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• The Latest: Private Security Chains Downtown Hotel Door During Protest

  31-03-2018 21:57
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on protests over the killing of an unarmed black man (all times local):
  1 a.m.
  Private security locked a downtown Sacramento hotel door to stop protesters from entering as they march against the recent killing of an unarmed black man.
  Protesters had a brief confrontation with police outside the Kimpton Sawyer hotel. The scuffle came during the fourth hour of a protest that began at City Hall and continued through downtown streets blocking traffic.
  The p
  
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• Musicians Pay Tribute To Stephon Clark

  31-03-2018 09:36
  DAVIS (CBS13) – Twelve days after his death, Sacramento musicians are paying tribute to Stephon Clark. The young father was killed by two Sacramento Police officers on March 18. His death sparked national protests and has now ignited the power of song.
  “There’s a responsibility for me as an artist just to use my voice,” said Christian Gates, whose stage name is The Philharmonik.
  The R&B/soul singer released his original song Friday. It’s called “20 Rounds&
  
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• Sacramento Changes Lead To More Licensed Pets

  31-03-2018 09:27
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento City officials estimate there are 250,000 pets in the city limits, but until recently, only 13 percent were properly licensed.
  Animal owners like Angie McKay admit they haven’t always licensed their pets.
  “For the first two years of Clover’s life, I didn’t know that you had to do that,” she said.
  But new outreach efforts by the City of Sacramento have more pet owners obeying the law. Licenses for unaltered cats or dogs are
  
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• Solano County Seniors Feeling Meals On Wheels Crunch

  31-03-2018 09:15
  SOLANO COUNTY (CBS13) — Some Solano County senior citizens could be going hungry as Meals on Wheels struggles to meet growing demand.
  Nationwide, the program has seen a shift in funding, taking crucial dollars away from its home delivery service.
  Alice Freeman, 95 of Suisun, has been a Meals on Wheels client for 15 years. She says she counts on the program and looks forward to each delivery, not just for the food, but for the company.
  Freeman said, “The ones that deliver mine are jus
  
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• California Says Sutter Health Pushing Up Health Care Costs In Lawsuit

  31-03-2018 09:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California’s attorney general is suing Sutter Health, saying its anti-competitive business practices are pushing up health care costs.
  Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit on Friday, saying what Sutter has done isn’t just illegal, but has cost individuals thousands of dollars more, adding up to millions of dollars statewide.
  Becerra says his office will be making the case that there’s been an abuse of the laws and Sutter health has be
  
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• Independent Autopsy Finds 8 Bullets Hit Stephon Clark, Most In Back

  31-03-2018 05:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Tensions are running high in Sacramento after an independent autopsy found an unarmed man was shot multiple times in the back.
  Dr. Bennet Omalu announced on Friday that there were six shots to the back and neck of Stephon Clark. One gunshot wound was to his side and another went through his leg.
  “He was not facing officers during the first hit,” Omalu said of the March 18 police shooting.
  Omalu said it took between three and 10 minutes for Clark to internal
  
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• Stockton Workshops Aim To Get Neighbors More Involved In Community

  31-03-2018 03:31
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Residents in Stockton are tackling some of the issues affecting their neighborhoods including poverty, housing and crime.
  The People’s Assembly is a series of workshops aimed at giving neighbors the tools to become community organizers and help find solutions to those problems.
  Faith in the Valley is a nonprofit organization that believes a different and better future is possible if people start working together.
  Community organizer, Toni McNeil grew up in south St
  
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• Autopsy of Stephon Clark Confirms He was Shot in The Back

  31-03-2018 02:36
  Dr. Bennet Omalu going over the autopsy details of Stephon Clark (Photo by Robert Maryland)
  SACRAMENTO – The eight bullets that struck unarmed Stephon Clark hit him in the back or side, and none came from the front, clearly refuting the contention by police that Stephon was moving toward them when they gunned him down. Those are the findings of an independent autopsy performed at the request of Stephon’s family by internationally renowned pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu.
  “These fi
  
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