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View ArticleIn the Spotlight: A place of opportunity, education and growth
"A Clean Well-Lighted Place," Ernest Hemingway's acclaimed short story, describes a poignant moment at a Spanish café at closing time. In a speech before fans at a recent Sacramento Library Foundation...
View ArticleViewpoints: Gay rights struggle has been difficult, not swift
Some say the U.S. Supreme Court decision on marriage equality was a quick victory. I don't think so. For political dinosaurs stuck in the prehistoric past, the court's decisions came with devastating...
View ArticleCalifornia Sketches: Hot, dry: Just right for native plants
Riding high in the cab of a mowing machine, John Anderson drives slowly. Baby quail run for their lives. Anderson's aim is to harvest native plants for seed, he tells me as he gives creatures time to...
View ArticleJack Ohman: I've bonded with the top dog in Sacramento
Before I came to California six months ago, I frequently enjoyed drawing OR-7, the wandering Oregon wolf. I panicked at the notion of not having a dog to lean on in times of cartoon trouble. Then I...
View ArticleReject Meese-Eastman initiative doctrine
Re "Decision imperils initiative process" (Forum, July 7): The column by Edwin Meese III and John C. Eastman is filled with specious, false and twisted...
View ArticleEastman, Meese wrong on threat to initiatives
Re "Decision imperils initiative process (Forum, July 7): My distinguished colleagues, Mr. Eastman and Mr. Meese, seem to have misunderstood the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleCalifornia state government fixes the heat wave!
Having just recently concluded my first stretch of 100 degree plus weather in Sacramento (today it's only 99), people have asked me how I've been holding up. Being from Portland, Oregon most recently,...
View ArticleJerry Brown heading to Ireland, Germany
The Buzz: Elk Grove man admits bilking Caltrans, agrees to forfeit Star Wars stash 19 minutes ago Jerry Brown heading to Ireland, Germany 19 minutes ago Folsom attorney's petition seeks to stop...
View ArticleThe Buzz: Elk Grove man admits bilking Caltrans, agrees to forfeit Star Wars...
The Buzz: Elk Grove man admits bilking Caltrans, agrees to forfeit Star Wars stash 19 minutes ago Jerry Brown heading to Ireland, Germany 19 minutes ago Folsom attorney's petition seeks to stop...
View ArticleIn California Senate race, Vidak, Perez, and the realtors go to the dogs...
The National Lampoon magazine once ran an ad saying something like, "If you don't buy this magazine, we'll shoot this dog." It was a shocking joke at the time, but little did I realize it would later...
View ArticleEditorial: UC isn't public when it comes to picking leader
The Buzz: Elk Grove man admits bilking Caltrans, agrees to forfeit Star Wars stash 34 minutes ago Jerry Brown heading to Ireland, Germany 34 minutes ago Folsom attorney's petition seeks to stop...
View ArticleJack Ohman: It's Napolitano
The Buzz: Elk Grove man admits bilking Caltrans, agrees to forfeit Star Wars stash 34 minutes ago Jerry Brown heading to Ireland, Germany 34 minutes ago Folsom attorney's petition seeks to stop...
View ArticleGroup gathers at Caltrans headquarters to protest removal of signs
The Buzz: Elk Grove man admits bilking Caltrans, agrees to forfeit Star Wars stash 19 minutes ago Jerry Brown heading to Ireland, Germany 19 minutes ago Folsom attorney's petition seeks to stop...
View ArticleFolsom attorney's petition seeks to stop same-sex marriages in California
The Buzz: Elk Grove man admits bilking Caltrans, agrees to forfeit Star Wars stash 19 minutes ago Jerry Brown heading to Ireland, Germany 19 minutes ago Folsom attorney's petition seeks to stop...
View ArticleCapitol Alert: AM Alert: Jerry Brown heads to San Diego for bill-signing
5 California Things to Know for Thursday 6 minutes ago Wanted motorist commits suicide in LA 17 minutes ago Capitol Alert: Dan Walters Daily: War over open government never ends 21 minutes ago San...
View ArticleDan Morain: Prop. 8 defense failed before
In one of most divisive civil rights issues of the day, California Gov. Brown resisted the electorate by refusing to defend an initiative that had stripped minorities of basic rights. By a 5-4 margin,...
View ArticleBetween the Lines: Diverse reading list from Supreme Court Justice Kennedy
In March, Sacramento native Anthony Kennedy came home for the dedication of a library named in his honor. The U.S. Supreme Court justice looked on proudly as a wing of the Sacramento federal...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court refuses to halt gay marriage
Video: NY man gave varied accounts of son's death 17 minutes ago California Supreme Court refuses to halt gay marriage 13 minutes ago A guide to the trial of James 'Whitey' Bulger 57 minutes ago...
View ArticleBiomass company excited to be headquartered in Sacramento
Central Valley farmworkers still vulnerable to heat-related illnesses, study finds 50 minutes ago Female inmates sterilized in California prisons without approval 20 minutes ago Dan Walters: Water...
View ArticleDunne on Wine: Deaver zinfandel grapes put Amador County on the map
Nearly half a century ago, a Sacramento City College English teacher, Charles Myers, got the grapes and made the wine that led to the rediscovery of Amador County's Shenandoah Valley as fine-wine...
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View ArticleOn Day 2, California prison hunger strike has 29,000 participants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Ten state inmates were placed under medical observation Tuesday as tens of thousands of others refused meals for a second day in a mass protest at California prisons. The 10, who...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Same-Sex Marriages
2 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Spencer Platt/Getty Images Protect Marriage asked California's high court to halt same-sex unions taking place outside of San Francisco and Los Angeles counties. In a...
View ArticleViewpoints: Decision imperils initiative process
The "win at all cost" push by advocates of same-sex marriage in California has now yielded a Supreme Court decision that has done much more than leave in place a decision by a single federal judge...
View ArticleGay Marriage Opponents Ask California Supreme Court To Stop Weddings
SAN FRANCISCO -- Opponents of same-sex marriage on Friday demanded that the California Supreme Court immediately halt same-sex marriages recently resumed in the nation's largest state after a 9-year...
View ArticleGay marriage ruling already in use in other cases
Story Highlights The majority opinion said the ruling only applied to married gay couples seeking federal benefitsThe ruling has already been cited in cases in New Jersey and MichiganOnly federal...
View ArticleA missing cartoon on San Bruno explosion
Re "$300 million in fines urged in blast" (Capitol & California, July 17): After reading the recap of the horrendous...
View ArticleAfter his long-shot recovery, father will walk bride down aisle
When father-of-the-bride Don Fields walks the silver-slippered, snowy-veiled Eva Fields down the long aisle at Pioneer Congregational Church as planned on Sunday, a remarkable story of love will...
View ArticleHome gardeners can recreate Allen’s lush sunflower field
Sunflower enthusiasts, undeterred by bees, police warnings, chiggers, barricades, “No Trespassing” signs, mud and 100-degree heat, pulled off U.S. Highway 75 in Allen a few weeks ago to pay homage to...
View ArticlePetition filed to block California county clerks from performing same-sex...
Folsom attorney Andrew Pugno has filed a petition against the state's 58 county clerks, asking the California Supreme Court to keep them from...
View ArticleCALIF. LAWMAKERS PASS K-12 TRANSGENDER-RIGHTS BILL
Sacramento California lawmakers have approved and sent to Gov. Brown a bill that would require public K-12 schools to let transgender students choose which restrooms they use and which school teams...
View ArticleAnother California Lottery director leaves office
Another California Lottery director leaves office 12 minutes ago Former Modesto teacher enters plea for alleged sex 37 minutes ago Panel urges more oversight of Calif. refineries 40 minutes ago...
View ArticleSCOTUS, DOMA and Prop 8: Where Do We Go From Here?
It took about an hour after SCOTUS announced the rulings before I started getting phone calls from the local media. They wanted to know what I thought about the Supreme Court of the United States...
View ArticleThis Week: Coming Saturday: Your chance to paddle and pedal for charity
Coming Saturday: Your chance to paddle and pedal for charity Thousands of Sacramento-area residents will participate this week in a peculiar local tradition. No, not the State Fair, although that's...
View ArticleFrom the Executive Editor: Central editing desk marks new era for Bee
It started with Gannett Co., Inc. Three years ago, Gannett announced it was launching five design hubs around the country, intended to find an efficient way to produce quality news pages for many of...
View ArticleCalifornia tells court to reject San Diego clerk's Proposition 8 bid
SAN FRANCISCO -- California's chief law enforcement officer urged the state high court Monday to refuse once again to stop same-sex marriages while the justices consider a legal bid to revive...
View ArticleProp. 8 supporters try again, this time with state Supreme Court
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court once again is delving into the heated battle over gay marriage as it considers a request filed Friday by the backers of Proposition 8 to stop same-sex...
View ArticleRutland is right to worry about 'excuse to fail'
Re "Want to honor Trayvon? Help a kid succeed" (Ginger Rutland, July 23):...
View ArticleCalifornia court rejects bid to halt gay marriages in state
Published July 24, 2013Associated Press June 28, 2013: Nicola Simmersbach, left, displays a marriage license as she Diana Luiz, leaves the Sacramento County Recorder's office after they got married in...
View ArticleBruce Maiman and Ginger Rutland deserve wider readership
Re "Want to honor Trayvon? Help a kid succeed" (Ginger Rutland, July 23) and "Our basic instincts and the need...
View ArticleGinger Rutland gets it right, again, with Martin column
Re "Want to honor Trayvon? Help a kid succeed" (Ginger Rutland, July 23): Ginger Rutland is a true jewel of The Bee's...
View ArticleProp. 8: California Supreme Court refuses to stop gay weddings
The California Supreme Court refused Monday to stop gays from marrying while it considers a legal bid to revive Proposition 8. The court rejected a request by ProtectMarriage, the sponsors of the 2008...
View ArticleThe California Lifestyle (c): Play mister for me...
Now that I've had six months to live The California Lifestyle (c), anytime I have a moment where I think I'm living The California Lifestyle (c), I will announce to anyone around me, "California...
View ArticleForum prepares students with disabilities to become tomorrow’s leaders in...
(Source: State of California) News Release No.: 13-61 Date: July 25, 2013 Forum prepares students with disabilities to become tomorrow's leaders in business, community and advocacy Students gather for...
View ArticleIn Sacramento, Methodists vow to marry same-sex couples
Less than a month after same-sex couples in California received the go-ahead to wed, a retired Methodist minister from Sacramento has come forward with a group of colleagues willing to perform same-sex...
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