Jun 3, 2008 | Sacramento Bee
Dan Walters: Tiny towns face big land fights
Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A3 California's most enduring political conflict is over how and where land will be developed for housing, commercial ...
Volunteer Profile: Chef competition benefits disabled
Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, May 29, 2008 Story appeared in SCENE section, Page E3 What: The 2008 Celebrity Chef Challenge, a benefit for InAlliance, serving adults with developmental disabilities.
Join Slow Food for an enlightening and delicious day on the Delta. Slow Food Convivia from four counties - Placer, Sacra-mento, Solano and Yolo - are sponsoring the event Saturday, May 31. via The Reporter
Sowing the seeds of opportunity
“Napa has great winemakers but without the infrastructure, it wouldn't be anywhere.”
Mark Wilson grows grapes in the Clarksburg area of Yolo County and believes that more dollars need to stay in local counties to promote agriculture. via The Reporter
Body In River Tentatively ID'ed As Missing Woman
Police have tentatively identified the person found dead in a car in the Sacramento River. via CBS 13
Car Pulled Out Of River Near Clarksburg
South River Road was closed Monday afternoon as officials pulled a car out of the river. via The KCRA Channel
Diver finds body in submerged car in Sacramento River
A salvage company diver searching for sunken vehicles in the Sacramento River has discovered a body about 15 miles south of the state capital. via Fort Mill Times
Body Found In Vehicle In River Near Clarksburg
Officials closed South River Rd. just south of Clarksburg this afternoon after a vehicle was spotted in the Sacramento River. via CBS13/CW31
Bone marrow drive planned for Patty Bogle
“Patty currently serves on the Yolo County Fair Board and PS I Love You, a Petite Sirah advocacy group, as well as various other organizations and committees”
Patty Bogle is in need of a bone marrow transplant. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, DKMS Americas with the support of Patty Bogle's family will hold a bone marrow drive event to help find a marrow match for her. via Daily Democrat
Delta developer downsizes dream
“Every week I'm getting harassed”
He cuts Old Sugar Mill housing project's units in bid to win state panel's OK, but his critics aren't impressed. via Sacramento Bee
Carlos Alcala: Why did water work run dry?
“Everybody understood there would be no art if you turned it off”
Published 12:00 am PST Thursday, January 31, 2008 Story appeared in CITY section, Page H1 Water we're waiting for: Roger Berry 's "Water Wall" was a provocative artwork on a pillar at the corner across from ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper
Ag districts OK'd, but boundaries are rejected
“I'd urge you not to move any faster than you are now”
County Supervisors have decided to keep the Dunnigan and Capay Agricultural districts in the general plan but threw out their original boundaries. via Daily Democrat
Published 12:00 am PST Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Story appeared in TASTE section, Page F5 Layne Montgomery and Chris Matheny say they want their wines to be clear and balanced expressions of grape and place, ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper
“The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. We need dedicated investigators. The problem for us in a county like this with agencies that are small, is how can you take a body and dedicate it to that when you need it for the regular case load?”
Mathew Rocha holds up a picture of his sister, Dolores, in his home. Dolores disappeared July 31, 1979; her body was never found, and though her husband was charged with murder, the case was never solved. via Daily Democrat
New board member for Yolo foundation
Cath Posehn, executive director of Yolo Community Foundation, announced that Michael Campbell, of Davis, is joining the board of directors. via Daily Democrat
“A revised, correct copy (of the 2008) calendar will go out in the February newsletter.”
Published 12:00 am PST Thursday, January 10, 2008 Story appeared in ELK GROVE LAGUNA section, Page G2 Recycling calendar in error The 2008 recycling calendar in the city of Elk Grove's January newsletter mailed ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper
Yolo County OES Update as of 9:45 a.m. Sunday
Yolo OES Update 1/6/08 9:45 a.m. As of 9:45 a.m. the following issues are being addressed in Yolo County, accoring to the Yolo County Office of Emergency Services: As of 9 a.m., according to public safety ... via Daily Democrat
Off The Beaten Path: The Old Clarksburg Sugar Mill
“They left the bricks there, but everything else came, the steel columns, the equipment. And they came out and put it up in nine months. They started in November and made harvest in October”
John Iander Reporting Calif. It's a landmark in our Delta, the old Clarksburg sugar mill. via CBS13
Longtime pumpkin patch owner runs afoul of Yolo
“I think it's pretty ridiculous”
By Blair Anthony Robertson - brobertson@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, October 26, 2007 Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1 Juliette Taylor, 6, plays on hay bales at Silver Bend Pumpkin Patch in ... via Sacramento Bee