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• Kimberly Ellis Says California Democratic Party Needs New Blood

  14-03-2017 23:03
  (CBM) – When former Labor Sec. Tom Perez defeated Rep. Keith Ellison in the race to head the Democratic National Committee, it was seen as another defeat for progressives. (Perez later named Ellison deputy chair.)
  Some progressives are still seething over the fact that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, their favored candidate, lost the presidential nomination to former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton. But the California Democratic Party may be on the verge of electing a party outsider candidate K
  
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• Delta Days in Sacramento March 24-27, 2017

  14-03-2017 22:18
  SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. invites members and supporters to join them in standing up and speaking up as its hosts Delta Days in Sacramento March 24-27.
  Delta Days in Sacramento is an annual legislative conference to increase members’ involvement in regional public policy-making. The conference, in its 31st year, starts on Saturday, March 24 with Youth State workshops, a Social Action Luncheon and town hall on Sunday and concludes
  
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• Wayward Sea Lion Stuck In Vacaville Canal

  14-03-2017 21:25
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – Rescue crews are working to get a wayward sea lion back home safely.
  Late Tuesday morning, authorities started receiving reports of a sea lion in Vacaville. As the Vacaville Fire Department soon found out, the sea lion had made its way into Ulatis Creek.Crews are now working with Humane Animal Services and the Marine Mammal Center to get the sea lion back home. The mammal has made its way into a drainage pipe, somewhat complicating rescue efforts.
  The pipe where the sea
  
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• UC Davis Prepping For NCAA Tourney Play-In Game

  14-03-2017 20:23
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – To see the wide range and diversity of teams in the NCAA Tournament, look no further than the pair of First Four play-in games Wednesday night.
  The first game features two wide-eyed, “just-happy-to-be-here” schools – UC Davis and North Carolina Central – looking for what would be one of the biggest wins in the history of either program.
  The other two teams, Providence and Southern California, have 48 tournament appearances between them and played
  
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• Boy Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Modesto; Man Arrested, DUI Suspected

  14-03-2017 18:12
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A Modesto man is under arrest after a hit-and-run crash that left a boy dead late Monday night.
  The scene was near South Carpenter and West Hatch roads.
  California Highway Patrol’s Modesto division says they responded to the scene just before 11 p.m. to investigate a reported crash. Officers found that a hit-and-run accident had happened.
  Investigators say a Toyota sedan was heading east on Hatch Road and was entering the Carpenter Road intersection when i
  
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• Boy, 11, Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In Modesto; Man Arrested, DUI Suspected

  14-03-2017 18:12
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A Modesto man is under arrest after a hit-and-run crash that left a boy dead late Monday night.
  The scene was near South Carpenter and West Hatch roads.
  California Highway Patrol’s Modesto division says they responded to the scene just before 11 p.m. to investigate a reported crash. Officers found that a hit-and-run accident had happened.
  Investigators say a Toyota sedan was heading east on Hatch Road and was entering the Carpenter Road intersection when i
  
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• 1 Dead In Head-On Crash On Highway 4 Near Stockton

  14-03-2017 15:42
  
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating a crash on Highway 4 Tuesday morning where at least one person has died.
  The scene is near Stanley Road on Highway 4.
  California Highway Patrol responded to the scene a little before 6:30 a.m. to investigate a head-on crash. Officers found a pickup truck and a sedan had been involved in a crash.
  Investigators believe the pickup, which was heading westbound on the highway, crossed over into the path of the oncoming sedan. It is uncl
  
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• Treetop Park Proposed In West Sacramento

  14-03-2017 14:41
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The West Sacramento city council will be considering approving a new treetop rope climbing park.
  The owners of Kletterwaldusa are hoping to open the park in a grove of more than one hundred valley oak trees along Lake Washington Boulevard in West Sacramento.
  Among the canopy of trees, thrill seekers will navigate a series of bridges, nets and other obstacles up to 65 feet above the ground.
  “It just becomes a battle between ‘What am I doing up in this t
  
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• Modesto Family Terrified To Visit Victim After Freeway Beating

  14-03-2017 08:11
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The family of a Modesto man beaten by a dirt bike gang on a Bay area freeway wants justice for what happened. Alex Quintana, 35, is still in the hospital in San Francisco, in a lot of pain, waiting for a second surgery on his leg.
  “I couldn’t ask for a better brother, and to see him like that it breaks my heart,” said Quintana’s sister, Natalie King.
  King says the family is terrified to even drive on the same highway to go see him.
  She says her bro
  
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• March Madness Has Downtown Sacramento Businesses Seeing Green

  14-03-2017 08:08
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — In Downtown Sacramento, March Madness has a ring like “cha-ching” for hotels near the Golden 1 Center. The rates are raised at the Sterling Hotel to $329 a night, for the NCAA Championship Tournament weekend.
  The boutique hotel a few blocks from the arena is a hundred percent booked–all weekend long.
  “Starting on Friday we’re 100 percent,” Sterling Hotel manager Jones Germanni said. “Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and I thi
  
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• Former Stockton Mayor’s Bail Reduced, But GPS Monitoring Added

  14-03-2017 07:49
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva has been behind bars for more than a week now, but his attorney says that will change Tuesday.
  A San Joaquin County judge ordered Silva’s bail to be reduced Monday morning in court.
  The judge also placed several restrictions on Silva when he posts bail, which could be as early as Tuesday.
  “We have been looking forward to getting Anthony out of custody, we think he belongs out of custody so he can assist in the defense,&rdqu
  
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• Vallejo Police Launch Inquiry After Recording Of Beating Surfaces

  14-03-2017 07:12
  
  VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) – The police chief in Vallejo said Monday that he ordered an investigation into the use of force by an officer seen punching and hitting a man with a flashlight in a video that spread online and drew outrage.
  Chief Andrew Bidou said that once the internal affairs division completes its inquiry, he will review it and decide how to proceed. He asked for patience as the investigation plays out.
  “We are aware of the attention this particular incident has gained and t
  
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• Folsom Elementary School Bans Tag After Altercations

  14-03-2017 07:07
  
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – Parents in Folsom unhappy tonight over a new school policy banning the game of tag on the playground. The principal at Gold Ridge Elementary School sent out a message on Friday telling parents about new changes coming to the school.
  “I don’t really like it,” said Gold Ridge fourth grader Mallory Giddens. “I mean I don’t really play tag but I don’t think it’s fair to everyone else that plays tag!”
  It’s an age old game an
  
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• California Announces Plan To Expand Financial Aid For College Students

  14-03-2017 00:56
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Assembly Democrats on Monday proposed an extensive expansion of financial aid programs for students at California’s public colleges and universities.
  They’re calling their plan the most ambitious proposal in the country to reduce student loan debt. In addition to expanding financial aid for community college students, it would create $1.6 billion per year in new scholarships for students in the University of California and California State University s
  
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