for the San Jose metro area dropped to 6.6 percent in April the lowest since September 2008 according to new local job numbers out Friday. A continued decline in the area's unemployment rate came ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588602/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:16:35 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214588602/scat/805170b4ac37e387 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587240/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:15:13 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587240/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The companies have partnered since 2009, researching ways to develop algae-based biofuels. The new agreement will focus on developing algae that reproduces quickly and can withstand living in challenging environments, ultimately leading to greater production of fuels, the companies ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587183/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:11:33 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587183/scat/805170b4ac37e387 The Maloof brothers-owned Sacramento Kings will be staying in the city for the time being. However, there are no guarantees the NBA will operate a franchise in the city in perpetuity.There are multiple reports ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586627/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:10:41 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586627/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A body has been found in a remote part of Orange County and authorities are trying to determine if it is a 36-year-old former Army sergeant who has been missing for the past two weeks. The body was found late Thursday in an unincorporated area near Modjeska Canyon. Police from the city of Orange were called to the scene to investigate. They have been looking for Maribel Ramos who was last seen ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586148/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:10:27 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586148/scat/805170b4ac37e387 HOLLYWOOD— Got the gift of gab? How about volunteering as a "Broadwalk Ambassador" for the city of Hollywood. City Hall is looking for 25 outgoing folks willing to roam the Broadwalk on weekends, passing out info to tourists and locals. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. If you're chosen, you'll get one hour of training and work in four-hour shifts, from 9 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586469/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:59 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586469/scat/805170b4ac37e387 A month ago, friendly fire killed a 20-year-old man during a shootout with a would-be robber outside a Hollywood apartment, police say. Richard Biennestin was fatally wounded by his cousin, Mervin Nhomme, who shot him three times while fending off the armed assailant threatening them both, officials said. But Thursday, Hollywood Police said the man responsible for Biennestin's death is not ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586470/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:56 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214586470/scat/805170b4ac37e387 ELIZABETH, N.J. - Internet celebrity Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, who briefly rose to fame as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" after intervening in an attack on a California utility worker, has been charged with murder. Once lauded as a hero, McGillvary, 24, was arrested at a Philadelphia bus station Thursday evening and charged with the murder of a 73-year-old New Jersey ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587090/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:08:01 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214587090/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Marily Mora was named Thursday as the new president and CEO of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority. She replaces Krys Bart, who is retiring after 14 ... http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214585581/scat/805170b4ac37e387 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:50 -0400 http://www.sacramentonews.net/index.php/sid/214585581/scat/805170b4ac37e387