http://www.yourstreet.com/news/sacramento-city-mo YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us John Doyle and Mallory Revita enjoy playing cards under shade trees in McKinley Park on Sunday, July 26. To the relief of park visitors, restrooms in Sacramento City parks are being reopened. Parks officials closed the restrooms last month in a budget-cutting move,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6607885/sacramento-to-reopen-park-restrooms Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:36:08 -0700 John Doyle and Mallory Revita enjoy playing cards under shade trees in McKinley Park on Sunday, July 26. To the relief of park visitors, restrooms in Sacramento City parks are being reopened. Parks officials closed the restrooms last month in a budget-cutting move,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6607862/sacramento-to-reopen-park-restrooms Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:36:08 -0700 MONDAY Community colleges open, look for heavy road traffic What: Watch for heavy traffic around the region: It's the first day of fall semester classes for thousands of students at Los Rios Community Colleges. When: Monday Where: Sacramento City, American River,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6598852/the-week-ahead-five-things-that-will-shape-the-news-in-our-region Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:21:08 -0700 Most teachers in the Sacramento area will receive raises when they return to school. These increases are automatic "step" increments, and many teachers don't consider them raises. They are improvements, though, and few other public employees have been able to avoid... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6520736/layoffs,-raises-it-s-a-mixed-bag-for-sacramento-area-teachers Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Community colleges across California are slashing their budgets by cutting thousands of classes, reducing hours for part-time teachers and forcing students to wait longer to get courses they need to graduate, transfer or get jobs. Despite the cuts, many of the same... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6449038/amid-huge-campus-cuts,-some-full-timers-get-raises Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Sacramento City Unified School District trustees ended their secretive search for a new superintendent Thursday night, naming a top administrator from North Carolina. The school board approved a contract for Jonathan Raymond, chief accountability officer for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6408612/sacramento-city-schools-hire-new-superintendent Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 When the final bell rang last month signaling the start of summer vacation at Sacramento area schools, the sound also ushered in the least favorite time of year for school district police departments. It's vandalism season, said Sgt. Vince Matranga of police services... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6280021/vacations-put-school-police-on-vandalism-alert Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 When the final bell rang last month signaling the start of summer vacation at Sacramento area schools, the sound also ushered in the least favorite time of year for school district police departments. It's vandalism season, said Sgt. Vince Matranga of police services... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6280025/vacations-put-school-police-on-vandalism-alert Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Sacramento City Firefighter Brandon Doughty talks in front of the Sacramento City Council on June 16 about the city budgets cuts. Sacramento city firefighters approved an agreement Friday to freeze their salaries for 30 months, ensuring none of them will be laid off... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6268935/sacramento-firefighters-agree-to-wage-freeze Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:34:08 -0700 Sacramento City Firefighter Brandon Doughty talks in front of the Sacramento City Council on June 16 about the city budgets cuts. The Sacramento city firefighters union has sent another proposal with salary concessions to city negotiators -- a proposal it described... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6239874/sacramento-firefighters-submit-last-final-contract-concessions Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:57:08 -0700 • John Bowker, outfielder, Fresno: He has been one of the Pacific Coast League's best hitters. The former Rio Americano High School standout ranks second in the league in on-base percentage (.462), third in walks (40) and fourth in runs (44). • Andrew... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6125546/area-baseball-report-who-s-hot Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:00:08 -0700 • John Bowker, outfielder, Fresno: Bowker is working on a 10-game hitting streak. The Rio Americano High School product has reached base 25 times over that stretch, recording eight extra-base hits and 13 RBIs. He's batting .347 with a .981 OPS through 173... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6071826/area-baseball-report-who-s-hot Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Sacramento City Fire rescue workers are searching the American River near Howe Avenue after receiving reports that a horseback rider fell into the river. Fire department spokesman Jim Doucette said a caller reported two riders were fording the river when one fell off... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5963715/rescuers-search-river-for-fallen-horseback-rider Sat, 23 May 2009 18:07:08 -0700 Sierra College lost to national power Mt. San Antonio 7-1 in the California Community College Softball Championship on Sunday in Salinas. It was the fourth state title for the Mounties since 2003. Mt. SAC has reached the state finals seven consecutive seasons. It was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5914225/regional-digest-sierra-college-loses-state-title-softball-game Sun, 17 May 2009 23:00:08 -0700 The Sacramento City Countil is expected to add an $8 fee to parking tickets handed out on city streets to help offset what the city pays the state of California for parking violations. Motorists who park on public streets and overstay their legal welcomes are in for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5910630/sacramento-area-parking-fines-on-the-rise Sun, 17 May 2009 08:37:08 -0700 Sacramento City Manager Ray Kerridge says his proposed budget focuses on core services, like public safety and picking up trash. But in an interview with Capital Public Radio, he says the city faces painful cuts that will affect everyone. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5869991/kerridge-days-of-sac-doing-more-with-less-are-over- Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:08 -0700 • Baseball: College: UC Riverside at UC Davis, 1 p.m. • Horse racing: Harness racing at Cal Expo, 5:30 p.m. Simulcast at Cal Expo, Belmont, 10:32 a.m.; Woodbine, 10:37 a.m.; Churchill, 10:50 a.m.; Arlington, 11 a.m.; Hollywood Park, 1 p.m.; Golden Gate... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5867866/events-today Sat, 09 May 2009 23:00:08 -0700 The city of Sacramento isn't keen on District Attorney Jan Scully's "doomsday" budget scenario. And Scully's office isn't so hot on the city's proposed solution. After Scully wrote a memo last month predicting that a county proposal to cut $20 million from her budget... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5861367/sacramento-da-cool-to-city-s-offer-of-help-in-budget-crunch Fri, 08 May 2009 23:00:08 -0700 • Baseball: College: San Jose State at Sac State (DH), 11 a.m. • Horse racing: Simulcast at Cal Expo, Belmont, 10:32 a.m.; Woodbine, 10:37 a.m.; Churchill, 10:45 a.m.; Hollywood Park, 1 p.m.; Golden Gate Fields, 1:15 p.m.; Hastings, 1:25 p.m.; Arlington,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5809652/events-today Sat, 02 May 2009 23:00:08 -0700 • Baseball: Community college: Delta at Sierra, 2:30 p.m.; American River at Sacramento City, 2:30 p.m. High school (4 p.m. unless noted): Valley Christian at Sacramento Country Day, TBA; Napa at Vacaville Christian; Lutheran at Faith Christian; Nevada Union at... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5768678/today-s-events Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:00:08 -0700