Sacramento & Real Estate News
Sacramento Real Estate News
2008-07-24 18:55:12 - Profits drop; McClatchy plans to examine dividend (The Sacramento Bee)As revenue and profits continue to fall, The McClatchy Co. says it will re-examine policies governing shareholder dividends as it considers ways to save money.
2008-07-24 11:56:16 - Profits drop; McClatchy plans to examine dividend (The Sacramento Bee)
As revenue and profits continue to fall, The McClatchy Co. says it will re-examine policies governing shareholder dividends as it considers ways to save money.
2008-07-24 08:55:31 - McClatchy 2Q profit drops on lower ad revenue (San Francisco Chronicle)
Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co.'s second-quarter earnings tumbled 44 percent as ad revenue continued to shrink in its key markets. McClatchy, whose papers include the Miami Herald and Sacramento Bee, said Thursday the market for ad spending will not improve...
2008-07-24 08:55:31 - McClatchy 2Q profit drops on lower ad revenue (The State)
Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co.'s second-quarter earnings tumbled 44 percent as ad revenue continued to shrink in its key markets. McClatchy, whose papers include the Miami Herald and Sacramento Bee, said Thursday the market for ad spending will not improve until the current economic slump abates. "Whether revenues improve from recent trends depends upon the direction of the overall economy," ...
2008-07-24 08:55:31 - McClatchy 2Q profit drops on lower ad revenue (AP via Yahoo! News)
Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co.'s second-quarter earnings tumbled 44 percent as ad revenue continued to shrink in its key markets.
Sacramento Business
2008-07-24 16:56:12 - Capital among hottest markets for Bluetooth headsets (The Sacramento Bee)Sacramento was one of the nation's hottest markets for Bluetooth headsets as consumers scooped up the devices at nearly four times the national average in May in the rush to comply with state law requiring hands-free cellular phones by July 1. A driver wears a hands-free mobile phone earpiece at the Bay Bridge toll plaza in Oakland last month. Many motorists reached for Bluetooth-enabled ...
2008-07-24 16:56:11 - Fitch Rates Sacramento Municipal Utility District´s $200MM 2008J & K Sub Revs ´A´ (wallstreet:online AG)
Fitch Ratings has assigned an underlying ´A´ rating to Sacramento Municipal Utility District´s
2008-07-24 16:56:11 - Fitch Rates Sacramento Municipal Utility District's $200MM 2008J & K Sub Revs 'A' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings has assigned an underlying 'A' rating to Sacramento Municipal Utility District's approximately $120 million, 2008 series J and $80 million, series K variable-rate subordinate electric revenue refunding bonds.
2008-07-23 23:57:38 - Love and business: Arnold couple makes it work (Calaveras Enterprise)
Running a business with a staff of just two people might sound like a difficult, if not impossible, task, but Pat and John Harding believe the secret to making it work: good service, unique products and a lot of love.
2008-07-23 19:55:34 - Rep. Herger honored with national award (Red Bluff Daily News)
SACRAMENTO - Rep. Wally Herger, R-District 2, was recognized by the National Association of Enrolled Agents for his dedication to the causes of small business taxpayers, and in particular his interest in and support of enrolled agents as vital members of the local community.
Sacramento Jobs & Employment
2008-07-24 16:56:12 - Democrats blast Bush administration for targeting workers, not employers, in immigration raids (San Francisco Chronicle)Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, blasted the Bush administration today for conducting what Democrats described as harsh and punitive immigration raids, calling special attention to a raid at a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa last May where nearly 400 illegal...
2008-07-24 16:56:12 - Earnings: McClatchy Q2 Revenues, Profits Plummet, As Online Ad Sales Grow 12.5 Percent (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
The McClatchy Company's financial struggles only seemed to deepen in Q2, as Gary Pruitt, the publisher's chairman and CEO, pinned the weakening economy and the shift from print to digital on its revenue and income decreases.
2008-07-24 16:56:12 - State Workers Protest Plan To Cut Wages (KSBW Salinas)
State workers are protesting at the west steps of the Capitol to oppose a plan to roll back their wages.
2008-07-24 14:57:17 - Earnings: McClatchy Q2 Revenues, Profits Plummet, As Online Ad Sales Grow 12.5 Percent (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
The McClatchy Company's financial struggles only seemed to deepen in Q2, as Gary Pruitt, the publisher's chairman and CEO, pinned the weakening economy and the shift from print to digital on its revenue and income decreases.
2008-07-24 08:55:32 - McClatchy 2Q profit drops on lower ad revenue (Las Vegas Sun)
Thu, Jul 24, 2008 (8:33 a.m.) Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co.'s second-quarter earnings tumbled 44 percent as ad revenue continued to shrink in its key markets.
Sacramento Finance
2008-07-24 18:55:13 - Governor threatens minimum wage for workers (North County Times)SACRAMENTO ---- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to defer wages for 200,000 state employees, paying them minimum wage until lawmakers reach a deal on California's overdue state budget.
2008-07-24 08:55:32 - Judge hears Vallejo Chapter 9 dispute (Vallejo Times-Herald)
SACRAMENTO - Resurrecting negotiations with its employee unions could be Vallejo's next step in its Chapter 9 bankruptcy saga, attorneys for the city and unions agreed Wednesday. The attorneys disagreed, however, on what that would mean for Vallejo's future.
2008-07-24 03:55:09 - Foot stompin' (BBC News)
Jazz and blues festival celebrates its 30th year
2008-07-24 03:55:09 - Jazz festival celebrates 30 years (BBC News)
The Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, which runs from Friday until 3 August, is celebrating its 30th year.
2008-07-24 01:55:10 - RAW Deal Looms for Taxpayers Unless Terminator and Lawmakers Act Fast (Santa Barbara Independent)
It?s nut-cutting time in Sacramento, to paraphrase famed wordsmith Dick Nixon, as California politicians face an August 1 deadline, when further dithering over the stalemated state budget will start having real-world financial consequences.
Sacramento Politics
2008-07-24 07:55:19 - Why McCain and Obama are causing marital tension (CNN.com)Pamela Rainey Lawler and Denis Lawler of Philadelphia have handled the travails of being married 38 years without seeing eye to eye on a lot of things. The upcoming presidential election is no different. Pamela, a 58-year-old self-described "left-left" Democrat, will be voting for Barack Obama. Denis, a 60-year-old longtime Republican, plans to vote for John McCain.
2008-07-23 23:57:39 - 20 years in politics and counting (Long Beach Press-Telegram)
Sen. Jenny Oropeza marks a milestone of time in public office. By Andy Franks Staff Writer Sen.
2008-07-23 21:55:25 - State Redesigns Voter Registration Card (KCRA 3 Sacramento)
California has redesigned its voter registration card, in part to avoid the kind of confusion that led to a likely undercounting of the state's independent voters.
2008-07-23 18:55:33 - State Assembly hopeful is a political and personal bridge builder (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
If elected, one of his top priorities will be California's "quality of life," especially in upgrading the state's infrastructure. "Every one dollar invested in infrastructure adds seven times that amount to the general economy," he said
2008-07-23 01:55:13 - Prisons to desegregate (The Record)
JAMESTOWN - Inmates and staff at two California prisons in the Mother Lode face the prospect of turmoil and possible violence this summer as they take the state lead in complying with a court-mandated effort to desegregate prison dormitory bunk...
Sacramento Crime
2008-07-24 14:57:18 - Couple share love of parks and nature (The Sacramento Bee)Steve and Marilee Flannery share a passion for the outdoors and wildlife. They ride their bicycles to work when they can, and they wear the same uniform. The husband-and-wife team works for the Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks.
2008-07-24 07:55:19 - PHOTO CALL: Sweeney Todd , with Mark Jacoby, at Sacramento Music Circus (Playbill)
Staged in the round by Glenn Casale, the classic musical thriller of barber-ism and culinary crime began its eight-performance run July 22 at downtown Sacramento's Wells Fargo Pavilion.
2008-07-24 03:55:10 - Another young child known to CPS is beaten to death (The Sacramento Bee)
A 26-year-old former security guard has been arrested in the violent death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old son, the fourth time this year a child known to Sacramento County's Child Protective Services has died.
2008-07-24 01:55:11 - Another young child known to CPS is beaten to death (The Sacramento Bee)
A 26-year-old former security guard has been arrested in the violent death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old son, the fourth time this year a child known to Sacramento County's Child Protective Services has died.
2008-07-24 01:55:11 - Couple share a love of parks, wildlife (The Sacramento Bee)
Steve and Marilee Flannery share the same passion for the outdoors and wildlife. They ride bicycles to work when they can and wear the same uniform. The husband-and-wife team works for the Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks. Steve and Marilee Flannery are Sacramento County parks employees.
Sacramento Traffic and Weather
2008-07-21 08:55:32 - Big Sur highway reopens, people return to Paradise (Newsday)More Californians returned Monday to homes they fled when wildfires threatened and a scenic coastal highway was open to traffic again as a slight improvement in weather eased the burden on firefighters.
2008-07-20 01:55:11 - Around the nation (Arizona Daily Star)
California
2008-07-17 16:56:32 - Bush Surveys Record-Breaking Calif. Wildfires (CBS 5 Bay Area)
President Bush offered federal help and encouragement Thursday to some of the 25,000 firefighters working under a blazing sun to contain wildfires that make up the single largest fire event ever recorded in California.
2008-07-17 14:57:27 - Myers: Southbound I-5 Is 'Very Smooth' (KCRA 3 Sacramento)
The southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in downtown Sacramento reopened a few minutes after noon Thursday after a shutdown for road repairs.
2008-07-17 10:56:09 - Letters to the Editor: (Berkeley Daily Planet)
Goodbye Dona Spring. Rest in peace. You were a champion of parks and recreation and youth. We will miss you.
