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Hood, California, is a farming town of 200 souls, crammed up against a levee that protects it from the Sacramento River. The eastern approach from I-5 and the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove is bucolic. Cows graze. An abandoned railroad track sits atop...

Today’s tales from the worlds of economics, politics and the environment — plus added Fukusihmapocalypse Now! — opens with hope for modest relief for some via the Guardian: Sallie Mae and Justice Department in $60m deal over military...

Old Talmage Orphanage Goodbye Bushman Spaghetti Feed for Healthcare Deputy DA Gardner Sentenced Barge Pump for Redwood Valley Crime of the Week Feeling Free of isms A Time for Nonviolence Weapons Man Takes a Walk Community Meetings for Libraries...

from rjs, October 5, 2014 Mosquito Virus That Walloped Caribbean Spreads in U.S.  - A mosquito-borne virus that can cause debilitating joint pain lasting for years has spread to the continental U.S. after infecting hundreds of thousands of people in...

On May 9, 2016, Governor Brown announced permanent, mandatory water restrictions that will remain in effect across California. This announcement came on the heels of a rainy season that brought more water than expected to Northern California but less...