Category: Sacremento

Homebuyers Fleeing Big Cities Due to High Inflation and Rates

November 1, 2022
Business & MarketsCalifornia housing marketeconomyhome buyersinflationMarketsreal estaterelocationrising mortgage ratesSacrementoU.S. home pricesUSUS Real Estate
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Homebuyers are increasingly moving to affordable places within the country as U.S. mortgage rates crossed the 7 percent mark last month and decades-high inflationary pressures cut into real incomes. According to Seattle-based real estate brokerage Redfin, homebuyers are looking to move into Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Tampa, with the biggest outflows seen in San Francisco,…

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California Senator Pushes Bill to Expand Abortion in Los Angeles County

May 9, 2022
abortionLocal NewsLos Angeles CountyRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSacrementoSen. Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles)Southern CaliforniaUS
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SACRAMENTO—California Sen. Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) said she aimed to expand abortion access in Los Angeles County in what would be a blueprint for the rest of the state to follow. Senate Bill (SB) 1245—the Los Angeles County Abortion Access Safe Haven Pilot Program—would expand abortion access regardless of residency status in the county and…

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2nd Man Arrested in Sacramento Mass Shooting

April 5, 2022
Crime and IncidentsLocal NewsNorthern CaliforniaRegional-Local NewsSacrementoshootingUSUS News
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A second suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection to the mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six people in California’s capital, and police said he is the brother of the first suspect. Smiley Martin, 27, was arrested while hospitalized with serious injuries from the gunfire. When his condition improves enough for him to be…

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Sacramento Proposes Record-High Police Budget Amid Calls to ‘Defund the Police’

May 2, 2021
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The city of Sacramento has unveiled a record-high police budget of $165.8 million, despite the creation of a new department that would shift certain responsibilities away from law enforcement. In the face of cries from certain groups to “defund the police” across California and the United States, Sacramento City Manager Howard Chan has proposed to…

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