Recent north state rains could be just enough to increase water allotments
Rainfall over the past half-month has done little to wash away drought concerns in the north state.
Redding Record Searchlight article

State starts releasing payments delayed in February
California Controller John Chiang announced Friday that he has started releasing more than $2.8 billion in payments that were delayed in February due to the budget stalemate.
Sacramento Business Journal article

Legal action could stall Natomas levee repairs
Levee repairs in Sacramento's Natomas Basin face new legal and financial threats that could delay construction of the massive project.
Sacramento Bee article

Flood map hearings begin Wednesday
A new series of flood maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is going to take Yolo County's rural residents on a trip where Woodlanders have already gone.
Woodland Daily Democrat article

McClatchy to cut 1,600 jobs
The McClatchy Co. today said it is eliminating 1,600 jobs, or 15 percent of its workforce, in the third and most severe cutback to date.
Sacramento Bee article

Immunization report released for area Kindergartners
Kindergarten Assessment results for 2008 have been released from the California Department of Health Services, Immunization Branch.
Gridley Herald article

City bullying blight
Six months ago, the occupants of a Yuba City home on Carolina Avenue home vanished, taking everything with them but the basketball hoop in the driveway.
Marysville Appeal-Democrat article

Transportation visionary doesn't like to drive
Here's one key to Daniel Sperling's vision for the future of mobility: He doesn't like to drive.
Sacramento Bee article

Talking Trash: Countywide pickup service proposed
With Glenn County’s landfill filling up fast, Orland and Willows are being asked to support a county plan for universal or mandatory garbage service since the county is considering one.
Orland Press Register article